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September 20, 2026 4:11 PM

Ukraine launches biggest Moscow drone attack as Russia votes

Ukraine launched what Moscow's mayor called the biggest drone attack yet on the Russian capital on Sunday, as Russians voted on the final day of a parliamentary election that President Vladimir Putin has cast as a test of support for the war in Ukraine. The drone strikes killed two people in the Moscow region and two more in the Russian-held part of Ukraine's Kherson region, including an election official, according to Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin and election authorities. A facility at Moscow'...

September 16, 2026 7:08 PM

India condemns drone attack near Makkah, calls for peace and stability in region

India has expressed deep concern over the drone attack near Makkah in Saudi Arabia and reiterated its condemnation of attacks on the sovereign territory of the Kingdom. Responding to media queries on the incident, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said India condemns actions that endanger civilian lives and infrastructure. Jaiswal said the incident was particularly concerning given Makkah's special significance to Muslims across the world. He also expressed India's hope...

August 31, 2026 7:36 PM

UAE condemns Iranian attacks as a drone is intercepted in UAE territorial waters

The United Arab Emirates has condemned an Iranian attack involving a drone that was intercepted by air defence systems over UAE territorial waters. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said that these hostile attacks constitute a dangerous escalation, an unacceptable act of aggression, and a direct threat to the UAE’s security, stability, and territorial integrity, in violation of the principles of international law and the Charter of the United Nations. The UAE underlined ...

June 10, 2026 10:16 AM

US strikes Iran after Apache helicopter downed; IRGC claims retaliatory drone attack on Bahrain base

The fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran is under severe strain today after American forces launched fresh strikes against targets on Iran's southern coastline, triggering an immediate Iranian military response. US Central Command confirmed that its forces began launching self-defence strikes against Iran in response to the downing of a US Army Apache helicopter the previous day. The American military characterised the operation as a proportional response to the Iranian aggressio...

May 21, 2026 12:59 PM

Two dead after drone attack on Syzran in Russia’s Samara region, governor says

Two people were killed in a drone attack on the town of Syzran in Russia's Samara region on the Volga River, the local governor said, while Ukraine also reported two dead as the two sides exchanged attacks overnight. A large oil refinery is located in Syzran, some 1,000 km (620 miles) from the border with Ukraine. The Samara governor, Vyacheslav Fedorishchev, made no mention of whether any infrastructure was damaged in his post on Telegram. Elsewhere in Russia, three people were injured in a d...

May 15, 2026 10:53 AM

Russia pounds Ukraine in heaviest wartime drone attack over two days

Russia carried out its largest aerial attack over a two-day period since the start of its war in Ukraine, pounding the capital Kyiv and other cities with hundreds of drones, Ukrainian officials said on Thursday. Russia had launched 1,567 drones since the start of Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said. At least 27 civilians have been killed over the two days, officials said. Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that the war, which has killed hundreds of thousands ...

March 18, 2026 11:00 AM

UAE successfully intercepts Iranian missile and drone attack

The UAE Ministry of Defence has confirmed that national air defence systems successfully intercepted a wave of Iranian missile and drone threats in the early hours of Wednesday, March 18. Loud explosions were heard across Dubai as interceptors engaged incoming projectiles in the night sky. As a precaution, nationwide distance learning has been extended for two weeks. Authorities are urging residents to stay in safe locations during active alerts and to rely only on official Ministry of Defence c...

March 16, 2026 11:50 AM

Fire near Dubai airport under control after drone attack, flights suspended

Dubai authorities brought under control on Monday a fire caused by a drone attack near the city's international airport that forced a temporary suspension of flights, though no injuries were reported, they said. The U.S.-Israel war against Iran has thrown global aviation into turmoil, with flights cancelled, rescheduled and rerouted, as most Middle East airspace stays shut over fears of missile and drone attacks, while the crisis sends fuel prices soaring. Monday's incident is the third at the...

May 9, 2025 3:15 PM

India has sufficient food reserves: Shivraj Singh Chauhan amid escalation

Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday assured the nation that India has ample food reserves and there is no shortage of essential agricultural commodities. He said that the country’s agricultural stockpiles are at full capacity. While soldiers are stationed at the border, Chouhan emphasized that farmers continue to work diligently in the fields. He also announced that the Centre is formulating a new scheme aimed at boosting crop production. “As the agriculture departme...

November 26, 2024 2:45 PM

Russia strikes Ukraine’s critical infrastructure in war’s largest drone attack

Russian forces staged their largest ever drone attack on Ukraine overnight, cutting power to much of the western region of Ternopil and damaging residential buildings in Kyiv region, Ukraine's officials said on Tuesday. Intensified nightly drone attacks on Ukrainian cities are coinciding with a major push by Russia along frontlines in Ukraine's east, where Russian forces have made some of the largest monthly territorial gains since 2022. Of 188 drones used overnight, Ukraine shot down 76 and l...