U.S. has lost or sustained damage to 81 aircraft worth up to $3.3 billion in Iran war

Airmen from the Texas Air National Guard conduct preflight and postflight inspections on an MQ-9 Reaper aircraft at Keflavík Air Base, Iceland, in August. - Senior Airman Edgar Grimaldo/US Air Force/File

The United States military has had 81 aircraft destroyed or damaged in the war with Iran, a Congressional Research Service report released this week says.

The number includes both airplanes and helicopters as well as drones, with the MQ-9 Reaper drone – used for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, close air support and combat search and rescue – accounting for more than half of the losses.

But also on the list are some of the Pentagon’s most-prized assets, including an F-35A fighter jet and an E-3 Sentry, the four-engine jet with a large radar dome atop the fuselage used for target tracking and airspace management.

The total cost of the aircraft lost is between $1.9 billion and $3.3 billion, depending on the Defense Department’s plans for replacements, the report said, citing figures from the Congressional Budget Office.

The total cost of the war is much higher – at least $45 billion, sources have told CNN. That figure doesn’t include damage to infrastructure at US bases in the region, including those where some of the aircraft losses happened.

Some of the aircraft included in the count may have been returned to service, including eight F-15 Strike Eagle fighter jets that sustained light damage in an Iranian strike on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, Jordan, in September.

The report is based on numbers contained in statements from the Defense Department; its inspector general; US Central Command, which has been conducting the operations against Iran; and news reports reviewed by the CRS.

The report poses several questions for congressional consideration, including whether lawmakers are getting enough information from the Pentagon on the losses to determine effects and remedies.

Defense Department reporting on Iran war losses has, to date, been vague. Even the Pentagon inspector general’s report on the losses, released in September, and covering action from February 28 to June 30, cites previous CRS reports for some of its aircraft loss numbers.

Other issues Congress needs to think about are whether to provide funding for repairs or replacements; whether there is enough industrial capacity to satisfy those requirements; and the effects on US military sales to foreign partners.

It also raises questions about how the Iran war has affected US posture outside the Middle East.

“Congress may assess whether losses in certain high-demand platforms that are aging and limited in number, such as the E-3 Sentry, create capability gaps or increase risk in other theaters,” the report says.

Analysts have said actions in the Middle East, including the Iran war and earlier confrontations with the Houthi rebels in Yemen, an Iranian proxy group, have taken an especially heavy toll on the MQ-9 drones, which Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach told Congress earlier this year was the military’s “most valuable player” in the war with Iran.

Forty-five have been lost in the Middle East this year, “an alarming rate,” according to a September report from the Atlantic Council.

The Air Force has lost about 35% of its MQ-9s since 2004, it says.

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Trump says former MLB pitcher Roger Clemens to be awarded Medal of Freedom

Roger Clemens is not in the National Baseball Hall of Fame but he will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday.

Clemens introduced Trump at a rally in San Antonio on Wednesday, with Trump dropping the announcement as the former pitcher stood nearby. During the announcement, Trump said he had played golf with Clemens earlier this year, which prompted him to call MLB commissioner Rob Manfred about his Hall of Fame case:

"We had a great time, he's an amazing guy. I said, 'I'm going to call the commissioner of baseball.' It's a ridiculous thing that you're not in the Hall of Fame with that kind of record. He won seven Cy Youngs!"

It's worth noting the MLB commissioner has no power over who gets into the Hall of Fame. That is determined first by voters from the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA), then a committee of voters determined by the Hall of Fame itself.

Trump did successfully intervene on the part of the late Pete Rose last year, pushing Manfred to remove the league's all-time hits leader from the ineligible list. Clemens is not on that list, nor will Rose reach the Hall of Fame without a successful vote.

Trump is correct that Clemens won seven Cy Young Awards, two more than any other pitcher in history. He also won two World Series championships, 11 All-Star selections, an AL MVP award, two 20-strikeout games and two triple crowns. It's one of the most impressive résumés in baseball history, but Clemens never received more than 65.2% of the BBWAA vote, or more than 25% of the vote in two go-arounds with the committee.

That would be due to rampant allegations of steroid use, which included dozens of mentions in the Mitchell Report based on testimony and evidence from his former trainer Brian McNamee, who said he injected Clemens with anabolic steroids and human growth hormone for years.

