Conflict in the Middle East
Iran's New Attack on Israel: Missiles, Casualties and Warnings of 'Nuclear Holocaust'
Iran claims to have successfully hit Israeli targets and announces new attacks, while Israel responds with strikes on Iranian cities
Germany
Fear of the Russians: Germany is preparing tanks and bunkers
The Germans prepare subway stations for bunkers, install additional sirens and appeal to citizens to prepare supplies. Because, they say, the Russians could strike in a few years, and Germany has spent too many decades on the sunny side of the world and has forgotten what the danger of war is.
Interview: Anthony Clifford Grayling
Why war is the solution to our problems
"If something useful can be taken from difficult periods of upheaval and conflict, it is the determination to be more mature, more thoughtful and to seek strategies and agreements that will ensure and preserve peace, because peace is the basis for almost all the good that human beings are capable of"
Nuclear conflict
India attacked Pakistan, at least 26 people were killed
Series of attacks by India on targets in Pakistan. Agencies report that at least 26 people died. Islamabad claims that five Indian planes were shot down
Anniversary
The Conflict America Lost: Five Decades Since the End of the Vietnam War
When American soldiers returned from Vietnam, neither glory nor gratitude greeted them. Instead, they faced condemnation and being ignored. Fifty years after the end of the war, the US still bears the burden of the moral and social dilemmas that conflict opened up, leaving indelible marks on culture, politics and collective consciousness.
Russian-Ukrainian conflict
The return of Ukrainian deserters to the front: "The war destroyed me"
About 21.000 Ukrainian soldiers are classified as deserters. Many return to the front to avoid prosecution. This is a story about them
Recommendation
War in the eyes of a child
Children are honest, they don't lie, and honesty and persuasiveness is the main virtue of the novel, which talks about people and not about official versions of events, which often seem tasteless, deceptive and clumsy compared to real images.
Seeking peace
Russian-Ukrainian Conflict: Negotiations or War of Extermination
More and more Ukrainians are ready to consider negotiations with Russia, but refuse to see them as an opportunity for territorial concessions. Experts point out that any agreement would have to include international guarantees
Escalation of the war
Syrian rebels captured Damascus, Assad fled the capital
Russia announced that Bashar al-Assad resigned and then left the country. This ended the speculation about his supposed death
Felton (1)
How women endured the war
Among the most noticeable changes in the population of the occupied European territories during the Second World War was the impact that the occupation had on gender and generational relations and the structure of society. It was a world without grown men, whose roles were taken over by women
Near East
Israel attacked eastern Lebanon, at least nine dead
At least nine people were killed today and five were wounded in eastern Lebanon, when an Israeli airstrike hit a building in the town of Baalbek.
Sexual violence in war
The indictment for wartime rape in Foča: A step towards justice for the victims?
The recent arrest of Bora Ivanovic, accused of rape during the war in Bosnia, reopened the painful wounds of thousands of victims. While international courts set standards for punishing wartime sexual violence, the question remains whether victims will finally receive the recognition and justice they deserve.
Near East
That's it, for now: Iran will not go to war with Israel
Tehran is trying to downplay Israeli attacks on military targets. Judging by Iran's reactions, there is little chance of an open conflict with Israel. Is this round over
New "Time"
Boško Jakšić: Prostitution is perhaps the second oldest trade
War is the oldest craft in the world and there have always been wars like today's, says foreign policy journalist Boško Jakšić for "Vreme". Why does he think that there won't be a big war and how is Serbia holding up in this world whirlwind?
Culture of memory: Bosnian Šamac
Where did Arkan and the Red Berets go...
"The paramilitaries, in order to operate, depended on many different institutions, mostly local, but the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Serbian Security Service were the ones who coordinated and designed it," says Iva Vukušić, author of a scientific paper and book on the role of Serbian paramilitary formations. in the disintegration of SFRY
Analyze
The Second Phase of Israel's War: The Showdown with Hezbollah
The Shia militia Hezbollah, which is said to be the strongest non-state army in the world, which originated in Lebanon and is financed by Iran, was founded with a clear goal - to destroy the state of Israel. How strong is Hezbollah and has the Jewish state begun the final showdown with a militant organization under the direct patronage of Tehran that could drag the entire Middle East into a general war
Israel and Hamas
Three days without conflict over children's vaccinations
The World Health Organization (WHO) official in charge of the Palestinian territories, Rick Piperkorn, said that Israel and the extremist Hamas movement agreed on a temporary daily cessation of hostilities in Gaza to allow primary vaccination of 640.000 children against polio. Revaccination should be carried out after four weeks
Armament
Serbia exports weapons to war zones: Who cuts international agreements
Arming parties in an ongoing war is prohibited by international treaty, but nobody seems to care. Mass weapons are exported by the United States, Germany, China, and Serbia
Near East
More than 40.400 people were killed in the Gaza Strip
According to information from the Palestinian Authority, more than 40.400 Palestinians have been killed since the beginning of the war, while around 93.500 have been wounded. Israel claims it is doing everything to avoid civilian casualties
Offensive of Ukrainian troops
Penetration into Russian territory: "Large-scale provocation"
Fighting has been going on for the last two days in the Sudzhan and Korenjev districts of the Kursk region. Ukrainian army units are advancing through the territory of the Russian Federation and at least two Russian recruits have been captured, and the Russian army has lost at least one Ka-52 helicopter - it was shot down by an FPV-drone. Experts agree that this will weaken the position of the Russian army on the main front line
Interview: Miljenko Jergović
The writer does not know the answers to the questions he asks
"I write because I have to, and it would be difficult to talk about the nature of that need here. It's just that it's a big topic, which, on the other hand, cannot be discussed from the perspective of an idle professor and a theoretically grounded literary scholar. This is something that can only be discussed from the perspective of the writer, dealing with his own case. Writing novels, inventing worlds, imagining, all these are the consequences of some inner imperfection and insufficiency. In writing, I'm actually doing what I used to do when I was playing with myself under the table, listening to what others were saying along the way."
Russian-Ukrainian conflict
Oleksandr does the least popular job in Ukraine - chasing recruits for the front
Ukrainian recruitment service is very unpopular. Soldiers for the front are not easy to find, so veterans who were wounded at the front are in charge of recruitment. But when they appear, the streets are empty. Men warn each other about recruiters in chat groups
The war in Ukraine
Putin: The West will replace Zelensky next year
Putin said that he believes that the West will blame Zelensky for all unpopular decisions and that they will then find a replacement for him
War and justice
Victims of sexual violence in war: Long trials and negligible compensation
Reparations for surviving victims of sexual violence in the war do not mean only monetary payments, but a whole system of rehabilitation that can last for their whole life. In practice, court processes are excruciatingly long, and the outcome for victims is often unsatisfactory
Identification of the missing
The fate of more than 560 missing Serbs from Kosovo is still unknown, the bodies of three are being handed over today
The Commission for Missing Persons of Serbia points out that Pristina obstructs the process of finding and identifying the missing, "always to the detriment of the Serbs".
The war in Ukraine
Putin: 700.000 Russian soldiers in Ukraine
Putin pointed out that Russia will deal with how to protect its settlements, if the enemy continues to target them
Russian-Ukrainian conflict
What is life like in Kharkiv, a city on the front line
Although life in Ukraine's second largest city seems to be going on as usual, that impression doesn't last long. Kharkiv is a city on the front line. Hundreds of damaged residential buildings, industrial facilities and office buildings are visible