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Topic: drone strikes

‘Never felt so far from home’—Bathinda residents cry for families as drones fly over Ferozepur

Several people in Bathinda are stranded away from their families in Ferozepur, which went under blackout as Pakistani drones struck residential areas, injuring three members of a family.

Indian Army neutralises Pakistan drone attacks, retaliates against ceasefire violations

During the intervening night of 8 & 9 May, Pakistani forces launched multiple attacks using drones, other munitions along entire Western Border.

Israel hits dozen targets in Gaza as ceasefire deadlock breaks, Palestine says 100 dead

Attacks, wider in scale than regular drone strikes, will continue for 'as long as necessary', says Israel. Hamas claims Israel overturned ceasefire agreement, leaving hostages in a lurch.

‘It rained bombs’ for 3 hrs in a Manipur village. Drones made sorties & dropped over 50 bombs

For the first time, drone technology was used to drop bombs on civilians & security forces in Manipur on 1 September. Officials find Myanmar links, gear up with anti-drone guns.

Iraq’s Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah militant group suspends attacks against US after drone strike

The Iraqi armed group has announced its decision to halt all military operations against the US in the region, in a decision aimed at preventing 'embarrassment of the Iraqi govt'.

Ukraine says its forces in Kyiv downed more than 30 Russian missile and drones

Kyiv region authorities said two people were injured in the attack as a result of falling debris, including a child.

Hairdresser by day, drone hunter by night–this volunteer helps defend skies over Ukraine

Ukraine is becoming increasingly adept at shooting down Russian missiles & Oleksandr Shamshur is among thousands of volunteers helping against Russian attacks.

‘Double agent drone’ — this is how Ukraine is using a Soviet-era weapon to attack Russia

Ukraine has converted the Tupolev Tu-141 Strizh reconnaissance drone into a cruise missile, taking out its cameras and replacing them with warheads.

South Korea scrambles jets, fires warning shots as North Korean drones breach airspace

The drones are the first to have come from North Korea since 2017, when another one believed to be on a spy mission crashed and was found on a mountain near the border.

Kabul drone strike was ‘tragic error’, killed Afghan civilians: Top US military commander

General McKenzie, the head of US Central Command, claimed responsibility for the drone strike & admitted that 10 civilians, including children, were killed in the attack last month.

On Camera

Trump’s sanctions have failed to deter Russia. Now the West faces a dilemma

The Russia-Ukraine war exposes a complex paradox of power where the world’s most powerful country, with all its resources, is falling short in coercing a much more weakened Russia to kowtow to its demands.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.