Video contains graphic images | A group of journalists and volunteers are working to maintain a database of Russian fighters confirmed to have been killed in the war in Ukraine. They say Russia is hiding the true number of dead and that they want people to understand the scale of the conflict.
Strikes on Iranian-linked bases will be met with an "immediate counter-response" after the reported deaths of 19 people in US attacks on Syria, an Iranian security spokesperson has warned. Keyvan Khosravi made the remarks after the US carried out a series of strikes on the east of the country in one of the deadliest exchanges between American and Iranian-aligned forces in years. The US strikes were in response to a drone attack on Thursday that left one American contractor dead and another wounded along with five US troops.
India summoned Canada's High Commissioner on Sunday to "convey strong concern" over Sikh protesters in Canada and how they were allowed to breach the security of India's diplomatic mission and consulates. According to Canadian media reports, hundreds of protesters gathered in front of the Indian consulate in Vancouver on Saturday over demands for an independent Sikh state, a simmering issue for decades recently triggered again.
A Russian strike on an "invincibility point" that gives humanitarian support killed three people in an eastern Ukraine town, the emergencies service said on Friday.
The top commander of Ukraine's military said Saturday that his forces were pushing back against Russian troops in the long and grinding battle for the town of Bakhmut, and British military intelligence says Russia appears to be moving to a defensive strategy in eastern Ukraine. The seven-month fight for Bakhmut, where Russian forces have closed in on three sides, is the longest battle of the war, with Russia deploying both regular soldiers and fighters of the mercenary Wagner Group.
Ukrainian forces are pushing back against Russian troops in the long and grinding battle for the town of Bakhmut, where the situation is now stabilising, according to the top commander of Ukraine’s military.
STORY: "Make no mistake, the United States does not emphasize seek conflict with Iran, but be prepared for us to act forcefully to protect our people. That’s exactly what happened last night," Biden told reporters at a joint news conference with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during an official visit to Canada.The attack against U.S. personnel took place at a coalition base near Hasakah in northeast Syria at approximately 1:38 p.m. (1038 GMT), the Pentagon said on Thursday (March 23).The retaliatory strikes targeted facilities used by groups affiliated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC).
The Israeli military said two soldiers were wounded, one severely, Saturday evening in a drive-by shooting in the occupied West Bank, the latest in months-long violence between Israel and the Palestinians. The attack was the third to take place in the Palestinian town of Hawara in less than a month. A manhunt was launched as forces sealed roads leading to Hawara.
The Palestinian Foreign Ministry accused "Jewish terrorist elements" of an arson attack against a family home in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, but Israeli police said the fire appeared to have been an accident. West Bank tensions have been running high as Palestinians mark the Muslim holy month of Ramadan amid a surge of violence, including a gun attack on Saturday in which two Israeli soldiers were wounded and almost nightly arrest raids by the Israeli army.
Tens of thousands of Muslim worshippers flocked to Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque on the first Friday of Ramadan for noon prayers, which passed peacefully amid tight security imposed after months of escalating tension and violence. The mosque complex, a site holy to both Muslims and Jews, who know it as the Temple Mount, has a long history of confrontation, including incidents in 2021 that helped spark a 10-day war between Israel and Gaza's ruling Islamist movement Hamas. Worshippers streamed into the mosque, located in Jerusalem's walled Old City, during the day after Israel announced on Monday that it would allow Palestinian men over 55, women of all ages and children under 12 to travel from the occupied West Bank to enter Jerusalem without military-issued permits.
Dozens of people on Sunday joined Hong Kong's first authorized protest since the lifting of major COVID-19 restrictions under unprecedentedly strict rules, including wearing a numbered badge around their necks. During the pandemic, protests were rare due to COVID-19 restrictions. In addition, many activists have been silenced or jailed after Beijing imposed a national security law following massive protests in 2019.
