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Aftermath of RSF drone attack which killed dozens in Sudan's el-Fasher

Al Jazeera

Aftermath of RSF drone attack which killed dozens in Sudan's el-Fasher NewsFeed Aftermath of RSF drone attack which killed dozens in Sudan's el-Fasher Video shows the aftermath of drone and artillery strikes on a shelter in the besieged city of el-Fasher in Sudan's North Darfur state, which killed at least 60 people. The attack was carried out by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), according to a Sudanese medical advocacy group. Al Jazeera reporters follow Palestinians' return to northern Gaza Who is Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado?


Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,326

Al Jazeera

Can Ukraine restore its pre-war borders? Why are Tomahawk missiles for Ukraine a'red line' for Russia? Is Russia testing NATO with aerial incursions in Europe? Russian drone and missile attacks across Ukraine on Saturday killed at least five people, while also cutting power to parts of the southern Odesa region, the AFP news agency reported, citing local officials. Two of the victims were killed in an attack on a church in Kostiantynivka in eastern Donetsk, AFP said.


How can Europe protect its skies against 'escalating' drone menace?

The Japan Times

How can Europe protect its skies against'escalating' drone menace? A drone detection and defense system is parked in Kottingbrunn, Austria, on Oct. 3 | REUTERS Paris - Drones flying over airports, commercial sites and other sensitive infrastructure in Europe is a growing phenomenon which EU leaders blame on Russia, and preventing the disruption they cause will prove a tough technical challenge, observers say. Detecting the drones, making them non-operational by jamming them, or even shooting them down, are all complex and hazardous tasks. And while Russian involvement is suspected, it is difficult to prove. Concerns are growing that such disruptions could be part of Russian hybrid war tactics three-and-a-half years into its invasion of Ukraine, as most European countries double down on their support for Kyiv including by delivering military hardware.


Drone strike in besieged Sudan city kills at least 60 people

BBC News

At least 60 people have been killed in a drone strike at a displacement shelter in el-Fasher, a besieged Sudanese city on the brink of collapse. The resistance committee for el-Fasher, made up of local citizens and activists, said the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) hit Dar al-Arqam camp, located within a university, with two drone strikes and eight artillery shells. Children, women and the elderly were killed in cold blood, and many were completely burned, a statement from the group said. Eyewitnesses described scenes of panic as rescuers pulled bodies from the rubble. Hospitals already struggling under months of siege have been overwhelmed, with doctors treating the wounded on floors and in corridors.


Flying drones take aim at retail theft

FOX News

Flock Safety launches its Flock Aerodome Drone system to help retailers combat shoplifting with automated aerial surveillance and real-time tracking technology.


RSF drone strike kills dozens in Sudan's war-ravaged el-Fasher: Activists

Al Jazeera

RSF drone strike kills dozens in Sudan's war-ravaged el-Fasher: Activists A deadly drone strike at a displacement centre and university grounds, where people had been seeking refuge, in the besieged Sudanese city of el-Fasher in North Darfur state has been blamed on the Rapid Support Forces RSF), with the brutal civil war now in its third year. A local journalist told the Reuters news agency on Saturday that at least 12 people had been killed in the strike on a displacement shelter, while local activists said nearly 60 people were killed. The el-Fasher Resistance Committee said the RSF had carried out a "massacre." El-Fasher is the last major city held by the government-aligned Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) in the vast western Darfur region, and has faced intensified attacks from the paramilitary RSF since the army recaptured the capital, Khartoum, in March this year. The RSF has been fighting SAF for control of the country since April 2023, after the two generals leading the forces fell out.





Major Russian strikes cut power across Kyiv

BBC News

Overnight Russian missile and drone strikes have caused power cuts in large parts of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv. Nine people were injured while residents in eastern districts were plunged into darkness and faced disruption to water supplies, the city's mayor Vitali Klitschko said. Meanwhile, a seven-year-old child was killed in a separate Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia area in the country's south-east, according to the Ukrainian regional head. Moscow has escalated attacks on energy facilities over recent weeks, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of attempting to create chaos and apply psychological pressure. Ukraine's Energy Minister Svitlana Hrynchuk said Russia was inflicting a massive strike on facilities around the country overnight on Thursday, adding that repair crews were working to restore power.