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An Italian navy ship has shot down a drone flying towards it in the Red Sea, the defence ministry said. A ministry statement described the action as self-defence by the Duilio, which is helping protect trade routes from drone and missile…

Russia's defence ministry said its air defences have destroyed a Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), or drone, over Leningrad region, which borders the Gulf of Finland, and a second one in Belgorod region. The Leningrad regional…

Thailand's parliament has opened a seminar on the political situation in Myanmar, including opponents of the neighbouring country's military government, despite the junta's objection. "What we are doing today is the first step in…

A senior member of Slovakia's government met his Russian counterpart in a rare high-level encounter between a European Union member state and a country the EU has sought to isolate. Slovakia's Foreign Minister, Juraj Blanar held talks…

Several hundred protesters briefly broke into a plant owned by chemicals group Arkema near Lyon in southeastern France to protest against alleged pollution from the site and eight people were arrested, local authorities said. "An action…

Germany has said it was investigating an apparent eavesdropping of a call. This comes after Moscow said a recording of German officers showed them discussing weapons for Ukraine and a potential strike by Kiev on a bridge in Crimea. A…

Nicaragua has filed a case at the International Court of Justice against Germany for giving financial and military aid to Israel and for defunding the UN Palestinian Refugee Agency (UNRWA), the UN's top court said. Report says Nicaragua…

US President Joe Biden has announced plans to carry out a first military airdrop of food and supplies into Gaza. This comes a day after the deaths of Palestinians queuing for aid threw a spotlight on an unfolding humanitarian catastrophe…

A former US ambassador will plead guilty to charges of spying for Cuba for decades, court records showed, in what the Justice Department described as one of the highest-reaching and longest-lasting infiltrations of the US government by a…

Africa’s best player, Victor Osimhen, has bagged four nominations at the 10th Nigerian Pitch Awards. The list of nominees was unveiled at a press conference held in Ikeja, Lagos on Thursday, 29 February, 2024. CAF footballer of the…