UN condemns deaths of patients, health workers due to Gaza hospital siege

Smoke rises in the northern Gaza Strip following an Israeli airstrike, as seen from Sderot, Israel, 13 November 2023. EFE-EPA/ABIR SULTAN

Geneva, Nov 13 (EFE).- Bombings and armed clashes have continued around Gaza’s main hospital, Al Shifa, leaving three nurses and 12 others, including two premature babies, killed, the United Nations has said. According to the daily report of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs published on Sunday, the latest attacks caused damage … Read more

Russia presses on in Avdivka and neighboring localities in face of Ukrainian resistance

Velyka Novosilka (Ukraine), 12/10/2023.- Ukrainian serviceman Oleksandr looks on from inside a destroyed house in Velyka Novosilka, Donetsk region, Ukraine, 12 October 2023. (Rusia, Ucrania) EFE/EPA/KATERYNA KLOCHKO ATTENTION: This Image is part of a PHOTO SET

Kyiv/Moscow, Oct 14 (EFE).- The Russian offensive in the town of Avdivka, in Donetsk region, continued Saturday with the focus of the military efforts on both sides, who are also fighting in neighboring Marinka, where the intensity of the fighting increased after a pause of several weeks. “They have set themselves another date to conquer … Read more

Gaza-Israel war out of control: more than 430 dead in one day

Palestinians inspect the destroyed surrounding of the Palestine Tower after Israeli warplanes targeted it in Gaza City, 07 October 2023. Rocket barrages were launched from the Gaza Strip early 07 October in a surprise attack on Israel claimed by the Islamist movement Hamas. IEFE/EPA/MOHAMMED SABER

Jerusalem/Gaza, Oct. 7 (EFE) – Heavy Israeli bombardment of Gaza, more than 3,000 rockets fired from the Strip into Israel, fighting against Palestinian militias that still control Israeli territory and dozens of Israeli hostages marked the war that broke out Saturday. The day ends with at least 430 dead on both sides in a matter … Read more

Ukraine steps up pressure on Crimea after key Black Sea conquest

A handout picture made available by the Governor of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhaev's telegram channel shows Mikhail Razvozhaev speaking on the phone at the scene of a missile attack on the Sevastopol Shipyard in Crimea, 13 September 2023. EFE/EPA/GOVERNOR OF SEVASTOPOL MIKHAIL RAZVOZHAEV HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

Marcel Gascón Kiev, Sept 15 (EFE).- Between Wednesday and Thursday, in less than 48 hours, Ukraine launched two rounds of attacks that damaged a shipyard in Sevastopol, Crimea, where they knocked out an amphibious assault ship and a submarine, and damaged two patrol boats used by Russia to control the Black Sea. At the same … Read more

At least 7 wounded in Russian missile strike on Ukraine’s Dnipro

File photo of a Patriot missile system unit. EFE/FILE/Franck Robichon

Kyiv, Aug 24 (EFE).- At least seven civilians suffered wounds in a Russian missile strike on the southeastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Thursday, the regional military istration said. Regional military head Serhiy Lysak said the Russian missile hit a critical “transport infrastructure facility” in Dnipro, 500 km southeast of the Ukrainian capital. Lysak said … Read more

Ukraine “deserves” to be in NATO, Turkey’s Erdogan says

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy hold a t press conference in Istanbul on 7 July 2023. EFE/EPA/TOLGA BOZOGLU

Ankara, Jul 8 (EFE).- “There is no doubt that Ukraine deserves hip of NATO,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said early Saturday during a t press conference with Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The two men faced reporters after nearly three hours of talks at the Vahdettin Mansion in Istanbul that included discussion of Kyiv’s NATO … Read more

Beijing accuses US of undermining global peace, condemns AUKUS submarine deal

(L-R) Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, US President Joe Biden and United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hold a press conference at the Naval Base Point Miramar in San Diego, California, USA, 13 March 2023. EFE/EPA/ETIENNE LAURENT

Washington/Beijing, Mar 14 (EFE).- China on Tuesday accused the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia of undermining global peace and stability, a day after the trio unveiled a plan to acquire and develop nuclear-powered submarines. The submarine deal is part of the AUKUS trilateral security pact, signed in September 2021 to counter Beijing’s growing … Read more

At least 9 killed in Russian strikes that also shut down nuclear plant

Kyiv, Mar 9 (EFE).- At least nine civilians died Thursday after the latest wave of Russian missile attacks on Ukraine, officials said, which have also damaged energy infrastructure, completely cutting off the nuclear power plant at Zaporizhzhya from the power grid. The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, told a board … Read more

US says Russia reportedly supplying enriched plutonium to China

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Alexey Likhachev (not pictured), Director General of State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom (ROSATOM), to discuss projects in Russia and abroad, at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, 17 June 2020. EFE-EPA FILE/ALEXEI NIKOLSKY/SPUTNIK/KREMLIN POOL MANDATORY CREDIT

Washington, Mar 8 (EFE).- Russia is reportedly supplying highly enriched plutonium to China for its fast breeder reactors, which are designed to generate more fuel than they consume, a US official said Wednesday. “It’s very troubling to see Russia and China cooperating on this,” John F. Plumb, assistant secretary of defense for space policy, said … Read more

UN chief pledges to work towards ‘just peace’ for Ukraine

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (L) attend a t press conference following their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, 08 March 2023. EFE/EPA/SERGEY DOLZHENKO

Kyiv, Mar 8 (EFE).- Antonio Guterres met with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday in Kyiv to “seek solutions” to achieve the ultimate goal of a “just peace,” the UN secretary-general said. “The sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of Ukraine must be upheld within its internationally recognized borders,” Guterres said at the start of … Read more