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Russia's hypersonic missile system: should we be worried?

How alarmed should the world be about Russia's latest move, as a war of words appears to be intensifying? Euronews' Damon Embling, from the World edition, and Serguei Doubine, Head of the Russian service, discuss what it all means with Belle Donati.

USA

Europe briefing: Five stories to know about today

Euronews brings you the latest news and updates as it happens this morning.

Russia

Watch: Russia tests Bastion coastal defence systems in the Arctic

A video released by Russia's defence ministry on Wednesday showed multiple launches of supersonic anti-ship Oniks missiles

Yemen

Yemen: Air strikes kill dozens of children riding a bus

The Saudi-led coalition insists it's acted within international law and accuses the Iranian-aligned Houthi group of using the children as human shields.

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Gaza

Militants fire 36 rockets into Israel

Israel responded with airstrikes on Wednesday claiming they were in response to 36 rockets fired by militants in Gaza

Australia

Russia still denies any responsibility for MH17 downing

Russian president Vladimir Putin said, since Russia was not involved with the investgiation, it cannot trust its findings.

Syria

Syria accuses Israel of missile strike

Syrian state media accused Israel of launching missiles at a target near Damascus on Tuesday, shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump announced he was quitting the Iranian nuclear deal, a move that had prompted Israel to go on high alert.

Russia

Russia to study U.S. missiles

Russia plans to study an unexploded U.S. Tomahawk missile that failed to explode in order to improve its own missiles.

Syria

False alarm triggers Syrian state air defences

State TV carried reports of missiles being fired at two air bases

World News

Syria strikes spark opposition in the West

Critics in all three countries that took part in military action against the Assad regime this week have been making their voices heard

Syria

Watch: US military releases video of Tomahawk missiles being fired towards Syria

In a media briefing on Saturday, the Pentagon said it had successfully hit every target.

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia's defence shield shoots down seven missiles

One Egyptian resident killed and two others injured as debris falls into street and onto an apartment.

World News

A Russian hypersonic missile has been successfully test-launched from

The Kinzhal missile is said to travel at ten times the speed of sound and has a range of 2,000 kms

Syria

Russia strikes back after warplane is downed in Syria

The pilot ejected over Idlib province but was killed by rebels on the ground

USA

US missile defence test fails off Hawaii, officials say

The test of the SM-3 Block IIA interceptor missile was conducted at the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai.

Ukraine

Ukraine test-fires first locally made cruise missile

The range of the missile has not been revealed but is said to be in line with Ukraine's international agreements.

World News

Russia reinforces military presence in Crimea

Russia ramps up military reinforcements in Crimea, despite economic sanctions being extended last month,

USA

Hawaii: False ballistic missile alert sparks panic

Human error by local emergency officials was to blame for the incorrect warning that a missile was heading towards the US state, after an employee pushed the wrong button

USA

False missile alert spreads panic in Hawaii

Hawaii Governor David Ige said he was working to determine what had caused the false alarm and how to prevent it from happening again.

World News

North Korea expands missile reach

Two missiles launched by the regime this year appear to have “definitively” brought Europe into North Korea’s range, according to a security expert