Clemens is generally accepted to have been a steroid user, but has always denied it. That was apparently enough for Trump, who chalked up Clemens' excellence in his 30s and 40s to natural athleticism:

"People talk drugs, he never admitted to anything. They have no information. They didn't find anything. It's not like, 'Oh jeez, load it up.' He never admitted to anything. He's just a physical monster, OK?"

Due to recent Hall of Fame rule changes, Clemens won't be considered for induction until at least 2031, and will be permanently ineligible if he again fails to receive at least five votes that year.

The Hall of Fame's character clause instructs voters to consider personal shortcomings with candidates, which has been the main justification for keeping steroid users out. With Clemens' case, it also comes up over allegations of a relationship with late country singer Mindy McCready.

In 2008, the New York Daily News reported that Clemens had been engaged in an affair with McCready since she was 15 years old. McCready confirmed she had a relationship with Clemens but denied it began when she was 15, while Clemens apologized for unspecified "mistakes in my personal life" but denied the claim that he had an improper relationship with a 15-year-old girl. McCready died by suicide in 2013 at the age of 37.

On Wednesday, Clemens said he was glad to receive the Medal of Freedom from Trump:

"I'm stunned, number one. Twenty-four years, y'all, this supersedes anything I've done in my playing career. To get it from this man, this president, there wouldn't be another president I'd want to get it from."

One awkward moment did come during the announcement, when Trump a) claimed Clemens was MLB's all-time leader in hit batters and b) said Clemens told him that resentment from hit batters was what sank his Hall of Fame eligibility:

"He was known for two things as a pitcher, power and accuracy. I said, 'Then Roger, how come you hit more batters than any other pitcher in history,' which is true. He hit more batters than any — and when he hit you, it hurt. When you have a ball going at 99 mph and it's aimed at your head — so Roger had some problems.

"He told me, part of the difficulty is the people on the board were people that he played against, so 'They all hate me.'"

Neither claim passes muster. Clemens is not MLB's all-time leader in HBPs, he ranks 15th in history with 159. If you narrow the group to only the live-ball era (since 1920), he's still only sixth.

Clemens himself disputed that claim while on stage:

"I don't think I lead Major League Baseball in hit batters, Mr. President."

As for the question of voters, the journalists that make up the BBWAA probably weren't annoyed about Clemens' propensity for hitting batters. As for the 16-person Contemporary Baseball Era committee that rejected Clemens in 2023 and 2026, we know who the voters were.

Former executives, veteran media members and baseball historians made up a majority of both committees. The players on the committees consisted of Chipper Jones, Greg Maddux, Jack Morris, Ryne Sandberg, Lee Smith, Frank Thomas, Alan Trammell, Fergie Jenkins, Jim Kaat, Juan Marichal, Tony Pérez, Ozzie Smith and Robin Yount. According to Stathead, none of Clemens' 159 HBPs were at the expense of any of those 13 players.

It remains to be seen when Clemens will receive the Medal of Freedom. Trump announced in Februrary that Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck would receive the Medal of Freedom for his heroics in Team USA's gold medal win at the Olympics.

Barring some sort of secret ceremony, Hellebuyck has yet to receive the award.

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ISIS-inspired mass shooting plot at Mall of America thwarted, FBI says

Federal authorities have arrested a man accused of planning to carry out an ISIS-inspired mass shooting at the Mall of America in Minnesota, according to newly unsealed court records. 

Sheikhdoon Mohamud was taken into custody Tuesday after allegedly purchasing an AK-47 and 200 rounds of ammunition from a confidential source for the FBI that prosecutors say he planned to use to attack a festival taking place at the Mall of America. 

Mohamud has been under investigation by the FBI since December 2024 when a confidential source with the FBI began exchanging messages with him about either traveling to Somalia to fight on behalf of al-Shabaab or carrying out a mass casualty attack on U.S. soil, court documents show. 

Prosecutors detail scores of communications between Mohamud and the FBI source where he allegedly detailed his hopes of martyrdom, including one where he discussed just getting a "gun here and just start killing a bunch of white ppl." 

