Ukrainian rescuers complete search after Odesa drone attack kills 12
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Rescue workers completed operations on Sunday after a drone strike on an apartment building in the southern city of Odesa, finding four more bodies and bringing the death toll to 12. Odesa regional governor Oleh Kiper, writing on Telegram, said rescue teams working into Sunday evening had found the bodies of an […]
Nigeria’s President orders investigation after drone strike kills 85
Abuja, NigeriaReuters Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday ordered a thorough investigation into a weekend military drone attack that killed at least 85 people, including women and children, in northern Kaduna. Nigerian army chief Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja visited Tundun Biri village and apologised for the air strike. At a Kaduna hospital where the injured […]
US says Kabul drone strike killed 10 civilians, including children, in “tragic mistake”
Washington DC, US Reuters A drone strike in Kabul last month killed as many as 10 civilians, including seven children, the US military said on Friday, apologizing for what it called a “tragic mistake”. The Pentagon had said the 29th August strike targeted an Islamic State suicide bomber who posed an imminent threat to US-led […]
US strikes at Islamic State militants in Kabul; Pope calls for prayer
Reuters A US drone strike on Sunday hit a suicide bomber in a vehicle who was aiming to attack Kabul airport as US forces worked to complete a withdrawal that will end two decades of military involvement in Afghanistan, US officials said. The strike was the second by the US military since an Islamic State […]
Faith leaders offer mixed response after missile strike kills Iranian commander
RNS Religious leaders were split along liberal and conservative lines in their responses to a US drone strike that killed Iranian military leader Qassem Soleimani early Friday, although even President Trump’s staunchest evangelical Christian supporters appeared unsettled about the potential blowback from the attack. Prominent clergy of all stripes called on people of faith to […]