Posts Tagged ‘global-impact events’
Saudi-led coalition accuses Houthis of striking Medina power station
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis struck an electricity distribution station in the holy city of Medina in Saudi Arabia, the Saudi-led coalition said Thursday, sparking strong condemnation from the Muslim world. The alleged attack came as fighting intensifies in Yemen, where government forces said they carried out attacks on Houthi targets and AFP journalists heard explosions in…
Read MoreBlasts reported in Ethiopian capital hours after government banned drone flights
A series of blasts were heard across the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa on Wednesday night, hours after the government banned the use of drones and as fighting continued in the northern region of the country. An intelligence service official, who was not authorized to speak to the media, confirmed that there had been three…
Read MoreA Russian drone hits a Kyiv school as Moscow presses its aerial campaign against Ukraine
A Russian drone struck a school in Kyiv on Thursday, city officials said, as the Ukrainian capital endured another night and day of relentless aerial attacks. Children and staff at the school were in shelters when the drone hit, Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko said, although the drone’s warhead didn’t explode. There was no immediate report…
Read MoreThe US military says its withdrawal of troops from Iraq is complete
The U.S. military announced on Wednesday that it has completed the withdrawal of all American troops from Iraq, ending a 12-year mission to fight the Islamic State group. The last U.S. troops left an air base in northern Iraq under a deal between Baghdad and Washington. The withdrawal, agreed on two years ago, comes against…
Read MoreEstonia blames Russia for arson at defence company supplying Ukraine
Russia was behind an arson attack on an Estonian defence company in the capital Tallinn last month, authorities say. Prime Minister Kristen Michal said the attack on Milrem Robotics – which supplies Ukraine with unmanned military vehicles – was ordered by Russian special services, but gave no details. Moscow has been accused of launching sabotage…
Read MoreMyanmar military launches air strike on Rakhine market, killing at least 33
An air strike carried out by Myanmar’s military has killed at least 33 people in territory controlled by rebel factions. The attack near a market in the north of the Rakhine state in the west of the country on Monday also wounded 36 people, rescue and rebel group officials reported. The strikes are the latest…
Read MoreEU ministers plan hybrid threat response amid warnings of Russian sabotage
The EU is drawing up a new mechanism to coordinate its response to Russian sabotage and other hybrid attacks, as European officials warn that Moscow is planning further operations across the continent. European foreign ministers meeting in Brussels on Monday have been tasked with developing the bloc’s so-called “emergency security protocol,” designed to help member…
Read MoreEthiopia accuses Sudan, Egypt of backing Tigray rebels as fighting rages
Ethiopia’s army commander has accused Sudan and Egypt of backing armed groups fighting its troops in the north of the country after heavy clashes resumed between the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and the federal government. Speaking on the army’s YouTube channel on Sunday, Field Marshal Birhanu Jula said it was “fighting forces that are…
Read MoreRenewed fighting in northern Ethiopia effectively shatters peace deal that ended 2022 war
Renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia on Thursday effectively shattered a peace pact that ended a devastating two-year war in 2022, with rebel forces mobilizing for an armed struggle they hope will lead to the removal of the federal prime minister. The main combatants are Ethiopian federal troops and fighters loyal to the Tigray People’s Liberation…
Read MorePakistani airstrikes target Afghanistan after Islamabad accuses Kabul of drone attacks
Pakistan said it carried out airstrikes early Thursday on 10 sites in Afghanistan that it said were used to launch drone attacks against Pakistan a day earlier, a sharp escalation in recent fighting between the two countries that threatens international mediation efforts. The airstrikes struck southern and eastern Afghan provinces of Kandahar, Paktia and Khost,…
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