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fromIrish Independent
16 hours ago

Secretive figure Khamenei's son chosen as next Supreme Leader; Saudi Arabia warns Iran it will be 'the biggest loser' from attacks

Saudi Arabia warned Iran of severe consequences for continued attacks on Arab states following Iran's announcement of a new supreme leader and renewed drone strikes on regional targets.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

It means missile defence on data centres': drone strikes raises doubts over Gulf as AI superpower

Iranian drones struck Amazon Web Services datacentres in the UAE and Bahrain, causing widespread civilian disruption and marking the first deliberate targeting of commercial datacentres by armed forces during active conflict.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
4 days ago

Iranian drones hit airport in Azerbaijan's exclave as US-Israel war widens

Iran launched drone attacks on Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan exclave, injuring two civilians and damaging airport infrastructure, prompting Azerbaijan to reserve the right for appropriate response measures.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
5 days ago

Hundreds of drones target Kuwait, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, UAE amid Iran war

Iran's IRGC launched 230 drones at US military facilities across the Middle East, killing a civilian in Kuwait and targeting bases in Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE.
Washington DC
fromThe Washington Post
6 days ago

CIA station in Saudi capital hit in drone attack

Iranian drones struck the CIA station at the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh, causing structural damage and roof collapse, though no personnel were reported wounded.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
6 days ago

Starmer considers sending warship HMS Duncan to Middle East after Iran strikes

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer considers deploying HMS Duncan warship to Middle East following Iranian drone attack on Cyprus base, amid escalating US-Iran tensions and threats of intensified military strikes.
World news
fromwww.dw.com
6 days ago

Iran war: Trump vows response after US embassy in Riyadh hit

Iran launched drone attacks on the US embassy in Riyadh and other Gulf targets, prompting US and Israeli military responses, with Trump indicating the conflict could extend for weeks.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 week ago

Blasts shake Qatar, UAE, Kuwait as Iran's retaliatory strikes continue

Iran conducted three consecutive days of retaliatory drone strikes on US assets across Gulf states, causing casualties and widespread disruptions to regional aviation and trade.
#civilian-casualties
#russia-ukraine-conflict
#sudan
#zaporizhia
fromwww.dw.com
2 weeks ago

Ukraine updates: New round of peace talks begin in Geneva

Ukrainian and Russian officials are meeting in Geneva for another round of talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. The talks come just days before the 4-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of its neighbor. Fighting has continued in Russia's war against Ukraine despite many rounds of talks aimed at ending the conflict.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 weeks ago

As Sudanese city returns to life after two-year siege, drone threat lingers

Life is cautiously returning to the streets of Dilling, the second largest city in South Kordofan state, after the Sudanese army broke a suffocating siege that had isolated the area for more than two years. For months, the city had been encircled by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N), cutting off vital supply lines and trapping civilians in a severe humanitarian crisis.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

A rare chronicle of war, survival and devastation in Darfur in pictures

Powerful photographic access exposes Darfur's brutal, ongoing civil war, showing drone attacks and mass civilian suffering amid the world’s worst humanitarian catastrophe, though some hope remains.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,443

Heavy nighttime strikes and drone attacks hit Ukrainian and Russian cities, damaging infrastructure, wounding civilians, and prompting extensive air-defence engagements.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

It's a miracle we survived': the civilian crew trapped on a ship in Ukraine as bombs rained down

MT Nathan crew were stranded in a southern Ukrainian port for months and endured a close-range Russian drone attack with explosions and fear.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

At least three people killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine

Russia launched an Iskander-M ballistic missile and 146 drones, causing civilian deaths, injuries, and infrastructure damage across multiple Ukrainian regions.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Syrian army, Kurdish-led SDF accuse each other of ceasefire violations

A fragile ceasefire largely holds between the Syrian army and SDF despite mutual accusations and multiple explosive drone attacks around Aleppo and Ain al-Arab.
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#energy-infrastructure
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fromRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
1 month ago

Zelenskyy Slams 'Cynical Terror' As Russian Attacks Cut Heat To Hundreds Of Thousands

Russia carried out intensive strikes using drones, guided bombs, and missiles, targeting energy and residential infrastructure, causing deaths, injuries, and severe damage.
#russiaukraine-conflict
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,407

Drone attacks and infrastructure strikes continue as Russia mobilizes reservists while Ukraine insists on a strong peace and leaders claim victory amid unresolved terms.
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#russiaukraine-war
#ukraine-war
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,387

Russian and Ukrainian forces reported conflicting territorial gains around Siversk and other eastern locations amid heavy drone attacks and strikes on infrastructure.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 months ago

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,364

Russian drones struck two central districts Slobidskyi and Osnovyansk in Ukraine's second largest city Kharkiv, injuring five people in an apartment building and triggering a fire, authorities said. Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov said 22 residents had been evacuated from one section of the damaged apartment building while another drone struck an area outside a medical facility, injuring a doctor and damaging the building and nearby cars.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Russia increasingly targeting trains as attacks on Ukraine's rail network intensify

Attacks on Ukraine's railways have tripled since July, causing about $1bn damage and increasingly targeting trains and drivers, undermining crucial freight and passenger logistics.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
4 months ago

Sudan's Khartoum targeted by RSF drones for third day after airport reopens

Khartoum International Airport briefly reopened but was struck again by RSF drone attacks amid escalated RSF–SAF clashes, worsening Sudan's humanitarian crisis.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
4 months ago

