Leipzig Airport serves as a strategic hub for NATO, including for military transports to Ukraine. The airport is also the international courier service DHL’s largest European air hub and serves as a temporary home for some Ukrainian Antonov aircraft, protecting them from Russian attacks. An armed drone was found just meters away from such a plane, German officials … Read more
Yemen’s Houthis said they attacked an oil facility Sunday in southwestern Saudi Arabia, the latest attack by the Iranian-backed rebels on the kingdom. They also attacked a crucial port on the Red Sea, further escalating the conflict over strategic waterways. Meanwhile, Iran has made new demands about the restart of negotiations and the reopening of … Read more
Russia says it struck vessels and military facilities supporting Ukraine in Odesa and MykolaivRussia continued strikes on Ukrainian port infrastructure and vessels supporting the Ukrainian military, Russia’s defence ministry said on Saturday.The ministry said Russian forces used precision air-launched weapons and attack drones to hit military warehouses containing communications and electronic warfare equipment in the … Read more
A wildfire in British Columbia, Canada, has forced more than 20,000 people to evacuate as fast-moving blazes destroyed homes.The Bald Range wildfire has grown rapidly, burning about 9,500 hectares (23,500 acres) and prompting evacuation orders in Summerland, Peachland and other districts west of Okanagan Lake.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listBritish Columbia’s Premier David … Read more
The pact includes an Article 5-style mutual-defence clause, but questions remain over how it would operate in practice and how Tehran will respond.Turkish leaders have insisted that the new trilateral defence pact with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan is not directed at Iran.Turkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Saturday that the pact does not identify … Read more
Germany now facing daily hybrid warfare attacks, says ministerGermany faces daily hybrid warfare attacks from abroad, Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt was quoted as saying on Sunday, following a suspected attack attempt involving an explosive-laden drone at Leipzig/Halle Airport.Dobrindt told the newspaper Bild am Sonntag that foreign powers wanted to subdue Germany politically and socially by … Read more
Washington, DC – The administration of United States President Donald Trump has offered no official response in the hours since Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan signed a landmark mutual defence agreement in Mecca.The muted reaction, which persisted into Saturday, likely underscores the multilayered — and still emerging — implications of the new deal for US strategy, … Read more
The Bald Range fire, which is burning “out of control” in British Columbia, Canada, prompted an evacuation order of more than 18,000 people in two communities as the blaze rapidly spread, the authorities said.The fire has scorched more than 25,000 acres as flames have edged closer to the Districts of Summerland and Peachland, officials said.Officials … Read more
A tiny greenish, nocturnal frog that thrives in coffee plantations was discovered in Costa Rica’s central Pacific region, where it also faces risks from agrochemicals used in farming.Measuring less than 4 centimeters and known as the “spring frog,” AFP reporters observed the dark green-spotted amphibians in San Lorenzo de Tarrazu.”It’s a new species of tree … Read more
BEIRUT (AP) — A sanctioned tanker carrying nearly 1 million barrels of oil appears to have become further submerged in waters off the coast of Oman where it has been grounded for several weeks, satellite images reviewed by The Associated Press show.Crude oil has been leaking and spreading quickly in recent days from the Caroline … Read more