HONG KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong police on Sunday permitted a small protest march under tight restrictions in one of the first demonstrations to be approved since the enactment of a sweeping national security law in 2020. Several dozen demonstrators were required to wear numbered lanyards and were barred from wearing masks, as police monitored their march against a proposed land reclamation and rubbish processing project. "We need to have a more free-spirited protest culture," said James Ockenden, 49, who was marching with his three children.
Thousands of protesters demonstrate against the construction of reservoirs in the south of France
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right government authorized construction bids for over a thousand new homes in Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank and east Jerusalem, a watchdog group reported Friday, despite an Israeli pledge to halt settlement construction as part of efforts to curb a deadly wave of violence in the territory. The Israel Land Authority published the tenders earlier this week for the construction of 940 homes in the West Bank settlements of Efrat and Beitar Ilit, as well as 89 homes in the Gilo settlement, which lies over the 1967 line on the southern edge of the contested capital of Jerusalem. The large settlement of Efrat sits deep in the West Bank, near the Palestinian city of Bethlehem.
Two Israeli soldiers were wounded on Saturday, the military said, in a drive-by shooting claimed by a Palestinian armed group in the flashpoint town of Huwara in the occupied West Bank. It was the third shooting reported around Huwara within a month, raising fears of escalation during the holy Muslim month of Ramadan that partly coincides with the Jewish holiday of Passover, a time when violence has touched off in the past. There was no immediate response from Palestinian or Muslim officials who have in the past condemned Israeli forces entering the shrine.
The Pentagon responded to an attack on a base in Syria by launching airstrikes on groups affiliated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Israel's defense minister became the first ally in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition to break ranks on Saturday as he called for an immediate halt to the far-right government's contentious plan to overhaul the country's judiciary. In a televised address, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant expressed concern over the turmoil within Israel's military that he said posed a threat to the country's security. Citing the need for dialogue with the opposition, Gallant asked that Netanyahu’s coalition wait until after Parliament reconvenes from its holiday break next month before pushing ahead with its divisive plan to weaken the Supreme Court.
Our Boys creator Hagai Levi has said he was arrested briefly during a protest in Tel Aviv on Thursday. Following his return from the Series Mania confab, Levi attended a protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s planned overhaul of the Israeli judicial system during what was dubbed “rage day.” Many such protests have broken out […]
Paul Rusesabagina, a U.S. resident and Belgian citizen who inspired the film 'Hotel Rwanda' is expected to be released on Saturday.
The U.S. carried out airstrikes against Iranian-backed militias in Syria on Thursday after a drone struck a base used by U.S. personnel in the northeast part of the country, the Pentagon said. Photo: Fox/Press Pool
STORY: Britain's King Charles canceled a state visit to France on Friday (March 24), Buckingham Palace said.After some of the worst street violence seen in years erupted over President Emmanuel Macron's new pension law.The postponement will embarrass Macron, who wanted the visit to mark a symbolic step in turning the page after years of poor relations post-Brexit.Charles was meant to travel to France on Sunday for three days before moving on to Germany.An itinerary that had been seen as a win for the French leader who's sought to position himself as Europe's de facto leader.Parisians had mixed views on the decision."It's maybe too much for him to come right now, it might scare him a little." "Listen, it's not a joyous time at the moment. He's right not to come right now. There are protests and strikes everywhere.""Why is he not coming? I don't understand. We're not bad people. It's just the way it is, it's the freedom to protest."Macron told journalists on Friday that it wouldn't have been serious to proceed with the visit amid the protests.The postponement piles further pressure on Macron to find a way out of a crisis over his plans to raise the retirement age.It's seen some of France's worst unrest since the "Yellow Vest" rebellion in 2018 and 2019.A source in British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's office said Macron had asked for the visit to be canceled.The Elysee said it was a joint decision by the two governments after trade unions called for a further day of nationwide strikes and demonstrations during the king's visit.Street battles were fought with police for several hours in the French capital on Thursday.In Bordeaux, which was on Charles's itinerary, protesters set alight the entrance to the city hall.
