Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has warned Hezbollah against ‘testing’ Israel and ruled out a temporary ceasefire in Gaza until hostages are released. This comes after the terror group chief threatened Israel and US with ‘further escalation on the Lebanese front. ‘ Netanyahu said resolutely: ‘I tell our enemies …
Read More »Lebanon warns Israel of ‘uncontainable escalation’ as protests break out across Arab world
Lebanon has warned Israel of ‘uncontrollable escalation’ as protests broke out across several Muslim countries after Hezbollah called for a ‘day of rage’ after a hospital was bombed in Gaza on Tuesday night, October 17. The Gaza hospital strike which killed at least 500 people, trigged protest as …
Read More »Sleepwalking into Escalation
Nuclear experts warn that ‘tactical’ nuclear weapons could have devastating death toll and destruction. This photo shows the war damage in Borodianka, Kyiv Oblast. Credit: Oleksandr Ratushniak / UNDP Ukraine Opinion by Helmut W. Ganser (hamburg, germany) Monday, February 06, 2023 Inter Press Service HAMBURG, Germany, Feb 06 (IPS) – The …
Read More »“It will lead to escalation, an arms race, an open conflict with irreversible consequences” – Russia warns US and West not to fail in nuclear deal agreement with Iran
The Russian government has claimed that Moscow supports the U.S. and its Western allies in finding a nuclear deal with Iran and warned against the threat of an “irreversible” arms race. Russia played a critical role in attempting to revive a version of the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action …
Read More »Experts Split on Threat of Russian Nuclear Escalation as Biden Vacillates
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent threats regarding the use of nuclear weapons and escalation of horrific attacks on civilian targets in Ukraine have many in the world worried that Putin’s talk might not just be talk. However, most experts seem to argue that the likelihood that Russia will use nuclear …
Read More »UN Humanitarian Coordinator ‘gravely concerned’ by escalation of violence in Gaza
In a statement published on Saturday, Ms. Hastings expressed her grave concern for the situation that has left more than 100 Palestinians injured, as well as 7 Israelis. Residential areas in both Gaza and Israel have also been hit and 31 families in Gaza are now homeless. “The humanitarian situation …
Read More »Your Thursday Briefing: Russia Threatens Escalation
We’re covering Russia’s attempts to encircle eastern Ukraine and the emergence of armed militias in Colombia. Russia threatens escalation with missile test As Russia continued its offensive in the Donbas region of Ukraine by raining artillery across the 300-mile eastern front, it took the provocative step of test launching an …
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