'Bring them home': As the battle for Gaza rages, hostage families wait with trepidation
Abbey Onn lost her aunt and a young cousin when Hamas attackers rampaged through Kibbutz Nir Oz on Oct. 7
2023-11-17 13:45
Turkey Latest: Early Results Show Erdogan Has Comfortable Lead
Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan is leading the runoff vote in presidential elections on Sunday, setting the stage for
2023-05-28 23:46
Ukraine kills 130 Russian soldiers in single day in southern push
More than 300 of Vladimir Putin’s soldiers have been killed and wounded in a span of 24 hours in Zaporizhzhia’s oblast, Ukraine’s armed forces said in a battlefield update on Wednesday. Ukrainian commander general Oleksandr Tarnavskyi said the Russian forces attacked Ukrainian positions 18 times with 830 attacks, one rocket and 23 air strikes in the past day. In retaliation, the artillery units under him launched 1,232 fire missions during the day. The fierce fighting update came from Tavriia village in Zaporizhzhia oblast where Russian forces and Ukrainian troops have been engaged in a grinding battle since the invasion began in February last year. “Over the last day, the enemy lost 325 people – 130 irretrievably injured, 194 wounded, 1 captured,” the commander of the Tavriia operational and strategic group of forces said on his official Telegram channel. The top military official of the unit said his unit destroyed 48 pieces of Russian military equipment. “Among them are three tanks, eight armoured combat vehicles, seven artillery systems and mortars, one multiple-launch rocket system, 14 UAVs, and 15 pieces of vehicles,” he said. One ammunition depot and another strategic object belonging to the Russians was also destroyed, the commander said. On Wednesday, the Ukrainian general staff said the country’s forces continued their offensive operations and inflicted significant losses on Russia’s manpower and equipment in the Melitopol direction but did not state a tally of casualties and losses mounted. Experts monitoring the war have said Russia’s losses in the western Zaporizhzia oblast have significantly shot up. This is heightened by the Russian military’s likely struggles with a “lack of available combat-effective units that the Russian command is willing to laterally redeploy to this sector of the front”, the US-based Institute for the Study of War said. The loss of Russian troops recorded on Tuesday is “significantly higher than Russian losses during the previous two days when Russian forces lost roughly 200 personnel each day”, according to the Tavriisk Group of Forces spokesperson, colonel Oleksandr Shtupun. Russia deployed its elite airborne unit (VDV) forces in Zaporizhzhia, a strategic territory in the war housing Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant. But the spokesperson added that Russia is sending convict recruits named “Storm-Z” detachments which will act as “cover” for the elite troops, “possibly referring to the need to cover the VDV units during a potential withdrawal”, the US-based think-tank said. Read More Russian strikes cities from east to west Ukraine, starting fires and wounding at least 14 Ukraine rejects defective Leopard 1 tanks from Germany after finding ‘serious faults’ How Ukraine’s battle for the Black Sea is inflicting serious pain on Putin’s forces Ukraine-Russia war – live: Zelensky says UN ‘incapable’ of stopping Putin’s ‘criminal aggression’
2023-09-21 13:19
Tory Lanez to be sentenced for shooting Megan Thee Stallion
Rapper Tory Lanez is expected to be sentenced for shooting hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion in the feet and wounding her
2023-08-07 13:25
German Government to Approve Climate Fund Boost to €212 Billion
Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government will on Wednesday approve a top-up of Germany’s special Climate and Transformation Fund by
2023-08-09 14:57
Federal attorneys agree to pause litigation for water violations in Mississippi's capital
Attorneys for the federal government, Mississippi and the state’s capital city have agreed to request to delay litigation from a complaint filed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that says the city hasn't been meeting standards for providing reliable drinking water
2023-05-18 05:45
Burger King still open in Russia despite pledge to exit
The owner of the fast-food brand says there are "no new updates" on its pledge to leave Russia.
2023-10-03 07:21
Titan sub CEO dismissed safety warnings as 'baseless cries', emails show
Warnings over the sub's safety were dismissed by OceanGate's CEO, emails seen by the BBC show.
2023-06-24 00:20
Illegal Premier League football streaming gang jailed
Five men in the UK who illegally streamed English Premier League football matches to tens of thousands of people were jailed on...
2023-05-31 01:22
Experts: Metallic object that crashed into New Jersey home was a meteorite
A metallic object that punched a hole in the roof of a central New Jersey home this week, smashing into a hardwood floor and bouncing around a bedroom, was a meteorite
2023-05-12 03:28
Silvio Berlusconi, former Italian PM, dies at 86
The four-time prime minister bounced back from sex scandals and corruption allegations.
2023-06-12 17:28
India v Pakistan: Battle of nerves at arch-rivals' cricket World Cup clash
Millions around the world will tune in this weekend to watch cricket's most epic contest.
2023-10-13 09:54
You Might Like...
Study suggests global warming set to worsen snow shortages on Europe's ski slopes
Is Ty Pennington OK? Fans in shock as 'Trading Spaces' star lands in ICU after attending 'Barbie' premiere
Where is Jovi Pena now? Internet star claims she was raped by Kai Cenat's friend at New Year's party hosted by YouTuber
FBI agents arrive in Peru for transfer of Joran van der Sloot, suspect in Natalee Holloway case
Stock market today: Asian markets mostly higher after Biden-McCarthy deal on US debt
Trump campaign launches sprawling attack as Georgia grand jury hands down indictments
Some Lahaina residents will get to return to the torched remains of their historic town today. But dangers still loom in West Maui
Senate Republicans and Democrats near deal to help avoid govt shutdown - Bloomberg News