Aaronp/bauer-griffin/GC Images/Getty Images - PHOTO: A general view of the Mall of America on January 04, 2024 in Bloomington, Minnesota.

By December 2025, Mohamud expressed interest in providing support to ISIS and the two regularly continued communicating as Mohamud shifted away from plans to travel overseas and instead indicated he was more intent on carrying out an attack in the U.S, the court documents allege. Throughout their communications, Mohamud allegedly suggested he had inspiration in his planned attacks from both the New Orleans New Years Eve attacker and Omar Mateen, the Pulse Nightclub shooter. 

Prosecutors said Mohamud told the source he wanted to attack the Mall of America "because its owned by jewish" people, adding, "so if I kill even 30 people noone would go there anymore." 

By August, Mohamud allegedly began planning a meetup with the source to purchase an AK-47 and ammunition, and Mohamud sent the following pictures of himself so the source could recognize him, prosecutors said.

Mohamud later allegedly settled on a meetup of Oct. 6 with the source to purchase the weapons and suggested he would plan to carry an attack on Oct. 24 targeting the Hmong Arts Celebration at the Mall of America, according to court documents. 

During their meetup the undercover agent handed Mohamud a large duffel bag containing an AK-47 rifle and four magazines as well as a container with 200 rounds of ammunition, according to prosecutors.

The agent told Mohamud he was a member of ISIS and when he asked him about his attack plans, Mohamud again allegedly expressed intent to carry out a shooting at a festival at the Mall, and said part of his motivation was that he believed it was owned by Jews and that he was "angry at the bad treatment of Muslims" in the wake of the May attack on an Islamic Center in San Diego. 

Iraqi national charged with coordinating at least 20 terror attacks that aimed to stop Iran war

Upon exiting the vehicle, Mohamud was taken into custody at gunpoint by FBI agents, the affidavit says. 

"The American people and the citizens of Minnesota should know from yesterday's arrest -- which was the culmination of an outstanding law enforcement and intelligence operation -- that federal law enforcement is standing up to their calling to protect us," U.S. attorney for Minnesota Dan Rosen said Wednesday. "Here, because of their vigilance and diligence, they were able to detect the threat and disrupt it before the defendant carried out his intention to kill, in his words, 'maybe 30 to 60 people,' as we allege in far greater detail in the complaint."

Rosen and FBI special agent Christopher Dodson detailed the extensive communications between Mohamud and an FBI confidential source that they said showed he was "100% committed" to carrying out an attack. 

"The messages this defendant allegedly sent to others were chilling," Dodson said. "They show the idolization of ideologically motivated violence, a callous disregard for the sanctity of human life, a blind hatred of people of other faiths, and a cold commitment to carrying out his vision of violence in our community."

Mohamud is believed to be an American citizen born in the United States, Rosen told reporters, though in the criminal complaint he refers to Somalia as the homeland of his parents. 

Rosen noted that in 2025 after being alerted to his sharing of extremist material online, the FBI actually went to Mohamud's house to attempt to speak to his parents but were rebuffed. 

"I just would say to parents all over Minnesota -- for that matter, all over America: If you get the indication, especially if you hear from federal law enforcement that your son or daughter is being radicalized to the point where federal law law enforcement wants to come and give you that warning, those are warnings that ought to be heeded," Rosen said. 

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U.S. pushes Russia for information on suspected plague death

Health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor says no special measures have been ordered regarding a reported plague death in Russia (Igor IVANKO)

The United States made a formal request pressing Russia for information on the reported plague death of a laboratory technician, a source close to the matter said Tuesday, as calls grew for transparency from Moscow.

Russian authorities have denied that they are imposing anti-plague measures and played down the reports of an incident at a plague research institute in Siberia's Irkutsk region last week.

But US President Donald Trump said he would speak soon with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, while US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the World Health Organization's head called on Moscow to be open about the situation. 

"We have officially requested additional information from the Russian government," a State Department spokesperson said Tuesday.

"We are also in official communication with other countries around the world to share information," they added. 

The request for information was sent via a confidential diplomatic communication, known as a demarche, according to a source close to the matter. 

During a trip to Iceland, Rubio said: "We encourage Russia to be transparent and share more information with the world so that all of us could react accordingly and appropriately."

