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The drones being used in Sudan: 1,000 attacks since April 2023 

03 February 2026

During Sudan’s civil war, which erupted in April 2023, both sides have increasingly relied on drones, and civilians ha...

Musk merges SpaceX and xAI firms, plans for space-based AI data centres 

03 February 2026

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has acquired his AI company xAI as part of an ambitious scheme to build space-based data centres to...

Moscow confirms Russian forces helped repel ISIL attack on Niger airport 

02 February 2026

Russian soldiers helped repel an attack claimed by the ISIL (ISIS) armed group on Niger’s main airport in the capital,...

Cuba in contact with US, diplomat says, as Trump issues threat to block oil 

02 February 2026

Cuba and the United States are in communication, but the exchanges have not yet evolved into a formal “dialogue”, a ...

UK police to review misconduct claims after Mandelson’s leaks to Epstein 

02 February 2026

Police in the United Kingdom have announced they are reviewing allegations of misconduct in public office following reve...

Ex-US President Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton to testify in Epstein probe 

02 February 2026

Former ‍United States President Bill ‍Clinton and Hillary Clinton, the 2016 Democratic presidential nominee, will te...

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,440 

02 February 2026

News|Russia-Ukraine war Here is where things stand on Tuesday, February 2: Fighting The ‍Ukrainian ‍capital, Kyiv, c...

Relief for patients leaving Gaza as Rafah opens, but thousands still wait 

02 February 2026

Khan Younis, Gaza – The headlines read that Israel has finally reopened the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt, all...

‘False narrative’: Families challenge Trump’s 75-country US visa suspension 

02 February 2026

Washington, DC – A group of United States citizens and immigrant rights groups has launched a lawsuit seeking to chall...

France adopts 2026 budget after two no-confidence votes fail 

02 February 2026

News|Politics France has passed a budget for 2026 after two no-confidence motions failed, allowing the legislation to pa...