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Residents recount drone strikes in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region
Renewed fighting in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region has raised fears of a wider regional conflict. In Adigrat, a city close to the Eritrean border, residents recall recent drone strikes by Ethiopian forces against Eritrean troops. Why the US is holding secret talks with Myanmar's military ruler Why is Trump now encouraging mail-in voting?
Sudan army accused of drone strike on livestock market
Sudan's army says it struck RSF command centres in South Darfur, but the RSF and its allies say a crowded livestock market was hit. The UN says drone strikes are now the leading cause of civilian deaths in Sudan, as Al Jazeera's Almigdad Alruhaid reports from Khartoum. Why is Trump now encouraging mail-in voting? Paris residents tell Al Jazeera they're dismayed by protest damage'No Kings' protests spread across the US ahead of midterm elections
Ukrainian drone attack on Russia's St Petersburg kills 1, hits energy sites
Is the war entering a new phase? Ukrainian drone attack on Russia's St Petersburg kills 1, hits energy sites Share Ukrainian drone attack on Russia's St Petersburg kills 1, hits energy sites on social media A "massive" Ukrainian drone attack on St Petersburg in Russia has killed at least one person and injured five others, the city's governor said on Sunday. Alexandre Beglov said firefighters were battling blazes at the St Petersburg oil terminal, the Ruchi oil depot and industrial warehouses in the Kolpino district south of the city. City authorities said the attack disrupted flights at St Petersburg's main airport, one of the country's busiest, which was restricting operations "for safety reasons", Beglov said. Russian e-commerce company Ozon said there was a fire at its logistics hub in St Petersburg, and the internet company VK said its data centre in the Leningrad region had been attacked by drones, adding that normal services were available to users.
St Petersburg under attack from Ukrainian drone swarm
Is the war entering a new phase? Video posted on social media shows multiple explosions and fires around the port of St Petersburg, Russia after a suspected Ukrainian drone swarm. Witnesses say an oil terminal and data centre were hit in the attack. Rubio wants'crackdown' on settler violence after US journalist attack
Israeli drone attacks kill six Palestinians across Gaza despite 'ceasefire'
'This is an apartheid regime' Does Trump have real leverage over Netanyahu? Israeli drone attacks kill six Palestinians across Gaza despite'ceasefire' Share Israeli drone attacks kill six Palestinians across Gaza despite'ceasefire' on social media Israeli drone attacks killed at least six Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Saturday, according to Palestinian medical and emergency workers, as deadly raids continue despite a year-old "ceasefire". The attacks were in northern, central and southern Gaza, with one of the latest reported deaths near Jabalia refugee camp. One Palestinian was killed and several injured when an Israeli drone struck the al-Mawasi area of Rafah, Wafa said. Earlier, two people were killed and others wounded in an attack in the Tuffah neighbourhood of northeast Gaza City, according to staff at al-Shifa Hospital.
Molly Fischer on Waymo, the Driverless Taxi Coming to a City Near You
Removing human drivers isn't only a cost-cutting strategy; Waymo riders prefer the solitude, the staff writer Molly Fischer says. A Waymo offers a unique experience: you ride as a passenger behind or next to an empty driver's seat, the steering wheel turning as though handled by a ghost. The staff writer Molly Fischer has been reporting on Waymo, and she tells David Remnick that though the statistics are hard to parse, Waymos appear to be safer than cars driven by humans. Fans of Waymo prefer not putting themselves in the temporary custody of a stranger, but, Fischer says, this appeal is precisely what makes Waymos' glitches scariest. Now that her reporting is done, Remnick wants to know: Would she take one of the robot taxis by choice?
Watch: BBC follows Ukraine's Operation Vivaldi pushing Russia back on frontline
Watch: BBC follows Ukraine's Operation Vivaldi pushing Russia back on frontline To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: BBC follows Ukraine's Operation Vivaldi pushing Russia back on frontline Close Deep inside an underground bunker in eastern Ukraine, commanders monitor the battlefield through a live video feed as a Ukrainian drone intercepts a Russian surveillance drone. The footage shows the Ukrainian drone hovering above its target, before dropping a net and dragging it from the sky. The interception is part of Operation Vivaldi, a Ukrainian counter-offensive that Kyiv says has recaptured 277 sq km (106 square miles) of territory in the eastern Donbas region in recent months. But Ukraine says new restrictions on Starshield, the military version of Elon Musk's Starlink satellite network, are threatening its drone operations.
Inside Ukrainian offensive pushing Russia back - with Starlink playing a key role
To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Figure caption, Watch: BBC follows Ukraine's Operation Vivaldi pushing Russia back on frontline Cigarette in one hand, radio in the other, one of them calls in their own drone to bring it down and warns the soldiers below of the threat. The men are dangerously exposed, on the long walk across open ground from their front line positions. They are being replaced after three months forcing the Russians back. This is part of Operation Vivaldi, a Ukrainian counter-offensive which they say has liberated 277 sq km (106 square miles) in the eastern Donbas region in recent months.
'We should all be worried': calls grow to limit London rollout of robotaxis
Wayve robotaxis leave the depot on the day the company launched autonomous passenger rides in London via Uber last month. Wayve robotaxis leave the depot on the day the company launched autonomous passenger rides in London via Uber last month. 'We should all be worried': calls grow to limit London rollout of robotaxis Protest planned at Wayve HQ as Uber drivers fear for their future and city's politicians demand TfL should have power over licences For passengers in Britain who want to try the latest ride, robotaxis are eagerly awaited: more than 100,000 are on Uber's waitlist in London after the first UK services started in September. Others view them with trepidation. "I think we should all be worried," said Florentina Ghiuzan, an Uber driver from Essex.