live U.S. clears way for $2.7 billion sale of air-defence development upgrades to Ukraine
The U.S. State Department approved a potential $2.7 billion military sale to Ukraine for air-defence develo...
Israel’s military continued its assault in Gaza City and across the Gaza Strip on Saturday, dismantling underground shafts and booby-trapped structures.
Gazan health authorities say the attacks killed at least 60 Palestinians. At the same time, UK, Canada, Australia and several more nations are set to formally recognise an independent Palestinian state on Monday, ahead of the U.N. General Assembly.
Israeli forces have escalated demolitions of high-rise buildings in Gaza City this week, combined with a ground assault. They currently control the eastern suburbs and have been bombarding the Sheikh Radwan and Tel Al-Hawa areas, which would serve as staging points for further advances into central and western parts of the city, where most civilians are now taking shelter.
The military claims up to 20 tower blocks in Gaza City have been destroyed over the past two weeks. It estimates more than 500,000 people have fled the city since September began. Hamas contests those figures, saying approximately 300,000 have left, and about 900,000 remain, including hostages.
Hamas’ military wing also released a montage-type image of Israeli hostages on Telegram, warning that the operation in Gaza City threatens their lives.
Russian air strikes injured 13 and damaged buildings in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv and in the Black Sea port city of Odesa in the early hours of Thursday, officials said on the Telegram messaging app.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards Navy said a Togo-flagged oil tanker was struck while attempting to make an “illegal passage” through the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state media said early on Friday.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he hoped the war against Iran was nearing its end and that Tehran wanted to reach a deal, but Iran dismissed his comments as “mixed signals” as the conflict approaches its seventh month.
The European Union will disburse €3.3 billion ($3.8 billion) to Ukraine for missiles and drones, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said after a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Here's your AnewZ Daily Brief for 18 September 2026. These are the top five stories making headlines in the field of science.
The U.S. State Department approved a potential $2.7 billion military sale to Ukraine for air-defence development upgrades, along with related equipment and services, the department said in a congressional notification late on Friday.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that additional news organisations could be barred from the White House, hours after announcing bans on CNN, MS NOW and Politico over coverage he described as “fake news”.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced an agreement with Denmark and Greenland on Friday that would significantly expand Washington’s military presence on the Arctic island and give the United States what he described as permanent authority over its security.
The European Union will disburse €3.3 billion ($3.8 billion) to Ukraine for missiles and drones, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said after a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Russia’s first State Duma election since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine is testing the country’s political system as voters choose a new parliament amid wartime and economic pressures.
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