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A drone strike on a crowded market in Sudan’s North Darfur killed 10 people over the weekend, first responders said, as fighting intensified across the country and aid agencies pulled staff from a besieged, famine-hit city in the south. The North Darfur Emergency Rooms Council, a volunteer network coordinating relief, said a drone hit Al-Harra market in the Rapid Support Forces-controlled town of Malha, igniting fires in shops and causing extensive damage. The council did not identify who carried out the strike. There was no…

BRUSSELS — President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Thursday that Ukraine will have to significantly cut drone production next year — and halt long-range strikes on Russian energy infrastructure — if European Union leaders fail to unlock a first loan backed by frozen Russian assets at a summit in Brussels. Ukraine faces a foreign aid shortfall of €45–50 billion in 2025 and is due to run out of money early next year, Zelensky said. “Without it, there will be a big problem for Ukraine,” he told reporters, adding he would press EU…

A paramilitary drone attack on the army-held town of Kalogi in Sudan's South Kordofan state struck a kindergarten and a hospital on Thursday, killing dozens of civilians, a local official and aid agencies said. Essam al-Din al-Sayed, head of the Kalogi administrative unit, told AFP via a Starlink connection that three strikes hit the town "— first a kindergarten, then a hospital and a third time as people tried to rescue the children." He blamed the assault on the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and their ally, the Sudan…

Russian forces attacked Ukraine's capital Kyiv early Wednesday, striking multiple residential buildings, triggering fires and killing two people, city officials said. Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv military administration, said in a Telegram post that the strikes began after 1 a.m. local time (11 p.m. Irish time). He said two people were killed and six were injured, and that air-defence units were engaged as both drones and missiles were used in the assault. Emergency services published images showing firefighters on…

Drone strike in Lower Shabelle underscores the moral and strategic dilemmas of remote warfare A reported drone strike this week in Akunji village, in Somalia’s volatile Janaale district of Lower Shabelle, has reopened painful questions about who bears the cost of a campaign fought mostly from the air. Local accounts and media reports say civilians may have been killed; authorities have not confirmed responsibility. The fog that surrounds the incident is familiar in Somalia — and emblematic of a broader global debate over…

Dead child and grandmother in Moscow region underscore risks as war’s long arm reaches deeper The charred ruins of a private home in Voskresensk, a small commuter town southeast of Moscow, came to symbolize on Monday how a war that began on the plains of eastern Ukraine is seeping into the everyday life of ordinary Russians. Regional governor Andrey Vorobyov said a fire sparked by a drone strike killed a 76-year-old woman and her six-year-old grandson. “Last night, air defence forces shot down four drones in Voskresensk and…

EU ministers push for a “drone wall” after airspace incursions rattle eastern members Brussels — European Union defence ministers have moved rapidly from talk to planning after a wave of drone incursions and airspace violations raised alarm among eastern member states, agreeing on the urgent need to create a so‑called "drone wall" to protect the bloc's borders. The call for action was sharpened this week after a series of incidents that included Denmark temporarily closing some airports following unidentified drone…

In recent months, the Amara region of Ethiopia has witnessed a surge in drone attacks, bringing severe consequences to its residents (Photo: SM/file). Tragically, a drone strike in the Shoa area of the Amhara region claimed the lives of two children, aged eight and nine, and an elderly woman. Another woman suffered severe injuries during the attack. Reports from Ethiopian Media Service (EMS) revealed the grievous circumstances, emphasizing that the wounded woman remains in critical condition. Fano Mintesnot, the head of…

SANAA, Yemen — "On Tuesday, Iran's Houthi allies unleashed a barrage of missiles and drones aiming at U.S. navy ships sailing in the Red Sea close to Yemen," stated a Pentagon representative. In a brazen display of force, eight drones, five ballistic missiles, and three cruise missiles homed in on the USS Stockdale and USS Spruance as they journeyed through Bab al-Mandeb strait. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) personnel managed to fend off the onslaught successfully. No damage occurred, and all…

In the heart of Frankfurt, a sea of placards emerged, screaming messages in both German and English. A particularly poignant one pleaded, “Stop Amhara Genocide!” Meanwhile, similar scenes unfurled across the Atlantic, where protests percolated through the streets of North America. Calgary, ordinarily a bastion of calm, was overtaken by thousands rallying against the carnage in Ethiopia's Amhara region. A cacophony of voices pierced the air in Washington, D.C., while Seattle echoed with demands for peace. The sheer scale…