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Russia takes five villages in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, defence ministry says
In its briefing on Saturday, the Defence Ministry said that Russian forces had taken the villages of Pletenivka, Ohirtseve, Borysivka, Pylna and Strilechna, all of which are directly on the Russian border.
Year Ender 2023: Russia-Ukraine, Israel-Palestine- Global conflicts that marked a year of turmoil
The specter of war extends beyond the Israel-Palestine and Russia-Ukraine conflicts. From Afghanistan to Yemen, Africa to Southeast Asia, nations grapple with coups, violence, and internal strife. Myanmar faces what experts describe as a slow-burning civil war, while drug-trade-fueled violence persists in Central and South America.
A year of war: 2023 sees worst-ever Israel-Hamas combat as Russian attacks on Ukraine grind on
The world in 2023 witnessed harrowing scenes: a bloodied boy rescued from Gaza's rubble, an elderly Israeli hostage taken by Hamas, and a grieving girl beside her brother's grave near Kyiv, Ukraine. The year spotlighted global conflicts—from Israel-Hamas to Russia's war on Ukraine—revealing complexities and dangers. African coups, drug wars in Latin America, and unrest in Myanmar and Afghanistan added to the volatile landscape. Despite cease-fires, Yemen's conflict persists, while nuclear tensions simmer in India, Pakistan, North Korea, and Iran.
What's at stake in Russia's assault on Avdiivka?
Russian forces escalate assaults on Avdiivka, echoing past conflicts in cities like Bakhmut. Despite Ukraine's attempts to break Russian lines, assessments foresee a prolonged conflict. Avdiivka, a city with a pre-war population of 32,000 and a vital coke plant, now witnesses intense attacks. With just 1,500 residents remaining, the city's destruction is profound. Analysts note high human costs in Russia's offensive, as both sides endure significant losses. Control of Avdiivka is pivotal for Russia's strategy in Donetsk and Luhansk, aiming to expand territory and fortify logistics.
Ukraine's military urges 'silence' ahead of expected counteroffensive
Anticipation has mounted around what is expected to be a broad attack by Ukrainian forces to retake Russian-occupied territory in the east and south.
Russia's 'General Armageddon' under pressure to deliver on battlefield after retreat
Sergei Surovikin, nicknamed "General Armageddon" by the Russian media for his reputed ruthlessness, on Nov. 9 recommended Moscow's forces quit Kherson and the west bank of the River Dnipro where they were dangerously exposed.
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EU adopts fresh sanctions against Russia over annexation of 4 Ukrainian territories
"The Council decided today to impose restrictive measures on an additional 30 individuals and 7 entities in view of Russia's escalating military aggression against Ukraine and other actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine," it added.
Chain of events in Moscow assassination read like a Hollywood spy thriller
The FSB claimed Vovk rented an apartment in Darya's block and secretly followed her around Moscow for several days. In a bid to back this up with evidence, Russian officials shared footage supposedly recorded by a security camera inside a plush Moscow residential building showing Vovk. The service also released what it claimed was her Ukrainian military documents, including a passport-style photo of her.
UN calls for probe into Russian philosopher's daughter killing
The car bombing that killed Dugina shows the true nature of the Ukrainian state and the UN Security Council will be briefed about it in an upcoming meeting, Russia’s permanent representative to the body, Vassily Nebenzia alleged.
Russia fires rockets at areas near nuclear plant, Kyiv bans Independence Day rallies
Overnight Russian rocket salvoes into Nikopol, across the Dnipro from Russian-occupied Enerhodar where the Zaporizhzhia plant is situated, and nearby Krivyi Rih and Synelnykovsky districts injured at least four people, regional Governor Valentyn Reznichenko wrote on Telegram on Monday.
Daughter of President Vladimir Putin's spiritual guide killed in car bomb explosion in Russia
Darya Dugina was killed in a car explosion while returning from a literature festival in the Moscow region. Darya was the daughter of Alexander Dugin, the philosopher and ideologue touted to be Russian President Vladimir Putin's spiritual guide.
Who is Alexander Dugin, Russian nationalist whose daughter died in car bomb attack?
Dugin, 60, has long advocated the unification of Russian-speaking and other territories in a vast new Russian empire, which he wants to include Ukraine.
Daughter of ultra-nationalist Russian ideologue killed in suspected car bomb attack: Investigators
Darya Dugina, daughter of prominent ideologue Alexander Dugin, was killed after a suspected explosive device detonated on the Toyota Land Cruiser she was travelling in, investigators from the Moscow region said in a statement.
Ukraine's president accuses Russia of waging 'total war'
That battle is only one part of the Russian campaign to take the Donbas, which is now the Kremlin's focus after its forces failed to overrun Kyiv in the early weeks of the war and were forced to withdraw and pursue more a limited objective. But its troops have become bogged down again in the eastern industrial heartland of coal mines and factories.
200 bodies found in Mariupol basement as war rages in east
The bodies were decomposing and a stench permeated the neighborhood, said Petro Andryushchenko, an adviser to the mayor. It's not clear when they were discovered. Perched on the Sea of Azov, Mariupol was relentlessly pounded during a months long siege that finally ended last week after some 2,500 Ukrainian fighters abandoned a steel plant where they had made their last stand.
As Ukraine holds out, its military losses remain hard to gauge
Hiding combat deaths and equipment destruction is standard procedure in wartime, and both Russia and Ukraine have given scant details on losses that are impossible to verify, but surely downplayed in order to keep morale up.
The latecomer's guide to cryptocurrency
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Putin's war on Ukraine is about ethnicity and empire
In waging war on Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin of Russia has been driven by a different concept, ethno-nationalism. It is an idea of nationhood and identity based on language, culture and blood — a collectivist ideology with deep roots in Russian history and thought.
China sees at least one winner emerging from Ukraine war: China
After a confused initial response to Russia’s invasion, China has laid the building blocks of a strategy to shield itself from the worst economic and diplomatic consequences it could face.
Cyber-attacks: what is hybrid warfare and why is it such a threat?
Over the past two decades, many cyber-attacks targeting western state institutions and businesses have been far more sophisticated than a couple of tech-savvy individuals operating as “lone wolves” and bear the hallmarks of actions taken with the support or approval of a hostile government.
We need Artificial Intelligence to fight and win our wars, says Indian Army chief
The “imaginative and offensive” use of drones riding on AI algorithms, first in Idlib and then in Armenia-Azerbaijan, have challenged the traditional military hardware of war: tanks, artillery and dug-in infantry. “AI is today the modern, holy grail of technology, with far reaching implications on the nature of geopolitics and geo-strategy. To sum up, we need AI to fight and win our wars,” said Gen Naravane.
Army doctors achieve new feat, successfully remove soldier's appendix at 16,000 feet
The surgery was performed by a team of three doctors including a Lt Colonel, a Major and a Captain on a soldier, who could not be evacuated by chopper due to the weather conditions.
India to rebalance forces, firepower to Line of Actual Control and Indian Ocean Region
On the China front, the proposed measures range from the “permanent deployment” of additional infantry brigades and armoured regiments in eastern Ladakh as well other stretches of the LAC to cranking up force-levels and infrastructure on the island territories on the western and eastern seaboards.
With improved leverage, North Korea leader Kim Jong Un awaits US presidential race winner
While Donald Trump boasts of having prevented war and exchanged "beautiful letters" with Kim, the U.S. president has not wrested a single significant commitment from the North to roll back its weapons of mass destruction programme.
A month on, Georgia crisis becomes US-Russia struggle: analysts
Analysts say - "The world changed after August 8 this year" , today no nation on the earth is in a position to dismiss out of hand.
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