Russia launches 948 drones at Ukraine in largest attack over 24-hour period
Cities across the west of Ukraine were hit, with residential buildings damaged and many injured.
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Drones expand the deadly front lines of Sudan’s devastating war | Sudan war
NewsFeed The United Nations is warning that rapidly escalating drone warfare in Sudan has killed more than 200 people in little over a week as schools, hospitals, and civilian infrastructure become targets. Published On 17 Mar 202617 Mar 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share plus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo
Munich airport resumes flights after suspected drones force closure
Reuters Flights have resumed at Germany’s Munich airport after unconfirmed drone sightings forced it to suspend operations for the second time in 24 hours. In a statement on Friday evening, the airport said that flights were stopped at 21:30 local time (20:30 GMT), with around 6,500 passengers affected. At least 17 flights were also grounded…
“Pattern” emerging of EU airports disrupted by drones | Russia-Ukraine war
“This is a worrying portent of the nature of security threats to airports, in particular, to come.” Samir Puri from Chatham House discusses the possibility of Russia waging a drone war on the EU after drones disrupted the airport in Munich, Germany. Published On 3 Oct 20253 Oct 2025 Click here to share on social…
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…
Poland says it downed Russian drones in its airspace during Russian attacks on Ukraine
Poland said Wednesday it had downed drones that entered its airspace during Russian aerial attacks on Ukraine. Prime Minister Donald Tusk said in a post on X that, “Last night the Polish airspace was violated by a huge number of Russian drones. Those drones that posed a direct threat were shot down. I am in constant…
Drones laden with explosives kills three Colombian soldiers
Three soldiers have been killed in a drone attack in south-west Colombia, which authorities have blamed on a dissident rebel group. The devices dropped explosives on members of Colombia’s navy and army, who were manning a checkpoint on the Naya River. Four other members of the security forces were injured in the attack. Drone attacks…
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…
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…