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An officer of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, in an interview with a French publication, said that on average they fire 12 times fewer shells, missiles, rockets and bombs than the Russian Federation.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #EU #NATO #Zelensky #war #news #Moscow #USA #UK #Germany #Poland #France #Breaking #BreakingNews
Vladimir Putin's gamble backfires as Ukraine vigorously hits back after Russian advance
Kremlin troops attacked the north-eastern region of Kharkiv this week, with many experts fearing the war could be swinging in Moscow's favour.
Has western weapons arrived in the nick of time?
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #EU #NATO #Zelensky #war #Breaking #BreakingNews
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1900445/vladimir-putin-gamble-ukraine-russia-advance
A thread about the movies I like.
Let's start with "The final Countdown" (1980)
"A modern aircraft carrier is thrown back in time to 1941 near Hawaii, just hours before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor."
#timetravel #war #sf #cinema
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9scmFAxnWRU
The Final Countdown (1980) Trailer #1 | Movieclips Classic Trailers
Check out the official The Final Countdown (1980) Trailer starring Kirk Douglas! Let us know what you think in the comments below.āŗ Watch on Vudu: https://ww...YouTube
"Iāve spent decades overseeing relief operations around the world, and hereās whatās going wrong in Gaza"
#EU #Pentagon #Military #War #NATO #Weapons #US #Hamas #Palestine #Israel #News #Gaza #Hezbollah #IDF #WestBank #ICC #WarCrimes #GOP #Democrats #Republicans #MAGA #Iran #Russia #Syria #CeaseFire
Iāve spent decades overseeing relief operations around the world, and hereās whatās going wrong in Gaza
A United Nations agency known as UNRWA is the main player in crisis response in Gaza ā but Israel will no longer work with UNRWA, and border crossings are not consistent in getting aid through.The Conversation
The report said that conclusion was based in part on the difficulty of collecting reliable information from the #war zone & the way #Hamas operates in densely populated areas. It also stressed that #Israel has begun the process of seeking accountability for possible violations of the #law, a key component in the #UnitedStates assessment about whether to provide #military aid to allies accused of #HumanRights violations.
#LawsOfWar #Gaza #Palestinians #HumanitarianCrisis #MiddleEast #geopolitics
Rifle-Armed #Robot Dogs Now Being Tested By Marine Special Operators
source: https://www.twz.com/sea/rifle-armed-robot-dogs-now-being-tested-by-marine-special-operators
As it features man-in-the-loop fire control, it will alert the operator once a target has been identified, letting the human decide whether to engage or not.
#technology #ai #military #army #weapon #news #war #warfare #future
Rifle-Armed Robot Dogs Now Being Tested By Marine Special Operators (Updated)
MARSOC is using robotic dogs equipped with remote weapon stations to detect targets automatically before being given approval to fire.The War Zone
That's how it should be done, Amsterdam šŖ
Dublin students protests result in Trinity College cutting ties with Israeli companies.
Dialog, Amsterdam! Di-A-Log!No bashing. No wallowing in a misplaced sense of guilt, and no thinking of profit. Oh, and mind the Israeli tentacles.
#israel #palestine #war #students
Trinity College Dublin agrees to divest from Israeli firms after student protest
Five-day encampment in university grounds that caused the college major loss of income ended in victory for campaignersRory Carroll (The Guardian)
Elite #UK universities join pro- #Palestine student movement, spooking #PM
Students at several universities including #Oxford and #Cambridge are camping out and calling for their colleges to divest from companies supporting #Israel.
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2024/5/9/uk-university-protests
UK PM spooked as students at elite universities join pro-Palestine movement
Rishi Sunak is meeting university bosses as more encampments spring up throughout the country.Edna Mohamed (Al Jazeera)
US reveals it paused shipment of #bombs for #Israel over #Rafah concerns
Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68974624
The delayed arms #shipment comes as US President Joe #Biden faces mounting domestic pressure - from Democratic lawmakers and some parts of the US public - to rein in Israeli operations in #Gaza amid rising civilian deaths and a worsening humanitarian situation.
#war #politics #warfare #weapons #military #humanRights #usa #diplomacy #collateraldamage #news
US reveals it paused shipment of bombs for Israel over Rafah concerns
A bomb shipment was halted last week over concerns Israel was going ahead with a Rafah offensive.By Jaroslav Lukiv, Chris Partridge & Tom Bateman in Washington (BBC News)
"the direct bombardment of #hospitals & deliberate denial of access to #health care facilities by #Israeli snipers... placing an estimated 50,000 pregnant #Palestinian #women & 20,000 new-born babies at unimaginable risk. Over 183 women per day are giving birth w/out pain relief, while hundreds of #babies have died because of a lack of electricity to power incubators... increases in miscarriages by up to 300%. 95% of pregnant & breastfeeding women face severe #food povertyā
"Over 8,000 others are reported missing or under the rubble ā ...at least half of them can be assumed to be #women and #children... an estimated 63 women, including 37 mothers are being killed daily and 17,000 Palestinian children are believed to have been orphaned since the war on #Gaza began.
