3 h. ago China accuses Australia of covering up South China Sea airspace incursion

China accuses Australia of covering up South China Sea airspace incursion  Al Jazeera

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6 h. ago China accuses Australia of covering up airspace intrusion in South China Sea

China accuses Australia of covering up airspace intrusion in South China Sea  Reuters

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41 h. ago South China Sea: Australia accuses China of dropping flares near its jet; Beijing claims intrusion

South China Sea: Australia accuses China of dropping flares near its jet; Beijing claims intrusion  Times of India

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44 h. ago China, Australia trade blame after PLA jet releases flares in mid

China and Australia exchanged accusations on Monday after an encounter over the disputed South China Sea, with the PLA’s Southern Theatre Command Air Force saying that it drove away a P-8A military aircraft that illegally intruded into Chinese airspace. “The People’s Liberation Army Southern Theatre Command organised naval and air forces to track and monitor the intruder in accordance with regulations, implement effective countermeasures, and issue warnings to drive it away,” Senior Colonel Li...

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2 w. ago Lithuania’s Vilnius Airport suspends traffic over balloons in airspace

Lithuania has suspended air traffic at Vilnius Airport due to balloons possibly flying in its airspace, and flights have been diverted, the airport’s operator said late on Saturday. European aviation has repeatedly been thrown into chaos in recent weeks by drone sightings and air incursions, including at airports in Copenhagen and Munich. “Attention: the airspace over Vilnius Airport is closed,” the airport said in a statement on its website, adding that the closure was expected to last until...

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2 w. ago EU leaders discuss ‘drone wall’ to repel Russia after airspace violations

European Union leaders discussed plans on Wednesday to bolster the bloc’s eastern defences against Russian drones but some said the focus should be broader, as they met in Copenhagen days after airspace intrusions by unmanned aircraft rattled Denmark. European authorities have accused Russia of brazen violations of the region’s airspace, including with recent incursions by drones over Poland and fighter planes over Estonia. Denmark has stopped short of saying who it believes is responsible for...

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3 w. ago Russia pummels Ukraine with ‘massive’ missile and drone strikes

Ukraine said on Sunday that Russia pounded the country with “hundreds” of drones and missiles overnight, killing at least four people in the capital alone, as neighbouring Poland scrambled jets to secure its airspace. The attacks came after Russia warned Nato against taking sterner action in response to alleged incursions into airspace covered by the military alliance. The barrage also followed the revelation by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that Kyiv had received a US-made Patriot air...

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