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Ukrspecsystems Managing Director Rory Chamberlain poses for a photograph with one of the company's Shark reconnaissance drones at their UK factory near Cambridge, eastern England

To secure supply chain and boost capacity

From Kyiv to UK, Ukrainian drone production spans Europe

Thailand's Navy said a Thai ship was attacked in the Hormuz Strait

Ships ignored 'warnings'

Three crew 'believed trapped' aboard Thai ship attacked in Gulf: firm

A tanker passes through the Strait of Hormuz, a key energy transport route, on February 25, 2026

Stranded for days

Fear, boredom for Philippine sailors stuck in Hormuz strait

Nissan CEO Ivan Espinosa (L), Wayve Technologies CEO Alex Kendall (C) and Uber Technologies head Sarfraz Marediastand next to a prototype vehicle in Tokyo

Self-driving taxi services

Uber plans Tokyo robotaxi trial with Nissan and Britain's Wayve

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's daughter Kim Ju Ae (2nd R) test-firing a new pistol at a shooting gallery at an important munitions factory

Stoking speculation

North Korea unveils image of leader's daughter firing pistol

The war on Iran has forced the country's truck drivers into long detours

War forces lengthy detours for Iranian truck drivers to Iraq

Italy's Vinnie Pasquantino celebrates a home run in his unbeaten team's victory over Mexico at the World Baseball Classic

Italy, USA and Canada advance at World Baseball Classic

The Crocus City Hall in the Moscow suburbs burning after a shooting attack in which 150 people died

15 men facing possible life sentences

Russia to sentence gunmen of 2024 Moscow concert hall attack

'Mr Nobody Against Putin' won a BAFA award for best documentary last month

90‑minute documentary

For Russia's 'Mr Nobody', Hollywood leap feels 'unreal'

Mexico's Public Education Secretary Mario Delgado says the government has launched consultations on restricting social media for teens and children to protect their mental health

Amid growing concerns

Mexico considering social media restriction for minors: minister to AFP

An Oscars ceremony hosted by Conan O'Brien will feature several nail-biting reveals, culminating in the announcement of the year's best film, which remains anyone's guess

Several nail-biting reveals

One surprise after another? Oscars night set to be unpredictable

A person walks in the Little Haiti neighborhood in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on July 15, 2025

Living with uncertainty

Scary times for Haitians in US living in shadows of ICE

Simple bunkers go for around $25,000 while more sophisticated models designed for potentially years-long stays can cost millions

'Demand...at an all-time high'

With Middle East in flames, Texan bunker maker sees business boom

A screen displays a portrait of Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei during the funerals of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) commanders, army commanders and others killed in the early days of the United States and Israeli strikes on Iran, at Enghelab Square in Tehran on March 11, 2026

Strait of Hormuz

Iran threatens prolonged war as Trump says it is near defeat

Artificial fertilizers provide key nutrients for food crops, with yields at risk if farmers cannot buy them

Global repercussions

War disrupts fertiliser supplies, puts food security at risk

Paul Townend and Il Etait Temps won the Queen Mother Champion Chase despite a dreadful error at the last fence

Cheltenham Festival

All-conquering Mullins lands Champion Chase with Il Etait Temps

Bonobos live in matriarchal societies where one would expect more aggression among females, but researchers observed more hostility towards males

Reported in journal Science Advances

Despite reputation, bonobos are aggressive, particularly toward males: study

The blast in Oslo hit the entrance to the US embassy's consular section

Suspicion of 'terrorist bombing'

Three brothers arrested over US embassy blast in Oslo

Federico Valverde (2L) scored all thre goals as Real Madrid took control of their Champions League tie against Manchester City

Real Madrid batter Man City as PSG sink Chelsea in Champions League

Real Madrid's Uruguayan midfielder Federico Valverde celebrates scoring his team's second goal against Manchester City

Santiago Bernabeu

Real Madrid run riot as Valverde treble stuns Man City

The US government has opened the door to new trade penalties, but this could inflame tensions with key trading partners

To replace duties struck down by Supreme Court

US takes first steps towards new global trade penalties

The bill punishes 'acts against nature', a term used to signify same-sex relations, by five to 10 years' imprisonment, compared with one to five years previously

Crackdown on country's gay community

Senegal parliament doubles penalty for same-sex relations

The UN Security Council held an emergency meeting after the US-Israeli strikes on Iran

13 votes, two abstentions

UN Security Council demands Iran halt attacks on Gulf states

Community members attend a vigil to honor victims of the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting

Potential for real-world harm

'Happy (and safe) shooting!': Study says AI chatbots help plot attacks

Investors are fixated on the Strait of Hormuz, where oil tanker traffic has slowed to a crawl since the start of the Iran-US war

Iranian sea mines: the West's waterborne nightmare

The WTO had ruled in China's favour last month

Ahead of biennial conference

US, India still at odds with majority on WTO reform

Chilean President Jose Antonio Kast (L) waves at his inauguration as he stands next to outgoing leader Gabriel Boric at the National Congress in Valparaiso

Third time lucky

Hard-right Chile leader sworn in on promise of change

Hundreds of people buried their parish priest Father Pierre Rai

Christian majority

Lebanon village wants army protection from Israel, Hezbollah

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