Military personnel stand guard at a nuclear facility in the Zardanjan area of Isfahan, Iran, April 19, 2024, in this screengrab taken from video. WANA via REUTERS |
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- Explosions echoed over an Iranian city in what sources described as an Israeli attack, but Tehran played down the incident and indicated it had no plans for retaliation - a response that appeared gauged towards averting region-wide war.
- We look at how Iran and Israel's air forces and aerial defense systems stack up, and lead Middle East writer Tom Perry joins the Reuters World News podcast with the latest developments.
- Airlines quickly changed flight paths over Iran, diverted to alternate airports or returned planes to their departure points.
- In other Middle East news, the United States effectively stopped the United Nations from recognizing a Palestinian state by casting a veto in the Security Council to deny Palestinians full membership of the world body.
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- Indians began voting in the world's largest election as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks a historic third term on the back of issues such as growth, welfare, Hindu nationalism and personal popularity. Follow our live coverage here.
- Ukraine shot down a Russian strategic bomber 300 km from its border after the warplane took part in a long-range air strike that killed at least eight people including two children in the central Dnipropetrovsk region, Kyiv said.
- Lawyers in Donald Trump's criminal trial are expected to wrap up the painstaking process of selecting a jury that will for the first time in US history determine whether a former president is guilty of breaking the law.
- Chinese government-linked hackers have burrowed into US critical infrastructure and are waiting "for just the right moment to deal a devastating blow," FBI Director Christopher Wray said.
- Nearly half of China's major cities are suffering "moderate to severe" levels of subsidence, putting millions of people at risk of flooding especially as sea levels rise, according to a study of nationwide satellite data.
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IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva holds a press briefing in Washington. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque |
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- International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva bemoaned the slow pace of global growth, saying that Europe needed to do more to boost productivity and China should work to unleash greater consumer spending.
- Bitcoin enthusiasts were eagerly waiting for bitcoin's 'halving' - a change to the cryptocurrency's underlying technology designed to cut the rate at which new bitcoins are created. The halving was written into Bitcoin's code at its inception by pseudonymous creator Satoshi Nakamoto.
- Sony Pictures Entertainment and Apollo Global Management are discussing making a joint bid for Paramount Global, according to a person familiar with the matter. The companies have yet to approach Paramount, which is in an exclusive deal talks with Skydance Media.
- Apple said it had removed Meta Platforms' WhatsApp and Threads from its App Store in China after being ordered to do so by the Chinese government, which cited national security concerns. Other Meta apps including Facebook, Instagram and Messenger remained available.
- Netflix unexpectedly announced that it will stop reporting subscriber numbers each quarter, a decision seen as a sign that years of customer gains in the streaming wars are coming to an end.
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- Just when it looked like rate cuts were coming any minute now, inflation has reared its head and the strength of the dollar is forcing other central bankers to protect their currencies and reconsider their policy choices.
- What appeared to be a dead cert a few weeks ago - the Federal Reserve embarking on a series of markets-friendly rate cuts in the first half of the year - is now looking unlikely, just as earnings season ramps up. Here's what's coming in markets next week.
- Plus, join us for a conversation with US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on April 25 at 10am EDT/3pm BST.
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How Israel's Iron Dome protects its cities |
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Israel has been honing its air defenses since enduring Iraqi Scud missile salvoes in the 1991 Gulf War. That work resulted in a multi-layered network linked by central control nodes.
The outer layers are the Arrow-2 and Arrow-3 systems, designed to intercept ballistic missiles fired from thousands of kilometers away. David's Sling provides the middle layer of protection, while the final ring comes from what is most likely the best-known and most-used of Israel's air defense systems: the Iron Dome. This interactive graphic shows how the systems work. |
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See a selection of some of our top photography from around the world this week. |
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