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“Moscow said its forces attacked overnight two Ukrainian ports and two vessels in the Black Sea.”
“The strikes killed 28 civilians and injured 189 others”
“Almost 800 First and Second World War gravestones of Commonwealth soldiers were destroyed at Basra War Cemetery in the Iraqi desert.”
“Russia first introduced the Gerbera in July 2024 as a low-cost decoy to accompany the more advanced Geran-2 loitering munition.”
“The Washington National Guard is making 30 members available tonight to Spokane authorities for any emerging needs," it said in a Facebook post.”
“Ukrainian drones should exceed 4,000 km in range in 2026.”
“The FP‑1 is a small, single‑use aircraft that weighs between 60 and 120 kg and costs roughly $55,000 per unit”
“Later on Sunday, Ukraine said one person was killed in a Russian strike on a postal terminal near the north-eastern city of Kharkiv.”
“3,145 terrorism incidents since January and that 2,084 militants had been killed, while 819 Pakistanis, including soldiers, police personnel and civilians, had died”
“nearly all were flattened into rubble within 18 months and used as fill material for a drainage ditch at a separate military installation.”
“There are about seven nuclear reactors there”
“Israel says 37 of its soldiers and one military contractor, along with two civilians, have been killed by Hezbollah attacks.”
“long-range drones could achieve distances between 5,000 km and 10,000 km, or about 6,000 miles, by 2027.”
“The upgraded FP‑1(ER) version, unveiled by Firepoint chief designer Denys Shtilerman, can travel more than 3,300 km”
“Saratov regional Governor Roman Busargin admitted that 'a drone attack caused damage to civilian infrastructure in Saratov and Engels'. He later said that two people were killed.”
“The other day you read that five missiles were shot. They were going 8,600 miles per hour ... and they were big missiles, and they were shot at Jordan, and our guys were there — bing, bing, bing, bing, bing. Five missiles, and we shot all …”
“Nirmal Purja was awarded an MBE by Queen Elizabeth II in 2018 for distinguished military service.”
“U.S. and Saudi fighter aircraft struck multiple terrorist logistics and weapons sites across eastern Iraq in a strong response to over 30 IRGC-directed aerial drone attacks in the last 72 hours”
“Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said in July that Israeli forces further south had demolished more than 15,000 homes in border villages to prevent residents from returning.”
“The Liutyi, developed in response to Iranian Shahed drones and produced by Antonov and Ukroboronprom, carries a 50‑75 kg warhead and can travel around 2,000 km”
“Separately, three people were reported killed in a Ukrainian drone attack on a civilian vehicle in Russia's Udmurtia region, and another three in the Belgorod region bordering Ukraine.”
“The turnaround began in 2016 when Rana travelled to the Army’s Artificial Limb Centre in Pune to be fitted with a prosthetic leg.”
“Madrid responded by deploying the military to the enclave, which is approximately eight miles away from the mainland, to deal with the ongoing situation.”
“Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces stated that the strikes killed 20 and wounded 32 of their fighters”
“Israeli air strikes have killed at least 130 Lebanese first responders, including three from this all-volunteer unit of the Nabatiyeh Emergency Medical Services.”
“A spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), said it was targeting military operatives in Gaza, and two Hamas militants were killed.”
“On Monday, Sibal announced a contribution of Rs 1 crore to a fund set up by CJP to provide legal aid to protesters arrested by the Delhi Police in connection with the agitation over the NEET paper leak controversy.”
“Reports from late 2025 indicated that it would begin receiving the medium‑range Cheongung‑II, or KM‑SAM, air defense missile system it had ordered from South Korea as part of a landmark $2.78 billion deal”
“The Basma family, who lived just across a lane from them in a neighborhood called the Nuns' Quarter, was killed in an airstrike in March — the parents along with all four of their children.”
“In a post on X on Sunday, the IDF said it had killed two Hamas commanders, one from the elite Nukbha force, and one from the Maghazi Battalion.”
“Tiwari wrote to the CBEC, asking it to examine whether 18% GST would be applicable on the Rs 1 crore pledged by Sibal for the legal defence fund of CJP protesters.”
“It’s also expected to finalize a deal for 14 advanced Dassault Rafale F4 multirole fighter jets from France”
“Amnesty International investigated the March 31 airstrike that killed the family, saying there were no apparent military targets nearby and calling it a potential war crime.”
“The IDF also said killed another Hamas militant from the Jabalia Battalion in northern Gaza in a separate attack last week.”
“Russia fired 27 ballistic missiles during the barrage, but only one was intercepted.”
“Iraq paid the initial $500 million installment but has delayed further payments that were due last year”
“X-3 is one of more than 81,000 U.S. service members whose remains have either never been found or never been identified.”
“Israel has destroyed more than 1,500 buildings in areas of Gaza that have remained under its control since the ceasefire, satellite images seen by BBC Verify last November showed.”
“at least nine people were killed and 33 wounded, including four children.”
“After U.S. airstrikes killed 25 Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah militants in Iraq and Syria in late December 2019 in retaliation for a militia rocket attack that killed a U.S. military contractor in Kirkuk”
“DOD says there are currently around 120 unidentified soldiers in Alaska and over 1,900 in Hawaii.”
“Renowned mountaineer and former British Army soldier Nirmal Purja is among those to have been killed in an avalanche on Broad Peak in Pakistan, his company has said.”
“seven people died and 14 others were injured”
“On January 3, President Trump made the fateful decision to order a drone strike that killed Qassem Soleimani, head of Iran’s IRGC’s extraterritorial Quds Force, and Kataib Hezbollah commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis”
“Sixteen soldiers were on the twin-motor C-53B when it went down during a routine flight between two Alaska bases.”
