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Nato, EU outrage as drone hits Romania

GALATI: A drone hit an apartment building in NATO-member Romania early on Friday, wounding two people and drawing condemnation from the Atlantic alliance and the European Union, which blamed Russia and warned against...

Forensic investigators examine the location of impact after a drone struck an apartment building in Galati. — AFP

EU: Drone defenses not 'optional' in push to face Russia

Ukraine artillerymen fire an M114 self-propelled howitzer towards Russian troops near the Pokrovsk in Donetsk region on Wednesday. — Reuters

Austrian court gives ex-billionaire Benko two years' prison for insolvency fraud

Fallen Austrian property tycoon Rene Benko is pictured in the courtroom during his trial over alleged fraud, the first charges in a wide-ranging investigation into the insolvency of his former real estate empire, at the Regional court of Innsbruck, Austria. - AFP

Hegseth urges allies to boost spending on arms for Kyiv

(From L-R) US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth, British Secretary of State for Defence John Healey, Ukraine's Defence Minister Denys Shmyhal and German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius attend a meeting at the Alliance headquarters, in Brussels. — Reuters

London became a hub for phone theft. Now we know why

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French Prime Minister faces parliament in political crisis

France's PM Sebastien Lecornu (C) addresses general political remarks, at the French National Assembly, in Paris. — AFP

Russia struck aid convoy in southern Ukraine, says UN

Ukrainian firefighters work to extinguish a smouldering building, in Kharkiv. — AFP

Russia halts Putin-Trump call after Tomahawks warning

Infantry recruits protect against a simulated drone attack, in eastern Ukraine. — AFP

France's Macron rejects to resign, as no-confidence votes threaten new govt

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks to the media, in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. — Reuters

Ukraine stronghold evacuates families as Russia nears

Firefighters work inside the burned-out Sigma shopping mall, in Donetsk, Ukraine. — Reuters

Reappointed French PM scrambles to form government

France's PM Sebastien Lecornu (C), speaks to journalists, on the southern outskirts of Paris. — AFP

Zelensky urges Trump to broker Ukraine peace

This combination shows US President Donald Trump (L) and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky. — AFP

Machado dedicates Nobel win to people of Venezuela, and Trump

Maria Corina Machado

Kyiv plunged into darkness after mass Russian attack

A municipal service worker cleans up debris near buildings damaged during a strike, in the town of Brovary, Kyiv. — Reuters

Hungary's 'master of the apocalypse' wins literature Nobel

Laszlo Krasznahorkai

European Union rolls out automated border checks

A man operates an automated EES kiosk during a demonstration of the European Union's Entry/Exit System (EES) at the Eurotunnel terminal in Folkestone, Britain. — Reuters file photo
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