#drone-strikes

#drone-strikes

At least one person has been killed in an Israeli strike in southern Lebanon, according to the state-run National News Agency (NNA), as near-daily attacks by Israel continue despite a November ceasefire. The attack on Monday hit an excavator in the Shamsiyah area of Sohmor in the Bekaa Valley, killing its driver. Footage on social media, verified by Al Jazeera, showed emergency responders carrying the victim away on a stretcher.

Growing up in a nomadic family in central Somalia's Galgaduud region, Luul Dahir Mohamed, like many girls in her Bedouin community, never got the opportunity to go to school. But as she grew up, married and had two children Mohamed and Mariam she dreamed of a better life for them. After her marriage ended, the young mother decided to relocate from her rural community in Bergan to the central Somali city of El Buur in 2018,

Ukraine has worsened fuel shortages across Russia in the past week as it has continued to hit Russia's refineries and energy infrastructure with long-range drones while Poland has called for more oil sanctions in the wake of Russia's first drone attack on NATO soil. In the meantime, Russia's creeping advance resulted in the capture of three villages over the past week, and perhaps for the first time, Ukraine's command reacted by dismissing the retreating officers.

Ukraine's Air Force reported several drones moving toward the southern Kherson and Mykolayiv regions, as well as Zaporizhzhia. Russian forces also launched guided aerial bombs against the Sumy region in the northeast, though there were no reports of large-scale missile barrages that have become almost daily in recent weeks. It said Russia launched one Iskander-M ballistic missile and 164 drones, including Shahed and Geran models. Air defenses reportedly downed or disabled 137 of them, though 27 drones and one missile hit targets in nine locations across the country.

In a video reportedly from 2006, a young Iraqi child was captured asking a U.S. soldier why America killed his dad. The soldier being questioned responds that it wasn't him who killed the young boy's father. When the child continues his line of questioning, the soldier turns the question around, asking him "do you hate Americans?" and "do you want to shoot me?"

Ukrainian forces launched drone and missile attacks on two cities in occupied parts of Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region as US and European officials met in Washington to discuss more economic sanctions on Russia to force it to negotiate an end to the war. The attacks killed two people and injured 16, according to Denis Pushilin, the Russia-installed head of the Donetsk region.

Explosive-laden drones struck three oil fields in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, forcing temporary shutdowns. This is the fifth site targeted in one week.

Ali's tragic death at age sixteen highlights the grim reality faced by ordinary families in Gaza, where violence has tragically become a norm. The loss of life is immense, where a simple act of sitting outside can cost lives and transform families forever.

President Trump’s remarks indicated he views Putin’s intended retaliation seriously but offered no encouragement for Ukraine or criticism towards Russia.

Buildings were destroyed on both sides of the Line of Control overnight as tensions escalated between India and Pakistan, with drone strikes causing civilian casualties.