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KYIV, Ukraine, Feb 23, 2024 (AFP) – The United States plans to impose sanctions Friday on more than 500 targets involved in Russia’s war in Ukraine, as Moscow claims fresh battlefield advances two years after its invasion. Ukraine, grappling with hold-ups to much-needed Western military aid, has been pushed back from the front line in recent months. Already outgunned, Kyiv is rationing ammunition as political wrangling in Washington, Ukraine’s biggest ally, stalls a critically needed […]
WASHINGTON, Feb 22, 2024 (AFP) – Four men were charged on Thursday in connection with the seizure by the US Navy of a vessel carrying Iranian weapons bound for Yemen’s Huthi rebels, an operation which left two Navy SEALs dead. The four crew members were taken into custody during a January 11 operation in which elite US special operations personnel boarded a dhow off the coast of Somalia and seized missile components made in Iran, […]
By Joshua Howat Berger RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb 22, 2024 (AFP) – G20 nations broadly back a two-state solution to the conflict in the Middle East, host Brazil said Thursday after a meeting of top diplomats, adding to pressure on Israel to accept an independent Palestinian state. The message from the meeting of G20 foreign ministers in Rio de Janeiro came a day after Israel’s parliament overwhelmingly voted for a proposal by Prime Minister Benjamin […]
KYIV, Ukraine, Feb 22, 2024 (AFP) – The Ukrainian security service (SBU) said Thursday it had established that Russia had used North Korean missiles in several attacks that killed over 20 people. The United States had in January warned that North Korea was sending both ballistic missiles and launchers to Russia in what it called a concerning escalation of Pyongyang’s support to Moscow. “According to the investigation, Russian troops released more than 20 North Korean […]
MOSCOW, Feb 22, 2024 (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin took a test ride on a supersonic military plane capable of carrying nuclear warheads, state media reported on Thursday. The apparent show of strength comes just two days before Moscow marks the second anniversary of its military assault on Ukraine, where it has been trying to gain momentum. The Tu-160M missile carrier was seen taking off from the runway of an aircraft manufacturer based […]
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 22, 2024 (AFP) – US President Joe Biden called his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin a “crazy SOB” at a public fundraising event Wednesday, which the Kremlin decried as “shameful”. The 81-year-old leader has regularly had harsh words for Putin since Moscow’s invasion of neighboring Ukraine two years ago, including calling him a “butcher” and a “war criminal.” And on Wednesday he was no less direct. “We have a crazy SOB like that […]
BRASÍLIA, Feb 21, 2024 (AFP) – Secretary of State Antony Blinken told President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva that the United States disagrees with controversial remarks by the Brazilian leader comparing Israel’s actions in Gaza to the Holocaust, a US official said Wednesday. Blinken “made clear we disagree with those comments” in a more than 90-minute meeting with Lula, a senior State Department official told journalists, saying the pair had a “frank exchange” during the […]
JERUSALEM, Feb 19, 2024 (AFP) – Israel’s military on Monday published new images and voiced concern about a mother and her two boys — including a baby who is the youngest hostage held by Palestinian militants in Gaza. Hamas announced in November that all three had been killed in an Israeli bombardment but the Israeli authorities have not confirmed the claim. Army spokesman Daniel Hagari said they were “concerned for the welfare” of Shiri Bibas, […]
By Florent VERGNES in Donetsk Region, Ukraine, Victoria LUKOVENKO in Kyiv NOVOOLEKSANDRIVKA, DONETSK REGION, Ukraine, Feb 18, 2024 (AFP) – Russian troops launched multiple attacks to the west of recently captured Avdiivka in a bid to force more gains on the battlefield, a Ukrainian army spokesperson said Sunday. Kyiv also announced it had opened a war crimes investigation after two separate reports of Russian troops shooting captured Ukrainian soldiers emerged. Facing manpower and ammunition shortages, […]
DUBAI, Feb 15, 2024 (AFP) – The US military said on Thursday it seized an Iranian weapons shipment in January that had been destined for Yemen’s Huthi rebels who have been attacking vessels in the Red Sea. The seizure is part of a wider effort by the United States to counter Huthi attacks which have triggered reprisals by US and British forces, including a fresh wave of American strikes on Wednesday. The US Navy “seized […]
KYIV, Ukraine, Feb 15, 2024 (AFP) – Ukraine has sent more soldiers to the embattled eastern town of Avdiivka, an army unit said Thursday, describing the situation there as “extremely critical”. Russian forces have been storming the city in the eastern Donetsk region since last year and have it surrounded by three sides. “The Third Separate Assault Brigade confirms that it was urgently redeployed to strengthen Ukrainian troops in the Avdiivka area,” the brigade said […]
New York, NY (February 13, 2024): A dire warning rang out at the UN Security Council today as world leaders grappled with the intertwined threats of climate change, food insecurity, and conflict. Secretary-General António Guterres painted a grim picture, describing “a hellscape of hunger and heartache” for millions due to a global food crisis, fueled by both climate chaos and ongoing conflicts. “Empty bellies fuel unrest,” Guterres stressed, highlighting the close connection between food […]
