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Hundreds of rivers and lakes cross international borders – countries need to commit to sharing the water

The Danube River starts in Germany and eventually flows into the Black Sea some 2,850 kilometres and ten countries later. If Germany were to dam or pollute the river, it could potentially affect nine other countries – and four of their capitals.

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Turkey launches its first amphibious assault ship, eyes drone capabilities

Turkey launched its first amphibious assault ship on Monday, aiming to extend its drone capabilities from land-based to naval operations amid increased regional tensions as war rages in Ukraine on the other side of the Black Sea.

Reuters

Russia formally charges US reporter with espionage

Russian investigators on Friday formally charged an American journalist with espionage which he had allegedly carried out “in the interest of his country”. The journalist, who works for the Wall Street Journal, has denied the charges. Read our live blog to see how the day's events unfolded. All times are…

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NATO, US forces join Romania-led Black Sea military drills

Romania’s navy is leading multinational military drills in the Black Sea region

The Independent UK

Russia gives awards to fighter pilots involved in US drone crash

US officials say surveillance flights over Black Sea have resumed despite Russia’s downing of the MQ-9 Reaper drone.

Al Jazeera

U.S. resumes drone flights over Black Sea after Russia intercept

The United States has resumed surveillance drone flights over the Black Sea region following a Russian fighter jet intercept on Tuesday that led to the downing of a U.S surveillance drone, two U.S. officials said on Friday.

Reuters

The three key moments capturing a Russian jet's interception of a US drone over the Black Sea

Footage released by the US military reveals three key moments during an incident involving one of its MQ-9 drones and a Russian aircraft over the Black Sea.

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What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

What Russia’s downing of a US drone means for the war; ICC to issue first arrest warrants

The Guardian - AU

Russia gives medals to fighter pilots who brought down US drone

The Russian fighter pilots that brought down a US drove over the Black Sea will be rewarded with state medals.

Evening Standard

Russia awards pilots involved in confrontation with a U.S. drone over Black Sea

The United States accused Russia of an "unsafe" and "unprofessional" intercept of its MQ-9 Reaper surveillance drone that forced it to be brought down over the Black Sea this week

WEKU

Russian Defense Minister Decorates Pilots for Downing US Drone

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has presented awards to the pilots of two Su-27 fighter planes that intercepted a US drone near the airspace around Russia's military campaign in Ukraine, his ministry said on Friday. The drone crashed into the Black Sea on Tuesday after being intercepted by Russian jets,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

The Black Sea drone incident highlights the loose rules around avoiding 'accidental' war

The extraordinary footage of a Russian jet intercepting a US drone over the Black Sea earlier this week demonstrates just how potentially disastrous such encounters outside actual war zones can be.

The Conversation

Ukraine recap: fears of escalation after US drone downed over the Black Sea

There was another of those moments when the world held its breath this week when news broke on March 14 of an incident between a US drone and two Russian jets. The unmanned US Reaper MQ-9 drone, reportedly on routine surveillance duties in international airspace, had to be brought down…

The Conversation

What happened during incident between US drone and Russian jet?

Pentagon released footage on Thursday of Russian jet making close passes of drone and spraying fuel before collision

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Pentagon releases video of Black Sea drone incident

The Pentagon has released a video showing Russia's intercept of a United States military surveillance drone downed over the Black Sea.

The Independent UK

Video captures moment Russian fighter jet crashes into US drone

The White House says it will be ‘impossible’ for Moscow to obtain any useful material from the downed craft

Asharq Al-Awsat

Pentagon Video Shows Damage to Downed US Drone After Russia Jet Flyby

The Pentagon released on Thursday a video showing a Russian military jet intercept a US drone downed over the Black Sea two days ago, in what was the first direct encounter between the world's leading nuclear powers since the Ukraine war began. The rare Pentagon move came a day after…

The Independent UK

Pentagon shows footage of aircraft dumping fuel on US drone

The Pentagon has released footage of what it says is a Russian aircraft conducting an unsafe intercept of a U.S. Air Force drone in international airspace over the Black Sea

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Al Jazeera

US says drone recovery difficult as Russian ships at crash site

US General Mark Milley said the MQ-9 Reaper drone sank in an area of the Black Sea where depths are up to 1,500 metres.

The Independent UK

Russian forces reach US drone crash site in Black Sea, say reports

Kremlin has vowed to recover drone after it crashed in international waters

Tribune News Service

US defense secretary calls Russia ‘reckless,’ says drone flights will continue

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with his Russian counterpart about a U.S. surveillance drone that crashed into the Black Sea after an encounter with a Russian fighter jet, as officials sought to keep the incident from further escalating tension already high over the invasion of Ukraine.

The New Daily

‘It’s United States property’: The race to recover the downed drone

Russian officials say a bid will be made to recover a US drone from the Black Sea while US authorities say no intelligence can be gained.

Reuters

US State Dept says Black Sea drone incident likely unintentional from Russia

A U.S. military surveillance drone's crash into the Black Sea after being intercepted by Russian jets was likely an unintentional act from Russia's side, U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price told MSNBC on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

US, Russian military chiefs resume contact to discuss drone

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says he spoke to his Russian counterpart about the destruction of a U.S. drone over the Black Sea, which had brought the two countries closest to direct conflict since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine a year ago

Reuters

Russian, U.S. defence ministers speak by phone after U.S. drone crash

The Russian and U.S. defence ministers held a phone call on Wednesday, the Russian defence ministry said, a day after a U.S. military drone crashed over the Black Sea in an incident Washington called "unsafe" and "reckless"

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