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Ukraine’s drone operators say they...

Ukraine’s drone operators say they have to negotiate safe passage pas...

Ukraine’s drone operators say they have to negotiate safe passage past friendly jammers, sometimes over group chat Serhii Korovainyi/REUTERS Ukraine’s skies are full of drones and electronic warfare interference. Ukraine’s drone pilots have to coordinate routes their drones can... read more »

EU discusses ‘drone wall’ to protect air...

EU discusses ‘drone wall’ to protect airspace from Russian violations

Brussels – In a bold move to fortify its eastern flank, the European Union is discussing the deployment of a high-tech “drone wall” — a coordinated network of surveillance and defense drones designed to protect EU airspace from unauthorized incursions, particularly from... read more »

Israel imposes new Gaza aid restrictions...

Israel imposes new Gaza aid restrictions, keeps Rafah crossing closed

Gaza / Jerusalem –Israel has imposed new restrictions on humanitarian aid entering the Gaza Strip and kept the Rafah border crossing with Egypt closed, intensifying strain on the fragile ceasefire agreement with Hamas. The move comes amid growing tensions over the slow release of Israeli... read more »

Israel confirms transfer of 4 more bodie...

Israel confirms transfer of 4 more bodies from Gaza

Jerusalem / Gaza – Israel has confirmed the transfer of four more bodies of deceased captives from Gaza, handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) earlier this week. The remains are now en route to Israeli authorities for identification and burial. The handover marks... read more »

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China urges US to respect air defence zone

China urges flexibility on Iran nuclear talks in Geneva

Beijing – China Thursday called on parties concerned to adopt a flexible and pragmatic approach, as they began a new round of talks on the Iran nuclear issue in Geneva. Foreign Ministry... read more »

Dangerous operation to remove fuel rods about to begin at Fukushima nuke plant

Dangerous operation to remove fuel rods about to b...

London – Engineers are preparing to extract the first of more than 1,000 nuclear fuel rods from one of the wrecked reactor buildings at... read more »

Pakistan claims nuclear facilities safe from cyber, oth...

Pakistan claims nuclear facilities safe from cyber, other threats for 40 years

Islamabad – Pakistan has given ‘highest importance’ to ensuring that the country’s nuclear programme is safe and secure, Ambassador Masood Khan... read more »

Tehran confirms India still part of Iran-Pak gas pipeli...

Pak admits Iran gas pipeline project cannot go ahead unless US sanctions issue resolved

Islamabad – India is still part of the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline officially as the modalities between Iran and India for the supply of gas, including... read more »

Chinese foreign minister to attend trilateral meeting

Chinese foreign minister to attend trilateral meeting

Beijing – Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will attend the 12th meeting of the foreign ministers of China, Russia and India and also the 11th Asia-Europe... read more »

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Some 500 migrants were rescued in seven operations launched over the weekend in the Mediterranean, the Italian coastguard said. A spokesperson told AFP on Sunday that four of the rescue... read more »

Maldives president escapes speedboat blast, wife injured

Maldives president Abdulla Yameen was saved from an explosion on his speedboat unhurt but his wife and two aides were injured on board when the boat approached the capital Male on Monday, a... read more »

Nine dead, over 30 injured in attack at Afghan volleyball match

Kabul: At least nine people were killed and 33 wounded Sunday in a bomb attack at a sports match in eastern Afghanistan, officials said, on the same day that Islamic State fighters launched... read more »

Thousands flee as `super typhoon` Dujuan nears Taiwan

Taipei: Evacuations were stepped up in Taiwan Monday as `super typhoon` Dujuan swirled towards the island, gathering strength on its approach to the east coast.Torrential rains and high... read more »

In a first, France launches air strikes on Islamic State training...

Paris: Six French jet fighters targeted and destroyed an Islamic State training camp in eastern Syria, President Francois Hollande said on Sunday, making good on a promise to go after the group that... read more »

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