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Drones

North Korea warns of ‘terrible response’ if South Korea sends more drones

FILE PHOTO: Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un attends wreath laying ceremony at Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi, Vietnam March 2, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/Pool/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un attends wreath laying ceremony at Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi, Vietnam March 2, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/Pool/File Photo

Cartel drones become flashpoint between US and Mexico

US authorities blamed a Mexican cartel drone for shutting down the airspace over El Paso, Texas, for seven hours on Feb 11.
US authorities blamed a Mexican cartel drone for shutting down the airspace over El Paso, Texas, for seven hours on Feb 11.

Ukrainian drone strike causes fire at refinery in Russia's Komi region, governor says

El Paso flights resume after US anti-drone system prompts sudden shutdown

Passengers queue at El Paso International Airport after the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration lifted its temporary closure of the airspace over El Paso, saying all flights will resume as normal and that there was no threat to commercial aviation, in El Paso, Texas, U.S., February 11, 2026. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
Passengers queue at El Paso International Airport after the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration lifted its temporary closure of the airspace over El Paso, saying all flights will resume as normal and that there was no threat to commercial aviation, in El Paso, Texas, U.S., February 11, 2026. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

European defence needs more clarity to avoid wasting time and money, industry says

FILE PHOTO: A Callen-Lenz surveillance drone is displayed in a room at the BAE Systems Warton factory in Warton, Britain, July 15, 2025. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A Callen-Lenz surveillance drone is displayed in a room at the BAE Systems Warton factory in Warton, Britain, July 15, 2025. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo

EU eyes tighter registration, no-fly zones to tackle drone threats

FILE PHOTO: European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium June 20, 2018. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium June 20, 2018. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo

South Korea police raid spy agency over drone flight into North

Pyongyang accused Seoul of flying a drone into Kaesong earlier in 2026, releasing images that purported to show debris from the downed aircraft.
Pyongyang accused Seoul of flying a drone into Kaesong earlier in 2026, releasing images that purported to show debris from the downed aircraft.

Fatal drone strikes on civilians persist in Sudan's Kordofan, UN says

Volker Turk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, attends the Human Rights Council at the UN European headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, September 8, 2025. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
Volker Turk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, attends the Human Rights Council at the UN European headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, September 8, 2025. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Ukraine opens up arms exports, seeking to cash in on wartime technology

FILE PHOTO: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attend a presentation of Ukrainian military drones, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, at an undisclosed location in Ukraine January 16, 2025.REUTERS/Oleksandr Ratushniak/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attend a presentation of Ukrainian military drones, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, at an undisclosed location in Ukraine January 16, 2025.REUTERS/Oleksandr Ratushniak/File Photo

Russian drone attacks on Ukraine kill four, including mother and child

A woman appears in a broken window of a building hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine, February 9, 2026. REUTERS/Nina Liashonok
A woman appears in a broken window of a building hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine, February 9, 2026. REUTERS/Nina Liashonok

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.