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Volodymyr Zelenskyy · MadridDrone fragments have already been found in the NATO member since Russia's invasion of Ukraine and heavy bombardments of its Danube port infrastructure. The latest pieces were found late last night on an island on the Danube river in Braila county, some 20km from the Ukraine border. No casualties were reported.See the Story
Romania finds possible drone parts near Ukraine border
Coverage: 7 sources
Missiles · IsraelJERUSALEM - The Israeli military said on Friday it had killed Ali Abed Akhsan Naim, deputy commander of Hezbollah's rocket and missiles unit, in an air strike in the area of Bazouriye in Lebanon. Read more at straitstimes.com.See the Story
Israeli military says it killed deputy commander of Hezbollah rocket and missiles unit
100% Right coverage: 1 sources
World Bank(Reuters) – Ukraine has received a $1.5 billion tranche of funding under a World Bank programme, the country’s prime minister said on Friday. “984 million dollars come from Japan and 516 million dollars from the UK. The funds will cover budget spending for social and humanitarian needs and reconstruction,” Denys Shmyhal said on X. (Reporting by Yuliia Dysa; Editing by Kirsten Donovan)See the Story
Ukraine receives $1.5 billion funding tranche under World Bank programme, says PM
67% Right coverage: 3 sources
Oppenheimer Movie · HiroshimaMany Japanese were offended by fan-created "Barbenheimer" online memes that linked it to Barbie. Universal Pictures initially left Japan off its global release schedule for Oppenheimer. The film quickly became a global hit after opening in the U.S. last July. It was given a release date that was after the Oscar awards ceremony.See the Story
Japan finally screens Oppenheimer, with trigger warnings, unease in Hiroshima
50% Center coverage: 4 sources
Military · South AfricaKYIV - Ukraine's military will need to mobilise fewer people than initially expected to fend off Russia's two-year-old invasion, Kyiv's top general said on Friday. Read more at straitstimes.com.See the Story
Kyiv's top general says Ukraine needs fewer troops than expected
100% Right coverage: 4 sources
Fumio KishidaThe North Korean government says it will not give up trying to find a solution to the North Korean nuclear crisis. The U.S. State Department says the U.N. is working with North Korea on a plan to reduce the threat of nuclear war. The White House says it's working with South Korea to find solutions to the problem of North Korea's nuclear program.See the Story
North Korea rules out any meetings with Japanese officials, KCNA says
60% Center coverage: 5 sources
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa · Khyber PakhtunkhwaA Pakistani official said on Friday (Mar 29) that China has halted construction on two major dam projects in Pakistan after five Chinese nationals were killed in a suicide bombing in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province earlier this week.
Speaking to the news agency AFP, a senior official from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa interior department said, "They have demanded new security plans from the government."
More details will be added soon...See the Story
China halts work on two projects in Pakistan following suicide bomb attack
60% Center coverage: 5 sources
Prince William · LondonBuckingham Palace said the 75-year-old monarch would attend the traditional Easter Sunday church service at Windsor Castle alongside his wife Queen Camilla. William, Kate, and their children George, 10, Charlotte, 8, and Louis, 5, will not attend after the Princess of Wales revealed she had begun preventative chemotherapy for cancer following abdominal surgery in January. Charles wanted a slimmed-down monarchy to counter accusations it was bloated.See the Story
Illness, scandal and discord leave UK royal family looking depleted ahead of Easter Sunday
Coverage: 4 sources