1.7 million people are internally displaced, and 1.1. million are projected to face catastrophic levels of #food insecurity."
https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2024/05/onslaught-violence-against-women-and-children-gaza-unacceptable-un-experts
#Palestine #Israel #War #Genocide #WarCrimes
"āWe are horrified at details emerging from mass graves recently unearthed in the #Gaza Strip. Over 390 bodies have been discovered at Nasser and Al Shifa #hospitals, including of #women and #children, with many reportedly showing signs of #torture and summary executions, and potential instances of people buried alive,ā the experts said.
...as of 29 April 2024, of 34,488 #Palestinians killed in Gaza, 14,500 have been children and 9,500 women."
https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2024/05/onslaught-violence-against-women-and-children-gaza-unacceptable-un-experts
BREAKING: āAs of this hour, the Israeli military has officially taken over the Rafah crossing ā itās strategically cutting off the Gaza Strip and sealing it off from the region.ā
#gaza #palestine #israel #war.
https://aje.io/5cerl2?update=2884157
Israelās war on Gaza live: Israeli forces take control of Rafah crossing
Israeli tanks have taken over the Rafah border crossing after advancing during the night under heavy aerial bombardment.Alastair Mccready (Al Jazeera)
Inside the #WhiteHouse Scramble to Broker a Deal in #Gaza
The flurry of actions underscores how fluid the situation in the region is as #POTUS #Biden & his team try to ultimately end the #war that has devastated Gaza.
Over the course of a few hours, the news from the #MiddleEast came into the WH Situation Room fast & furious.
#Israel #Hamas #Palestinians #civilians #Rafah #geopolitics
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/06/us/politics/biden-cease-fire-gaza.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb
Biden once recalled walking with law school classmates to the Varsity Pizza Shop when they spotted antiwar student protesters hanging out of windows after taking over an administrative building. āWe looked up and said, āLook at those assholes,āā Biden later wrote. āThatās how far apart from the antiwar movement I was.ā
Original (paywall): https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/09/05/biden-vietnam-protest-serve-visit/
Heās always been on the wrong side of history, why change now?
It is always a bad sign when a #democracy bans the #press...
source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68961753.amp
The Foreign Press Association (FPA) urged the Israeli government to reconsider its decision, saying the shut down of #AlJazeera in the country should be "a cause for concern for all supporters of a free press".
#censorship #war #gaza #problem #journalism #freedom #politics #military #humanrights #security #news
Al Jazeera office raided as Israel takes channel off air
The network denies being a threat to security, and says Israel wants "to cover up its crimes".BBC News
>IDF Warns More Than 100,000 People in #Rafah to Evacuate
#Israel wants to āmove people out of harmās way,ā a military official said, a sign that it may be inching closer to invading the Gazan city in defiance of international pressure
#MiddleEast #HumanitarianCrisis #Gaza #Palestinians #war #geopolitics
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/05/06/world/israel-gaza-war-hamas?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb
#Sweden has noticed that #cash is indispensable in the face of increasing #cyberwarfare.
#future #technology #money #economy #cybewar #cybercrime #cybersecurity #war #security #backup #system #news #bankster
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#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #EU #NATO #Zelensky #war #Breaking #BreakingNews
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https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/04/world/asia/myanmar-war-drones.html?unlocked_article_code=1.pU0.eveb.BlEgDhyt-ytG&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
Russia Tries to Divide Ukrainians Abroad with Those at Home ā Kyiv
Lieutenant Andrii Kovalenko of the Center for Combating Disinformation, said the Kremlinās latest propaganda attempts to present an alternate version of Ukraine.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #EU #NATO #Zelensky #war
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/32016
Here's what we're reading today:
The Russians have executed at least 15 Ukrainian soldiers since December while they were trying to surrender, and possibly six more who were about to surrender or had already surrendered, Human Rights Watch has reported.
Human rights activists stress that these cases should be investigated as #war crimes.
https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/05/02/ukraine-russian-forces-executed-surrendering-ukraine-soldiers
Ukraine: Russian Forces Executed Surrendering Ukraine Soldiers
Russian forces appear to have executed at least 15 Ukrainian soldiers as they attempted to surrender, and possibly six more who were surrendering or who had surrendered, since early December 2023, Human Rights Watch said today.Human Rights Watch
This story is wild: Lidia Stepanivna Lomikovska, 98 years old, just walked for six days in her slippers to escape the Russians. By herself.
