Category: 1. Palestine

These are the key events on day 1,147 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Here is where things stand on Wednesday, April 16:

Fighting

• Russia’s Ministry of Defence said its units destroyed 115 Ukrainian drones in an overnight attack.
• The ministry also accused Kyiv of carrying out six attacks on Kremlin energy infrastructure in the past day, despite a mutually agreed 30-day moratorium on energy strikes.
• A Russian military court jailed a Kremlin soldier for 15 years after convicting him of…

Pampore, Indian-administered Kashmir – At 4am, before the first call to prayer echoes through Pampore’s saffron fields in the Pulwama district of Indian-administered Kashmir, 52-year-old Bashir Ahmad Bhat steps out with a flashlight.

The crisp air carries the scent of soil, but his heart sinks – his precious saffron corms, nurtured for months, lie ravaged, devoured overnight.

“It’s like a war,” Bashir says, his voice filled with exasperation. “We fought climate change, fought…

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says draft agreement shows multilateralism is ‘alive and well’.

The members of the World Health Organization (WHO) have reached a landmark agreement on how to respond to future pandemics after more than three years of negotiations, the global health body has said.

The draft agreement, drawn up after more than 13 formal rounds of negotiations, will be presented for consideration at the World Health Assembly in May, the WHO said on…

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – China’s President Xi Jinping has arrived in Malaysia as part of a Southeast Asian tour which is seen as delivering a personal message that Beijing is a more reliable trading partner than the United States amid a bruising trade war with Washington.

Xi arrived in the capital, Kuala Lumpur, on Tuesday evening in what is his first visit to Malaysia since 2013. He flew in from Vietnam where he had signed dozens of trade cooperation agreements in Hanoi on everything…

Hong Kong’s postal service says it will no longer accept US-bound goods in response to US ‘bullying’.

United States President Donald Trump believes China must take the initiative to find a resolution to trade tensions between Washington and Beijing, the White House has said.

In a statement on Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt quoted Trump as saying that “the ball is in China’s court”.

“China needs to make a deal with us, we don’t have to make a deal with…

Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces declares rival authority in areas under its control, as the United States expresses alarm over its alleged targeting of civilians in Darfur.

Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has announced the formation of a rival government, two years since the country descended into a brutal war that has left tens of thousands dead and triggered what the United Nations calls the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.

The RSF, led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo —…

Barcelona and Paris-Saint Germain have booked their places in the semifinals of the Champions League but were heavily tested by Borussia Dortmund and Aston Villa, respectively, in the quarterfinal second legs.

Barca went through with a 5-3 aggregate win, despite losing 3-1 at Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday, with Serhou Guirassy hitting a hat-trick.

Holding a 4-0 lead after a dominant performance in Catalonia, the visitors were made to sweat as Dortmund, and Guirassy nearly pulled off a…

The armed wing of the Palestinian group Hamas says it has lost contact with a group holding Israeli-US captive Edan Alexander in the Gaza Strip after “direct Israeli bombardment” targeted the area where he was being held.

“It seems that the occupation army is deliberately trying to kill him and hence relieve themselves from the pressure caused by the dual-citizen prisoners in order to continue its genocide against our people,” Abu Obeida, spokesman for the Qassam Brigades, said on…

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

He further explained that their assessment indicates that “the occupation army is deliberately trying to get rid of the pressure of the dual-nationality prisoners’ file.

Abu Obeida, the spokesperson for the Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, announced on Tuesday that contact has been lost with the group holding Israeli soldier Edan Alexander,…

Sudan has been at war for two years.

The military has been fighting the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and has made gains in recent weeks.

Regional countries have been supporting different sides.

What’s the impact on neighbouring countries?

And is there a risk this conflict can spread?

Presenter: Adrian Finighan

Guests:

Justin Lynch – Managing director of the Conflict Insights Group

Mohy Omer – Served…