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Drone over Berlin airport stops all flights, no cause confirmed yet
A drone spotted over Berlin's main airport, BER, forced air traffic controllers to halt all flights before reopening the airspace.
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Russian strikes on Kyiv kill two, prompt NATO jets over Poland and Romania
Russia hit Kyiv with ballistic missiles and drones early Thursday, killing two people, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
Ukraine says it hit Moscow with its largest strike yet, using new homemade missile
Ukraine fired a newly revealed, domestically built long-range missile called the FP-7, or 'Pelican,' at Moscow, in what is reported as its biggest strike on the Russian capital so far.
Czechia ✳
Cuban recruiter tied to Russia linked to Prague bus arsons
A joint investigation by Deutsche Welle and other European broadcasters found that a Colombian man who set fire to Prague buses in June 2024 was recruited online by a Cuban working for Russian intelligence.
World ✳
Canada's tariffs on US goods take effect, Trump threatens to ban planemaker Bombardier
Canada has started charging extra taxes, called tariffs, on $20 billion worth of goods bought from the United States, with some rates as high as 50%.
World ✳
Taiwan uses its lead in advanced chip making to push back on US and EU demands
Taiwan makes most of the world's most advanced computer chips, which power artificial intelligence.
World ✳
Dutch central bank moves gold out of the US, points to crisis planning
De Nederlandsche Bank, the Netherlands' central bank, has moved some of its gold reserves out of North America, saying this is 'crisis preparedness.' Central banks usually keep gold in places like the US Federal Reserve because that has been seen as a safe, apolitical arrangement, so an ally pulling gold out is unusual.
World ✳
Russia's Medvedev threatens to bomb German weapons factories
Dmitry Medvedev, a top Russian security official, said Russia could strike German factories that make weapons for Ukraine, and warned other sites in Germany could be hit too.
World ✳
Russia strikes Kyiv for sixth night in a row, NATO jets scramble
Russia bombed the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, for a sixth night in a row, killing at least nine people.
World ✳
Taiwan says China's military moves near island are less predictable
Taiwan's defense ministry says China has stepped up 'unpredictable' military activity in the air and sea around Taiwan, but gave no numbers on flights, ships or incursions.
World ✳
Nepal flood deaths near 900 as thousands stay missing on Tibet border
Deaths from flash floods on the Nepal-Tibet border have nearly doubled in a week, from over 500 to more than 900, and mass burials began Monday.
Belgium blocks EU plan to use frozen Russian money for Ukraine
The EU wanted to use Russia's frozen central-bank money to help pay for Ukraine, but Belgium has refused to agree, according to euractiv.com.