Strikes
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French PM Says No Dice On Pension Age As Strikes Loom
Unions are hoping for a a huge turnout at Tuesday’s protests AFP France’s prime minister on Sunday ruled out backtracking on a plan to raise the retirement age as unions…
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Ukraine Puts Dnipro Toll At 21 After Wave Of Russian Strikes
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pleaded for more Western military weapons, saying that Russian ‘terror’ could be stopped only on the battlefield AFP Ukraine said Sunday that the death toll had…
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Ukraine Says Key Infrastructure Hit In Russian Strikes
Ukraine said it still controls the frontline city of Soledar, despite Russia’s claims to have taken it AFP Ukraine reported a fresh wave of attacks and hits on key infrastructure…
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UK’s Govt Accused Of Wanting Strikes To ‘Sabotage’ Workers’ Rights
Ambulance service workers are the latest in the UK to go on strike, as the government tries to introduce a minimum service guarantee in some public sector jobs AFP Britain’s…
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No Sign Of Casualties At Site Of Strikes Russia Says Killed Hundreds Of Ukrainian Soldiers
People look at the site of a missile strike that occurred during the night, as Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues, in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, January 8, 2023. Reuters A Russian rocket…
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U.S. Appeals Court Strikes Down Ban On Bump Stocks
A bump fire stock that attaches to a semi-automatic rifle to increase the firing rate is seen at Good Guys Gun Shop in Orem, Utah, U.S., October 4, 2017. Reuters…
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Ukraine Strikes Russian Settlement, 80 Soldiers Killed And Wounded; Death Toll At 108,900
Reuters KEY POINTS Russia has suffered 108,910 combat losses in Ukraine since February Around 80 Russian soldiers were wounded and killed from Tuesday strikes Russia is expected to have 120,000…
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Ukraine Strikes Russian Base Killing 400 Soldiers; Kremlin Claims Only 63 Died
Ukrainian servicemen load bodies of killed Russian soldiers to a refrigerated rail car, as Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues, at a compound of a morgue in Kharkiv, Ukraine STRINGER/Reuters KEY…
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Israeli Strikes On Syrian Capital’s Airport Kill Four: Monitor
Israel has struck the Damascus International Airport, pictured on October 1, 2020, twice in less than seven months AFP Israeli missile strikes on the Syrian capital’s airport Monday killed four…
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Colombia Strikes Ceasefire Deal With Main Armed Groups
Colombia’s government has agreed to a six-month ceasefire with the five main armed groups operating in the country AFP Colombia’s government has agreed to a six-month ceasefire with the five…
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Ukraine Clings To Holiday Vibe Despite New Year Strikes
Saturday’s volley of strikes killed at least one man in Kyiv and injured 20 other people, officials said AFP Viktoria Lukovenko was making a salad for a New Year’s Eve…
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Russia Strikes Ukraine Hours Before The New Year
Explosions shook the Ukraine capital Kyiv on Saturday AFP Russian strikes on Saturday targeted Ukraine, including the capital Kyiv, just hours before New Year’s Eve celebrations while President Vladimir Putin…
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‘Grandma, We’ve Been Hit’: Russian Strikes Rock Kyiv
Russia fired missiles at Kyiv (here), Kharkiv and Lviv AFP Georgiy Yatsenko was hiding in the basement trying to comfort his anxious grandchildren on Thursday morning when an explosion rocked…
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Fog-shrouded Kyiv Recovers After Russia Strikes, Power Restored To 6 Million
An old woman walks at the Sofiyska square as municipal workers install a Christmas tree during a heavy fog, amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine December 17, 2022.…