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North Korea has tested attack drones, cruise missiles and rocket launchers at a weapons demonstration, state media reported Friday, as Kim Jong Un called for faster development of military drone and artificial intelligence technology. The tests follow a series of weapons trials and rising tensions with South Korea.
The attack is the latest in a series of major drone assaults targeting the Moscow region.
"We feel watched all the time, on the street, night and day, at school and even inside our homes": in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian farmers denounce the massive use of drones by Israeli settlers and army. According to activists and researchers, it aims to monitor new Palestinian constructions. In 2026, the Israeli government allocated more than EUR 14 million to outposts and illegal settlements to finance so-called "security" equipment, including these drones.
As drone deliveries become more commonplace, their makers are looking for ways to make them quieter.
Saudi Arabia says it intercepted Houthi missiles and drones, while the Houthis claimed attacks on airports and energy sites amid rising regional supply risks.
Saudi Civil Defence says the interception of Houthi ballistic missiles caused two injuries in the country's south.
A truck carrying people to a funeral and a market alleged to be supplying fuel to the RSF were targeted.
Ukrainian drones struck the Saratov region. The regional governor reported one person was killed.
Dramatic flames from the huge Cairngorms wildfire in July have disappeared - but hot spots can continue to burn beneath the earth.
The small former Soviet republic, neutral by constitutional mandate, records 56 violations of its airspace in the course of the year, more than double that of all 2025
Cloud seeding is gaining attention as countries look to boost rainfall - will drones help?
Bulgaria launches search operation after Togo-flagged Alfa Watan sinks at scene of attack.
Ukrainian drones killed two people and hit a major fuel depot overnight in one of the biggest attacks of the war on Moscow and the surrounding region. France 24's Rochelle Ferguson Bouyahi has the details.
During the night of Monday to Tuesday, two commercial ships were hit by drones in Bulgaria's exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea, one of which sank. Prime Minister Roumen Radev said the crew of the sinking ship was missing.
One has sunk and another has had to be evacuated one day after another offensive killed two people on board a ship in Romania
Romanian authorities did not say what caused the fire, but local media reported that the ship was carrying grain and was hit by a drone.
The authorities investigate the circumstances of the alert, with a projectile coming from Belarus
Crowds cheered and waved national flags as two Shahed drones were paraded through Tehran.
Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, the Ukrainian arms industry has undergone a dramatic transformation. In four and a half years of conflict, the country has become one of the most advanced actors in drones alongside Russia. To the point that some manufacturers would now be able to export their production. However, Ukrainian legislation still hinders these ambitions.
A Russian drones attack on the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, in the morning of September 25 reached a residential building. Russia now uses new drones capable of mocking some of the interception systems developed by Ukraine. For his part, Ukrainian President Volodímir Zelenski visited a maternity that was also damaged by Russia.