Trump later said he would be speaking to Putin about what happened.

"I have a call scheduled, yes," Trump told reporters at the White House when asked if he had spoken to Putin, adding that it would happen "very soon."

Asked what US intelligence agencies were saying about the situation, Trump said: "We're in very deep discussions. We'll be able to report on it probably tomorrow."

- Cause of death 'undetermined' -

Russian news outlet People of Baikal reported Friday that the dead woman -- named as 28-year-old Darya Shipilova -- may have contracted pneumonic plague from a broken test tube.

Other media reported a possible link between her death and a lab accident at the facility.

The People of Baikal outlet also said up to 200 people with whom she may have had contact were under quarantine.

But Russian authorities say the cause of death is not confirmed and health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor has denied claims circulating in a document online that special measures had been put in place.

"We wish to clarify that the document and information in question do not originate from official sources and are untrue," it said on Telegram.

Russian officials said postmortem tests had not detected the disease.

Irkutsk Regional Governor Igor Kobzev said Monday that an inspection by health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor had found the woman died of pneumonia and the cause was "undetermined."

"No microorganisms linked to the young woman's professional work were found in her biological samples," he said, adding that no other staff at the institute had sought medical attention since her death.

WHO said that an update received Tuesday from Russia stressed that "no case of this dangerous disease has been recorded in the city of Irkutsk."

But its director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus later urged Moscow to be transparent, saying WHO had "requested further information" on the cause of the pneumonia case and other details.

"Timely, complete and transparent information sharing under the International Health Regulations is essential to clarify conflicting reports and enable an accurate assessment of potential public health risks," he wrote on X.

- Bacterial disease -

Plague is a bacterial disease that can occur in several forms, including pneumonic plague, which is the most contagious type and can be transmitted by respiratory means. Bubonic plague is transmitted by infected fleas.

Pneumonic plague, which causes lung failure, can be fatal if not treated early, according to WHO.

Trump said Monday he was ready to help Russia if needed.

But in an apparent response to Trump's offer, the Russian watchdog said Tuesday that Moscow was prepared to assist the US in combating its own outbreaks of infectious diseases.

It highlighted a "significantly worsened" measles situation in three US states, and a "fatal case of plague" recorded in New Mexico in June, among other things. 

Measles cases have increased under the Trump administration, in which vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr serves as health secretary.

An international conference on plague and other infectious diseases will be held in Irkutsk on October 21-22, although organizers said it was "unrelated to the recent death of an employee of the anti-plague institute."

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Fuel industry warns truck stops not to sell red dye diesel after Trump lifts restrictions

Truck stops nationwide were warned to “proceed with caution” Tuesday by a major industry group after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to promote the use of “red dye” diesel fuel.

Red dye diesel is exempt from federal excise taxes because it is intended for farm equipment and other off-road uses.

The order, signed before farmers in Nebraska on Monday night, aims to bring down fuel prices by “temporarily” allowing highway use of red dye diesel fuel, according to a White House statement.

U.S. voters are deeply frustrated by the high price of gas, and the Trump administration is under intense pressure to bring down fuel costs before the Nov. 3 midterm elections.

Monday’s order instructs Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to “defer certain diesel fuel tax payment obligations and to provide penalty relief to the extent permitted by law.”

It does not waive the federal taxes, because only Congress can eliminate a tax.

Following Trump’s directive, the Energy Marketers of America warned gas stations to “proceed with caution.”

“Whether relief is available, whom it covers, and on what conditions depend on Treasury determinations and guidance not yet issued,” the group said. “Deferral is not forgiveness.”

Moreover, the order does not “resolve EPA or state restrictions” on the dyed variety of diesel fuel, the EMA said.

Other trucking and gas industry groups sounded a similar note of caution.

“The White House appears to be trying to encourage the supply chain to move toward selling dyed fuel in non-traditional ways,” the Society of Independent Gasoline Marketers of America and the National Association of Truck Stop Owners said in a note to their members.

“We do not expect most reputable diesel retailers and fuel marketers to do this,” they said. “First, the tax is still owed, so there’s limited upside.”

In addition, “the logistical challenges outweigh any visible upside: Residual dye lingers in tanks and fuel systems.”

