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This is how Ukraine has countered Russia's Iran-designed drones

This is how Ukraine has countered Russia's Iran-designed drones

Ukraine is preparing to despatch military drone specialists to Gulf states to help them fend off Iranian-designed drones -- something the Ukrainian army has been doing since the start of Russia's invasion. The military assault launched in February 2022 spawned a cat-and-mouse game of aerial drone

Leading satellite firm to hold back Gulf state images

Leading satellite firm to hold back Gulf state images

Planet Labs PBC, a leading provider of high resolution images taken from space, said Friday it would hold back for 96 hours images of Gulf states targeted by Iranian drone attacks. The satellite images produced by the California-based company are normally available almost immediately to its clients, who include

Iceland proposes August 29 referendum on resuming EU membership talks

Iceland proposes August 29 referendum on resuming EU membership talks

Iceland's government on Friday proposed that a referendum be held on August 29 on resuming the country's EU membership talks, after they were terminated in 2015. The North Atlantic island submitted an EU membership application in 2009, a year after the stunning collapse of its financial

US releases Epstein files with uncorroborated Trump allegations

US releases Epstein files with uncorroborated Trump allegations

The US Justice Department released additional files Thursday related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including previously withheld FBI interview summaries containing uncorroborated allegations that President Donald Trump sexually assaulted a minor decades ago. The newly published documents include three FBI interview reports from 2019 involving a woman who claimed that

US retail sales decline as consumer pullback deepens

US retail sales decline as consumer pullback deepens

US retail sales declined by 0.2 percent in January, according to delayed government data released on Friday, missing some analysts' expectations amid persistent concerns that consumption in the world's biggest economy is slowing. Overall sales fell on a month-on-month basis to $733.5 billion,

UN demands swift probe into Israeli strikes on Lebanon

UN demands swift probe into Israeli strikes on Lebanon

The United Nations on Friday demanded swift investigations into fatal Israeli strikes across Lebanon to decide if they complied with international law. "Lebanon is becoming a key flashpoint," UN rights chief Volker Turk told reporters in Geneva. "I call for an immediate cessation of hostilities." Lebanon

Sri Lanka denounces war deaths, houses Iran sailors

Sri Lanka denounces war deaths, houses Iran sailors

Sri Lanka denounced the toll of Middle East fighting on Friday as it gave refuge to more than 250 Iranian sailors two days after a deadly torpedo strike on another of Iran's ships. The crew from the second ship were brought ashore on Thursday and were being accommodated