Large-scale fighting near Pokrovsk: Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled almost 100 attacks in 24 hours
A Ukrainian tank in action. Photo: 117th Mechanised Brigade / Defence of Ukraine / X Over the past 24 hours, 199 combat engagements were recorded on the frontline, almost half of which took place in the Pokrovsk sector, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported in a morning update on 19 January. Enemy […]
Israel postpones ceasefire: Hamas fails to provide list of hostages
Israeli hostages to be released in the first phase of the deal The planned ceasefire, which was to begin on Sunday at 8:30 am, was postponed because Hamas did not hand over the list of hostages to be released. The first three hostages are to be released in the afternoon, no earlier than 16:00 local […]
Thousands of protesters in Washington protest against Donald Trump’s inauguration
Photo: Getty images On Saturday, the People’s March, organised by a coalition of civil society groups opposed to the policies of President-elect Donald Trump, took place in the US capital, Washington, DC. The movement, which began in 2017 as the Women’s March, now holds annual rallies to counter Trumpism, the BBC reports. Fewer participants but […]
Netanyahu: “Ceasefire is temporary”, Israel is ready to resume hostilities
Benjamin Netanyahu Photo: Amir Cohen/Reuters Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday that the ceasefire adopted by the government is a temporary measure, emphasising: “We reserve the right to return to war,” Ynetnews reports. Netanyahu noted that both current US President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump assured him of Israel’s support in the […]