For most fuel sellers, “the liability and customer risk outweigh any temporary, uncertain benefit.”

The White House did not immediately reply to a request for comment.

Despite an executive order promoting red dye diesel, trucking and fuel industry groups are warning their members it may not be worth the risk. (Clayton Steward / Bloomberg via Getty)

A group representing independent long-haul truckers also suggested Trump’s move would provide little benefit to its members.

“Allowing the wider use of red-dyed diesel will provide minimal relief. Market stability is essential to bring down costs for the long haul,” said Todd Spencer, president of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association.

Since the war with Iran began, the price of diesel has surged from $3.76 per gallon to $6.32 as of Tuesday, a nearly 70% increase.

The Iran conflict is not the only conflict contributing to diesel’s skyrocketing price.

A recent escalation of the Ukraine-Russia war has included strikes by Ukrainian drones on Russian refineries.

Russia, traditionally one of the world’s large diesel exporters, has responded to the attacks by imposing a diesel export ban through at least the end of October.

Trump has urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to halt strikes on Russia’s diesel infrastructure.

“Mr. Zelenskyy has to do one thing. He has to stop knocking out diesel fuel in Russia,” Trump told reporters in early September. “There are plenty of other targets. Don’t hit diesel fuel, because that’s hurting the world.”

Oil prices also remain sharply elevated since the beginning of the year. Brent crude oil, which traded Tuesday night above $101 per barrel, is up more than 66% since the start of the year.

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Israelis mark 3 years since Oct. 7 attack as Palestinians struggle amid Gaza’s ruins

REIM, Israel (AP) — Israelis gathered on Wednesday to commemorate the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack that killed 1,200 people, saw 251 taken hostage, and sparked a devastating war in Gaza that has left much of the territory in ruins and its 2 million people living in dire conditions.

In southern Israel, families mourned at intersections, bomb shelters, and the site of a music festival that the militants overran three years ago in the deadliest attack against Israel. It is the first anniversary that all the hostages are home, marking a new stage of grief.

For Palestinians, the anniversary brings another day of life of misery and difficulties after an Israeli retaliatory campaign in Gaza that has killed tens of thousands of people.

Most of the population of about 2 million people lives in vast, squalid tent camps, with large parts of the strip’s cities reduced to rubble. More than half the territory remains in the hands of the Israeli military. Despite a ceasefire deal reached nearly a year ago, Israeli strikes continue almost daily.

For the region, the day highlights a startling transformation over the past three years.

Israeli troops occupy a large chunk of southern Lebanon in their conflict with the Hezbollah militant group, which began firing on Israel in 2023 in support of Hamas. Iran and the United States are locked in a confrontation that has seen attacks across Gulf Arab countries and has shaken the global economy — a conflict that Israel helped launch and that the Gaza war paved the way for, even if they weren’t directly connected.

Families mourn at the Nova Festival site

In Reim, the town where the music festival was underway on the day of the attack, families gathered around photos of their killed relatives. They hugged at 6:29 a.m. — the exact time the first rockets were launched three years ago — as booms from explosions in nearby Gaza were heard.

Anya Davitashili, who lost her 25-year-old son, Sean, said she comes to the site every Saturday because it’s where she feels closest to him.

“I have a video of him dancing here that ends at 6:29 in the morning, it’s in front of my eyes all the time,” she said. “Every morning, you wake up and there is just endless missing.”

Hundreds of people came to pay their respects to the more than 350 people killed in and around the festival site.

A released hostage marks his first Oct. 7

Elkana Bohbot, 37, is marking the anniversary in Israel for the first time, after being released from 738 days of captivity last year. For most of that time, he said, he was held 50 meters (165 feet) underground in a dark, damp tunnel.

Bohbot, who was abducted from the festival, was kept in a small cell with other hostages, given very little food, and allowed to bathe only every few weeks, he said. His captors forced him to take part in several propaganda videos, including one where he acts out a fake call to his family.

In the 11 months since his release, Bohbot has undergone physical and emotional rehabilitation. In August, his wife, Rivka, gave birth to a daughter, fulfilling a promise that Bohbot made to himself in the tunnels to give his 5-year-old son, Reem, a sibling.