“Four Palestinians and an Israeli soldier were also killed in the incident, the original cause of which is disputed.”
“Rescue workers evacuated 35 residents, while two people were killed and eight injured, including two children.”
“Liv Morgan’s first televised title defense in more than three months”
“The wreckage of the plane and 10 of the servicemen were never found.”
“At least 12 of those were killed by settlers, three by Israeli forces, and in three other cases it is not yet clear whether soldiers or settlers were responsible.”
“killed at least 10 people across Ukraine.”
“Only one of the recovered men remained unidentified: X-3.”
“At least nine people were killed in Russian ballistic missile strikes on Ukraine, local officials said early on Saturday.”
“likely a 2,000-pound Mark-84 bomb”
“He said they were fortunate to find X-3's remains just three feet under.”
“At least another 23 were injured in the attack on the capital Kyiv, according to Ukraine's State Emergency Service.”
“crater at least 30 feet wide”
“The Russian attack included 35 missiles and 185 attack drones”
“The strikes came two days after a suspected Russian cruise missile landed in Poland during a widespread attack on Ukraine that killed at least eight people, including six members of one family in a village near Kryvyih Rih.”
“more than 200 feet from the impact site”
“Only one of 27 ballistic missiles were shot down due to the country's dwindling supply of Patriot air defense missiles”
“Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said the capital had come under a ballistic missile attack, with AFP reporting more than 10 explosions.”
“Around 20 neighbouring households were displaced”
“where seven people died and 14 were hurt, according to Ukraine's state emergency service”
“The emergency services said at least seven people were killed in a strike in Darnytskyi district. Another 14 were injured, including two children, it reported.”
“Two warehouses outside Qeshm City were also destroyed”
“Lithuania's foreign minister said his country's embassy in Kyiv sustained damage when missiles hit nearby”
“In Solomyanskyi district, two people died and eight were injured, including two children, as a five-storey residential building was partially destroyed, officials said.”
“the Modi government has fundamentally transformed both the defensive and offensive capabilities of the armed forces over the past 12 years”
“Russia's Defense Ministry characterized the attack as a large-scale strike on military-industrial and logistics sites in Kyiv”
“However, the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently said the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) controlled more than 60%.”
“At least three people were killed and more than a dozen others were injured after Russia launched a barrage of ballistic missiles and drones targeting Ukraine's capital Kyiv overnight into Saturday.”
“every package of ballistic missile interceptors saves the lives of our people”
“Israel responded to the attack by launching a military campaign in Gaza, during which more than 73,290 people have been killed, according to the territory's health ministry whose figures are considered reliable by the UN.”
“a five-storey residential building in the Solomianskyi district was struck by falling debris, causing severe damage and trapping residents inside.”
“he expected to move ahead with a plan that would give Ukraine a license to build its own Patriot air defense missiles”
“Israel killed more than 70,000 Palestinians during the war, and more than 1,000 more since the ceasefire, according to the Hamas-run health ministry whose figures are seen as reliable by the UN.”
“five people had been hospitalised following the strikes.”
“he held talks with executives at Lockheed Martin, the defense contractor that makes the Patriot missiles”
“Spain later deployed its armed forces to bolster security in Ceuta and at its sister city of Melilla, where between 300 to 400 crossings were also reported overnight.”
“more than a dozen explosions reverberated across the Ukrainian capital during the attack.”
“we have not agreed to that”
“killed 10 civilians and wounded more than 50 others.”
“One airstrike killed a person and wounded 19 in the southern city of Kherson”
“M1 interceptor reaches a range of up to 150 km to tackle tactical point-defence targets like fighter jets and cruise missiles.”
“Ukrainian drones struck three oil refineries overnight in Russia's Bashkortostan region, roughly 1,000 miles from the front lines”
“M2 interceptor has an extended range of 250 km to intercept stealth aircraft and high-speed threats.”
“A sanctioned Russian container ship was also sunk in the Black Sea following a Ukrainian drone strike”
“M3 interceptor will reach an outer range of 350 to 400 km to engage high-value assets like AWACS and refuellers.”
“Rosatom, Russia's state nuclear firm, which owns the vessel's operating subsidiary, said it had only been carrying frozen food and construction materials”
“Currently, MRSAM (IAF and Army versions) and LRSAM (for Navy), also called Barak-8 system, provide protection for ranges from 70km to 150km.”
“Once fully developed, Kusha interceptor missiles will provide multi-layered protection from a range starting from 130 km to 400km.”
“Right now, the Russian-S400 Triumf with a range of 400 km is being used to provide long-range air shields.”
“The indigenous system is slated for full military induction and deployment between 2028 and 2030.”
“India’s successful maiden flight test of the indigenous Project Kusha on July 23 was not just any missile test but it was a giant step towards building a homegrown long-range air defence system capable of reducing dependence on imported de…”
“the refinery has an annual processing capacity of around 15 million tonnes of oil.”
“model distillation is being widely adopted by researchers affiliated with the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and other Chinese military institutions”
“The vehicle hit the animal, lost control, rolled over nearly five times, and skidded for around 100 metres before coming to a halt.”
“Major Hamza Arif, 30, a resident of Indore, Madhya Pradesh, succumbed to his injuries during treatment.”
“Notably, the accident occurred at the same location where, about a year ago, a private bus caught fire in a devastating incident that claimed the lives of 29 passengers who were trapped inside.”
