Russia stages first missile attack on Kyiv since August, Ukraine says

Blasts boomed across Kyiv on Wednesday morning after officials said Russia launched its first missile attack on the Ukrainian capital since August, forcing elderly women and small children to take shelter in an underground metro station. Ukrainians have been waiting for a big missile attack for months, worried that it could deal a new blow…

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FAA considers banning US flights to Haiti after planes struck by gunfire

The Federal Aviation Administration is urgently considering banning U.S. flights to Haiti in the wake of Monday’s gunfire incidents, with a decision expected on Tuesday, according to multiple officials. The move would come after a Spirit Airlines plane flying from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Haiti was diverted after it was struck by gunfire while attempting…

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At least 40 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza, medics say

At least 40 Palestinians were killed by Israeli strikes across Gaza on Sunday, including two dozen when a residential building in the northern town of Jabalia was hit, Palestinian health officials and a human rights group said. The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) in Gaza said at least 24 people were killed when an…

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Middle East Latest: Large Airstrikes Hit Beirut Suburbs As Israel Expands Northern Gaza Operations

Several large airstrikes hit Beirut’s southern suburbs early Thursday, including one on a site adjacent to Lebanon’s only international airport. The Israeli military had issued an evacuation notice for the site, saying there were Hezbollah facilities there, without giving more details. Also Thursday, the Israeli military announced it expanded its month-old ground operation in northern…

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South Africa shuts border crossing with Mozambique over poll unrest

South Africa has closed one of its busiest border crossings with Mozambique following violent post-electoral protests in the neighbouring country. The protests have led to deadly clashes in several cities following last month’s disputed presidential election, won by Mozambique’s ruling Frelimo party. The authorities say there are reports of vehicles being torched on the Mozambican…

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“Fat Leonard” sentenced to 15 years for massive Navy bribery, fraud scheme

Leonard Glenn Francis, a former defense contractor convicted for masterminding an unprecedented bribery and fraud scheme targeting the U.S. Navy, was sentenced Tuesday in federal court to 15 years in prison. He was ordered to pay $20 million in restitution and a $150,000 fine, the Department of Justice announced. Francis, known as “Fat Leonard,” pled…

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Protests erupt in Israel after Netanyahu fires defence minister

Protests have erupted in Israel after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired the country’s Defence Minister Yoav Gallant. Netanyahu said a “crisis of trust” between the two leaders led to his decision, adding that his trust in Gallant had “eroded” in recent months and Foreign Minister Israel Katz would step in to replace him. Gallant said…

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Mystery fires were Russian ‘test runs’ to target cargo flights to US

A series of parcel fires targeting courier companies in Poland, Germany and the UK were dry runs aimed at sabotaging flights to the US and Canada, Polish prosecutors say. Katarzyna Calow-Jaszewska revealed late last month that four people had been arrested and authorities across Europe were investigating the incidents. Western security officials have told US…

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