WAR REPORT - AFRICA DAILY

Spouses of Israeli reservists feel 'vacuum' of absence

Jun 06, 2024 (AFP)

"Suddenly there was a vacuum, like everything was really on me," said Bachner, 37. "I had to be the mum, the dad, the caregiver -- everything was basically on m...

Biden vows Ukraine will not use US weapons to strike Moscow

Jun 06, 2024 (AFP)

In response to the Russian offensive in northeast Ukraine, the United States and some other countries have allowed Kyiv to use Western-donated weapons to strike...

Putin warns Russia can provide weapons for strikes on Western allies

Jun 06, 2024 (UPI)

Putin made the comments in response to Western allies allowing Ukraine to use their weapons to strike inside Russia, something many of those nations, including ...

Gaza hospital says death toll from Israel strike on UN school rises to 37

Jun 06, 2024 (AFP)

The Al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital in Deir al Balah said it had received "37 martyrs" from the strike on the UN school, updating an earlier figure of 27 given by the ...

White House proclaims 'National Day of Remembrance' for 80th anniversary of D-Day

Jun 05, 2024 (UPI)

Lead by U.S. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, more than 156,000 Allied troops took part in the largest seaborne invasion in history on June 6, 1944, and some 4,400 of...

Israel bombs Gaza as mediators to discuss truce-hostage plan

Jun 05, 2024 (AFP)

Tensions were high in annexed east Jerusalem where thousands of police were deployed to guard Israel's annual "flag March" that has sparked clashes between Jews...

Israel bombs Gaza as mediators discuss truce-hostage plan

Jun 05, 2024 (AFP)

Tensions were high in annexed east Jerusalem as thousands of police guarded Israel's annual "flag march" that has sparked clashes between Jews and Arabs in prev...

Russian blogger jailed for over 5 years for Bucha livestream

Jun 05, 2024 (AFP)

"It's disgusting and vile. It's messed up," the 30-year-old defendant, speaking from the glass-walled dock, said in reaction to the ruling against her, AFP jour...

Ukraine official urges Beijing to join peace summit

Jun 05, 2024 (AFP)

Beijing has criticised the gathering scheduled for June 15-16 saying it would be "difficult" for China to attend if its ally Russia, which was not invited, did ...

Ukraine further restricts draft-age men from leaving: officials

Jun 05, 2024 (AFP)

Ukraine is desperate to fill the depleted ranks of its armed forces with fresh recruits and recently lowered the mobilisation age from 27 to 25. Previously Ukra...

Short on troops, Australia opens military to non-citizens

Jun 04, 2024 (AFP)

Defence Minister Richard Marles said that from July, looser eligibility criteria would allow "permanent residents who have been living in Australia for 12 month...

Israel's Bedouin fight eviction in desert region

Jun 04, 2024 (AFP)

When Hassan Hawashla looks out his window, he sees rows of identical modern apartment blocks, and construction cranes building more, as Dimona spreads into the ...

Israel says signs $3 bn deal with US for 25 F-35 fighter jets

Jun 04, 2024 (AFP)

"At time when some of our adversaries aim to undermine our ties with our greatest ally, we only further strengthen our alliance," Defence Minister Yoav Gallant ...

French trainers in Ukraine would be lawful target, Russia says

Jun 04, 2024 (AFP)

France does not officially have military personnel assisting or training Ukrainian forces in Ukraine at the moment, but Kyiv said last week it was "in talks" wi...

Russian women protest against draft outside defence ministry

Jun 03, 2024 (AFP)

Around 15 women, some with small children, assembled outside the building holding up hand-written placards saying "Bring my mobilised husband home" and posting ...

Israel army 'stretched' as fighting rages on multiple fronts

Jun 03, 2024 (AFP)

As the war in the Gaza Strip nears its ninth month, Israel's military is getting pulled deeper into conflicts on multiple fronts and risks becoming overstretche...

Ukraine's Zelensky meets with US defence secretary in Singapore

Jun 02, 2024 (AFP)

Zelensky met with Austin on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue, a major security forum attended by defence officials from around the world. The meeting ca...

Hezbollah-linked Lebanon medics say Israeli strike wounds 16 children

Jun 01, 2024 (AFP)

Aged between four and 14, the wounded children were taken for treatment in hospitals around the region, a source in the Islamic Health Committee told AFP. Leban...

Russia labels wives of mobilised soldiers group 'foreign agent'

May 31, 2024 (AFP)

Moscow uses the label, heavy in Soviet-era connotations, on Kremlin critics to silence dissent. The justice ministry included the "Put Domoy" movement, which ha...

Orban says Hungary being 'dragged into war' as in WWII

May 31, 2024 (AFP)

Orban has drawn fierce criticism from Western nations for refusing to send weapons to Kyiv to help it fight off Russia's invasion, advocating peace talks with M...