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Steve McQueen on making WWII personal with ‘Blitz’: ‘It’s about us fighting ourselves’
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Steve McQueen on making WWII personal with ‘Blitz’: ‘It’s about us fighting ourselves’

LA Times  

“I’m not going to go down the easy path,” says director Steve McQueen. “We could have that,” the filmmaker says, sitting in a quiet room in London’s Soho Hotel during a long day of press ahead of BFI London Film Festival. But I know it’s interesting when you’re working in a way which is confrontational.” “War is bad enough, but …

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With Longing, From Russia: They Set Out to ‘Strengthen Their Passport’. Now, These Indian Men are Fighting a War
9 months, 3 weeks ago

With Longing, From Russia: They Set Out to ‘Strengthen Their Passport’. Now, These Indian Men are Fighting a War

News 18  

An international tour to boost travel history and “strengthen” passports to later help in securing an admission to a foreign university or settle into one. The duo from rural parts of Haryana and Punjab are among the 20 men allegedly been duped in the name of a job or a student visa by travel agents based in India and Russia …

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Israeli delegation expected in Qatar for more Gaza talks
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Israeli delegation expected in Qatar for more Gaza talks

Al Jazeera  

Framework of the agreement includes a six-week pause in fighting that could see an exchange of captives and increase in aid. The four countries have come to an understanding of “basic contours” of a hostage deal for a temporary ceasefire in Gaza, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said on CNN on Sunday. Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on …

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Death, Destruction, Despair: Ukraine’s two years of trauma and suffering
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Death, Destruction, Despair: Ukraine’s two years of trauma and suffering

Firstpost  

It has been two years since Russia began its war against Ukraine. “I can say that the chances of Ukraine defeating Russia are basically close to zero,” Ivan Katchanovski, a Ukrainian political scientist, told the South China Morning Post. The UN children’s fund UNICEF said last August that only about a third of school-aged children across Ukraine attended classes fully …

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Vladimir Putin has been fighting not just Ukraine, but his own people
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Vladimir Putin has been fighting not just Ukraine, but his own people

Hindustan Times  

TWO YEARS after he launched his invasion of Ukraine on February 24th 2022, things are going Vladimir Putin’s way. In December an “almost naked” party of Russian celebrities and socialites in a private nightclub drew Mr Putin’s outrage and turned into a public shaming. “The true elite”, Mr Putin said, “should be formed from participants in the special military operation, …

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Live updates | Fighting in central Gaza near hospital, as Blinken seeks postwar plan
1 year ago

Live updates | Fighting in central Gaza near hospital, as Blinken seeks postwar plan

Associated Press  

Israeli military operations in Gaza are focused on the southern city of Khan Younis and urban refugee camps in the territory’s center. Currently: — Video appears to show the Israeli army shot 3 Palestinians, killing 1, without provocation in West Bank — Blinken seeks Palestinian governance reform for postwar Gaza — Israeli military says it found traces of hostages in …

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As Gaza war grinds on, tensions soar along Israel’s volatile northern border with Lebanon
1 year ago

As Gaza war grinds on, tensions soar along Israel’s volatile northern border with Lebanon

Associated Press  

TEL AVIV, Israel — Israeli officials are stepping up threats against the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, warning that Israel is running out of patience as the two sides continue to trade fire along Israel’s volatile northern border. Benny Gantz, a member of Israel’s War Cabinet, said Wednesday that if the international community and the Lebanese government don’t restrain Hezbollah, Israel …

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Israeli officials say no Gaza pause, hostage releases before November 24
1 year, 1 month ago

Israeli officials say no Gaza pause, hostage releases before November 24

The Hindu  

Israeli officials said there would be no pause in the Gaza fighting or any release of hostages held by Hamas before Friday, despite the two sides agreeing a truce. But an Israeli official told AFP early Thursday there would be no halt in the fighting between Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers "before Friday". The official's comments came shortly after national …

