Air Defence Units of Ukrainian Companies Start Intercepting Drones, Minister Says

KYIV, March 30 (Reuters) – The first ⁠of ⁠the air defence units ⁠formed by Ukrainian industrial enterprises has already ​begun carrying out combat duties, while new units are ‌being formed at 13 other ‌enterprises, Ukraine’s defence minister said on Monday. Ukraine’s ⁠government last ⁠year authorised energy, communications and transport companies to buy ​v and use …

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Trump Again Warns Iran to Open Strait of Hormuz

WASHINGTON, March 30 (Reuters) – ⁠U.S. ⁠President Donald ⁠Trump issued another ​warning to Iran on ‌Monday to open ‌the Strait ⁠of ⁠Hormuz or risk U.S attacks on its ​oil wells and power plants. “Great progress has ​been made but, if ⁠for any ⁠reason a ⁠deal is ​not shortly reached, which it ​probably ⁠will be, and …

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Dissident Artist on Trial in China for Satirical Mao Sculptures, Says Rights Group

BEIJING, March 30 (Reuters) – Chinese dissident artist Gao Zhen, ⁠famous ⁠for making provocative satirical sculptures ⁠of former leader Mao Zedong, was tried on Monday over accusations of “defaming national ​heroes and martyrs”, a rights group said. Gao, 69, who was detained in 2024 during a visit from the U.S., faces ‌a maximum three-year prison …

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Ukraine Hits Back Against Rheinmetall CEO’s Housewives’ Drones Comments

KYIV, March 30 (Reuters) – Ukrainians have criticised German ⁠arms ⁠maker Rheinmetall after its CEO ⁠dismissed their country’s drone-focused defence innovation as basic technology put together by ​housewives in kitchens. For Kyiv, drones have been critical to its war effort against Russia and are a source ‌of pride as the country has ‌fended off a …

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Democratic Lawmakers Seek Data on US Gun Exports Linked to Cartels, Criminal Violence

WASHINGTON, March 30 (Reuters) – Two Democratic members ⁠of ⁠Congress are pressing the Commerce ⁠Department for detailed data on U.S. exports of semi-automatic weapons, ​citing concerns that legally exported American firearms are fueling criminal violence and arming cartels across ‌the Western Hemisphere. Reuters reviewed the letter ‌sent on Sunday by Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts …

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Brazil’s Lula, Flavio Bolsonaro Seen Tied in Presidential Run-Off, Poll Shows

SAO PAULO, March 30 (Reuters) – Brazil’s ⁠President ⁠Luiz Inacio Lula ⁠da Silva and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro ​are seen tied in a simulated run-off for ‌this year’s presidential election, ‌a BTG Pactual/Nexus poll showed on ⁠Monday. (Reporting by Michael Susin and Fernando ​CardosoEditing by Bernadette Baum) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters.

Ukrainian Stray Drone That Fell in Finland Carried a Warhead, Police Say

HELSINKI, March ⁠30 (Reuters) – ⁠A Ukrainian ⁠drone that crashed ​in eastern Finland ‌near the town ‌of ⁠Kouvola ⁠on Sunday carried an unexploded warhead ​according to a preliminary assessment, ​Finnish police said on ⁠Monday. The ⁠aircraft was ⁠later detonated ​in a controlled manner ​by ⁠Finnish authorities, police said. “The UAV (Unmanned Aerial ⁠Vehicle) that came …

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Factbox-How NASA’s Artemis II Moon Mission Will Unfold

March 30 (Reuters) – NASA’s Artemis II mission is expected to ⁠last ⁠about 10 days, sending four astronauts ⁠on a high-speed journey around the moon and back in the first ​crewed lunar mission since the Apollo era. Artemis II is designed to pave the way for future missions aimed ‌at returning astronauts to the lunar …

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Key Milestones in NASA’s Artemis Moon Program

March 30 (Reuters) – NASA’s Artemis program is the U.S. effort to return astronauts to the ⁠moon ⁠for the first time since the Apollo era and ⁠eventually establish a sustained human presence there, a goal Washington has framed as central to maintaining space leadership amid ​growing competition from China. Here are key milestones in the Artemis …

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