As hundreds of Russian drone and missile attacks hit Ukraine on the night of April 15-16, Current Time correspondent Borys Sachalko narrowly avoided one of the strikes. He recorded a video from inside his shattered apartment building in Kyiv, where shrapnel had claimed the life of a young neighbor. Source link
Prayers for peace, cease-fires, and an ongoing energy crisis dominated the seventh week of the conflict in the Middle East. Source link
WASHINGTON — A senior Republican lawmaker has raised concerns over continued US-origin components appearing in Russian weapon systems amid Ukrainian reports that recent drone strikes show evidence of Western microelectronics manufactured as recently as 2025. Representative Joe Wilson of South Carolina told RFE/RL in an interview on April 16 that reports of US technology found…
When China’s special envoy to the Middle East recently gave a colorful account of a dangerous overland journey through a war zone, it was a departure from the bland language and boilerplate peace plans often used by the country’s diplomats. “Airspace closures in some of the countries we visited led to flight cancellations, forcing us…
Iran said it has opened the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping traffic for the remainder of a 10-day cease-fire between Israel and Lebanon, and US President Donald Trump again said Washington and Tehran could reach a deal to end the war with Iran in the near future. “We’re very close. Looks like it’s going…
A little-known Islamist group has claimed a string of attacks on Jewish sites and Western financial institutions across Europe since early March. Calling itself Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia (HAYI) — Arabic for the Islamic Movement of the Companions of the Righteous — the group is believed to have links to Iran. The working assessment among…
WASHINGTON — Cryptocurrency markets surged and oil traders recalibrated after signals that the Strait of Hormuz is reopening, even as military tensions and policy contradictions persist. While equities have been slower to react, analysts say the divergence reflects how different parts of the global financial system process risk and liquidity. Ryan Kirkley, CEO of blockchain…
Hopes that shipping would resume through the Strait of Hormuz proved short-lived on April 18, as Iranian forces attacked at least three civilian ships after Tehran announced it was reversing its decision to reopen the vital waterway. United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), a shipping security monitor, detailed three attacks — the first such incidents…
WASHINGTON — The United States has again temporarily eased sanctions on Russian oil, issuing a new waiver that allows certain shipments already at sea to be delivered and sold, even as Washington publicly insists it is maintaining pressure on the Kremlin. On April 17, the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) released…
Frontline mobile fire units of Ukraine’s 100th Brigade report they are seeing more daytime attacks by Russian-launched Shahed drones while still keeping busy at night, using machine guns and night vision gear to intercept a variety of incoming strikes. Source link