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The TelegraphWatch: Yemen’s Houthi rebels strike British oil ship in Red Sea
Video footage shows the moment Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched an explosive-laden drone boat into a British oil tanker in the Red Sea.
- The Telegraph
Pictured: North Korean troops break rocks on fellow soldier’s body
North Korea has released a photo of shirtless, muscular troops smashing bricks with sledgehammers against the body and head of a comrade.
- Business Insider
Ukrainian F-16 fighter pilots have had to dramatically change the way they fly after long flying Soviet jets, and it's a lot to overcome
In a short time, Ukraine's F-16 pilots have had to learn to fly very differently from the way they flew their Soviet-era jets.
- Sky News
Ukrainian aircraft fire British-French cruise missiles at Russian troops advancing on key city
Ukrainian aircraft fired British-French cruise missiles at Russian troops attempting to advance towards a key city in eastern Ukraine, a Ukrainian security source has told Sky News. The source shared drone footage that purportedly shows strikes on what he described as "two command centres of massive troops formations slowly advancing on Pokrovsk". The attack took place at 11am on Friday in the town of Avdiivka, which was captured by Russian forces in February.
- The Telegraph
Pictured: Israeli air base hit in Iranian missile strike
Iranian missiles hit a hangar and caused craters at Israel’s Nevatim air base, according to satellite imagery.
- Reuters
Russia retrains ex-soldiers heading back to the battlefield
Nearly 20 years after he last served in Russia's army, "Mara" is back in uniform. Two and a half years into its war with Ukraine, Russia is offering one-off bonuses of up to 1.9 million roubles ($20,000) - 22 times the average monthly wage - to men prepared to sign volunteer contracts as professional soldiers. Being able to attract people like Mara is crucial to Moscow's ability to replenish its forces and avoid resorting to another round of compulsory mobilisation.
- Euronews
What is Satan II, the 'world's deadliest' nuclear-capable weapon being tested in Russia?
Satellite images from last month appeared to show a failed test launch of the RS-28 Sarmat missile, raising concerns about Russia’s nuclear arsenal.
- The Hill
US Navy shows destroyer firing interceptor at Iranian missile
The Department of Defense confirmed two U.S. naval ships intercepted and destroyed missiles launched by Iran on the eastern Mediterranean Sea on Tuesday. USS Bulkeley (DDG-84) and USS Cole (DDG-67) fired a “dozen interceptors” at missiles targeting Israel. Naval reports say both destroyers have the aegis weapons system designed for ballistic missile defense. No ground-based…
- The Telegraph
Israel strike suspected near Russian air base in Syria
Israel is suspected of launching missiles overnight into Syria, striking close to a Russian air base believed to house weapons for Iran.
- The Independent
Ukraine-Russia war live: US hits back as Zelensky accuses West of ‘dragging out’ long-range weapons delivery
Zelensky defends Vuhledar retreat and says it was done to save ‘citizens of Ukraine’
- CNN
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un threatens to destroy the South with nuclear weapons if provoked
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un threatened to use nuclear weapons to destroy South Korea if attacked, state media reported Friday, after South Korea’s president warned that if the North used nuclear weapons it would “face the end of its regime.”
- Associated Press
US launches airstrikes by fighter jets and ships on Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels
The U.S. military struck more than a dozen Houthi targets in Yemen on Friday, going after weapons systems, bases and other equipment belonging to the Iranian-backed rebels, U.S. officials confirmed. Military aircraft and warships bombed Houthi strongholds at roughly five locations, according to the officials. Houthi media said seven strikes hit the airport in Hodeida, a major port city, and the Katheib area, which has a Houthi-controlled military base.
- The Conversation
Bottled up in the Black Sea: Russia is having a dreadful naval war, hindering its great power ambitions
Russia is becoming more reliant on naval support from China, limiting Moscow’s sea-power reach.
- AFP
Israel says strikes Hezbollah intel HQ in Beirut
Israel's military said Thursday it had hit Hezbollah's intelligence headquarters in the Lebanese capital Beirut, as troops battled militants near the border and warplanes bombarded their strongholds around the country.In Lebanon, the Israeli military said it hit "targets belonging to Hezbollah's intelligence headquarters in Beirut".
- Sky News
Russia launches drone attack across Ukraine - as Kyiv responds with strikes on airfields
Russian forces launched a major attack across 15 Ukrainian regions overnight, authorities said, damaging energy infrastructure and residential buildings. Drones hit power lines in the Kyiv, Odesa and Ivano-Frankivsk regions over the past day, Ukraine's energy ministry clamed, causing power cuts in the southern Odesa region. The Ukrainian air force said it shot down 78 out of 105 drones, 15 of which were hit over Kyiv and surrounding areas during the five-hour attack.
- The Independent
US Army testing roll out of gun-mounted robot dogs in Middle East
IDF reportedly deployed robot dogs fitted with aerial drones earlier this year
- Reuters
Ukraine's military says it struck Russian radar station with ATACMS missiles
The Ukrainian military said on Thursday it had used ATACMS ballistic missiles to strike a Russian radar station to reduce Moscow's ability "to detect, track and intercept aerodynamic and ballistic targets". The military did not say when the strike had taken place or give the venue of the 'Nebo-M' radar station in its statement on the Telegram messaging app. "The destruction of the Nebo-M radar will create a favourable 'air corridor' for the effective use of Storm Shadow and SCALP-EG cruise missiles," it said.
- Associated Press
2 sisters from Egypt were among those killed in Mexican army shooting
An 11-year-old Egyptian girl and her 18-year-old sister were among those killed after Mexican army troops opened fire on a truck carrying migrants earlier this week, an official said Friday. The sisters, and four other migrants from countries including Peru and Honduras, were killed on Tuesday in the southern state of Chiapas. An official in the state’s prosecutors office confirmed the identification of the two sisters and said their father was wounded in the shooting, but survived.
- Associated Press
Middle East latest: An Israeli airstrike cuts a major highway linking Lebanon with Syria
An Israeli airstrike has cut off a main highway linking Lebanon with Syria, leaving two huge craters on either side of the road. The airstrike Friday rendered the road unusable for cars, leaving people to go on foot to the Masnaa Border Crossing where tens of thousands of people fleeing war in Lebanon have crossed into Syria in the past two weeks. Israel began a ground incursion into Lebanon on Tuesday against the Hezbollah militant group, while continuing strikes in Gaza.
- Reuters
Russia knocked out most infrastructure in Ukraine's Pokrovsk, local official says
Russia knocked out around 80% of critical infrastructure in the town of Pokrovsk, a key logistics hub in Ukraine's east, as Moscow's troops inched forward, a local official said on Friday. Serhiy Dobriak, Pokrovsk's military administration head, said Russian forces were at about 7 km (4 miles) from the town, which is at an intersection of roads and a railway that makes it an important logistics point for the military and for civilians in the eastern Donetsk region. Russia forces have focused some of their heaviest assaults in recent weeks on Pokrovsk, which could allow it to consolidate and advance the front line in the region.