Posts Tagged ‘global-impact events’

The United States pulled off a daring rescue of two aviators whose fighter jet was shot down by Iran, plucking the pilot from behind enemy lines before setting off a complicated extraction of the second service member who hid deep in the mountains as Tehran called for Iranians to help capture him. The CIA looked…

Ukraine launched more cross-border attack drones than Russia in a one-month period for the first time since the start of the ongoing war in 2022, according to daily data published by the Ukrainian Air Force and Russian Ministry of Defense, which was analyzed by ABC News. Russia’s defense ministry reported downing 7,347 Ukrainian drones during…

Israel said on Friday it was being attacked by a new barrage of missiles from Iran, as President Donald Trump warned the United States had yet to begin “destroying what’s left” of the Islamic republic’s infrastructure. Israel’s military reported a new missile salvo from Iran on Friday, with its air defences operating to down them,…

Russia fired hundreds of drones at Ukraine on Wednesday, killing at least five people and destroying a postal terminal, Ukrainian officials said. The attacks came a day after the Kremlin rejected a Ukrainian proposal for a temporary ceasefire over Easter. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday he had had a “positive” call with US negotiators…

Israel has intensified its attacks on Lebanon this week, hitting areas outside of Hezbollah’s control on Tuesday. Strikes without warning hit a vehicle north of Beirut and the Jnah neighbourhood in the heart of the capital. Attacks also continued in the city’s southern suburbs and the country’s south, both where Hezbollah has a strong presence.…

Iran hit an oil tanker off the coast of Qatar and Kuwait’s airport on Wednesday while airstrikes battered Tehran — an unrelenting tempo hours after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was nearly ready to wind down the war. Trump, who is scheduled to address the nation later in the day, said he could walk…

U.S. strikes hit a city Tuesday that is home to one of Iran’s main nuclear sites, sending a massive fireball into the sky, and Tehran attacked a fully loaded Kuwaiti oil tanker in the Persian Gulf. The attacks were testament to the intensity of the war more than a month after the U.S. and Israel…

Pakistan announced Sunday that it would soon host talks between the U.S. and Iran, though there was no immediate word from Washington or Tehran, and it was unclear whether discussions on the monthlong war would be direct or indirect. “Pakistan is very happy that both Iran and the U.S. have expressed their confidence in Pakistan…

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) urged civilians across the Middle East on Friday to stay away from areas near US forces, ramping up its threats despite President Donald Trump’s claim that talks to end the month-long war were “going well”. The IRGC’s warning came after Trump again extended a deadline for Tehran to open the Strait…