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YouTube superstar MrBeast opens pop-up park in Saudi Arabia
AFP, Published on 14/11/2025
» RIYADH (SAUDI ARABIA) - MrBeast, the world's most followed YouTuber with over 450 million subscribers, opened a temporary amusement park in Riyadh on Thursday, the latest celebrity drawn to Saudi Arabia as it aspires to become a major entertainment hub.
Munich airport halts flights after drone sightings
AFP, Published on 03/10/2025
» BERLIN — Germany's Munich airport halted flights after several drone sightings, a police spokesperson told Agence France-Presse (AFP) early Friday, the latest in a string of similar aviation disruptions across Europe.
As drones swarm battlefields, militaries seek cheaper defences
Bloomberg News, Published on 13/09/2025
» LONDON — The proliferation of uncrewed systems in the Ukraine-Russia war has highlighted the importance of drone defence capabilities. But the dilemma militaries around the world face is that the attack weapons tend to be far cheaper than the response to destroy them.
Tall ships sail into Amsterdam for giant maritime festival
AFP, Published on 21/08/2025
» AMSTERDAM - Tall ships from around the world paraded up the North Sea Canal into Amsterdam on Wednesday, with crews from Peru, Uruguay, Germany and France waving from their decks as crowds cheered along the banks.
Jellyfish force French nuclear plant shutdown
AFP, Published on 12/08/2025
» LILLE - A nuclear plant in northern France was temporarily shut down on Monday after a swarm of jellyfish clogged pumps used to cool the reactors, energy group EDF said.
Jellyfish shut French nuclear reactors amid heatwave
Bloomberg News, Published on 11/08/2025
» Electricite de France (EDF) says it has been forced to shut four atomic reactors after a swarm of jellyfish clogged up filter drums at its Gravelines power plant near Calais.
Vatican embraces social media 'digital missionaries'
AFP, Published on 31/07/2025
» VATICAN CITY - Sister Albertine, a youthful French Catholic nun, stood outside the Vatican, phone in hand, ready to shoot more videos for her hundreds of thousands of followers online.
Inside the kill zone of the Ukraine drone war
By Max Hunder, Sabine Siebold and Manuel Ausloos, Reuters, Published on 19/07/2025
» “Drones, drones, drones. Only drones. A lot of drones.”A weary Ukrainian platoon commander speaks to the transformed nature of modern warfare as he’s medically evacuated from the front lines.
Israel targets nuclear site as Iran claims hypersonic missile attack
AFP, Published on 18/06/2025
» TEHRAN — Israel said it struck a nuclear site near Tehran on Wednesday, while Iran said it fired hypersonic missiles as the arch foes traded fire for a sixth day.
China's PLA found 'shooting at drone swarms challenging' in recent air defence drills
South China Morning Post, Published on 02/09/2024
» The Chinese military, which has been testing its capabilities to counter enemy drone swarm attacks, has admitted that accurately hitting the small targets may prove difficult.