Azerbaijan’s diplomatic office will open in Lisbon
Day: April 17, 2024
Reuters: Russia has been able to swiftly repair some of key oil refineries hit by Ukrainian drones, reducing capacity idled by the attacks to about 10% from almost 14% at the end of March, Reuters calculations showed.
Ukraine stepped up drone attacks on Russian energy infrastructure since the start…
The Telegraph: An Israeli airstrike killed a Hezbollah commander in Lebanon on Tuesday, the IDF confirmed.
Ismail Yusaf Baz, a commander of Hezbollah’s coastal sector, was killed in the area of Ain Ebel in Lebanon. The IDF said Baz served as a senior and veteran official in several positions…
Reuters: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy thanked German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday for his diplomatic efforts in Beijing to resolve Kyiv’s 25-month-old war with Russia and said China could play a role in securing peace.
Ukraine has deployed considerable effort to secure the backing of China, which has close ties…
Reuters: The Kremlin reacted coolly on Tuesday to French President Emmanuel Macron‘s call for a truce in international conflicts during the Paris Olympics, saying Ukraine might use it as an opportunity to regroup and rearm.
Suspending armed conflicts under an “Olympic truce” is a longstanding tradition, and Macron said…
DPA: Iranian state media has published details about the weapons used in the unprecedented attack on Israel last weekend, including long-range missiles able to cover close to 2,000 kilometres – almost double the capacity needed to reach Israel.
According to state news agency ISNA, Tehran deployed medium-range Emad and…