It was a Monday night in Myanmar's Chang U township in the central Sagaing region, where nearly 100 people had gathered to mark Thadingyut, the festival of the full moon. Some held candles at the event, which doubled as both a celebration and a protest against the military, which seized power in 2021, plunging the country into a bloody civil war. But the celebration soon turned into horror as a motorised paraglider - known locally as a paramotor - flew overhead and dropped bombs onto the crowd. The attack lasted just seven minutes, but at least 26 people died as a result and dozens more were injured. Initially, I thought the lower part of my body had been severed, one 30-year-old who was at the gathering told news agency Reuters.

A wing-flapping drone inspired by the world's fastest bird has been developed that could one day find use in everything from surveillance operations to flower pollination. An international team of researchers designed the 26-gram ornithopter drone to hover, dart, glide, and dive just like a swift, making it far more versatile than a traditional quadcopter drone. "Unlike common quadcopters that are quite intrusive and not very agile, biologically-inspired drones could be used very successfully in a range of environments," said Dr Yao-Wei Chin, a research scientist from the National University of Singapore who led the project. "The light weight and the slow beating wings of the ornithopter poses less danger to the public that quadcopter drones in the event of a crash and given sufficient thrust and power banks it could be modified to carry different payloads depending on what is required." The researchers expect the first commercial use of the drone could be in monitoring large crowds or inspecting crops in fields.

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is finally upon us, and so far the critics almost universally agree: This game is something special. I called it one of the best games I've ever played in my review, and I think it's already a strong contender for Game of the Year. But the game is vast, complex and full of all sorts of crazy stuff. Here's some tips and some advice for how to get started. If, on the other hand, you don't need tips or advice and just want to experience the game all on your own, I totally understand.