In our news wrap Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia's use of a new hypersonic missile was meant to send a message to other European nations, Gaza officials said 13 people were killed in a wave of Israeli strikes and Swiss prosecutors are asking that a co-owner of the bar where a deadly fire broke out on New Year's be held in custody.

Moscow used its hypersonic 'Oreshnik 'missile to target critical infrastructure near Lviv in western Ukraine. Its use of the missile is being seen as more about political messaging, than battlefield strategy.

In a major boost to India’s advanced weapons programme, the Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL), a Hyderabad-based unit of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), on Friday achieved a key breakthrough in hypersonic missile technology.