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Russia launched a wave of missiles into Ukraine early Saturday morning, Ukraine’s air force said, adding that it was able to shoot down a handful. In all, Russia launched 37 missiles and three drones, Ukraine’s air force said in a statement on social media. Most of the missiles were ballistic missiles that are harder to […]
THE PENTAGON — The United States, Britain and a handful of other allies answered dozens of Houthi attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden with a series of powerful airstrikes designed to severely degrade the Iranian-backed group’s capabilities. U.S. Central Command late Thursday said the series of strikes hit more […]
Israeli attacks killed dozens of people in the Gaza Strip amid new military strikes in central and southern Gaza. The Israeli military said Wednesday it struck 150 targets in the Maghazi area in central Gaza and in the Khan Younis area in the southern part of the Palestinian enclave. It described those killed as “terrorists.” […]
The United States is condemning escalating violence in Ecuador, after a group of masked men armed with guns and explosives stormed a public television station in the port city of Guayaquil during a live news program and fired shots in the studio. “We strongly condemn the recent criminal attacks by armed groups in Ecuador against […]
Russian officials reported Ukrainian aerial attacks on two regions Tuesday, as the Kremlin said it would act to counter an increase in Ukrainian shelling on the Russian border city of Belgorod. Vyacheslav Gladkov, the head of the Belgorod region, reported three people were injured by debris Tuesday after Russian air defenses downed Ukrainian weapons that […]
NEW DELHI — India said Friday night it had evacuated 21 crew members, including 15 Indians, from a commercial ship in the North Arabian Sea that had been targeted by hijackers. The rescue mission was mounted by an Indian warship. India has deployed several warships and reconnaissance aircraft in the Arabian Sea following a string of […]
Rescuers in Japan worked Thursday to try to find people still missing from Monday’s powerful earthquake off the country’s west coast, amid fears that time was running out. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said the number of troops assigned to the rescue effort was boosted from about 1,000 to 4,600. The earthquake killed at least 78 […]
NATO and Ukrainian officials are set to meet next week to discuss Russia’s air campaign against Ukraine, which has included large waves of attacks since the start of the year. NATO spokesperson Dylan White said Thursday that NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg would convene the NATO-Ukraine Council on January 10 “following recent Russian missile and drone […]
At least 48 people have been confirmed dead from the powerful New Year’s Day earthquake that struck off the western coast of Japan. Much of the damage from the quake, which the Japan Meteorological Agency said was a magnitude 7.6, occurred in Ishikawa prefecture on the island of Honshu. Dozens of homes and buildings were […]
Ukraine’s military said Thursday that Russian forces attacked overnight using eight drones launched from Russian territory near the Sea of Azov. The Ukrainian air force said on Telegram that its air defenses shot down seven of the drones over the Dnipropetrovsk, Kirovohrad and Zaporizhzhya regions. Russia’s Defense Ministry said Thursday its forces thwarted an attack […]
