World News by Wild Rose

Ukraine says Russia launched a massive overnight barrage of 130 drones, 48 cruise missiles and ballistic missiles

Three years ago, the war between Israel and Hamas began. In Gaza, it has meant three years of bombardment that have dramatically transformed the Palestinian territory. Residents of the enclave try to survive the best they can, caught between hope for a better future and resignation.

Tent cities in Gaza grow as families mourn the dead, care for the injured, and endure relentless displacement.

Colombian forces stopped about 400 kilos of explosives headed for Cali on Tuesday. President De la Espriella said they were meant to attack civilians. The post Colombia Seizes 400 Kilos of Explosives Bound for Cali appeared first on The Rio Times.

A Peruvian police officer and three suspects died in a gunfight in La Pampa, Madre de Dios, an illegal gold-mining zone, on 6 October. The post Peru Officer, 3 Suspects Killed in Amazon Mining Clash appeared first on The Rio Times.

Peru's police raided 13 sites in six regions against Los Lobos II, a group from Ecuador suspected of illegal gold mining and gold smuggling. The post Peru Raids 13 Sites Over Ecuador-Linked Mining Gang appeared first on The Rio Times.

Israel marked the third anniversary of Hamas’ October 7 attack on Wednesday with silent tributes, new strikes on Gaza and intense political debate, weeks before elections in which the country’s deadliest day will be front and centre. At the site of the Nova music festival, where Hamas militants in trucks and paragliders opened fire around dawn on October 7, 2023, family members bowed their heads in silence – although at least one instead put on techno music in tribute to the fallen. Both at Nova...

The mountainous district is key to control of Mocha, the Red Sea port the Houthis seized last month.

At least 10 civilians were killed in West Kordofan and 5,500 displaced in Blue Nile as clashes widened on Tuesday.

Yemeni forces are trying to reverse Houthi gains, aided by heavier air power and renewed international support.

The Azawad Liberation Front said sustained air strikes by Malian troops and Russian allies forced its tactical retreat.

President Donald Trump suggested to a crowd of his supporters in Nebraska that Iran could “take out” a major US city like Los Angeles or San Diego, drawing a swift rebuke from California’s Democratic leaders and some fellow Republicans. Trump, speaking at a political rally in the state’s farm belt on Monday, discussed American wartime economic sacrifices and said he was determined to “see a tremendous victory, because it verifies all the things we did”. “And again, remember, with the ‌war, it’s...

Territorial gains alone will not be enough to change the trajectory of the war.

Iran has increased the pace of attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz in recent days, just as oil shipments through the world’s most important energy chokepoint approach prewar levels.

A British war-game show simulating a Russian attack has drawn a nuclear warning from Moscow.

Russia says 290 drones targeted Moscow and nearby regions in the overnight Ukrainian assault.

Landlocked Ethiopia's renewed Red Sea port demand is now entangled with the Nile dam dispute and a four-nation coastal bloc that rejects its claims. The post Ethiopia Red Sea Access Push Risks a Wider Horn Crisis appeared first on The Rio Times.

Islamabad says its role is defensive, but Riyadh's offensive in Yemen tests how long it can stay out of the fight.

A Tigray drone strike hit a camp for displaced people in Sheraro, Ethiopia, on 4 October, killing at least eight. No one has claimed the attack. The post Tigray Drone Strike Kills at Least Eight at Camp appeared first on The Rio Times.

It is not clear who is behind the attacks which come as Russia intensifies strikes in the Black Sea as part of its war against Ukraine.

The heaviest fighting between the internationally recognised government and the Houthis has been in southwestern Yemen.

In rare access to Taiz, the BBC World Service speaks to children, teachers and families affected by the war.

Pentagon confirms execution order for Nidal Hasan, convicted of killing 13 in Fort Hood shooting in 2009.

A young mother has lost two husbands and two children during Israel's genocidal war on Gaza.

Following almost two weeks of internal conflict that threatens a wider regional war in Ethiopia, the country's prime minister has vowed that government forces are ready to bring a rebel offensive under control.

The Yemeni military announced a broad set of strikes against Houthi targets on Monday, after the government declared a new campaign to retake all territory even as the Iran-backed group made fresh gains on the ground. France 24's Kethevane Gorjestani takes a look at the reasons behind this latest escalation in the long-running conflict.

Ethiopian federal forces were in full control of the Tigray rebels' regional capital, a local journalist said on Sunday, while Ethiopia's regional rivals gathered in Egypt to discuss the risk of a wider war.

Malaysia continues mass refugee deportations despite warnings from the UN about unsafe conditions in an active war zone.

Yemeni government announces major offensive against Houthis as Iran says it is ready to defend itself if the US attacks.