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Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia was striving to complete the conflict in Ukraine, Russian news agencies reported. Putin added that Russia could use the new intermediate-range hypersonic ballistic missile known as Oreshnik again but was in no hurry to do so. “We do not exclude the possibility of using it both today and tomorrow, if necessary,” Putin said. If necessary, Putin said, Russia could use more powerful intermediate-range weapons. Putin says Slovakia offered to host Russia-Ukraine peace talks Putin said Thursday that Slovakia had offered to be a “platform” for possible peace talks between Russia and…

The Kremlin on Thursday refused to comment on media reports claiming that an Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash was the result of an attack. At a press briefing in Moscow, spokesman Dmitry Peskov urged that everyone wait for the end of an investigation launched by Kazakh authorities with the participation of a special task force from Azerbaijan. In a separate statement, Maulen Ashimbayev, Kazakhstan’s Senate speaker, urged against drawing premature conclusions from footage of the plane that crashed on Wednesday near the Caspian city of Aktau, warning that some are trying to benefit from speculation. “These are speculations and unfounded statements.…

One person was killed and 11 were wounded by a ballistic missile strike on an apartment block in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih, local officials said on Tuesday, and Kyiv condemned the Christmas eve attack. “The monsters landed a direct hit on a four-storey residential block with 32 apartments,” the head of the city’s military administration, Oleksandr Vilkul, wrote on Telegram. One man whose body had been pulled from under the rubble could not be revived by medics, regional governor Serhiy Lysak said. “While other countries of the world are celebrating Christmas, Ukrainians are continuing to suffer from…

Speaking during a press conference on Monday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan hit out at Israeli aggression in the Mideast region. “Even if Israel acts opportunistically, sooner or later it will have to withdraw from lands it occupies. Behind Israel’s growing aggression is an apparent attempt to overshadow the revolution in Syria, and suppress Syrians’ hopes,” Turkish President Erdoğan said in a statement. Erdoğan laid out the following keynotes in the televised speech: “The Syrian revolution has refocused global attention on the country. As its ‘neighbor, brother’, Türkiye is best suited to grasp a new phase. Türkiye will provide all…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday said progress had been made in ongoing hostage negotiations with Hamas in Gaza but that he did not know how much longer it would take to see the results. During a speech in Israel’s Knesset, Netanyahu said Israel had made “great achievements” militarily on several fronts and that military pressure on Hamas had led its leaders to soften their previous demands. The prime minister, in between heckles from opposition members, said Israel had solidified its stance as a “regional power” and that he planned to expand the Abraham Accords together with Israel’s “American…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has emphasized Türkiye’s commitment to diplomacy in addressing the Syrian issue. Speaking during the press conference, Erdoğan said, “We are in close dialogue with Syrian revolution leader Al-Sharaa.” Erdoğan also noted that Türkiye has maintained its principled stance since the onset of the crisis. In a move signaling stronger diplomatic ties, Erdoğan shared that the Turkish Foreign Minister visited Damascus just yesterday. “Our visits will continue to increase from now on,” he added, hinting at enhanced regional engagement to resolve longstanding issues. Erdoğan stressed the following keynotes in the televised remarks: “The Syrian revolution has…

Türkiye believes Syria’s new rulers, including the Syrian National Army (SNA) armed group which Ankara backs, will drive YPG/PKK terrorists from all territory they occupy in northeastern Syria, Defence Minister Yaşar Güler said on Sunday. Türkiye regards the YPG as an extension of the bloody-minded PKK terrorists who have been waging an armed campaign against the Turkish state for 40 years and are deemed terrorists by Ankara, Washington, and the European Union. The YPG spearheads an alliance, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which is backed by the United States and controls territory in northeastern Syria. Since the fall of Syrian…

The health ministry in the war-torn Gaza Strip said on Sunday that at least 45,259 people have been killed during more than 14 months of war between Israel and the Palestinian resistance movements. The toll includes 32 deaths in the previous 24 hours, according to the ministry, which said 107,627 people have been wounded in the Gaza Strip since the war began when Hamas-led fighters attacked Israel on October 7, 2023.

The Houthi group said late Saturday that a US-UK coalition launched an aerial assault on the Yemeni capital of Sanaa. “US-UK aerial assault targeted Attan area in Sanaa,” Houthi-affiliated Al-Masirah channel reported. It did not provide details on the results of the attack or specific targets. There has been no comment from the US or UK. The attack came two days after Sanaa and locations in the western province of Al Hudaydah, including its port, were subjected to 16 Israeli airstrikes, according to the Houthi group. In response, the Houthis launched a ballistic missile at the Tel Aviv region early…

The Houthi group said late Saturday that a US-UK coalition launched an aerial assault on the Yemeni capital of Sanaa. “US-UK aerial assault targeted Attan area in Sanaa,” Houthi-affiliated Al-Masirah channel reported. It did not provide details on the results of the attack or specific targets. There has been no comment from the US or UK. The attack came two days after Sanaa and locations in the western province of Al Hudaydah, including its port, were subjected to 16 Israeli airstrikes, according to the Houthi group. In response, the Houthis launched a ballistic missile at the Tel Aviv region early…