S Arabia intercepts over 60 drones since midnight
RIYADH, Mar 16 (AFP): Saudi Arabia has intercepted more than 60 drones since midnight, according to a tally of defence ministry figures released on Monday.The Saudi defence ministry posted a series of statements on X describing the interception of a total of 61 drones in the east of the country...
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Western allies push back on Trump call for NATO help to reopen Hormuz
LONDON, Mar 16 (AFP): NATO allies and other Western nations pushed back Monday on US President Donald Trump's demand that alliance members help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the critical conduit for crude oil that Iran has effectively closed.UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said London was working with allies to...
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Ten killed in India hospital fire
NEW DELHI, Feb 16 (BBC): Ten people have been killed after a fire broke out in the trauma centre of a government hospital in the eastern Indian state of Odisha.All the victims were patients, while 11 hospital staff are being treated for burns suffered while trying to rescue patients, state...
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Russia strikes Kyiv in rare daytime attack
KYIV, March 16 (Reuters) - Russia launched a rare daylight attack on Kyiv on Monday using drones that appeared upgraded, Ukrainian officials said, with multiple explosions ripping through the city and drone debris crashing onto the capital's main square.Ukrainian air defence units downed 194 out of 211 Russian drones, the...
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Pak shelling kills 4 civilians in Afghanistan
KHOST, Mar 16 (AFP): Three children and a woman were killed by Pakistani shelling in eastern Afghanistan overnight between Sunday and Monday, Afghan officials said.In total, 18 civilians have been killed in Afghanistan in the past week as a result of cross-border clashes between the two sides, according to the...
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