Archive for May 2025
Explosions rock Indian Kashmir in suspected drone attacks
Blasts rang out across the city of Jammu in Indian Kashmir late on Thursday during what Indian military sources said they suspected was a Pakistani drone attack across the region on the second day of clashes between the nuclear-armed neighbours. There was no immediate comment from Pakistan on what appeared to be an escalation in…
Read MorePublic urged not to speculate on terror arrest
The public has been urged not to speculate about an arrest made in public as part of a major counter-terrorism investigation. A 29-year-old Iranian man in Swindon was among eight men arrested on Saturday in two separate operations into an alleged plot to “target a specific premises”, the Metropolitan Police said. Wiltshire’s Police and Crime…
Read MoreUkrainian drones keep targeting Moscow
Attacks by Ukrainian long-range drones caused flight disruption at Moscow’s main airports for a third straight day on Wednesday, authorities said, as Russia prepared to receive the Chinese president and other foreign leaders for the annual Victory Day military parade in Red Square. Russian flag carrier Aeroflot canceled more than 100 flights to and from…
Read MoreSudan cuts ties with UAE over alleged paramilitary support
Sudan has cut diplomatic ties with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), after repeatedly accusing the Gulf nation of backing the rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the country’s civil war. Both the UK and the US have singled out the UAE in separate appeals for outside countries to stop backing Sudan’s warring parties. Read more:…
Read MoreIndia strikes Pakistan over tourist killings, Pakistan says it will retaliate
India hit Pakistan and Pakistani Kashmir with missiles on Wednesday and Pakistan said it had shot down five Indian aircraft and vowed to retaliate, in the worst clash in more than two decades between the nuclear-armed neighbours. India said it struck nine “terrorist infrastructure” sites, some of them linked to an attack by Islamist militants…
Read MoreSinaloa cartel leader among 16 arrested in historic U.S. fentanyl bust
Sixteen people have been arrested and three million pills laced with fentanyl were seized in what federal prosecutors said Tuesday was the “largest fentanyl bust in DEA history.” The operation, which spanned several states along in the West, “marks the most significant victory in our nation’s fight against fentanyl and drug trafficking to date,” Attorney…
Read MoreDruze near Damascus resist demand to turn in arms as tensions boil
Druze residents near Syria’s capital are resisting a demand by the Islamist-led government to hand in their light weapons, saying authorities have yet to address fears of new attacks by Sunni Muslim militants after days of sectarian violence. The Druze, an Arab minority sect who practise a religion originally derived from Islam, live in Syria,…
Read MoreIberian blackout: Cyberattack is not to blame – but the threat to power grids is real. Here’s why
Millions of people across Spain and Portugal experienced a major power outage on Monday, causing significant travel disruptions and bringing much of the economy to a standstill. The sudden blackout led many private and public sector experts, including top government officials, to question whether the disruption could have been caused by a cyberattack. Spain’s top…
Read MoreUkrainian drones attack Moscow, halting flights
Ukrainian drones attacked Moscow for the second consecutive night, temporarily halting flights at four airports in the Russian capital and nine further afield – as it prepares to host a major military parade expected to be attended by world leaders including China’s Xi Jinping. Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said in a Telegram post Tuesday that…
Read MoreIsrael attacks Yemen airport after Houthi missile strike near Tel Aviv airport
The Israeli military on Tuesday launched an attack on Yemen’s Sana’a International Airport and other civilian sites, claiming they were used by Houthi militants. The strike came two days after a ballistic missile launched from Yemen by the Iran-backed Houthis landed near Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel. The airport strike led “to…
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