Pro-government forces take strategic town as Ethiopia’s Tigray war widens
Pro-government forces have taken Alamata, a strategic town about 120 kilometres south of Tigray’s capital Mekelle, according to Reuters, AFP and Al Jazeera.
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Ukraine reports new territorial gains in northern Donetsk
A senior Ukrainian commander says the Third Army Corps has retaken another 51 square kilometres in northern Donetsk during an operation called Vivaldi.
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South Korea says North Korean mine likely caused DMZ blast
South Korea’s military says a North Korean mine is the likely cause of a 21 September explosion that injured three of its soldiers in the Demilitarized Zone.
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Poland plans faster shoot-down rules for aircraft judged hostile
Poland’s deputy defence minister says military pilots will soon be able to act on radar and other positive identification of a hostile aircraft instead of waiting for visual confirmation in some circumstances.
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The Arakan Army said a military airstrike near a market in Kyauktaw, Rakhine state, killed at least 33 people and injured 36 on Monday.
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Drone strike hits Kyiv science academy as rescuers search building
A Russian drone struck a building of Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences in central Kyiv on Monday, killing at least one person and injuring three, according to the city’s mayor.
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Russian strikes across Ukraine kill at least eight
Russian attacks across Ukraine killed at least eight people on Sunday, according to Ukrainian authorities cited by AP and AFP.
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Iran and US leave room for talks after peace proposal rejected
Iran says it is waiting for mediators to deliver a formal US response to its proposal on reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
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Five arrested near RAF Fairford released on bail as inquiry continues
British police arrested five men on Sunday after reports of suspicious vans near RAF Fairford, a UK air base used by US aircraft.
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Gaza ministry reports war death toll above 74,000
Gaza’s Health Ministry reported on Saturday that 74,016 Palestinians have been killed since the war began in October 2023.
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NATO jet shoots down drone over Lithuania
An Italian fighter jet on NATO duty shot down a drone after it entered Lithuanian airspace from Belarus.
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Russian air assault hits Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities
Russia launched missiles and drones at Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities in an attack that continued into the morning.
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