News About Wars On Planet Earth
May 22, 2025
Netanyahu: Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar likely killed
Washington DC (UPI) May 21, 2025

Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar likely was killed by Israel Defense Forces last week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told reporters on Wednesday. ... more

Deminers comb Belgian countryside for remnants of Great War
Langemark, Belgium (AFP) May 22, 2025

Working with the utmost care, a Belgian deminer wiggled a century-old artillery shell from the soil and deposited it safely in a sandbox in the back of his truck. ... more

Russian strike on Ukrainian military training site kills six: Kyiv
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) May 21, 2025

A Russian strike on a military training site in northeastern Ukraine has killed six soldiers and wounded at least 10 others, the Ukrainian national guard said on Wednesday. ... more

VA hosting Memorial Day events at 130+ national cemeteries
Washington DC (UPI) May 20, 2025

More than 130 national cemeteries will conduct Memorial Day events hosting a total of about 100,000 attendees across the nation, the Veterans Affairs Department announced Tuesday. ... more

China says backs direct talks between Russia, Ukraine on ending war
Beijing (AFP) May 20, 2025

China said on Tuesday it backed direct dialogue between Russia and Ukraine, after US President Donald Trump announced the two would "immediately" start peace talks after he spoke with Vladimir Putin. ... more

Israel threatens Huthi leaders after striking Yemen ports
Hodeida, Yemen (AFP) May 17, 2025

Israel threatened to target the leadership of Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels after the air force struck two rebel-held ports on Friday, following repeated Huthi missile attacks in recent days. ... more

Arab summit presses for end to Gaza 'bloodshed'
Baghdad (AFP) May 17, 2025

Arab leaders meeting Saturday at a summit in Baghdad urged the international community to press for a Gaza ceasefire, as Israel launched an expanded military offensive in the Palestinian territory. ... more

Gaza rescuers say children among 33 killed in Israeli strikes
Gaza City, Palestinian Territories (AFP) May 18, 2025

Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli air strikes on Sunday killed at least 33 people, more than half of them children, a day after Israel announced an expanded military campaign in the besieged territory. ... more

Hamas leader's body found as peace talks with Israel pick back up
Washington DC (UPI) May 18, 2025

Israel reported Sunday it found the body of Hamas' de facto leader, Muhammad Sinwar, in a tunnel in Khan Younis after he was killed in a series of airstrikes last week. ... more

Decorated Australian soldier loses war crimes defamation appeal
Sydney (AFP) May 16, 2025

One of Australia's most decorated soldiers on Friday lost a legal bid to overturn bombshell court findings that implicated him in war crimes while serving in Afghanistan. ... more

Putin made 'mistake' sending 'low-level' team to Ukraine talks: NATO chief

Time 'to put pressure on Putin': UK defence minister

400 flee to Thailand as Myanmar rebels strike junta base

'I thought she'd survive': Story of slain Gaza photojournalist touches Cannes

Putin sacks chief of military's land forces

US says 'impatient' for progress in Ukraine peace efforts

'Children are innocent': Myanmar families in grief after school air strike

Ecuador says 1,500 troops deployed to Amazon after deadly guerrilla clash

Syrian leader to miss Arab summit in Iraq

Myanmar junta airstrike kills 22 at school: witnesses