Ukraine's forces advanced further into Russia's Kursk region on Wednesday as Kyiv said its gains would provide a strategic buffer zone to protect its border areas from Russian attacks.
Ukraine says advance into Russia 'going well', creates strategic buffer
A Gazan father went to register his twins’ births. They were killed in an Israeli strike, hospital officials say
Mohammad Abu Al Qumsan quivered and gasped in disbelief. His eyes glazed over before he fell limp in the courtyard of Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in central Gaza.
“I beg you. I beg you. Let me see them,” he cried out to health officials at the medical facility on Tuesday.
“She just gave birth. Please let me see her.”
Hours earlier, the Palestinian father-of-two left his apartment in Deir al-Balah to collect birth certificates for his three-day-old twins – Aysal and Aser, a boy and a girl. But while he was out, he said, he received a phone call that an Israeli strike had hit his home, killing the two babies, along with his wife, Jumana, aged 28.
Hamas fires rockets at Tel Aviv after 19 killed in Gaza
There were no reports of casualties in Israel. Two rockets had been fired from Gaza, the Israeli military said, one of which fell in the sea and the other had not reached Israeli territory.
Hamas' military wing said in a statement: "We have bombed the city of Tel Aviv and its suburbs with two 'M90' missiles in response to the Zionist massacres against civilians and the deliberate displacement of our people."
Israeli airstrikes killed 19 Palestinians in the central and southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, medics said. Hamas last claimed firing rockets at Tel Aviv in May.
Reuters: Only Gaza ceasefire will delay retaliation, say Iranian officials
Only a ceasefire deal in Gaza stemming from hoped-for talks this week would hold Iran back from direct retaliation against Israel for the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on its soil, three senior Iranian officials said.
Israel keeps up strikes in Gaza as fears of wider war grow
Israeli forces pressed on with operations near the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis on Monday amid an international push for a deal to halt fighting in Gaza and prevent a slide into a wider regional conflict with Iran and its proxies.
Russia evacuates 180,000 civilians as Putin decries attack in Kursk region
Ukrainian troops are fighting to gain control of several major towns in Kursk, including Sudzha and another town just northwest, Korenevo.
Russian forces are struggling to beat back the Ukrainian advance, even with Putin redeploying forces to push them out.
Russian military bloggers also reported that Ukraine appears to have begun digging trenches and other defenses in Kursk, a sign that they are preparing to hold territory, at least for the time being.
Kyiv’s surprise incursion comes as Russian forces are continuing to press forward across the 600-mile front in eastern Ukraine.
Tom Cruise Helps Close The Paris Olympics With Serious Dose Of Hollywood Magic
Los Angeles’ Olympics era started on a high note as the 2024 games wrapped in Paris on Sunday.
Tom Cruise brought some serious Hollywood magic to the closing ceremony, where he jumped from the top of the Stade de France toward the stadium field to mark the start of LA’s Olympic journey.
Dressed in a movie star-perfect leather jacket, the “Mission: Impossible” actor deftly descended from the sky after artist H.E.R. finished a rousing rendition of the “Star-Spangled Banner.”
Once on the ground, Cruise grabbed an Olympics flag from gold medal gymnast Simone Biles and LA Mayor Karen Bass before hopping onto a nearby motorcycle.
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- Israel widens evacuation orders in southern Gaza. Hamas wants plans for a deal instead of more talks
- Ukrainian and Russian troops are gearing up for a showdown in western Russia
- A musical and stunt-filled closing ceremony draws the curtain on the Paris Olympics
- Ukraine's Zelensky acknowledges offensive in Russia
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