Ukraine fires UK Storm Shadow missiles into Russia: Bloomberg
Ukraine’s armed forces fired British cruise missiles at military targets inside Russia for the first time, a Western official familiar with the matter said, as the 1,000-day conflict enters a new phase. The UK approved the use of Storm Shadow missiles in response to Russia deploying North Korean troops in its war against Ukraine, a…
No indication of nuclear aspect to Iran site hit by Israel, IAEA chief says
There is no indication that a part of Iran’s Parchin military complex that Israel hit in an air attack last month was a nuclear facility or had nuclear material present, UN atomic watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said on Wednesday. He was responding to a journalist’s question about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s comment in a speech on…
Hezbollah chief says response to Israeli strikes on Beirut will be on ‘central Tel Aviv’
Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem said in a speech broadcast Wednesday that the response to recent deadly Israeli strikes on Beirut would be on “central Tel Aviv.” “The response must be expected on central Tel Aviv,” Qassem said, after deadly strikes on three central Beirut districts in recent days, one of which killed Hezbollah’s spokesman Mohammed…
US envoy to travel to Israel in bid to seal Hezbollah ceasefire
US envoy Amos Hochstein said he will travel to Israel on Wednesday to try to secure a ceasefire ending the war with Lebanon’s Hezbollah group after declaring additional progress in talks in Beirut. Hochstein arrived in Beirut on Tuesday, seeking to clinch a ceasefire agreement after the Lebanese government and Hezbollah agreed to a US ceasefire proposal,…
US will veto UN Security Council resolution on Gaza war in its current form: Official
The United States will veto a UN Security Council resolution for a ceasefire in Israel’s war in Gaza if it is brought to a vote in its current form, a senior US official said on Wednesday, who said Washington would not support a text that does not call for the immediate release of hostages. The official, who…
Russia’s Putin issues warning to US with new nuclear doctrine
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday approved an updated nuclear doctrine, saying that Russia could consider using nuclear weapons if it was subject to a conventional missile assault on it supported by a nuclear power. The decision to change Russia’s official nuclear doctrine is the Kremlin’s answer to a reported decision by the administration of US President…
Russia says Ukraine fired 6 US-made ATACMS at the Bryansk region, days after Biden policy shift
Ukraine used US ATACMS missiles to strike Russian territory for the first time on Tuesday, Moscow said, in a major escalation on the war’s 1,000th day. Russia said its forces shot down five of six missiles fired at a military facility in the Bryansk region, while debris of one hit the facility, causing no casualties…
Thai PM speaks by phone to US President-elect Trump
Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra had a phone call with US President-elect Donald Trump, her office said on Tuesday, during which they both pledged to support each others’ administrations. Paetongtarn, who took office in September and is Thailand’s youngest premier, reiterated her country’s readiness to work with the United States, according to a statement, which…
Russia’s amendments to nuclear doctrine are drawn up: Kremlin
Changes to Russia’s nuclear doctrine have been drawn up and will be formalized as necessary, the Kremlin said on Tuesday, signaling again Moscow’s concern over the latest US decision on missile strikes from Ukraine. “They (the changes) have already been practically formulated. They will be formalized as necessary,” Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin’s press secretary, told…
US says Russia escalated Ukraine conflict by deploying North Koreans
The United States said on Monday it was Russia that is escalating the conflict in Ukraine by deploying North Korean troops, after the Kremlin warned that Washington would deepen its involvement in the war by allowing Kyiv’s forces to strike far into Russia with US-made weapons. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller in a briefing declined to…
Ready for ‘smooth transition’ to Trump, China’s Xi tells Biden
Chinese President Xi Jinping said Saturday he was ready to work with Donald Trump’s new administration for a “smooth transition” in bilateral ties, as he met outgoing President Joe Biden for the last time. The leaders of the world’s two largest economies met on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific summit in Lima overshadowed by concerns of…
Child among six killed in Russian drone attack on Ukraine’s Sumy, regional officials say
Six people were killed, including a child, in Russia’s drone attack on Ukraine’s northeastern region of Sumy, regional officials said on Tuesday. Twelve people were injured in the drone attack on a residential dormitory in the small town of Hlukhiv, the military administration of the Sumy region, which borders Russia, said on the Telegram messaging…
Saudi Arabia says Israeli aggression in Gaza, Lebanon pushing region to wider war
Israel’s aggression in Gaza and Lebanon is pushing the region to a wider war, Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan told the opening session of the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro on Monday. “The ongoing Israeli aggression in Gaza and Lebanon has caused unprecedented levels of human suffering, pushing the region to…
Iran rejects EU, UK sanctions on shipping line as ‘unjustified’
New EU and British sanctions are based on false claims of missile transfers to Russia and are “unjustified”, Iran Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Tuesday. Brussels on Monday added the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) and its director to its list of sanctions on Iran, which it said were a consequence of Tehran’s support…