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Ukraine: Several killed as Russia strikes bus, other targets

Meanwhile, Ukrainian drone strikes on Russia and Russian-occupied regions killed at least five, including a 12-year-old boy. Ukraine has been pushing for a ceasefire during the Orthodox Easter, which is later this week.

DW News 3 months ago

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How serious will the jet fuel crisis in Europe become?

Jet fuel prices have increased by 95% since the United States and Israel launched military attacks against Iran on 28 February. Higher fares, fuel surcharges and reductions in capacity or limiting of unprofitable routes will be the new normal...

Euronews 3 months ago

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Israeli airstrike kills at least 10 near Gaza school as ceasefire strains

An Israeli airstrike killed at least 10 people and wounded several others outside a school housing displaced Palestinians on Monday, health officials said, the latest violence to overshadow the fragile U.S.-backed Gaza ceasefire deal. Before the...

France 24 3 months ago

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Why did Italy deny US bombers access to an Italian airbase?

Claims circulating online suggest Italy denied US military aircraft access to the Sigonella base in Sicily for political reasons linked to the war in Iran. However, official statements and reporting from multiple sources indicate the situation is...

Euronews 3 months ago

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DR Congo: Fighting between army and M23 rebels leave civilians at breaking point

In Fizi territory, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, fighting is raging between Congolese soldiers, who are supported by local armed groups, and M23 rebels, who are allegedly supported by Rwanda. New recruits swell the ranks of the armed...

France 24 3 months ago

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Australia charges ex‑soldier with 5 war‑crime murders in Afghanistan

Roberts-Smith is only the second Australian veteran of the Afghanistan campaign to be charged with a war crime.

NPR News 3 months ago

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Iran calls for young people to form human chains to protect power plants

Airstrikes pounded Tehran on Tuesday, and Iranian officials urged young people to form human chains to protect power plants, hours before the expiration of U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest deadline for the Islamic Republic to reopen the crucial...

France 24 3 months ago

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Hermeus raises $350M to build autonomous hypersonic fighters

The defense aviation startup is coming off two successful flight demonstrations, and with the next one, it's aiming to go supersonic.

TechCrunch 3 months ago

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France: One killed as high-speed TGV train derails after truck crash

The driver of a high-speed train has died in northern France after his train collided with a truck transporting military material. The train was carrying 243 people, at least a dozen of whom were injured in the crash.

DW News 3 months ago

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Europe mulls the prospect of a NATO without the US

As the US president escalates threats to destroy Iran, will NATO be collateral damage? A former American ambassador says the alliance is “not dead” but “deeply damaged” by transatlantic divisions.

DW News 3 months ago

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Scientists solve 30-year mystery of a hidden nutrient that protects the brain and fights cancer

Scientists have finally uncovered the missing link in how our bodies absorb queuosine, a rare micronutrient crucial for brain health, memory, stress response, and cancer defense. For decades, researchers suspected a transporter had to exist, but it...

Science Daily 3 months ago

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Cape Town mums patrol streets amid surge in violence

The South African government has deployed 2,200 soldiers alongside the police in five provinces for a period of one year to combat gangs and organized crime. One of the hardest-hit cities is Cape Town where, in the face of the violence, local...

France 24 3 months ago

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US-Israeli strikes destroy buildings in northern Iran

Video shows widespread destruction in Pardis, northern Iran. The Israeli military said they bombed Iran on April 7.

Al Jazeera 3 months ago

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Trump's Tuesday deadline: Will he really ‘bomb Iran into the Stone Age’?

PRESS REVIEW - Tuesday, April 7: Donald Trump's blatantly disregards accusations of war crimes as he vows to bomb Iran's energy infrastructure if it does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Australia's most decorated military veteran is arrested and...

France 24 3 months ago

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Centauros: Greece's anti-drone system that changes 'war of drones' at low cost

The anti-drone system, named after a mythical creature symbolising untamed forces of nature, uses electronic warfare technology to detect and neutralise UAVs without munitions.

Euronews 3 months ago

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‘Military action is not an effective means to pursue nonproliferation’

'We’re now seeing very concerning strikes on nuclear facilities in Iran that risk further radioactive contamination.'

Al Jazeera 3 months ago

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Morning news brief

Trump repeats threat to bomb Iran's infrastructure if a deal isn't reached, strikes in the Middle East intensify as Trump's deadline looms, Artemis II crew heads home after historic moon mission.

NPR News 3 months ago

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Russian drone strike on bus stop in central Ukraine kills three and injures 12

The Russian drone targeted a moving bus deliberately as it was pulling in to a stop to allow waiting passengers on board, officials said.

Euronews 3 months ago

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Trump's threatened destruction of Iran's infrastructure could be considered war crime, experts say

US President Donald Trump said Monday that he was “not at all” concerned about the risk of committing war crimes in Iran if he carried out his threat to bomb bridges and power plants. However, according to experts in military law, deliberately...

France 24 3 months ago

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Australia arrests ex-soldier Roberts-Smith over alleged Afghan war crimes

Arrest comes after Roberts-Smith lost case against reporters who said he was involved in murders of unarmed Afghan men.

Al Jazeera 3 months ago