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At least 31 people were killed in Israeli strikes on Lebanon, according to the country’s Health Ministry. The attacks hit Beirut’s southern suburbs and other areas after Hezbollah said it fired rockets and drones toward Israel in retaliation for the reported killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Explosions were heard across the capital overnight, with buildings damaged and residents fleeing affected neighborhoods. The Israeli military said it targeted Hezbollah sites, while projectiles from Lebanon were reported to have landed in open areas in northern Israel.
A meeting of the EU’s European affairs ministers that was scheduled to take place in Cyprus on Monday and Tuesday was postponed after a drone struck a British air base on the island overnight, a Cyprus presidency spokesperson said. “In the early morning hours we had a single, isolated incident of a UAV (drone) that targeted the British base in Akrotiri, Cyprus,” the spokesperson said early Monday. “Given this unanticipated development which has unfortunately impacted today’s flights to Cyprus, the Cyprus Presidency has decided to postpone” the informal gathering of the General Affairs Council, the spokesperson said. “The exact origin…
Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković insisted on Monday that the European Union’s position on the events unfolding in the Middle East was “very clear and unified” despite the negative reaction that greeted a statement released by Brussels on Sunday. “We shall continue consultations,” Plenković told Euronews’ flagship morning programme Europe Today. **”**I think that all the statements which were issued so far, but for maybe one or two (member states) were very, very clear and unified.” Following a virtual meeting of EU foreign ministers on Sunday afternoon, the bloc’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, said…
The United Arab Emirates has said it will pay for the hotels and meals of more than 20,000 passengers who are stuck in the country due to airspace closures. The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) of the UAE announced yesterday that the state is “bearing all hosting and accommodation costs for affected and stranded passengers”. “In light of the current circumstances and given that some guests have reached their check out date but are unable to travel for reasons beyond their control, you are kindly requested to extend their stay until they are able to depart,” a circular issued to…
Today, satellite operators have very few options when their space hardware runs out of fuel, the solar panels are damaged, or fault codes prevent it from functioning. Some software problems can be corrected from the ground, and engineers can find workarounds for certain hardware hiccups, but generally, when a satellite needs maintenance, there’s no handy space repair service to call. As a result, many old satellites either end up being parked in so-called graveyard orbits, or, in the worst cases, they drift and spin out of control, posing a risk to other space hardware and increasing the amount of space…
Israel warned residents of dozens of villages in southern and eastern Lebanon to evacuate. “Hezbollah’s actions force the IDF to act against it … For your safety, evacuate your homes immediately,” Israeli army spokesperson Ella Waweya said on X. Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam called the rocket fire “irresponsible,” warning it “endangers Lebanon’s security and safety,” and said authorities would act against those responsible. The flare-up is stoking fears that the confrontation with Iran will engulf the Middle East. U.S. President Donald Trump said military operations against Iran could continue for weeks, as oil prices jumped and air travel across…
By James Thomas & video by Léa Becquet Published on 02/03/2026 – 10:30 GMT+1 The 24th of February marked four years of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and although peace talks are underway, an end to the fighting still seems far off. The US has been leading the most recent trilateral effort to end the war, and while the negotiations have brought some humanitarian and technical resolutions, Russia and Ukraine remain deadlocked on fundamental territorial issues. Moscow insists that Ukraine give up the entire Donbas region, for example, including areas still under Kyiv’s control and those that it claims to have annexed in…
Five people were wounded in Jerusalem late Sunday after missiles fired from Iran hit the area, Israel’s rescue services said. One man in his 40s was reported in moderate condition with shrapnel injuries. First responders were seen working beside damaged cars along a main road as loud explosions echoed across the city. Earlier, at least nine people were killed in the Beit Shemesh region, central Israel, according to Israeli police. Blasts were also reported in Tehran as the exchange of strikes continued across the region.
Published on 02/03/2026 – 9:01 GMT+1 Europe is aiming to be at the forefront of 6G and artificial intelligence (AI) by staking its claim on the next generation of global communications: Non-terrestrial networks (NTN). The European Space Agency and the GSMA Foundry announced at the Mobile World Congress a funding programme worth up to €100 million to accelerate the convergence of satellite and mobile technologies. The connectivity serves as the “backbone” to unleashing 6G and AI technology, said Antonio Franchi, Head of 5G/6G NTN Programme Office at the European Space Agency “The funds will develop technologies, networks, services which ultimately…
“All the competent services of the republic are on alert and in full operational readiness,” Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides said in a statement Monday morning. He confirmed that a Shahed-type unmanned aerial vehicle caused minor damage when it crashed into the military facilities at 12:03 a.m. local time. “I want to be clear: Our country does not participate in any way and does not intend to be part of any military operation,” Christodoulides said. The Cypriot president briefed European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on the incident. “While the Republic of Cyprus was not the target, let me be…