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BBCUkraine's hopes and challenges after long wait for F-16s
Russia intends to destroy dozens of US-built warplanes as soon as they arrive in Ukraine.
- Evening Standard
Three Russian drones targeting Ukraine stray into Nato-member Romania, says air force chief
Ukrainian forces said they destroyed 25 Russian attack drones out of 38 launched overnight
- The Independent
Ukraine-Russia latest: Blow for Putin’s forces as Crimea airfield hit and Russia drone debris found in Romania
Nato calls Russian misfires near its member states’ borders ‘irresponsible and potentially dangerous’
- CNN
NORAD intercepts Russian and Chinese bombers operating together near Alaska in first such flight
NORAD intercepted two Russian and two Chinese bombers flying near Alaska Wednesday in what a US defense official said was the first time the two countries have been intercepted while operating together.
- The Hill
Austin orders review Medal of Honor awards for Wounded Knee massacre
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered a Pentagon board to review Medal of Honor awards for troops who participated in the 1890 Wounded Knee massacre, where Native American women and children were killed by U.S. soldiers in the deadliest mass shooting in the nation’s history. In a Wednesday memo to key staff, Austin directed the…
- Reuters
India and China agree to approach border issues with urgency
Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Thursday in Laos, where the two leaders agreed to resolve border issues as soon as possible. The two countries share a long Himalayan border, much of it poorly demarcated, and relations between them have been sour since a military clash in July 2020 when at least 20 Indian soldiers and four Chinese troops were killed. Jaishankar met Wang on the sidelines of the Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN summit in Laos, just three weeks after their last meeting in Kazakhstan, India's foreign ministry said on Thursday.
- France 24
Israeli army says it has recovered bodies of five hostages killed on October 7 from Gaza
The Israeli Defence Forces announced on Thursday that they had found the bodies of five hostages killed during the October 7 attacks who have been held in Gaza ever since. Corpses of a kindergarten teacher and four soldiers were found during a military operation in Khan Younis, the main city in the southern Gaza Strip, where the IDF have launched new attacks this week. Those found are among the 120 hostages listed as still being held in Gaza. Israeli forces recovered on Wednesday the bodies of f
- Reuters
Russian man confesses in video to Moscow car bomb attack on military officer at Ukraine's behest
Russia's RIA state news agency on Friday broadcast a video in which a Russian citizen said he had blown up a military officer in his car in Moscow earlier this week at the behest of the SBU Ukrainian security service. The Kommersant newspaper reported on Wednesday that a car bomb had injured an officer from Russia's military intelligence agency in northern Moscow. Other media said the injured man was a regular military officer.
- Evening Standard
Olympics 2024: Paris erects ring of steel in bid to thwart threats to security
Largest deployment of security personnel in peacetime French history
- PA Media: UK News
Man appears in court charged with attempted murder of Army officer in uniform
Anthony Esan, 24, is accused of repeatedly stabbing Lieutenant Colonel Mark Teeton in Gillingham, Kent, on Tuesday.
- Sky News
£7.7 million bounty offered in hunt for members of North Korea-backed hacking group
The UK, US and South Korea have accused a North Korea-backed cyber group of carrying out an online espionage campaign to steal military and nuclear secrets. The "Andariel" group has been compromising organisations around the globe as it attempts to get hold of sensitive and classified technical information and intellectual property data, according to the UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). The centre, along with the FBI in the US and South Korea's national intelligence service, have issued a joint warning and advisory note about Andariel's actions.
- Reuters
Exclusive-US, Vietnam discuss supplying Hanoi with C-130 military transport planes, sources say
The United States and Vietnam are discussing the sale of Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules military transport planes to Hanoi, two people familiar with the discussions said, in a sign of closer security cooperation between the two former foes. The talks could lead to a supply agreement this year, the sources said, in what would represent Vietnam's largest military deal since it said publicly at the end of 2022 that it intended to diversify its defence supplies, which have for decades relied heavily on Russian gear. The United States could offer Hanoi financial support as part of a sale, the sources said.
- BBC
Israeli military recovers five hostages' bodies in Gaza
The remains of a teacher and four soldiers were found in an operation in Khan Younis on Wednesday.
- CNN
Fact-checking Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress
Netanyahu made a number of claims about the war in Gaza that were either false, lacked context or were presented without evidence to support them.
- HuffPost
Stephen Colbert Taunts Trump With Absolutely Brutal Reminder About Melania
The "Late Show" host mocked the former president over one curious claim.
- HuffPost
'Trump Is Chicken': Critics Taunt 'Scared' Trump For Bailing On Debate
The former president put debate plans on pause, and critics are calling him out over it.
- The Independent
Is Donald Trump good at golf? We asked a professional coach to analyze his swing
With Joe Biden calling Trump’s alleged golfing prowess into question, is the 45th president as good as he claims to be?
- BuzzFeed
Kamala Harris' Press Release About Donald Trump's Fox News Appearance Is Going Viral
"Something about the question mark after 'old and quite weird' is taking me out."
- Yahoo Sport Australia
Tennis world erupts over massive news about Novak Djokovic and Rafa Nadal at Olympics
Rafa Nadal has left the tennis world stunned. Find out more here.
- NewsWire
Why Aussies being turned away from Bali
Hundreds of Aussie tourists are being denied entry into Indonesia’s island paradise for one reason.