Day: April 16, 2024
Russia was able to destroy a key power plant serving Kyiv because Ukraine ran out of defensive missiles, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday. For three-and-a-half weeks, Russia has launched near continuous strikes on Ukraine’s power grid, leaving over a million people without electricity. The Trypilska thermal power station, one of the biggest electricity suppliers to […]
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Iran temporarily closed its nuclear facilities over “security considerations” in the wake of its massive missile and drone attack on Israel over the weekend, the head of the UN’s atomic watchdog said Monday. Speaking to journalists on the sidelines of a UN Security Council meeting, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi was asked […]
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Mohamed al Hasuni looks at the hole caused by the chunk of projectile as it passed through the metal roof and hit the floor of his house. He opens his hands about 20 centimeters to gauge the size, which coincides with the size of the gaping hole in the roof. The impact seriously injured his daughter Amina, seven, who is now in a hospital fighting for her life. “When we picked her up, she had blood on her head,” explains the 49-year-old father, while flicking the right side of his ear upwards. Amina was the only serious victim of the attack launched by Iran in the early hours of Sunday morning against Israel. Israel claimed to have intercepted, with the help of its allies, 99% of the more than 300 drones and missiles launched by Tehran.
