A woman who was trapped for 20 hours under rubble after Russian airstrikes destroyed her apartment was not able to cry out for help as she is deaf, her sister says. A Russian missile destroyed the tower block of civilian flats in the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Saturday, killing 40. Kateryna ‘Katya’ Zelenska, 27, was later identified by her sister, Alina, in an image reshared... 

Syrian air defenses have responded to apparent missile attacks in the vicinity of Damascus and Homs, SANA reports, with its military source claiming that a number of ‘hostile targets’ have been intercepted. At least 4 people, including a baby, were killed in the strikes on the Damascus countryside, while 21 others suffered injuries, according to state TV. One of those injured is a month-old baby... 

Global stocks dropped while oil and gold surged on Wednesday following the escalation of tensions in the Middle East between nuclear superpowers Russia and the US. The S&P 500, Dow Jones and the Nasdaq Composite were losing almost a percent after US President Donald Trump tweeted a warning to Russia on Wednesday to “get ready” for Syrian missile strikes. “Russia vows to shoot... 

A French Rafale fighter plane takes off from the Saomt-Dizier military base in France today bound for Libya to enforce a no-fly zone. The image was provided by the French Ministry of Defence. The Pentagon has confirmed that that U.S. has launched missile strikes against Libya’s air defence network as a coalition of forces begin a no-fly zone over the north African nation even though a recent...