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Russia Escalates Attack on Bakhmut Area as Kyiv Warns New Offensive Is Imminent

Sunday 29-01-2023 08:29 PM

Russia escalated strikes on a town near the contested city of Bakhmut on Saturday as it sought to cut off Ukraine’s supply routes and encircle the city, while Ukrainian officials warned of a major ...

The Covert Polish Repair Shop Patching Up Ukrainian Arms

Sunday 29-01-2023 08:04 PM

In a sprawling factory complex surrounded by derelict buildings, hundreds of technicians are working around the clock on one of the biggest challenges of Ukraine’s war: repairing artillery and ...

Amid Spasm of Violence, Israel’s Far-Right Government Raises Risk of Escalation

Sunday 29-01-2023 04:53 PM

The new far-right government in Israel has been in power for only a month, but on its watch, Israelis and Palestinians have already experienced one of their region’s most violent phases, outside a ...

Tanks help but the battle of wills is how the Ukraine war will be decided

Sunday 29-01-2023 04:28 PM

With the Berlin logjam finally broken, Ukraine is getting its tanks: 14 German-designed Leopard 2s, and potentially many more from other European powers now that Germany has lifted its veto on ...

Fighting Rages in Eastern Ukraine Over Critical Supply Routes

Sunday 29-01-2023 02:53 PM

Russian troops mounted a fierce assault on Ukrainian forces on Saturday in an effort to dislodge them from critical positions in eastern Ukraine, with Moscow seeking to protect vital supply routes ...

Passenger bus in Pakistan crashes, catches fire killing 40

Sunday 29-01-2023 02:02 PM

A passenger bus crashed into a pillar and fell off a bridge, catching fire and killing 40 people in southern Pakistan on Sunday, a government official said. The bus was carrying 44 ...

Taliban warn women can’t take entry exams at universities

Sunday 29-01-2023 01:39 PM

The Taliban on Saturday doubled down on their ban on women’s education, reinforcing in a message to private universities that Afghan women are barred from taking university entry exams, according ...

Iran says drone attack targets defense facility in Isfahan

Sunday 29-01-2023 12:37 PM

Bomb-carrying drones targeted an Iranian defense factory in the central city of Isfahan overnight, authorities said early Sunday, causing some damage at the plant amid heightened regional and ...

Upcoming Tunisian parliament: Speculation of more crisis, economy has upper hand

Saturday 28-01-2023 11:52 PM

None of the data indicates that the second round of the Tunisian legislative elections, expected on January 29, will result in any stability. Although Tunisia will, according to these elections, ...

Erdogan’s Turkey Faces a Growing Exodus Ahead of Elections

Saturday 28-01-2023 04:07 PM

When Turkish data scientist Bulut Ficici was approached by a Dutch recruiting firm for a Netherlands-based job, he didn’t think twice. Almost a year ago, the 25-year-old packed his bags, left ...

Ukraine calls for fighter jets as next priority after securing tanks

Saturday 28-01-2023 03:58 PM

Ukraine has said it is confident of securing western combat jets as it seeks to galvanise Nato military support after the breakthrough this week on the delivery of modern battle tanks. Kyiv ...

Italy’s premier visits Libya for talks on energy, migration

Saturday 28-01-2023 03:46 PM

Italy’s prime minister visited Libya for talks Saturday with officials from the country’s west-based government focusing on energy and migration, top issues for Italy and the European Union. ...

Kim Jong-un ‘signalling that daughter Ju-ae will succeed him’

Saturday 28-01-2023 03:30 PM

When Kim Jong-un walked hand in hand with his young daughter to view the launch of a ballistic missile late last year, it seemed to many people as clear a gesture as placing a crown upon her head. ...

Russia Seeks Gains in Ukraine Before Western Tanks Arrive

Saturday 28-01-2023 03:15 PM

Russian forces have advanced deeper into Bakhmut in recent days, according to Ukrainian soldiers there, moving house by house and threatening Ukraine’s hold on the eastern city, which Russia has ...

Palestinian teen wounds 2, day after 7 killed in Jerusalem

Saturday 28-01-2023 02:47 PM

A 13-year-old Palestinian attacker opened fire in east Jerusalem on Saturday, wounding two people, officials said, a day after another assailant killed seven outside a synagogue in the deadliest ...