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Several airlines to reinstate flights to Israel in coming weeks

Greek carrier Blue Bird, set to resume flights on Sunday, will be the first foreign carrier to return to Israel since the skies largely closed following the start of Operation Roaring Lion.

Airplanes fly out from Ben Gurion International airport. April 7, 2025.
Israeli Air Force fighter jet taking off. Image released April 6, 2026.

IDF strikes three Tehran airports, targets dozens of Iranian fighter jets in attacks

US President Donald Trump arrives from the Blue Room to speak about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington.

Trump initially feared radio message from downed US airman was Iranian trap - Axios

Members of the US Air Force Pararescue, April 5, 2026; illustrative.

Behind the US Air Force unit that spearheaded the mission to rescue downed airman


US struggling to contain Yemen as Houthis down MQ-9 drones - report

The US initially hoped to establish air superiority over Yemen within 30 days of launching the campaign, the report noted.

Protesters, mainly Houthi supporters, mark the annual al-Quds Day on the last Friday of Ramadan, in Sana'a, Yemen, March 28, 2025

US unveils future fighter jet: Boeing to produce the F-47

The US's new F-47, built by Boeing, will be the first sixth-generation fighter jet. Trump announced Boeing's win after intense competition with leading companies.

F-35: The latest advanced model

US Air Force strikes several areas of Houthi-controlled Yemeni capital Sana'a

US jets struck several areas of Sana'a only one day after it attacked a Houthi fuel port in the north of the country.

Smoke rises after Israeli strikes near Sana'a airport, in Yemen, December 26, 2024

US Senate confirms Trump pick Caine as top US military officer

The Senate confirmed retired Lt. Gen. Dan Caine as Joint Chiefs chairman after Trump fired Gen. Brown, sparking concerns over loyalty and precedent.

 US-Präsident Donald Trump spricht zu Reportern an Bord der Air Force One vor der Ankunft auf der Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, USA, 27. Januar 2025.

„Nichts auf der Welt kommt an ihn heran“: USA enthüllen F-47-Kampfjet

„Ich freue mich sehr, bekannt zu geben, dass die US-Luftwaffe auf meine Anweisung hin den weltweit ersten Kampfjet der 6. Generation auf den Weg bringt“, sagte Trump im Weißen Haus.

 (Illustrativ) Das neueste Modell des F-47-Kampfjets.

US strikes Houthi targets in Hodeidah in western Yemen - report

The last time US strikes against the Yemen-based terror group were reported was late last March.

Protesters, mainly Houthi supporters, hold weapons to mark the annual al-Quds Day on the last Friday of Ramadan, in Sana'a, Yemen, March 28, 2025

US launches strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen, CENTCOM confirms

Houthi-affiliated source Al-Masirah claimed that one civilian was killed and four others were wounded in the city of Saada.

 Missiles are fired into the sky for an alleged operation against Yemen's Houthis at an unidentified location in this screengrab taken from a handout video released on March 18, 2025.

‘Just another F-35 fiasco?’: China, Russia, Iran mock Trump’s unveiling of F-47 stealth jet

Trump’s unveiling of the F-47 fighter sparks global skepticism, with China, Russia, and Iran mocking its design, cost, and political timing.

 A screenshot from the US Air Force's promotional video unveiling the F-47, March 21, 2025.

'Nothing in the world comes close to it': US unveils new F-47 fighter jet

"I'm thrilled to announce that, at my direction, the United States Air Force is moving forward with the world's first sixth-generation fighter jet," Trump said at the White House.

 (Illustrative) The latest model of the F-47 fighter jet.

Yemen's Houthis won't 'dial down' under US pressure or Iranian appeals

"There will be no talk of any dialing down of operations before ending the aid blockade in Gaza," the group's foreign minister Jamal Amer told Reuters.

  A Yemen's Houthi supporter stands on a body weighting machine covered by flags of US, UK, and ISrael and withe pictures depicting U.S. Presidents Donald Trump (L), Jue Biden (C), and the Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu (R) to be stepped over in a protest of the aerial attacks launched by fighter jet