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Vantage | Why Israel must demolish tunnels to destroy Hamas

Hamas has strategically embedded its tunnel network within civilian areas to use civilians as human shields

Why Hamas might get away with its murderous attack

If Israel agrees to ‘humanitarian pauses’, Hamas will see it as a sign of capitulation and like-minded terror organisations will realise they too can get away with anything if they can ensure a one-way narrative

Ukraine is slowly being left to its fate because the Israel-Hamas war is offering a more gruesome, gripping story

In targeting Israel, Hamas may have ended up dealing Ukraine a body blow

Why possible ban on Russian diamonds by G7 matters to India

The Group of Seven (G7) bloc and Belgium will send their representatives to India next week to discuss the potential impact of a ban on Russian diamonds on the South Asian country. Earlier sanctions by the US on the gemstones have already hurt the diamond industry in Surat

Putin meets top generals in charge of Russia's war efforts in Ukraine

The meeting came after Ukraine, whose counteroffensive to recapture land taken by Russia in the first months of the war has been slower than expected, said it liberated a small village along the frontline, its first since July

‘State’s POV’: Russia releases history textbook hailing Ukraine invasion

The Russian Education Minister Sergei Kravtsov said, while presenting the book intended for 11th graders, that the content ‘will convey the aims [of the Ukraine offensive] to schoolchildren’

From explosive quadcopters to flying bombs: How drone warfare is evolving during the war in Ukraine

The drone war has now become a numbers game. In recent months, invading Russian troops have sent waves of Iranian-made Shahed explosive drones at Kyiv and other major cities, while Ukraine has launched unmanned attacks of its own in Crimea and Russian border region Belgorod

Germany asks China to negotiate with Russia, Ukraine to end war

Germany said that it wants China to refrain from supporting Russia with weapons and to help prevent a nuclear escalation of the conflict, the spokesman said

Zelenskyy fires top officials in a bid to address corruption, maintain efficiency

Zelenskyy dismissed Ruslan Dziuba as deputy commander of the National Guard, according to a brief decree issued by the presidential office. It did not give any reasons for the move

Destruction, death and defiance: The 100 days of Russia-Ukraine war

Destroyed dreams, flattened houses and broken hearts — Russia’s ‘special military operation’, which began on 24 February, has caused untold misery and pain. Now, in its 100th day, the war is best told in unsparing images of human suffering and resilience