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Gaza aid flotilla says hit by drone, Tunisia says none detected
AFP, Published on 09/09/2025
» SIDI BOU SAID — Organisers of a Gaza-bound flotilla carrying aid and pro-Palestinian activists said late Monday that one of their boats was hit by a suspected UAV off the coast of Tunisia, but authorities there said "no drones" had been detected.
Drones playing bigger role in Myanmar conflict
AFP, Published on 09/01/2025
» MOE BYE, Myanmar - A Myanmar military drone tracked a car carrying anti-junta forces as it drove through the contested village of Moe Bye. Moments after it parked near a house, the operator dropped an explosive.
Russia destroys drones in Moscow, Black Sea
AFP, Published on 18/08/2023
» MOSCOW: Russian forces destroyed Ukrainian drones targeting Moscow and its Black Sea Fleet, officials said on Friday, the latest in a surge of attacks on the capital and the flashpoint waterway.
Once hostile, NASA holds first public meeting on UFOs
AFP, Published on 01/06/2023
» WASHINGTON - The truth is out there -- but we're going to need to look harder.
G7 fingers Iran in deadly tanker attack; US releases 'evidence'
AFP, Published on 07/08/2021
» WASHINGTON - G7 foreign ministers said Friday that Iran was behind the deadly July 29-30 attack on a tanker, while the US military released details of the explosive drone and said it was produced in Iran.
US eyes Iran over ship 'hijacking' as tensions rise
AFP, Published on 05/08/2021
» DUBAI - The United States said Wednesday it suspected Iranian involvement in the alleged hijacking of a ship in the Gulf of Oman as it vowed to work with Britain to respond to an earlier deadly attack it blamed on Tehran.
US strikes kill Iran-backed fighters on Iraq-Syria border
AFP, Published on 28/06/2021
» BEIRUT: US air strikes against Iran-backed armed groups on the Syrian-Iraqi border killed at least seven fighters overnight into Monday, sparking immediate calls for revenge and fears of a new escalation between Washington and Tehran.
Pentagon says US air strikes in Iraq, Syria targeted Iran-backed militia groups
AFP, Published on 28/06/2021
» WASHINGTON: The Pentagon announced Sunday it had conducted retaliatory targeted air strikes against "facilities used by Iran-backed militia groups" on the Iraq-Syria border, which a monitor said killed at least five militia fighters.
Pentagon says US air strikes in Iraq, Syria targeted Iran-backed militia groups
AFP, Published on 28/06/2021
» WASHINGTON - The Pentagon announced Sunday it had conducted targeted air strikes against "facilities used by Iran-backed militia groups" on the Iraq-Syria border, which it said were authorized by President Joe Biden following ongoing attacks on US interests.
China steps up drone race with armed stealth aircraft
AFP, Published on 09/11/2018
» ZHUHAI, China: China is unleashing stealth drones and pilotless aircraft fitted with AK-47 rifles onto world markets, racing to catch up to US technology and adding to a fleet that has already seen combat action in the Middle East.