Ukraine does not need a NATO Article 5-like guarantee

It needs a security mechanism that triggers action automatically, not after collective consultations and individual deliberations. In recent months, a new baseline idea has taken hold in European and United States debates on Ukraine: Article 5like guarantees. In March, Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was the first to suggest a mechanism inspired by Article 5 of the NATO Charter, which provides for collective action in the event of an attack on a member.
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fromwww.dw.com
4 months ago

Ukraine: Children ordered to evacuate from frontline city DW 10/09/2025

Residents of these settlements, especially families with children who, unfortunately, still remain there, must immediately leave the area accompanied by representatives of the evacuation services,
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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

Ukraine war briefing: Analysts flag Kremlin scare campaign against use of Tomahawks

On Wednesday, Andrei Kartapolov, a senior Russian lawmaker, said: We know these missiles very well, how they fly, how to shoot them down, we worked on them in Syria, so there is nothing new. Only those who supply them and those who use them will have problems We will find ways to hurt those who cause us trouble.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
5 months ago

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,319

Russian drone and missile strikes killed civilians and journalists, struck gas production facilities, and raised international concern over escalation and nuclear safety.
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fromenglish.elpais.com
5 months ago

Denmark shields European summit from Russian threat

Denmark hosts reinforced EU summits amid a security crisis after drone incursions, prompting European and NATO military reinforcements to protect leaders and bolster air defenses.
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fromIrish Independent
5 months ago

Gaza flotilla says unlit vessels approached its boats, prompting security measures

An international flotilla of more than 40 civilian boats, including Greta Thunberg, sailed toward Gaza amid drone attacks and Italian naval warnings at 150 nautical miles.
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fromThe Cipher Brief
5 months ago

Europe Must Prepare for the Long War

Russian drones and fighter incursions signal a widening hybrid campaign that exploits cost asymmetry to pressure Europe while Western reluctance limits retaliation.
fromenglish.elpais.com
5 months ago

Searching for missing persons amid the Sinaloa Cartel war

Because, in the end, my mom is going to go with you to ask them to come and look for me. This was a brief conversation between a hitman and Mrs. Reynalda Pulido, a woman who has located more than 40 bodies and remains in Sinaloa over the past year, trying to find her son Javier Ernesto Velez Pulido, who disappeared on December 8, 2020, a case that is now being targeted by the Culiacan Municipal Police.
World news
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fromIndependent
5 months ago
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Fears Irish airports could face massive disruption by Russian drones as Putin's shadow fleet circles Irish coast

fromIndependent
5 months ago
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Fears Irish airports could face massive disruption by Russian drones as Putin's shadow fleet circles Irish coast

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fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

You have to live': Ukrainians on frontline practice normality despite Russian bombings

Residents of frontline Sloviansk live normal daily life despite frequent artillery, drone attacks and growing Russian threats, relying on shelters and anti-drone defenses.
#gaza-blockade
fromIrish Independent
5 months ago
World news

'For the first time I got a small sense of what it's like to be Palestinian' - Tadhg Hickey on 'damn scary' flotilla drone attack

fromIrish Independent
5 months ago
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'For the first time I got a small sense of what it's like to be Palestinian' - Tadhg Hickey on 'damn scary' flotilla drone attack

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fromwww.aljazeera.com
5 months ago

Italy, Spain send navy ships to protect Gaza flotilla after drone attacks

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has said his country's navy will join Italy in sending warships to protect the Global Sumud Flotilla, which has come under drone attack in international waters en route to deliver aid to Gaza. Speaking to reporters in New York on Wednesday, where he is attending the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Sanchez said international law must be respected and the citizens of 45 nations participating in the aid mission had every right to sail in the Mediterranean unharmed.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
5 months ago

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,309

Here is how things stand on Thursday, September 25 : Fighting At least two people were killed by a daytime Ukrainian drone attack on the Russian city of Novorossiysk on Wednesday, according to The Moscow Times. Among those injured were employees of a Russian-Kazakh oil project. Russia's Ministry of Defence on Wednesday said 1,495 Ukrainian troops were killed in the past 24 hours of fighting, according to Russia's state news agency TASS. The numbers have not been independently verified.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

Children thrive down here': the secret play centre hidden under Ukraine's most dangerous city

Children in Kherson face constant danger, disrupted schooling and developmental setbacks as Russian long-range weapons and drone campaigns cause escalating civilian casualties.
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fromwww.dw.com
5 months ago

Ukraine updates: EU proposes new set of Russia sanctions DW 09/19/2025

The EU proposes new sanctions and use of frozen Russian assets to aid Ukraine amid renewed Russian drone attacks, strikes on infrastructure, and battlefield pressures.
Black Lives Matter
fromwww.aljazeera.com
5 months ago

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,300

Cross-border drone attacks, airstrikes and a temporary Starlink outage have caused casualties, shifted front lines, and prompted NATO reinforcement and investigations.
#russia
fromBusiness Insider
6 months ago
World politics

Russia's long-range bombers kept up attack tempo, showing fleet's 'resilience' despite Ukraine's Spiderweb attack: UK MOD

fromBusiness Insider
6 months ago
World politics

Russia's long-range bombers kept up attack tempo, showing fleet's 'resilience' despite Ukraine's Spiderweb attack: UK MOD

World news
fromIrish Independent
6 months ago

Ukraine drone attacks spark fires at Russia's Kursk nuclear plant and Novatek's Ust-Luga terminal

Drone attacks damaged Kursk nuclear plant transformer, halved unit three capacity; Ust-Luga port hit; Russia shot down many Ukrainian drones; no casualties reported.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
7 months ago

Muscovites' travel plans disrupted as Ukraine targets airspace with drones

Ukrainian drone disruptions at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport have caused chaos for travelers, marking a significant intrusion of the war into Russian daily life.
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