- Ukraine missile maker targets ‘game changer’ air defense system by 2027 Defense News
- A billion-dollar mirage: Do Ukraines new missiles match the hype irishsun.com
- Fire Point says it will start testing longer-range FP-9 ballistic missile capable of reaching Moscow marketscreener.com
- Ukraine Enters Air-Launched Ballistic Missile Race With New FP-9 Variant UNITED24 Media
- Ukrainian Company Develops Advanced Air Defense Technologies to Counter Aerial Threats صوت الإمارات
Russian attacks kill 4 as Ukraine drones target oil infrastructure – apnews.com
- Russian attacks kill 4 as Ukraine drones target oil infrastructure apnews.com
- Ukraine outshoots Russia in cross-border drone war for 1st time, March data suggests ABC News
- Russian attacks kill 4 people overnight as Ukraine drones target oil infrastructure PBS
- Russian drones kill mother, 2-year-old daughter in Ukraine's Odesa Reuters
- Ukraine: 3 killed in Odesa, Kyiv targets Russian oil exports DW.com
DR Congo agrees to take deportees from the US
The country will start receiving deportees from this month but has not said how many they will accept.
DR Congo agrees to take deportees from the US
The country will start receiving deportees from this month but has not said how many they will accept.
North Korea says South Korea’s Lee is ‘wise’ for expressing regret about drones – Yahoo
- North Korea says South Korea's Lee is 'wise' for expressing regret about drones Yahoo
- North Korea welcomes Seoul regret over drones as 'wise' DW.com
- North Korea welcome's Seoul's expression of regret over drone incursion Reuters
- ‘Broad-minded man's attitude’: North Korea calls South Korean President Lee’s regret over drone incursions ‘wise’ in rare conciliatory response timesofindia.indiatimes.com
- ‘Irresponsible and reckless’: South Korea’s Lee regrets drones sent to North South China Morning Post
‘Smell’ of war comes to St Petersburg as Ukraine hammers Russian refineries – Al Jazeera
- ‘Smell’ of war comes to St Petersburg as Ukraine hammers Russian refineries Al Jazeera
- Russian Baltic port resumes crude loading after attacks, Bloomberg News reports Reuters
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 5, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Russia’s Key Black Sea Oil Terminal on Fire, NASA Data Show Bloomberg.com
- Ukraine war briefing: Russian oil facilities burn as Zelenskyy tours Middle East The Guardian
The US could still try to play the ethnic card in Iran
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How US operation to rescue air officer from Iran unfolded
President Trump says US service member whose fighter jet was shot down over Iran is rescued during two raids.
German mayors call for night-time ban on robot lawnmowers to protect hedgehogs
Leaders say automated mowers’ blades threaten nocturnal animals as studies highlight risks to wildlife
German mayors have called for a nationwide ban on night-time use of robot lawnmowers to protect hedgehogs and other small nocturnal animals from being killed or maimed in the dark.
Recent studies have highlighted the threat lawnmower blades pose to wildlife active between dusk and dawn, prompting growing calls for regulation. Hedgehogs also tend to curl into a ball when threatened rather than running away, making them harder for a robot mower’s sensors to detect.
Continue reading...Has Trump confirmed Iran’s claim that protesters were US-armed?
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Iran threatens Bab al-Mandeb closure: How would that affect world trade?
If the chokepoint were shut, along with the Strait of Hormuz, a quarter of the world's energy supply would be blocked.
‘Really feeling the love’ – Savannah Guthrie returns to NBC as search for mother goes on
Nancy Guthrie disappeared from her home in Tucson, Arizona, in what authorities believe was an abduction.
Seoul spy agency says it’s fair to view teen daughter of North Korean leader Kim as his heir – apnews.com
- Seoul spy agency says it’s fair to view teen daughter of North Korean leader Kim as his heir apnews.com
- South Korea says intelligence shows Kim Jong Un's daughter is successor USA Today
- It's fair to view Kim Jong Un's teen daughter as his heir, Seoul spy agency says NBC News
- North Korea: Kim Jong Un's teenage daughter could be considered his successor, Seoul's spy agency reportedly says Sky News
- 'Credible intelligence' reveals North Korea's successor to Kim Jong Un, South Korea says Fox News
Thailand PM urges working from home amid fears over energy crisis
Anutin Charnvirakul encourages measures such as home working and carpooling as country is reliant on oil imports
Thailand’s prime minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, has called on the public to conserve energy, urging work-from-home measures and carpooling, as he warned of the impact of the conflict in the Middle East.
In a statement posted on social media, Anutin said Thailand was exposed to the crisis because of its reliance on imported oil and gas, and the country could not be complacent.
Continue reading...Young gray whale dies after swimming up river in Washington state
Hunger is a likely reason the whale, dubbed Willapa Willy, travelled inland, experts say.
Pakistan offers ‘two-phased’ truce deal to end US-Israel war on Iran
Iran, while still reviewing the proposal, says it won't reopen Hormuz as part of a temporary ceasefire.
Trump’s ‘Bridge Day’ threat: Can a last-ditch ceasefire plan work?
Mediators Pakistan, Turkiye and Egypt are proposing a 45-day ceasefire plan. But Iran is reluctant.
Trump accused of ‘threatening possible war crimes’ in Iran post | First Thin
Chuck Schumer accuses president of ‘ranting like an unhinged madman’ in threat to obliterate Iran’s power plants and bridges. Plus, Audrey Hepburn’s son Sean on her movies, marriages, good works and fascist parents
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Donald Trump has faced sharp criticism after threatening to wipe out Iran’s power plants and bridges in an expletive-riddled social media post yesterday.
How has Iran reacted? Iran’s parliament speaker responded with a warning that the US president’s “reckless moves” would mean “our whole region is going to burn”.
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What will they see? During the flyby, which will last about six hours, the crew will have to observe the celestial body with their naked eyes, along with cameras they have onboard. The journey promises views of the moon’s far side that were too dark or too difficult to see by the 24 Apollo astronauts who preceded them.
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