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US, Britain wage strikes against Iran-linked Houthis in Yemen
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States and Britain launched strikes against 36 Houthi targets in Yemen ...NATO to hold biggest drills since Cold War with 90,000 troops
NATO is launching its largest exercise since the Cold War, rehearsing how U.S. troops could reinforce European allies in countries bordering Russia ...Putin says Ukraine’s statehood at risk if pattern of war continues
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Ukraine’s statehood could suffer an “irreparable blow” if the pattern of the war continued, ...Volcano erupts in Iceland, flowing lava reaches fishing town
A volcano erupted in southwest Iceland on Sunday, with molten lava flows reaching the outskirts of a small fishing town by midafternoon, ...Russia launches 28 drones, three missiles at Ukraine – Ukraine’s air force
Russia launched 28 attack drones and three cruise missile at Ukraine overnight, Ukraine’s air force said on Sunday, adding that its air ...World welcomes New Year with fireworks, some stark words and a royal farewell
New Zealanders were among the first in the world to celebrate the arrival of 2024 with a fireworks display in Auckland on ...Russia’s biggest air attack of war kills 31 in Ukraine, officials say
By Ivan Lyubsyh-Kirdey, Yuliia Dysa and Tom Balmforth Reuters Russia unleashed its biggest air attack of the war on Ukraine on Friday, ...Ukraine strikes Russian naval landing warship, Moscow admits damage
By Andrew Osborn and Max Hunder Reuters Ukraine struck a large Russian landing warship in Crimea with cruise missiles in an overnight ...Prague university shooting death toll reaches at least 14
By Jan Lopatka and Jason Hovet Reuters A 24-year-old Czech student shot dead his father, then killed 14 people and wounded 25 ...Volcano erupts in southwest Iceland after weeks of earthquakes
A volcano in Iceland was erupting on Tuesday, with geysers of molten lava shooting into the pitch-black night sky after weeks of ...