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Aerial footage released by a pro-Ukraine militia shows an alleged drone attack on a Russian armoured military vehicle in a village on the Kursk border region. Additional images published by another volunteer group also claim to show a gun battle on the border. IMAGES
Lawyers for the plaintiffs and defence enter the courtroom in the trial of the Trebes and Carcassonne attacks for the closing arguments of the French National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor's Office. Seven people are on trial in Paris over their connection to an Islamic State group follower who in 2018 killed four people in southern France. IMAGES
Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares says that a spate of attacks targeting US-led troops in Iraq assisting the campaign against Islamic State group jihadists "need to stop". SOUNDBITE
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says the UK will act again if Iran-backed Huthi rebels in Yemen persist in attacking shipping in the Red Sea, speaking after a second round of joint US-UK strikes. "We urge the Huthis and those who enable them to stop these illegal and unacceptable attacks. But if necessary, the United Kingdom will not hesitate to respond in self-defence. We cannot stand by and allow these attacks to go unchallenged," he tells parliament. SOUNDBITE
The United States announces sanctions on Iraqi low-cost airline Fly Baghdad, saying it provided assistance to Iran's Revolutionary Guards and proxies, while also targeting leaders of a pro-Iranian Iraq militia for sanctions. US National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby tells reporters the sanctions are "designed to protect not only our financial system but our national security." SOUNDBITE
The trial of the Trèbes and Carcassonne attacks that opens in Paris will be an opportunity to "pay tribute" to Arnaud Beltrame, said Henri de Beauregard, lawyer for the cashier saved by the policeman, before the opening of the hearing. SOUNDBITE