10 h. ago Maltese authorities block food supplies to stricken Gaza aid ship hit by drone attack

Activists are being prevented from delivering food supplies to an aid ship bound for Gaza which was damaged in a drone attack off the coast of Malta.

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13 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Three million shells coming from our allies, says Zelenskyy

Ukrainian attack over border largely destroys Russian electrical equipment plant; mayor reports drones headed for Moscow. What we know on day 1,167See all our Ukraine war coverageUkraine hopes to receive 3m artillery shells from allies and partners in 2025 including 1.8m under a Czech-led programme, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in Prague on Sunday. “The Czech artillery initiative is working brilliantly,” the Ukrainian president said. Prague steers a European drive to supply artillery ammunition to Ukraine, financed largely by Nato allies. “Not only North Korea is capable of helping [Russia] in the war – we have allies who are helping Ukraine,” Zelenskyy said in comments reported by the Kyiv Independent.Zelenskyy added there would be a meeting on Monday with “Czech defence companies”, with details to be announced later. Discussions were under way for a Ukrainian-Czech pilot training school for F16 fighter jets, which could not be established in Ukraine “due to current security concerns”....

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23 h. ago Terrorists and criminals misusing ‘dark’ drones could cause carnage, expert warns

As Ukraine and Russia develop technology resistant to being jammed, pilot calls for world leaders to step up defences

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47 h. ago Witnesses and aid groups report looting in Gaza after two months of Israeli blockade

Organizations in Gaza, messages circulated between security officials for aid groups seen by The Associated Press and witnesses say warehouses are being looted by Palestinians, some armed, as desperation for aid spikes after more than two months of Israel’s blockade

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53 h. ago Russian drone attack injures 47 in Ukraine’s second largest city Kharkiv

Russia fired nearly 200 exploding drones and decoys overnight, Ukraine air force says

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54 h. ago Russian drone attack wounds 47 in Ukraine’s second city, Kharkiv

Russia launched a major drone assault on the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, wounding 47

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56 h. ago Groups fear Israeli proposal for controlling aid in Gaza will forcibly displace people

Israel has blocked aid from entering Gaza for two months and says it won’t allow food, fuel, water or medicine into the besieged territory until it can prevent Hamas and other militants from siphoning it away from Palestinian civilians

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60 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Russia attacks Kharkiv with drone barrage, injuring 46

Nighttime strikes in four districts prompt fresh appeal from Volodymyr Zelenskyy to boost air defences. What we know on day 1,165See all our Ukraine war coverage Continue reading...

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67 h. ago Desperate children and adults in Gaza struggle to get food as Israel blocks aid

Young children and adults in Gaza frantically wave pots and pans at charity workers

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3 d. ago Ship carrying aid to Gaza ‘attacked by drones’ off Mediterranean island

A ship carrying aid to Gaza burst into flames after it was reportedly attacked by drones off the coast of Malta on Friday (2 May).

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3 d. ago Drones strike ship carrying aid to Gaza, humanitarian group says

The Freedom Flotilla Coalition says drones attacked a vessel carrying aid to Gaza while it was off the coast of Malta

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3 d. ago Ship carrying aid to Gaza is 'attacked by drones' off Mediterranean island sparking onboard inferno amid race to rescue 30 activists from sinking vessel

The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC), an international NGO, say their vessel was assaulted while in international waters early this morning.

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3 d. ago Top UN court wraps a week of hearings on humanitarian aid to Gaza

The top United Nations court is wrapping a week of hearings on what Israel must do to ensure desperately needed humanitarian aid reaches Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank

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3 d. ago Ship carrying activists and aid to Gaza attacked by drones, NGO claims

The ship issued an SOS distress call after being hit 17 nautical miles east of Malta

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3 d. ago Ukrainian drone attack kills at least 7 people hours after Kyiv and Washington's mineral agreement

More deaths were reported in Ukraine on land occupied by Russia where seven people were killed in a drone attack, hours after Kyiv signed the minerals deal with the US

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3 d. ago Sand groomers v turtles: how wildlife is falling foul of the demand for Insta

From the turtle-nesting beaches of Italy to Greek island bird havens, across the Mediterranean campaigners are fighting to protect habitats from tourists seeking a picture-perfect holidayIn the summer months in Puglia, southern Italy, the battle for the beaches begins before dawn. Armed with tractors, beach owners flatten every imperfection from the sand, dragging it to sift out anything large enough to be considered waste. As the sun rises, tourists flood the coastline, often unaware of what lies hidden beneath their feet.Two feet below the surface, delicate eggs laid by loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) are waiting to hatch. For the turtles, the beach is not a beauty spot but a habitat. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Militarily cosying up to Trump in Yemen cannot end well for the UK | Paul Rogers

US foreign policy is turning it into a global pariah – yet Labour’s strike on the Houthis represents a new level of supportPaul Rogers is emeritus professor of peace studies at Bradford UniversityThis week’s RAF attack on Houthi rebels in Yemen was the first to be approved by the Labour government. It joined a major US military operation that started in March and has involved 45 days of airstrikes. Operation Rough Rider is a demonstration by the Trump administration that it will prosecute a vigorous war that is more intense than under Joe Biden, and has, according to the US, already seen more than 1,000 targets hit.The RAF operation reportedly targeted a plant manufacturing armed drones used in Houthi attacks on shipping transiting the Red Sea, and demonstrated that Keir Starmer has decided to be Donald Trump’s closest military ally.Paul Rogers is emeritus professor of peace studies at Bradford University Continue reading...

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4 d. ago At least 9 dead in drone strikes after US and Ukraine sign minerals deal

Moscow-appointed officials in Ukraine's Kherson region say a Ukrainian drone attack killed seven and wounded more than 20 people

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4 d. ago Devastating aftermath of Russian drone attack on Odesa as minerals deal struck

Ukrainian emergency services tackled huge fires in Odesa following a Russian drone attack that took place in the early hours of Thursday (1 May), according to the local authorities.

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4 d. ago Israel has no duty to allow UN aid agency into Gaza, says US state department lawyer

Joshua Simmons tells international court of justice that Israel’s concerns about Unwra are ‘credible’Israel’s urgent security needs override its obligations to provide aid to Palestinians in Gaza, a US state department lawyer has told the international court of justice (ICJ).Joshua Simmons spoke as the United Nations’ top court hears a case on Israel’s ban on cooperation with Unwra, the UN’s main agency for Palestinians. Continue reading...

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