(Al Jazeera Media Network) The White House has announced that the Group of Seven (G7) will offer Ukraine a $50-billion loan backed by interests accrued on Russian government assets frozen by the political and economic group of wealthy nations.
President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that the United States will cover $20 billion of the loan, which “will be paid back by the interest earned from immobilized Russian sovereign assets.”
“In other words, Ukraine can receive the assistance...
(BBC News) At least five people have been killed and 22 injured in an attack at the headquarters of an aviation company near the Turkish capital Ankara, authorities have confirmed.
Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said that two attackers, a woman and a man, have been "neutralized", adding that the attack had most likely involved Kurdish rebel group the PKK.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Turkey's defence ministry announced late on Wednesday that air strikes had...
(Al Jazeera Media Network) Russian President Vladimir Putin is hosting the annual BRICS summit, which started on Tuesday, in Russia’s southwestern city Kazan.
The three-day conclave will be the largest gathering of world leaders in Russia in decades and will be held at a time when the Kremlin is locked in a war with western-backed Ukraine.
So what is on the agenda, and why is the summit significant?
BRICS stands for Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
The group...
(Al Jazeera Media Network) The White House says United States President Joe Biden is “deeply concerned” about the apparent leak of US government documents outlining intelligence assessments about Israel’s preparations to attack Iran.
Washington is not sure how the documents posted on the social media platform Telegram last week were made public, White House spokesperson John Kirby told reporters on Monday.
It is unclear whether the files were leaked or hacked.
“The president remains deeply concerned about any leakage...
(BBC News) The Israeli military has warned residents in 24 areas in Lebanon – including 14 in the capital Beirut – that it plans to carry out strikes in the coming hours and throughout the night.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it would target banks and other financial infrastructure supporting Hezbollah.
A BBC correspondent in Beirut said there have been eight air strikes in the capital's southern Dahieh district, an area controlled by Hezbollah.
Lebanon's state-run...
(BBC News) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says nothing will deter him and that Israel will continue its fight against Hamas "until victory".
"We eliminated the master murderer Yahya Sinwar," he says in a video posted on social media. Sinwar, a chief architect of the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, was killed by Israeli troops on Wednesday.
"I said we are in the war of resurrection, and we continue forward until the end," Netanyahu adds.
The video comes...
(Al Jazeera Media Network) Israel has said that its forces have killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza.
The Israeli military said on Thursday that Sinwar has been killed on Wednesday in southern Gaza.
“After completing the process of identifying the body, it can be confirmed that Yahya Sinwar was eliminated,” the Israeli military said.
“The dozens of operations carried out by the IDF and ISA over the last year, and in recent weeks in...
(Al Jazeera Media Network) Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has accused India’s government of orchestrating violence in the country, the latest chapter in a growing rift over New Delhi’s alleged targeting of Canada-based Sikh separatists.
Trudeau levelled the charges during an inquiry on foreign interference Wednesday, saying there are “ever clearer indications” that India violated Canada’s sovereignty by targeting Sikh dissidents in its territory.
India’s actions, Trudeau said, are a “horrific mistake”.
The statement comes two days...
(BBC News) The government says it is allowing some "eligible" Afghan special forces soldiers who fought alongside the British military to resettle in the UK, after they were previously rejected.
Under the previous government, about 2,000 Afghans who served with specialist units – known as the "Triples" – were denied permission to relocate to the UK after the Taliban takeover in 2021.
Armed forces minister Luke Pollard told the House of Commons a review had now...
(Al Jazeera Media Network) Taiwan detected 153 aircraft surrounding its territory as China carried out massive military exercises, according to the self-ruled island’s defence ministry.
The “surge in warplane activity” saw a record number of aircraft spotted in the 25 hours to 6 am on Tuesday (22:00 GMT, Monday), the Ministry of National Defense said in a statement. China’s war games have once more raised tensions with the island and across the region, it noted.
Beijing deployed...
