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Blue Origin sends first Egyptian and Portugese nationals to space

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launches six people to space, including the first from Egypt and Portugal, on the company's sixth crewed flight.

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US successfully tests ‘air-breathing’ hypersonic weapon

The weapon can travel at more than five times the speed of sound, change trajectory after launch and evade radar detection.

Gaza

Israel strikes Gaza Strip hours after US President Biden's visit

The strike on Saturday hit a Hamas weapons manufacturing facility, IDF claimed.

Ukraine

Germany slams 'inhumane and cynical' Russia over Odesa missile strike

Ukraine says overnight strikes hit residential areas in Odesa region, killing 21, a day after Russian forces left Snake Island in what Moscow called a "goodwill gesture".

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Ukraine: Moment of strike on Kremenchuk shopping mall caught on CCTV

This is the fatal moment a Russian missile hit a shopping mall in Kremenchuk, Ukraine on Monday, June 27. According to officials, at least 18 people were killed in the attack, dozens were wounded, and many others were unaccounted for.

Russia

Russia tests hypersonic Zircon missile in display of military tech

Zircon, which can purportedly fly at Mach 9 or nine times the speed of sound, is intended for the navy and could be used against enemy ships and ground targets.

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Russia fires hypersonic missiles at Odesa

Russia pounded away at Ukraine’s vital southern port of Odesa, Ukrainian officials said on Tuesday, as they announced they found the bodies of 44 civilians in the rubble of a building in the northeast that was destroyed weeks ago.

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The weapons being sent to Ukraine, and those it’s still hoping for

Ukraine has received high-tech weaponry from a number of allies to help it fight back against Russia’s invasion.

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North Korea releases images of interballistic missile launch

The launch was the first time Pyongyang has fired the missiles at full range since 2017.

North Korea

North Korea 'test-fired biggest intercontinental ballistic missile'

Kim Jong Un, the country's leader, vowed to expand North Korea's “nuclear war deterrent” while preparing for a “long-standing confrontation” with the United States.

North Korea

North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile toward sea

North Korea fired at least one suspected ballistic missile toward the sea on Thursday, its neighbours' militaries said.

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Soyuz rocket takes off featuring letter Z

The Russian Defense Ministry released footage Wednesday that it says shows a Soyuz rocket taking off with a Meridian M communications satellite with the letter Z featuring prominently on the rocket, in support of the Russian military operation in Ukraine.

Russia

Russia's new Ukraine weapon: What is a hypersonic missile?

Russia's military says it has used hypersonic missiles for the first time ever, during the Ukraine war. But what are the capabilities of this new weapon?

Croatia

Large drone that crashed in Zagreb 'contained explosives'

A large Soviet-era drone that appeared to have flown from Ukraine crashed in the Croatian capital on Thursday night.

North Korea

North Korea testing new intercontinental missiles

American missile defence and reconnaissance forces in the Pacific have been placed in a state of “enhanced readiness” in preparation for a full-range test, a senior administration official said Thursday.

North Korea

North Korea fires 2 suspected missiles in 6th launch in 2022

North Korea fired two suspected ballistic missiles into the sea in its sixth round of weapons launches this month, South Korea said.

North Korea

North Korea fires missiles for third time this year after US sanctions

Pyongyang's third weapons launch this month is seen as a reprisal for fresh sanctions imposed by the Biden administration for its continuing missile tests.

North Korea

US hits North Korean officials with sanctions after missile test

The US Treasury says sanctions are being imposed on five officials, hours after Pyongyang said leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a successful test flight of a hypersonic missile.

USA

'Reckless and irresponsible': Russia slammed over space station threat

U.S. officials described as reckless and irresponsible a Russian weapons test which created more than 1,500 pieces of space junk, threatening astronauts aboard the International Space Station.

North Korea

Tensions revived as North Korea fires new ballistic missile into sea

Pyongyang resumed its weapons tests hours after the US reaffirmed its offer to resume diplomacy on the North’s nuclear weapons programme.