Ukraine have struck oil pipeline installations deep inside Russia with a series of drone attacks including on a station serving the Druzhba pipeline, while shelling from Ukraine has killed at least two, Russian officials and media say. Ukrainian drone attacks inside Russia have been growing in intensity in recent weeks, and the New York Times … [Read more…]
President Vladimir Putin has told his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in a call that Russia is open to dialogue over Ukraine, the Kremlin says, shortly after Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov welcomed a Chinese peace envoy to Moscow. Russia has repeatedly said it was open to resuming peace talks with Ukraine, which stalled … [Read more…]
Libya’s Government of National Unity says it has conducted air strikes against smuggling networks, with blasts hitting a western city that is home to armed factions that have backed a rival administration. Three residents of Zawiya, just west of Tripoli, said they had heard explosions on Thursday with one also hearing gunfire. The city has … [Read more…]
Israel has retaliated against shots fired from Syria at a surveillance drone, the Israeli military says. “IDF machine gun fire was directed towards the originating area of the shots in Syria,” a statement from the military said. “The drone successfully completed its mission and no damage was caused.” Israel has for years been carrying out … [Read more…]
Russia’s defence ministry says the Russian warship Ivan Hurs had been attacked unsuccessfully by three Ukrainian uncrewed speedboats in the Black Sea, on the approaches to the Bosphorus strait. In a statement posted on Telegram, the ministry said the warship had been protecting the TurkStream and Blue Stream gas pipelines – which carry gas from … [Read more…]
After a large-scale raid of properties belonging to members of Last Generation members, the climate action group has vehemently denied being criminal and is calling on supporters to join protest marches. Spokeswoman Aimee van Baalen called on all citizens to join protest marches in many cities next Wednesday. A demonstration was already scheduled to take … [Read more…]
Air strikes and clashes between Sudan’s warring factions can be heard in the capital Khartoum, residents say, after a Saudi and US-brokered deal for a week-long ceasefire raised hopes of a pause in the five-week conflict. The deal, signed on Saturday by the army and the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) after talks in … [Read more…]
Air strikes and clashes between Sudan’s warring factions can be heard in the capital Khartoum, residents say, after a Saudi and US-brokered deal for a week-long ceasefire raised hopes of a pause in the five-week conflict. The deal, signed on Saturday by the army and the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) after talks in … [Read more…]
Ukraine says its forces are still advancing around the edges of Bakhmut, aiming to encircle the ruined city after Russian officials congratulated the Wagner private army and regular troops for capturing it. Russia said on Saturday it had completely taken the city, which, if confirmed, would mark an end to the longest and bloodiest battle … [Read more…]
Sudan’s warring factions have signed an agreement for a seven-day ceasefire as fighting that has plunged the country into chaos and displaced more than a million people entered its sixth week. The ceasefire will take effect at 9:45 pm Khartoum time on Monday, the sponsors of the talks, the United States and Saudi Arabia, said … [Read more…]