The administration of US President Donald Trump says it is taking steps to expedite the use of counter-drone systems to address growing threats. Several United States agencies, including the Pentagon and the Transportation, Energy and Justice Departments, have signed a memo to evaluate counter-drone technologies and quickly deploy them to protect aviation safety and address national security concerns. But can new US task force stop weapons flow? "We're taking a proactive, whole-of-government approach to protecting American airspace from emerging 21st-century threats," said US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. "By bringing all our federal partners together, we can strengthen our ability to combat rogue drone threats and keep the flying public safe."

Is the war entering a new phase? Overnight strikes between Russia and Ukraine have killed at least one person and damaged a Russian oil refinery. The Kirishi refinery in the Leningrad region was set on fire following a Ukrainian drone attack, Leningrad Regional Governor Aleksandr Drozdenko said on Monday in a post on Telegram. Also on Monday, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that his country had agreed to establish a new mechanism to allow European Union funds to be deployed more quickly in response to Russian attacks against Ukrainian energy infrastructure. The Kirishi refinery is Russia's second-largest, and the Leningrad region is a major hub for the country's oil and grain exports via the Baltic Sea.

Did Iran capture a US submarine? A drone attack has halted production at the Khor Mor gas field in northern Iraq, causing widespread power outages across the Kurdish region. The facility supplies gas used to generate most of the region's electricity. Nvidia CEO's affair sparks Chinese espionage probe Why Abdul El-Sayed's'JD, habibi' is going viral online Iran waiting to resume talks after US midterms'shock'

Will Gulf states join war? A drone attack on the Khor Mor gasfield in the semi-autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq has caused a fire at the facility and cut power to the region, according to Iraqi and Kurdish officials. The Sunday night attack left more than 70 percent of the Kurdish region without power. Al Jazeera's fact-checking agency Sanad has verified footage of smoke and flames rising from the vicinity of the gasfield in the Sulaimaniyah governorate. Omid Ahmed, spokesperson for the Kurdistan Regional Government's Ministry of Electricity, said the attack suspended gas supply to power plants in the cities of Erbil, Sulaimaniyah, Bazian, Chamchamal and Duhok, the official Iraqi News Agency (INA) reported.

The Aramco Tower, a skyscraper in the Saudi Arabian capital's central financial district, had been hit by an air attack. A statement issued via the Houthi-controlled Saba news agency confirmed the group had targeted Riyadh's business zone on Saturday, without mentioning the Aramco Tower by name. The Saudi energy ministry said the tower had suffered only minor damage and no one had been killed or injured. Footage authenticated by BBC Verify shows more extensive damage to the building, with at least one floor appearing to have been badly hit by a missile or drone strike. Windows on more than one level appear to have been shattered by the strike.

A drone attack on a military base in northern Colombia has killed three soldiers and wounded at least 16, the country's armed forces said. The Colombian military said in a statement on Saturday that the attack hit a base in Santa Rosa del Sur, a small town in the foothills of the San Lucas mountain range. Authorities have not said who carried out the strike, the latest in a series of attacks on security forces as violence rises across rural parts of the country. Footage shared on social media showed clouds of smoke rising from the base after three explosions, and soldiers taking cover in shelters made of sandbags. "Those who were behind this attack will have nowhere to hide," President Abelardo de la Espriella wrote on X. "Every attack against our soldiers strengthens our resolve to defend Colombia."

Is the war entering a new phase? Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia faces threat as Russian drones close in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia faces threat as Russian drones close in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia, once a refuge for those fleeing the war, is now facing growing danger as Russian drones reach its outskirts. With the frontline less than 20km away, the city is racing to protect its streets as Al Jazeera's Audrey MacAlpine reports. Share Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia faces threat as Russian drones close in on social media Paraguay's ousted president appears before prosecutors after impeachment

Carolyn Marvin stages protests against delivery robots because she wants to remind people that they have a say. Carolyn Marvin stages protests against delivery robots because she wants to remind people that they have a say. Semi-retired professor Carolyn Marvin became a local celebrity facing down Philadelphia's growing robot delivery army: 'It's my first amendment right to protest' "One of you needs to be on the lookout for cops, while I block the robot, OK?" It is a crisp fall morning in Philadelphia . Tucked away in a dingy alley, opposite a garage called Patriot Parking, 78-year-old Carolyn Marvin is laying out some ground rules for a robot-disrupting expedition. Once a suitable target is identified, we will follow it to a busy sidewalk and Marvin will stand in front of the robot, blocking its way.

'They started bombing us with drones': Russian attacks unnerve Zaporizhzhia Share'They started bombing us with drones': Russian attacks unnerve Zaporizhzhia on social media There are only eight people left in Volodymyr's village. That was the last count he remembers before deciding to leave. "We were in the cellar when they started bombing us with drones," he said, nervously rubbing his red, blistered hands together. "As you can see, I was completely burned." The villages south of Zaporizhzhia have been coming under escalating Russian attacks. On November 2, in one of this year's deadliest attacks in Ukraine, nine Russian glide bombs struck the town of Komyshuvakha, killing at least 50 people.

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