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200,000 intl troops needed to secure any Ukraine peace: Zelensky
Kyiv, Ukraine Jan 22, 2025 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said any peace deal agreed with Russia would require at least 200,000 European peacekeepers to oversee it, according to comments published Wednesday. US President Donald Trump's return to the White House has raised the spectre of some kind of halt in the fighting after he vowed to end the war - though he has never explained how. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos a day earlier, Zelensky said any deal to end the conflict would need to be overseen ... read more |
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Israel kills Islamic Jihad militant as Hamas returns to Gaza streets after war with IsraelJerusalem (AFP) Jan 22, 2025 The Israeli military said Wednesday that it had killed an Islamic Jihad militant in Gaza, the first such reported death since the start of a ceasefire with Hamas in the Palestinian territory. ... more 
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi resigns over Oct. 7 failuresWashington DC (UPI) Jan 21, 2025 Isreal Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi resigned on Tuesday as he blamed himself for failures in Hamas's Oct. 7, 2023, attack. ... more 
VA secretary nominee Collins says he wants to update, improve services for vetsWashington DC (UPI) Jan 21, 2025 Former Rep. Doug Collins of Georgia is a veteran of the U.S. Navy, a former Air Force Reserve chaplain, a veteran of the Iraq War and says he wants to improve veterans' services. ... more 
French minister says US defence pivot 'kick in the behind'Paris (AFP) Jan 21, 2025 A French minister on Tuesday said shifting US defence priorities, expected to be amplified under President Donald Trump, were a strong incentive for Europeans to take better care of their own defence. ... more |
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Russian attacks kill six across Ukraine, Kyiv saysKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Jan 18, 2025 A Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian capital killed three people on Saturday, Ukrainian leaders said, branding it a "heinous" attack, while Moscow described it as "retaliation". ... more 
Germany could send troops to future Ukraine buffer zone: ministerBerlin (AFP) Jan 18, 2025 Germany's defence minister said he was open to sending German soldiers to Ukraine to help secure a demilitarised zone there if a ceasefire were agreed with Russia, in remarks published Saturday. ... more 
Russia strikes Ukraine energy sites in 'massive' barrageSknyliv, Ukraine (AFP) Jan 16, 2025 Russia launched a wave of missiles and drones at Ukrainian energy facilities on Wednesday, intensifying a months-long bombing campaign at a precarious moment of the war for Ukraine. ... more 
US 'confident' Gaza truce will go ahead as Israel launches new strikesJerusalem (AFP) Jan 16, 2025 The United States said Thursday it was "confident" that a fragile Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal would take effect on time, even as Israel carried out new air strikes ahead of a cabinet vote on the accord. ... more 
Hegseth and Gaza: intended and unintended consequencesWashington DC (UPI) Jan 16, 2025 Tuesday's confirmation hearings on Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense and Wednesday's announcement of a cease-fire agreement for Gaza are illustrative of the elusive nature of politics that are likely to have profound intended and unintended consequences. ... more |
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Hamas warns continuing Israeli 'aggression' endangers hostages; as air strikes crush joy of ceasefire deal
Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territories (AFP) Jan 16, 2025 Hamas's armed wing warned on Thursday that Israel's continuing air strikes and shelling in Gaza after the announcement of a ceasefire deal was risking hostages meant to be released. "Any aggression and shelling at this stage by the enemy could turn the freedom of a prisoner into a tragedy," the Ezzedine Al-Qassam Brigades said on Telegram, referring to the dozens of Israeli hostages held in Gaza since the October 7, 2023 attack that triggered the war. Without offering details, Abu Obeida, spokes ... read more
Israel, Hamas agree to cease-fire, exchange of hostages, prisonersWashington DC (UPI) Jan 15, 2025 A cease-fire announced Wednesday will end the 15-month war between Hamas and Israel and includes the eventual release of all hostages held by Hamas and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. ... more |
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First Israel strike on new Syria security forces kills 3; 5 killed in Israel strike in West BankDamascus (AFP) Jan 15, 2025 An Israeli air strike hit a military target belonging to Syria's new Islamist-led authorities for the first time on Wednesday, killing three people, a war monitor and a medical source said. ... more
Israeli air strike kills 6 in West Bank; 18 dead in Gaza strikesJenin, Palestinian Territories (AFP) Jan 14, 2025 The Palestinian health ministry said Tuesday that an Israeli air strike on the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank killed six people, including a teenager, with the Israeli military confirming it carried out an attack in the area. ... more
Blinken proposes UN role, Palestinian state path in GazaWashington (AFP) Jan 14, 2025 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday proposed international security forces and temporary UN leadership to stabilize post-war Gaza where he warned that Hamas has recruited as many fighters as it has lost. ... more 
Ukraine hits Russian army factories, energy hubs in 'massive' barrageKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Jan 14, 2025 Ukraine fired missiles and drones at factories and energy facilities across Russia early on Tuesday, sparking fires hundreds of kilometres (miles) from the frontline, a source in Ukraine's SBU security services said. ... more 
At least 300 North Korean soldiers killed, thousands injured fighting against Ukraine: SeoulWashington DC (UPI) Jan 13, 2024 At least 300 North Korean soldiers sent to aid Russia in its war against Ukraine have been killed and 2,700 have been injured, South Korea's spy agency told lawmakers on Monday. ... more |
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