Author: Daily Sabah With Reuters
Ukraine’s military said on Saturday that Russia launched 61 drones and two missiles at the country in an overnight attack, adding it shot down both missiles and 46 drones. It said 15 other drones disappeared from radars without reaching their targets.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy hopes Europe and the United States will be involved in any talks about ending his country’s war with Russia, he told reporters on Saturday. At a joint news conference with Moldovan President Maia Sandu, Zelenskiy said Ukraine also needed to be involved in any talks about ending the war for such negotiations to have any meaningful impact.
Buckingham Palace published a new photograph of King Charles wearing a kilt made of a tartan named in his honour to mark the birthday of Scotland’s national poet Robert Burns on Saturday. Burn’s Night is an annual celebration of the poet, who was born in 1759 and died in 1796. In the photograph, taken last autumn, the 76-year-old king appears standing in the library at Balmoral Castle, the royal family’s summer retreat in the Scottish Highlands. The monarch is seen wearing a kilt in the King Charles III tartan, which was designed by the Scottish Tartans Authority in May 2023,…
Hamas said on Saturday that Israel was delaying the implementation of the Gaza ceasefire terms by preventing displaced Palestinians from returning to north of the enclave, warning that such delays could have “repercussions” for the subsequent stages of the agreement.
Almost 30% of the millions of Syrian refugees living in Middle Eastern countries want to return home in the next year, following the fall of Bashar al-Assad, up from almost none last year, the head of the U.N.’s refugee agency said. The shift is based on an assessment done by the U.N. in January, weeks after Assad was ousted by Islamist rebels, bringing an abrupt end to a 13-year civil war that had created one of the biggest refugee crises of modern times. “We have seen the needle move, finally, after years of decline,” Filippo Grandi told a small group…
The White House has instructed the U.S. military to release a hold imposed by Joe Biden’s administration on the supply of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel, Axios reported on Saturday, citing three Israeli officials. The move was widely expected. Biden put the hold on the delivery of the 2,000-pound bombs due to concern over the impact they could have in Gaza during the war that began with Hamas’ deadly cross-border raid on Oct. 7, 2023.
Riccardo Calafiori’s goal earned Arsenal a 1-0 win away to Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday after a contest which ended with both sides down to 10 men, and the visitors keep their Premier League title hopes alive with a hard-fought victory. The win keeps Arsenal second in the standings, six behind Liverpool, who have a game in hand. Arsenal move three points ahead of Nottingham Forest, while Wolves remain just above the relegation zone in 17th place on 16 points. Arsenal had Myles Lewis-Skelly controversially sent off just before the break while Wolves midfielder Joao Gomes received his marching orders with…
Elon Musk made a surprise appearance during Germany’s AfD (Alternative fuer Deutschland) election campaign event in Halle in eastern Germany on Saturday, speaking publicly in support of the far right party for the second time in as many weeks. Addressing a hall of 4,500 people alongside party leader Alice Weidel, Musk spoke live via video link about preserving German culture and protecting the German people. “It’s good to be proud of German culture, German values, and not to lose that in some sort of multiculturalism that dilutes everything,” Musk said. Last week, the U.S. billionaire caused uproar after he made…
Defending champion Jannik Sinner continued his sizzling Australian Open run with a 7-6(2) 6-2 6-2 win over American 21st seed Ben Shelton to reach a second straight final at Melbourne Park and book a meeting with Alexander Zverev. Sinner’s victory made the 23-year-old the youngest man to make multiple finals at the Australian Open since Jim Courier in 1992-93 and kept alive his dream of becoming the first Italian to lift three Grand Slam singles trophies. Sinner entered the match on Rod Laver Arena having won four of his five meetings with left-hander Shelton but found himself in trouble early…
Defending champion Jannik Sinner continued his sizzling Australian Open run with a 7-6(2) 6-2 6-2 win over American 21st seed Ben Shelton to reach a second straight final at Melbourne Park and book a meeting with Alexander Zverev. Sinner’s victory made the 23-year-old the youngest man to make multiple finals at the Australian Open since Jim Courier in 1992-93 and kept alive his dream of becoming the first Italian to lift three Grand Slam singles trophies. Sinner entered the match on Rod Laver Arena having won four of his five meetings with left-hander Shelton but found himself in trouble early…