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The drone was found near Ukrainian cargo planes before another object collided with a cargo aircraft in mid-air.
German authorities have launched a counterterrorism investigation following the discovery of the drone amid mounting security concerns.
BBC News – World The drone was found near Ukrainian cargo planes before another object collided with a cargo aircraft in mid-air.
BBC News – World The drone was found near Ukrainian cargo planes before another object collided with a cargo aircraft in mid-air.
NPR – World Regional police and prosecutors said an airport employee discovered a drone near the airport's south runway with "an unknown explosive device," and the object was examined by police
NYTimes – World A second drone may have collided with a plane in the air over the airport, damaging the aircraft slightly, the authorities say.
Counter-terror team investigating after DHL plane also collided midair with unknown object at Leipzig airport Europe live – latest updates German police deployed a bomb disposal robot after a drone carrying explosives was found at Leipzig airport, causing alarm and the diversion of several flights. A DHL cargo plane that had been forced to abort its landing at the airport then collided with an unknown object. It lat…
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz made a surprise visit to Kyiv on Sunday, announcing $1.5 billion in military and reconstruction aid for Ukraine and urging Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war. The visit came as Russian drone strikes hit a Kyiv bridge and air raid sirens sounded across the capital, which has faced intensified attacks on key infrastructure in recent weeks.
NYTimes – World Brazil's presidential election will go to a runoff on 25 October after neither incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva nor Senator Flávio Bolsonaro won an outright majority in the first round. Brazil's electoral authority said Bolsonaro, son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, took a thin lead, while Lula expressed disappointment over the result.
Sky News – World North Korea fired a ballistic missile from the Wonsan area on its east coast into the Sea of Japan on Saturday, according to South Korea and Japan. Pyongyang later claimed the intermediate-range missile had evasive flight and AI features, though South Korea, which often accuses the North of exaggerating capabilities, said it travelled more than 700 kilometres. The launch followed Seoul's demand for an apology after North Korean mines wounded three South Korean soldiers in the DMZ, according to South Korea.
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