US Defense Dept shuts down Booker tank program The U.S. Department of Defense has ordered the cancellation of the M10 Booker light tank program. The decision comes as part of a broader overhaul outlined in a newly released Pentagon memorandum titled Army Transformation and Acquisition Reform, signed by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on May […]
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Russian combat jet downed by Ukrainian drone boat Russian military-affiliated sources have acknowledged the loss of a combat jet following a Ukrainian sea drone attack near the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk. The pro-Russian Telegram channel Rybar reported the incident late Friday, writing, “Unfortunately, the enemy attack did not go unanswered. Yesterday evening, a Su-30
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American detained in Belarus is freed CNN — An American detained in Belarus has been freed, Special Envoy for Hostage Response Adam Boehler and a second US official told CNN on Wednesday. Youras Ziankovich was arrested in Moscow in 2021 and then was brought to Belarus’s capital Minsk, where he was accused of being part of a US-backed coup
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Body of Ukrainian journalist who died in Russian detention returned by Moscow with signs of torture and with missing organs The body of a young Ukrainian woman who died in Russian captivity after being held incommunicado for months was returned to Ukraine showing signs of torture, Ukrainian prosecutors have said. Kyiv said the remains of journalist Victoria
Car drives into crowd in Germany’s Stuttgart; one killed, several injured Berlin: One person has died and eight others, including three seriously, were injured after a car struck a group of pedestrians in the city center of Stuttgart, southwestern Germany, local police reported. Authorities added that there was “no indication” it was an attack. The
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Australian polls underway as millions cast their votes Australia’s federal election is underway as millions have cast their votes across the country, with a tough contest expected between the ruling center-left Labor Party and opposition center-right Liberal-National Coalition. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and opposition leader Peter Dutton have cast their vote, ABC News reported. The
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Singapore heads to polls as ruling party eyeing 14th straight win Singaporeans began casting votes Saturday in the general election that will determine the composition of the 97-seat parliament. The ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) is aiming to extend its uninterrupted hold on power since independence in 1965. Out of Singapore’s 6 million people, 2.76
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Six crushed to death in India temple stampede New Delhi: Six people were crushed to death at a temple in India’s coastal state of Goa, officials said Saturday, after thousands gathered for a popular fire-walking ritual. Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said in a statement that he was “deeply saddened by the tragic stampede” at Lairai Devi
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At Least Seven Killed in Crash in Yellowstone National Park, US At least seven died and eight were injured in a collision on Thursday between a pickup truck and a tour van with foreign tourists on a highway leading to a popular destination in US’ Yellowstone National Park, Idaho State Police said. Both vehicles caught
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Uganda High court judge Lydia Mugambe jailed for 6 years for enslaving woman in UK Lydia Mugambe, a judge of Uganda’s High court and a member of the United Nations’ judicial roster, has been sentenced to six years and four months in prison by a UK court after being convicted of forcing a young Ugandan
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