BUCHAREST -- A Russian drone entered Romanian airspace and crashed into a residential apartment building, sparking a fire and injuring two people, Romania's National Defense Ministry announced on Friday.
According to the ministry, the injured individuals were taken to the Galati County Emergency Clinical Hospital.
It said that during the night from Thursday to Friday, the Russian Federation resumed drone attacks against targets in Ukraine, in the vicinity of Romania's river border. (Romania-Russia-Drone)
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JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday said that Israeli ground forces had crossed the Litani River, beyond the "security zone" it controls in southern Lebanon. (Israel-Lebanon)
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ADDIS ABABA -- The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday that the number of suspected Ebola cases in a new outbreak reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda has surpassed 1,000.
During an online press briefing, Africa CDC Director General Jean Kaseya said a total of 1,077 suspected cases and 246 probable deaths have been recorded since the DRC declared its 17th Ebola outbreak on May 15.
Data from the African Union's specialized healthcare agency showed laboratory tests have confirmed 129 cases in the DRC and eight cases in Uganda, linked to imported cases from the DRC. (Africa-Ebola-Outbreak)
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LOS ANGELES -- American private space company Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket exploded on the launch pad during an engine hotfire test at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in the U.S. state of Florida on Thursday, U.S. media reported.
The company later confirmed on X that it had experienced an "anomaly" during testing, adding that all personnel had been accounted for.
According to media reports, the incident occurred at about 9 p.m. Eastern Time (0100 GMT) during preparations for a planned engine firing test. (U.S.-Blue Origin-Explosion) ■