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Heavy fighting rages near main Gaza hospital as Netanyahu dismisses calls for cease-fire
1 year, 1 month ago

Heavy fighting rages near main Gaza hospital as Netanyahu dismisses calls for cease-fire

The Independent  

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White House says Israel agrees to 4-hour daily pauses in North Gaza fighting to allow civilians to flee
1 year, 2 months ago

White House says Israel agrees to 4-hour daily pauses in North Gaza fighting to allow civilians to flee

The Hindu  

The White House said Israel has agreed to put in place four-hour daily humanitarian pauses in its assault on Hamas in northern Gaza starting on November 9, as the Biden administration said it has secured a second pathway for civilians to flee fighting. Follow live updates from the Israel-Hamas war on November 09, 2023 U.S. National Security Council spokesman John …

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Ukraine’s president rules out holding elections next spring and calls for unity in fighting Russia
1 year, 2 months ago

Ukraine’s president rules out holding elections next spring and calls for unity in fighting Russia

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy late Monday ruled out holding a presidential vote in the spring and urged his countrymen to avoid political divides, saying they must concentrate all resources on fighting Russia. “Now, in wartime, when there are so many challenges, it is absolutely irresponsible to throw the topic of elections into society in a lighthearted and …

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Sudan's military clash killed over 9,000 people, UN dubs it worst humanitarian nightmare in recent history
1 year, 2 months ago

Sudan's military clash killed over 9,000 people, UN dubs it worst humanitarian nightmare in recent history

India TV News  

Six months of war between Sudan's military and a powerful paramilitary group has killed up to 9,000 people and created "one of the worst humanitarian nightmares in recent history," the United Nations humanitarian chief said on Sunday. Sudan has been engulfed in chaos since mid-April when simmering tensions between military chief General Abdel-Fattah Burhan and the commander of the paramilitary …

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Israel-Hamas war: Fighting between Hezbollah and Israel only a 'warning', says spokeswoman
1 year, 2 months ago

Israel-Hamas war: Fighting between Hezbollah and Israel only a 'warning', says spokeswoman

India TV News  

Israel-Hamas war: As the escalating conflict between Israel and Hamas enters its eighth day, the former's ultimatum for the 1.1 million population of northern Gaza to evacuate within 24 hours has deepened a humanitarian crisis, with Palestinians struggling for food, water and safety. This comes amid speculations that Israel is preparing for a ground offensive to root out Hamas militants. …

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Azerbaijan claims full control over the Nagorno-Karabakh region as Armenian forces agree to disarm
1 year, 3 months ago

Azerbaijan claims full control over the Nagorno-Karabakh region as Armenian forces agree to disarm

The Hindu  

Azerbaijan claimed full control of the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region Wednesday after local Armenian forces there agreed to lay down their weapons following the latest outbreak of fighting in the decades-long separatist conflict. Thomas de Waal, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Europe think tank, said the separatist forces, which consisted of several thousand poorly supplied men, were “probably not a …

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Ethnic violence in Sudan raises genocide alarm as war rages on
1 year, 6 months ago

Ethnic violence in Sudan raises genocide alarm as war rages on

Al Jazeera  

Activists and observers have warned that unchecked violence could prove worse than Darfur’s previous cycle of killings. The rapidly rising levels of ethnic violence in Sudan are raising alarm about genocide as fierce fighting between warring generals of the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces nears the end of its second month. There have been numerous reports …

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Air strikes, artillery fire escalate as army and RSF battle in Sudan capital
1 year, 7 months ago

Air strikes, artillery fire escalate as army and RSF battle in Sudan capital

ABC  

Air strikes and artillery fire intensified sharply across Sudan's capital early on Tuesday, residents say, as the army sought to defend key bases from paramilitary rivals it has been fighting for more than a month. Key points: The latest fighting comes as the army tries to push back Rapid Support Forces across Khartoum The cause of conflict dates back to …

