Estonia and Latvia say drones hit their NATO territory as Ukraine and Russia traded attacks

Estonia and Latvia say drones hit their NATO territory as Ukraine and Russia traded attacks

Kyiv — NATO members Estonia and Latvia said stray drones entered their territory Wednesday morning on the heels of one of Russia’s biggest daytime drone attacks on Ukraine since Vladimir Putin launched his country’s full-scale invasion four years ago. Estonia’s Internal Security Service said a drone entered the country from Russia and slammed into the chimney…

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Greta Thunberg’s Gaza flotilla hit by drones, organisers claim

Greta Thunberg’s Gaza flotilla hit by drones, organisers claim

GLOBAL SUDUM FLOTILLA Global Sumud Flotilla shared footage of the first alleged strike on Instagram Two vessels that are part of a Gaza-bound flotilla carrying aid and pro-Palestinian activists including Greta Thunberg have been struck in separate suspected drone attacks, flotilla organisers have claimed. Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) posted footage on Tuesday appearing to show…

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Africa: Drones, Disinformation and Guns-for-Hire Are Reshaping Conflict in Africa – New Book Tracks the Trends

Africa: Drones, Disinformation and Guns-for-Hire Are Reshaping Conflict in Africa – New Book Tracks the Trends

Alessandro Arduino has researched Africa’s security affairs with a particular focus on the use of private military companies and other guns-for-hire across the continent. In his latest book, Money for Mayhem, Arduino examines how military privatisation intersects with international power dynamics. Drawing on fieldwork, interviews and firsthand data, he tracks actors from Russia, China and…

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Drones join the climb to save Everest

Drones join the climb to save Everest

Mount Everest. Mário Simoes/CC BY 2.0 Human waste, empty oxygen cylinders, kitchen leftovers and discarded ladders. Sherpas working on Mount Everest carry all that and more — 20kg/person — navigating a four-hour hike that traverses crumbling glacial ice and treacherous crevasses to bring trash back to base camp. During the most recent climbing season, they…

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