Volunteers dying as Russia’s war dead tops 70,000
More than 70,000 people fighting in Russia’s military have now died in Ukraine, according to data analysed by the BBC. And for the first time, volunteers - civilians who joined the armed…
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More Electronics Explode In Lebanon As Israel Declares ‘New Phase’ Of War
Following yesterday’s unprecedented explosions targeting pagers belonging to thousands of Hezbollah members, which you can read about here, another wave of similar blasts has struck…
Israel says it is shifting war focus to 'northern front' in new phase
Following the explosions in Lebanon, Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant has announced a "new phase" of the war. The focus is on the "northern front," several Israeli media outlets…
Pezeshkian says Israel is trying to draw Iran into a regional war
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian accused Israel of attempting to draw his country into a regional war as he pointed to the killing of a leading member of the Palestinian Islamist Hamas…
The world repudiated fascism in World War II, but extremism returns to my country Germany
Sometimes, you can see clearer from afar. I find this especially to be true when it comes to observing the role your native country has on you – and evaluating events at home. As a German…
German Chancellor Scholz calls for faster progress toward ending Russia's war on Ukraine
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Sunday he and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy agree that Russia should be included in a future peace conference aimed…
'Our future is over': Forced to flee by a year of war
On the side of a dirt road in Adré, a key crossing on the Sudan-Chad border, 38-year-old Buthaina sits on the ground, surrounded by other women. Each of them has their children by their…
Russia says it downed over 150 drones, in one of the biggest Ukrainian drone attacks of the war
Russian air defenses intercepted and destroyed 158 Ukrainian drones overnight, including two over the city of Moscow and nine over the surrounding Moscow region, the defense ministry said…
Russia hands an 8-year prison term to a newspaper publisher in Siberia over Ukraine war criticism
A Russian newspaper publisher was convicted by a court in Siberia on Friday and sentenced to eight years in prison after his paper reported on Russia's attacks on civilians in Ukraine,…
NATO member says Ukraine's Kursk incursion shows just how hollow the Russian war machine is
Ukraine's attack on Kursk is "devastating for the Putin regime," said Sweden's foreign minister. Tobias Billström added that the shock offensive shows how hollow the Russian war machine…
Russia, Ukraine exchange hundreds of prisoners of war
Russia and Ukraine have completed another major prisoner exchange. According to the Russian Ministry of Defence, 115 Russian soldiers who had been captured in the Kursk region have been…
Israel's tourism industry is struggling under the weight of the war
Israel's tourism industry has faced a major drop in visitors and revenues since October 7, 2023. Businesses have closed due to Hamas' rocket strikes in the south and Hezbollah's fire in…
Phone taps, sabotage and an assassination plot: Is Germany in Cold War 2.0?
Holes mysteriously found cut in army base fences. An alleged plot to assassinate Germany’s top weapons manufacturer. Phone taps on a high-level Luftwaffe call. These aren’t storylines…
Mexico's truth commission reveals new evidence of ‘death flights’ during 1965-1990 'dirty war'
MEXICO CITY (AP) — More evidence has emerged that Mexican authorities disposed of the bodies of dissidents in “death flights” during the country's 1965-1990 “dirty war. ” Mexico’s…
Photos: A new front in the Ukraine-Russia war
A new front has opened in the Ukraine-Russia war. According to the Associated Press: Ukrainian forces pushed on with their major cross-border incursion into Russia's Kursk region for a…
Teens from Ukraine enjoy brief respite from war with Rockford visit
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Teens from Rockford’s sister city in Ukraine are visiting the Forest City this week, stopping by the UW Health Sports Factory and enjoying a mini-concert at the…
LRA rebel commander found guilty of war crimes in Uganda
A child soldier-turned-rebel commander in the notorious Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) has been convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity in a landmark case in Uganda. Thomas…
UN reports widescale war crimes by Myanmar junta against rebels
The use of force against the Myanmar population by the country's military has increased, the UN body investigating human rights violations in the country said in a report, released on…
On Geneva Conventions' 75th anniversary, fighters in Gaza, Ukraine and beyond ignore rulebook of war
GENEVA (AP) — At its 75th anniversary, the world's best-known rulebook on the protection of civilians, detainees and wounded soldiers in war has been widely ignored — from Gaza to Syria to…
Ukraine's Zelensky says Russia should feel the war
President Volodymyr Zelensky has made his first comments on the advance of Ukrainian troops into the Russian border region of Kursk. "Russia brought the war to our land, and it should feel…
German foreign minister: Wider war in Middle East can be averted
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said there is still time to avert a major military escalation in the Middle East, as Israel braces for attacks by Iran and its regional proxy…
World governments urge citizens to leave Lebanon as fears of Israel-Hezbollah war grow
The News The US, the UK, Australia, Sweden, France, Italy, Canada, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan have issued warnings to citizens to leave Lebanon; the UK has also deployed experts…
Philadelphia World War I memorial vandalized with pro-Hamas message: police
PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia Police are investigating after they say a war monument was vandalized in the city's Burholme neighborhood overnight. Police received a report of vandalism at…
NATO member Romania says more Russian drone debris from the Ukraine war has landed on its territory
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Debris from what is believed to be a Russian drone landed in a rural area of Romania, the country’s Defense Ministry said Thursday, in the latest apparent…