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Fears mount for Sudan ceasefire as former regime members escape
1 year, 8 months ago

Fears mount for Sudan ceasefire as former regime members escape

The Hindu  

A wanted Sudanese war crimes suspect has confirmed that he and other members of the Islamist regime ousted in 2019 have escaped from prison during recent fighting, raising new fears for a fragile ceasefire that has enabled foreigners to flee. Ahmed Harun, a top Bashir aide who led the regime's infamous counter-insurgency operations in Darfur in the mid-2000s, said late …

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Their children struggled with addiction. Now, they're fighting against the war on drugs
2 years, 1 month ago

Their children struggled with addiction. Now, they're fighting against the war on drugs

Salon  

Over one million Americans have died of drug overdoses since 1999, with around 110,000 deaths alone in the 12-month period ending in May 2022. Both strongly advocate for a more rational approach to how we treat substance use in the U.S. "To throw money at going after the supply side and building up criminal justice, it's appalling. I felt like …

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The Ukrainian filmmaker fighting on the cultural front line
2 years, 2 months ago

The Ukrainian filmmaker fighting on the cultural front line

Al Jazeera  

Sergiy Kulybyshev, a 45-year-old Ukrainian screenwriter and director, is serving his country in the way he knows best. Amid the world’s focus on the violent battles raging across swaths of the country and air attacks on cities, Kulybyshev is anxious to highlight an often forgotten “cultural war” being waged by Russia. Today, Kulybyshev hopes to harness the power of film …

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Airstrike hits kindergarten in capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray
2 years, 4 months ago

Airstrike hits kindergarten in capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — An airstrike by Ethiopia’s air force hit a kindergarten in the country’s embattled Tigray region, causing deaths and injuries on Friday, according to local broadcasters. But Ethiopia’s Government Communications Service said in a statement earlier Friday that the government will “take action targeting the military forces that are the source of the anti-peace sentiment of the Tigray …

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Op-Ed: Ukraine suffers, but Putin, and Russia, will be the loser
2 years, 6 months ago

Op-Ed: Ukraine suffers, but Putin, and Russia, will be the loser

LA Times  

A security guard walks by the rubble of a police station destroyed by bombardment, in Lysychansk, Ukraine, in the Donbas, the focus of massive Russian firepower and Ukrainian resistance in recent weeks. Kazakh elites appear determined to boost their military capabilities, while Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev recently stated that his country does not, and will not, recognize Ukraine’s pro-Russian breakaway …

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Thailand sends thousands of refugees back to Myanmar, where war and danger await
2 years, 9 months ago

Thailand sends thousands of refugees back to Myanmar, where war and danger await

LA Times  

Displaced people from Myanmar carry donated lunch boxes to their tents along the Thai side of the Moei River in February. “But I have not returned to the village at all.” Though international refugee laws forbid the return of people to countries where their lives may be in danger, Thailand has nonetheless sent thousands of people who fled violence by …

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How foreign fighters may further complicate Russia-Ukraine war
2 years, 9 months ago

How foreign fighters may further complicate Russia-Ukraine war

India Today  

Several estimates from Kyiv and Moscow of foreign fighters joining the Russia-Ukraine war may be part of a PR exercise, experts have suggested. On February 27, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for foreign volunteers to join Ukraine’s forces and, the next day, waved visas for men who could apply based on details on a government website. On March 11, Russia’s …

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Armenia says it has signed deal with Azerbaijan and Russia to end conflict
4 years, 2 months ago

Armenia says it has signed deal with Azerbaijan and Russia to end conflict

The Hindu  

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said he has signed a deal with the leaders of Azerbaijan and Russia to end the military conflict over the Nagorno-Karabakh region on Tuesday morning after more than a month of bloodshed. Arayik Harutyunyan, the leader of the Nagorno-Karabakh region, said on Facebook that he gave agreement “to end the war as soon as possible”. …

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