"I had to go through this war too, and in the end, I am left with nothing,ā she said. āThat war wasnāt like this one. I saw that war. Not a single house burned down. But now, everything is on fire."
Ukrainian woman, 98, walks six miles alone to escape Russian-held territory
Lidia Stepanivna Lomikovska reunited with family days after fleeing frontline town in her slippers and using a caneGuardian staff reporter (The Guardian)
TIL there's a xylophone in Low Rider
https://pca.st/episode/840ebb36-b7ff-4a70-8c54-7e6129de77d7
War - Low Rider - Song Exploder
Song Exploder is a podcast where musicians take apart their songs, and piece by piece, tell the story of how they were made.Pocket Casts
Minigun-Armed #Mojave #Drone Now Blasting Targets At 6,000 Rounds Per Minute
source: https://www.twz.com/air/minigun-armed-mojave-drone-now-blasting-targets-at-6000-rounds-per-minute
The DAP-6-armed Mojave engaged multiple ground targets in seven strafing runs across two separate sorties on April 13, according to a press release and accompanying video, seen below, that General Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) put out today. At one point in the video, a Chevy pickup truck is seen exploding. The 7.62x51mm rounds that a #Minigun fires are not explosive, but the truck could've been rigged with explosives or fuel inside of it could have ignited.
#Weapon #military #news #DoD #war #defense #USA #news
Minigun-Armed Mojave Drone Now Blasting Targets At 6,000 Rounds Per Minute
This is the first time Minigun pods have been live-fired from a drone in this class and there are already plans to expand on the capability.The War Zone
Imagine if we could spend two and a half TRILLION dollars to slow climate change, protect endangered species, re-wild the planet, and bring billions of people out of poverty while promoting equality and social justice.
But where could we possibly find that kind of money? šµ šµ šµ
Oh, waitā¦
ā”ļø https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/22/global-defence-budget-jumps-to-record-high-of-2440bn
#Politics #War #Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateJustice
Global defence budget jumps to record high of $2440bn
For the first time, government military spending increased in all five geographical regions, Sipri thinktank findsDaniel Boffey (The Guardian)
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Rights expert finds āreasonable groundsā #genocide is being committed in #Gaza
Source: https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/03/1147976
There are "reasonable grounds" to believe that #Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories said on Tuesday.
#news #humanRights #crime #war #terror #conflict #uno #military #Palestine #occupation #politics #problem
Rights expert finds āreasonable groundsā genocide is being committed in Gaza
There are "reasonable grounds" to believe that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories said on Tuesday.ĀUN News
"The developments over the past week mark a political turning point. The Biden administration, in alliance with the fascist-led Republican Party, has moved to criminalize political opposition to the Gaza genocide, currently centered on campuses, through a massive police state mobilization."
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/04/24/vcgw-a24.html
#USA #Biden #University #FreeSpeech #Crackdown #Imperialism #Capitalism #Israel #War #Genocide #Gaza #Protest
Biden launches police-state crackdown at US universities
The Biden administration, in alliance with the fascist-led Republican Party, is criminalizing political opposition to the Gaza genocide, the greatest war crime of the 21st century.World Socialist Web Site
Russia: Putinās propaganda machine - Manipulating the people | DW Documentary
On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine. Many Russians supported the move at the time. Others silently rejected what was described as a "special operationā, which Putin claimed would "de-Nazifyā a former sister nation.DW Documentary | Invidious
#Netanyahu Resists U.S. Plan to Bring Sanctions Against Israeli #Military Unit
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After months of inaction, Secretary of State Antony #Blinken is poised to bar U.S. aid to an #Israeli unit accused of human rights abuses.
#News #Israel #Gaza #War #Palestine #HumanRights #Law
Netanyahu Resists U.S. Plan to Cut Off Aid to Israeli Military Unit
After months of inaction, Secretary of State Antony Blinken is poised to bar U.S. aid to an Israeli unit accused of human rights abuses.ProPublica
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The $95bn in total funding includes roughly $61bn for Ukraine with some of the funding going towards replenishing American munitions; $26bn for Israel; $8bn for US allies in the Indo-Pacific region, including Taiwan; and $9bn in humanitarian assistance for civilians in war zones, such as Haiti, Sudan and Gaza.
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#USA #war #Ukraine #Israel #Taiwan
House approves $61bn aid for Ukraine ā what we know so far, and what happens next
US funding package has cleared its biggest hurdle, the House of Representatives. What comes next in the Senate, and how has the world responded?Yang Tian (The Guardian)