The newborn Michele is “not a symbol for my people, she is more of a symbol for the enemy,” Bohbot told The Associated Press. “So this child is the message for you that we were here, and we will always be here forever.”

In Gaza, Palestinians struggle to recover

No events are expected on Wednesday in Gaza, where Israel’s offensive has devastated the territory and displaced around 90% of its population, often multiple times. Restrictions on the entry of goods and aid have contributed to a severe hunger crisis.

More than 74,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, according to the territory's Health Ministry, which does not distinguish between civilians and militants in its figures but says around half were women and children. The numbers from the ministry, part of the Hamas-run government, are seen as generally reliable by U.N. agencies and independent experts.

While a ceasefire that took effect on Oct. 10 has halted the heaviest fighting, Israeli strikes have continued, targeting what Israel says are Hamas militants. Since the ceasefire, 1,460 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, according to the ministry. Seven Israeli soldiers have been killed in that period.

Hamas portrayed the Oct. 7 attack as a response to decades of Israeli military occupation, land seizures and settlement construction. But the Palestinians’ dream of an independent state appears even more distant.

The anniversary comes to a radically altered Middle East

A contentious election in Israel at the end of the month hangs over this year's anniversary. The government’s official memorial services took place on Oct. 5, closer to the Hebrew calendar's anniversary of the attack.

The separate commemorations reflected deep divisions over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his handling of the war and his reluctance to launch an official inquiry into failings of the day.

Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, who is hoping to unseat Netanyahu in Israel's upcoming elections, looked at the photos of the dead in Reim and spoke with sobbing family members.

Gadi Eisenkot, the head of the opposition Yashar! party, met with families at a bomb shelter in southern Israel where many were killed as they tried to flee.

The attack set in motion a cascade of events that led to wars across the Middle East as Israel confronted Hamas, Hezbollah and their backer Iran. Israel has seized swaths of territory in Syria and Lebanon, where more than 300,000 Lebanese remain displaced. The United States joined Israel in attacking Iran’s military and nuclear program in two rounds, battering Iran and upending global markets far from the battlefield.

Violence has also risen across the Israeli-occupied West Bank, where Israel’s far-right government has emboldened extremist settlers who have attacked Palestinians and destroyed their property.

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Multiple countries consider restrictions on smart glasses amid privacy concerns

Oct 6 (Reuters) - Governments, courts and companies are considering restrictions and examining existing rules on smart glasses amid worries that the technology, ‌brought to mainstream by Meta's Ray-Bans, could be used to photograph, film or ‌audio-record confidential materials or people without their knowledge.

Here is a summary of what countries and regions ​are doing to protect people's privacy, in alphabetical order.

AUSTRALIA

The federal government said in September it was considering barring the use of camera-equipped smart glasses in government workplaces due to privacy and security concerns.

Public Service Minister Katy Gallagher asked the country's Public ‌Service Commission for advice on ⁠whether their use should be prohibited and what exemptions might be required.

BRITAIN

Courts in England and Wales have prohibited the use ⁠of Meta smart glasses because of restrictions on taking images and videos in courts.

British cinema operators are also introducing policies to prohibit or restrict camera-enabled smart glasses, the ​UK ​Cinema Association said in August.

EUROPEAN UNION

Smart glasses ​have attracted scrutiny from European privacy ‌regulators and some lawmakers, and the European Data Protection Board has commissioned a report into their "social acceptability".

Member of the European Parliament Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová also urged the European Commission, which has not proposed legislation specifically targeting smart glasses, to consider possible action.

NORWAY

The government said it planned to propose a temporary ban on the ‌use of AI glasses in places where the ​public regularly gather, such as parks, beaches, museums, ​shopping centres and public events.

Norway's ​capital Oslo banned smart glasses in schools in August.

UNITED STATES

New ‌York's Unified Court System banned smart glasses ​from all its ​court facilities from July 20. The rule covers prescription and non-prescription eyewear or headwear containing cameras, microphones, computers or other technology capable of recording ​video or audio. Visitors ‌carrying them must hand them over to court personnel for safekeeping ​before entering.

(Reporting by Reuters bureaus; compiled by Mirko Miorelli and Cian ​Muenster in Gdansk; editing by Milla Nissi-Prussak.)

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