11 h. ago Russia launches one of biggest drone attacks on Kyiv since start of war

Attack occurs hours after Russia and Ukraine begin prisoner exchange in deal seen as first step towards ceasefireRussia has launched a large-scale drone and missile attack on Kyiv, injuring 15 people in one of the biggest assaults on the Ukrainian capital since the beginning of the war more than three years ago.The attack came in waves, with Russia launching 14 ballistic missiles and 250 drones in the early hours of Saturday, although Ukrainian forces shot down six missiles and stopped most of the drones before they reached Kyiv. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Putin unleashes night of hell on Kyiv with missile and drone attack on Ukraine capital

Vladimir Putin's forces battered Kyiv overnight with a seven-hour bombardment of missiles and drones with images of massive explosions as people ran to underground metro shelters

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57 h. ago US launches nuclear missile in 'doomsday test' to showcase readiness amid growing WW3 fears

The US Air Force launched a hypersonic nuclear missile in what officials described as a 'doomsday test' that The test coincided with Trump' unveiling his 'Golden Dome' plans.

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4 d. ago Trump announces ‘Golden Dome for America’ to protect U.S. from ballistic and hypersonic missiles

Trump claims the ‘Golden Dome’ system will be operational by the end of his term

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5 d. ago ‘Our hearts ache’: the fight for survival in Gaza amid Israel’s new offensive and no aid

Ceasefire rumours of little interest, say the bereaved who face starvation after one of Beit Lahiya’s ‘hardest nights’• Middle East crisis – live updatesAt about 2am on Sunday, Basel al-Barawi was dozing fitfully in his home in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza. For hours, he had listened fearfully to the sound of explosions and shooting.Then there was a massive blast. Barawi ran out to the street and saw that his cousin’s house had been bombed, with 10 people inside. The strikes on Beit Lahiya came days after Israel launched a major new offensive, named Operation Gideon’s Chariots. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Israel systematically targeting hospitals, Gaza health ministry says, after scores die in new IDF strikes – Israel

Gaza officials says hospitals are overwhelmed but are being repeatedly hit by Israel as reports say more than 100 people died in new strikesThe Israeli military said this morning it had intercepted a missile launched from Yemen toward Israel, where sirens sounded in several areas.The Iranian backed Houthi rebel group said they had targeted Israel’s main airport, Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv, with two ballistic missiles in an overnight operation. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Bicester fire latest: Multiple explosions heard at former RAF base as massive blaze kills three

Two firefighters died while tackling the inferno at Bicester Motion on Thursday

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1 week ago The good news from Kyiv: with or without a ceasefire, Ukraine has a newfound confidence | Nathalie Tocci

Its European allies must commit to the long-haul – but they, as much as Zelenskyy, will reap the rewardsMy train rolled into Kyiv last week as Russian ballistic missiles and drones hit the city, killing a mother and her son. I had last been in Ukraine just over a year earlier. Back then, in April 2024, the mood was dark. Frustrated by delays in western military aid, people had a palpable fear of escalating Russian territorial gains, perhaps even a collapse of Ukraine’s frontline. Today, the international context is even more fraught. The Biden administration was frustratingly slow and scared, but few doubted that the US wanted to prevent Russia from prevailing. The same cannot be said of Donald Trump, whose ideological affinity with Vladimir Putin has thrown Europe, starting with Ukraine, off balance.But despite the Trump administration’s betrayals, I found the mood in Kyiv more confident than a year previously. After more than three years of war, Ukrainians are tired, but they are ...

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2 w. ago Ukraine war briefing: Hegseth’s sudden arms halt ‘cost US up to $2.2m’ – report

Missile attack against Kyiv after deadly strike on Sumy; Zelenskyy seeks ramp-up of drone interceptor development. What we know on day 1,169 The Pentagon under Pete Hegseth stopped arms shipments to Ukraine in February without being ordered to do so by Donald Trump, the newly inaugurated president, Reuters reports. The order – which the news agency said blindsided top US national security officials, and the Ukrainians – was reversed within a week, but it cost up to $US2.2m to cancel the 11 flights involved, according to records. Reuters said records showed Hegseth gave a verbal order for the stoppage after a 30 January Oval Office meeting where only the idea of stopping military assistance was discussed.Ukraine’s air defence units were trying repel a missile attack on Kyiv, the mayor said, after explosions shook the city just after 1am local time on Wednesday. A Russian ballistic missile attack killed three people including a child at Sumy in Ukraine and wounded 10 other people – mo...

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2 w. ago BA suspends Israel flights after missile strike as crew 'glad to be out of there'

Iran-backed Houthis fired a ballistic missile at the Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv, sparking anger in Israel - British Airways have since moved to suspend flights

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2 w. ago British Airways suspends Israel flights after crew caught up in Houthi missile strike

British Airways has reportedly suspended all flights to and from Israel after airline crew were caught up in the ballistic missile strike on Tel Aviv’s airport on Sunday

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2 w. ago Israel vows to 'take action' after reporting missile fired from Yemen towards Jerusalem

Smoke has been rising near Ben Gurion Airport in Israel following a reported ballistic missile launch from Yemen

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3 w. ago Pakistan test fires ballistic missile as India bans imports amid tensions over Kashmir terror attack

India bans import of goods originating from or transiting via Pakistan as diplomatic tensions soar

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3 w. ago CCTV shows blaze destroy home after devastating house explosion

Shocking footage shows the moment a house was destroyed by a massive explosion.

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3 w. ago North Korea's Kim Jong Un oversees missile test of new 'Aegis Destroyer' warship

The North Korean Navy has been showing off its new 'Cheo Hyun' class of destroyer, which comes packed with lethal hardware and the ability to fire potentially nuclear-armed ballistic missiles

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3 w. ago Girl, 12, killed in Russian drone attack in Ukraine as Putin 'ceasefire' plan slammed by Zelensky

Casualty toll of children in Putin’s war climbs ever higher with more than 2,500 wounded or killed, according to UNICEF

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3 w. ago Major explosion in London triggers massive fire, 15 fire engines and nearly 100 firefighters at the scene

Major explosion in London triggers massive fire, 15 fire engines and nearly 100 firefighters at the scene  Wion

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3 w. ago Death toll in Iran port explosion rises to at least 46 killed, with over 1,000 injured

The death toll from a huge explosion that rocked one of Iran’s main ports has risen to 46 people killed

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3 w. ago Iran explosion: At least 14 dead and over 750 injured following massive blast at port

Helicopters dumped water from the air on the fire hours after the initial explosion

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4 w. ago Massive explosion of ballistic missile fuel at Iranian port injures more than 700 and leaves at least five people dead

The blast happened at Shahid Rajaei port which is purportedly linked to a shipment of a chemical ingredient used to make missile propellant.

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