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Al Bawaba
27-05-2025
- Business
- Al Bawaba
Trump warns Putin: 'playing with fire'
Published May 27th, 2025 - 04:21 GMT Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov pushed back, accusing European leaders of undermining peace talks for political gain. 'If the war stops, their political careers will be over,' Lavrov claimed. 'They're putting personal interests above their people.' ALBAWABA- U.S. President Donald Trump issued a stark warning to Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of escalating the war in Ukraine and jeopardizing global stability. Also Read Trump might impose sanctions on Russia 'What Vladimir Putin doesn't realize is that if it weren't for me, lots of really bad things would have already happened to Russia, and I mean REALLY BAD. He's playing with fire,' Trump said over the weekend, signaling rising frustration with Moscow's actions and stalling peace efforts. Meanwhile, Russia has intensified its military offensive in Ukraine, launching mass drone and missile strikes across the country. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the recent attacks, involving more than 900 drones and missiles, as politically motivated and devoid of military logic. BREAKING:US President Trump warns Putin that he is playing with fire. Trump 'What Putin doesn't realize is that if it were not for me, lots of really bad things would have already happened to Russia. Putin is playing with fire' — Current Report (@Currentreport1) May 27, 2025 'Russian strikes are becoming increasingly brazen and large-scale every night,' Zelenskyy said in a statement on Telegram. 'This is not just war — it's Putin's political decision to destroy lives.' Also Read Putin visits nuclear power plant in Kursk Region Zelenskyy also renewed his appeal to the United States and its allies to impose tougher sanctions on Moscow, arguing that only severe international pressure could force Russia to the negotiating table. 'Putin must start respecting those he talks to,' Zelenskyy wrote. 'Right now, he's just playing games with diplomacy.' Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov pushed back, accusing European leaders of undermining peace talks for political gain. 'If the war stops, their political careers will be over,' Lavrov claimed. 'They're putting personal interests above their people.' © 2000 - 2025 Al Bawaba (
Bloomberg
24-05-2025
- Health
- Bloomberg
Nine of a Doctor's 10 Children Are Killed in Israel's Latest Strikes in Gaza
CAIRO (AP) — The bodies of 79 people killed by Israeli strikes have been brought to hospitals in the past 24 hours, Gaza 's Health Ministry said Saturday — a toll that doesn't include hospitals in the battered north that it said are now inaccessible. The dead over the past day in Israel's renewed military offensive included nine of a doctor's 10 children, colleagues and the Health Ministry said.
Arab News
23-05-2025
- Politics
- Arab News
Gaza civil defense says 16 killed in Israel strikes
GAZA: Gaza's civil defense agency said Israeli strikes killed 16 people on Friday across the territory, where Israel has ramped up its military offensive in recent days. The toll from 'Israeli strikes in various areas of the Gaza Strip since midnight totals 16 dead,' agency official Mohammed Al-Mughayyir told AFP.
CBC
21-05-2025
- Politics
- CBC
Can Canada's warning to Israel make any difference for Gaza?
The leaders of Canada, Britain and France issued a joint statement threatening action against Israel if it does not stop its renewed military offensive in Gaza and lift restrictions on humanitarian aid. Louise Blais, the former Canadian ambassador to the United Nations, talks to As It Happens host Nil Kӧksal about why this statement is coming so late in the conflict, and whether it can make a difference for the people of Gaza.
BreakingNews.ie
18-05-2025
- Politics
- BreakingNews.ie
Israel to allow limited amount of aid into Gaza to avoid ‘starvation crisis'
Israel has said it will allow a limited amount of humanitarian aid into Gaza after a near three-month blockade, days after global experts on food crises warned of famine. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a 'starvation crisis' would jeopardise Israel's new military offensive in Gaza, and his Cabinet approved a decision to allow a 'basic' amount of food into the territory of more than 2.0 million people. Advertisement It was not immediately clear when aid would enter Gaza, or how. The Israeli military body in charge of overseeing aid did not comment. Israel has been trying to impose a new aid system, despite objections by aid workers. Mr Netanyahu said Israel would work to ensure that aid does not reach militants. Israel imposed a complete blockade on humanitarian aid starting on March 2. Mr Netanyahu said allowing some aid in would enable Israel to expand its new military operation, which began on Saturday. Advertisement Earlier on Sunday, Israel launched 'extensive' new ground operations in Gaza. Airstrikes in its new offensive killed at least 103 people, including dozens of children, overnight and into Sunday, hospitals and medics said. The bombardment forced northern Gaza's main hospital to close as it reported direct strikes. Israel began the offensive – the largest since it shattered a ceasefire in March – with the aim of seizing territory and displacing hundreds of thousands of Palestinians. Israeli soldiers move tanks around staging area near the border with the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel (Ariel Schalit/AP) Israel is pressuring Hamas to agree to a temporary ceasefire that would free hostages from Gaza but not necessarily end the war. Advertisement Hamas says it wants a full withdrawal of Israeli forces and a path to ending the war as part of any deal. 'When the Jews want a truce, Hamas refuses, and when Hamas wants a truce, the Jews refuse it. 'Both sides agree to exterminate the Palestinian people,' said Jabaliya resident Abu Mohammad Yassin, who was among those fleeing the new offensive on foot or in donkey carts. 'For God's sake, have mercy on us. We are tired of displacement.' Israel's military, which recently called up tens of thousands of reservists, said the ground operations are throughout the Palestinian territory's north and south. Advertisement Israel's chief of staff, Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir, said that plans include 'dissecting' the strip. Before the announcement, airstrikes killed more than 48 people — including 18 children and 13 women — in and around the southern city of Khan Younis, according to Nasser Hospital, which said it struggled to count the dead because of the condition of bodies. In northern Gaza, a strike on a home in Jabaliya killed nine members of a family, according to the Gaza Health Ministry's emergency services. Another strike on a residence there killed 10, including seven children and a woman, according to the civil defence, which operates under the Hamas-run government. Advertisement Israel's military had no immediate comment. Its statement announcing the ground operations said preliminary strikes over the past week killed dozens of militants and struck more than 670 targets. Israel blames civilian casualties on Hamas because the militant group operates from civilian areas. Shortly afterward, Israel's military said that it intercepted a projectile from central Gaza and another fell in an open area, with no injuries reported.
