Posts Tagged ‘global-impact events’
Ukraine Claims North Korean Troops Were Killed As They Fought Alongside Russian Forces
Ukraine’s military intelligence agency claimed Monday that around 30 North Korean troops were killed or wounded in fighting against the Ukrainian army at the weekend in Russia’s Kursk border region. The North Korean casualties occurred around three villages in Kursk, where Russia has for four months been trying to quash a Ukrainian incursion, the agency,…
Read MoreRussia Targets Ukrainian Infrastructure With A Massive Attack By Cruise Missiles And Drones
Russia launched a massive aerial attack against Ukraine on Friday, firing 93 cruise and ballistic missiles and almost 200 drones, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, describing it as one of the heaviest bombardments of the country’s energy sector since Russia’s full-scale invasion almost three years ago. Ukrainian defenses shot down 81 missiles, including 11 cruise…
Read MoreUS says it will support new Syrian leaders who protect women and renounce terrorism
The Biden administration said Tuesday it will recognize and support a new Syrian government that renounces terrorism, destroys chemical weapons stocks and protects the rights of minorities and women. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement that the U.S. would work with groups in Syria and regional partners to ensure that the transition…
Read MoreIsraeli Warplanes Pound Syria As Troops Reportedly Advance Deeper Into The Country
Israel carried out a wave of heavy airstrikes across Syria as its troops advanced deeper into the country, a Syrian opposition war monitor said Tuesday, and the Israeli defense minister announced that his forces had destroyed Syria’s navy. Israel acknowledged pushing into a buffer zone inside Syria following the overthrow of President Bashar Assad. But…
Read MoreCriminal Charges Unsealed Against Two Former High-Ranking Syrian Government Intelligence Officials for War Crimes against Americans and Other Civilians
An indictment was unsealed today in the Northern District of Illinois charging two high-ranking Syrian officials under former President Bashar al-Assad with war crimes. The indictment charges the former Syrian intelligence officials with engaging in a conspiracy to commit cruel and inhuman treatment of civilian detainees, including U.S. citizens, during the course of the Syrian…
Read MoreIsraeli Warplanes Pound Syria As Troops Reportedly Advance Deeper Into The Country
Israel carried out a wave of heavy airstrikes across Syria as its troops advanced deeper into the country, drawing to within 25 kilometers (15 miles) of the capital, a Syrian opposition war monitor said Tuesday. Israel denied its forces were advancing toward Damascus. Associated Press reporters in Damascus heard heavy airstrikes overnight and into Tuesday…
Read MoreSyrian Rebels Free Prisoners From Assad’s Notorious Dungeons Who Celebrate In Damascus Streets
Bashar Barhoum woke in his dungeon prison cell in Damascus at dawn Sunday, thinking it would be the last day of his life. The 63-year-old writer was supposed to have been executed after being imprisoned for seven months. But he soon realized the men at the door weren’t from former Syrian President Bashar Assad ’s…
Read MoreMiddle East Latest: Israeli Strikes In Gaza Kill 6, Target Suspected Chemical Weapons Sites In Syria
Palestinian medical officials said Monday that Israeli strikes in the central Gaza Strip overnight killed at least six people, including one woman. The strikes came as ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad fled to Moscow on Sunday and received asylum from his longtime ally hours after rebels seized control of Damascus. Russian President Vladimir Putin personally…
Read MoreFCC chair proposes cybersecurity rules in response to China’s Salt Typhoon telecom hack
U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel is proposing, that communications service providers be required to submit an annual certification attesting that they have a plan in place to protect against cyberattacks, the agency said in a statement on Thursday. The proposal is in part in response to efforts by an allegedly Beijing-sponsored group of…
Read MoreYoon Replaces The Defense Minister As South Korea’s Parliament Moves To Vote On Their Impeachments
South Korea’s president replaced his defense minister Thursday as opposition parties moved to impeach both men over the stunning-but-brief imposition of martial law that brought armed troops into Seoul streets. The Democratic Party and other small opposition parties submitted a joint motion to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday over his martial law declaration…
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