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An Angara Airlines Antonov An-24RV in Tatarstan
Passenger plane with 49 people aboard crashes in Russia's Far East
MOSCOW — A Russian passenger plane carrying 49 people has crashed after it disappeared off the radar over the Amur region in the country's Far East, local officials said on Thursday.According to several domestic media reports, burning fuselage of the plane was found during an aerial search on a hillside roughly 15 kilometres from Tynda. There were no survivors.Air traffic controllers lost contact with the Antonov An-24 passenger plane, operated by Angara, a Siberia-based airline, when it was attempting a second approach as it reached its destination, authorities said.The flight departed from the city of Blagoveshchensk on the Russian-Chinese border to the town of Tynda.According to preliminary data, 43 passengers, including five children, and six crew members were on board, regional...
July 24, 2025

Passenger plane with 49 people aboard crashes in Russia's Far East

Prime Minister Modi will hold talks with his UK counterpart Kier Starmer on Thursday
Starmer and Modi to sign £6bn India-UK trade deal
LONDON — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in the UK to sign a free trade deal expected to lead to a multi-billion pound boost in exports.UK cars and whisky will be cheaper to export to India and Indian textiles and jewellery cheaper to export to the UK under the agreement, which also commits to a new India-UK plan to tackle illegal migration.Opponents have warned the deal could undercut British workers due to an extended exemption on national insurance contributions (Nics), from one to three years.But UK Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said this was "completely wrong" and Indian workers on temporary secondment to the UK would get the same deal already offered to many other countries.This means staff from Indian companies who are temporarily transferred to the UK, and...
July 24, 2025

Starmer and Modi to sign £6bn India-UK trade deal

A wildfire rages across a forested area near Cavuslar village, in Karabuk district, northwest Turkey, Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Wildfire kills 10 firefighters and rescue workers in Turkey
ISTANBUL — At least ten firefighters and rescue workers were killed and 14 others injured on Wednesday while trying to contain a wildfire in north-western Turkey, the country's forestry minister said.The fire broke out in a forested area of Eskisehir province. Forestry Ministry Ibrahim Yumakli said five of the dead were forestry personnel and five were members of the AKUT rescue organisation.The fatalities bring Turkey's wildfire death toll this year to 13, as blazes fuelled by strong winds, extreme heat and dry conditions continue to spread.Yumakli said a sudden shift in wind direction caused the flames to engulf the group. The cause of the fire was not immediately known."Starting tomorrow, we are facing extraordinary temperatures and extreme wind shifts. Once again, I call...
July 24, 2025

Wildfire kills 10 firefighters and rescue workers in Turkey

Wang Yi and Kaja Kallas met earlier this month in Brussels
EU-China summit kicks off under shadow of fraught ties
SINGAPORE — A summit between China and the European Union (EU) has kicked off in Beijing on Thursday, with leaders set to discuss issues ranging from trade conflict to the war in Ukraine.Expectations have been tempered however by uncertainty over global trade, politics and the attendance of Chinese President Xi Jinping, after he had earlier reportedly declined a visit to Brussels, where the summit was originally to be held.China confirmed this week that Xi would meet European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and European Council president Antonio Costa in Beijing.Optimism had surrounded EU-China relations at the start of the year, with hopes that a Donald Trump presidency in the US would bring the two economic powerhouses closer.But months on, EU-China ties are more fraught than...
July 24, 2025

EU-China summit kicks off under shadow of fraught ties

An Italian Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon military fighter jet participates in NATO's Baltic Air Policing Mission, 12 September, 2023
UK and Turkey sign deal for Eurofighter jets as Ankara aims to upgrade air force
ISTANBUL — The UK and Turkey signed a preliminary agreement on Wednesday for the sale of Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets to Turkey, marking a significant step in Ankara's efforts to modernise its air fleet.Turkish Defence Minister Yaşar Güler and his British counterpart, John Healey, inked a memorandum of understanding during a defence industry fair in Istanbul, Turkey's Ministry of National Defence said.NATO member Turkey has long aimed to buy 40 Eurofighter jets, which are built by a consortium of British, German and Italian companies.Germany reportedly initially opposed the sale but later reversed its position. Britain led negotiations on behalf of the consortium.A Turkish defence ministry statement said the memorandum takes the two countries "one step closer to a full...
July 23, 2025

UK and Turkey sign deal for Eurofighter jets as Ankara aims to upgrade air force

A firefighting helicopter drops water while battling a blaze in the seaside area of Charakas, 26 June, 2025
Firefighting helicopter crashes into sea trying to collect water as wildfires burn across Greece
ATHENS — A firefighting helicopter crashed into the sea while attempting to collect water to combat a blaze in Athens. All three crew members were rescued and taken to a nearby hospital.Greece is combating a surge in wildfires amid soaring temperatures.A large wildfire broke out near the southern Greek city of Corinth on Tuesday, forcing the evacuation of several villages as firefighters battled flames under scorching conditions, authorities said.More than 180 firefighters, supported by 15 aircraft and 12 helicopters, were deployed to tackle the blaze in a pine forest in the mountainous area of the municipality, according to the local fire department.There were no immediate reports of injuries.Temperatures in parts of Greece have soared to around 40 degrees Celsius during the summer,...
July 23, 2025

Firefighting helicopter crashes into sea trying to collect water as wildfires burn across Greece

Protesters gather in Kyiv after a bill was passed targeting the country's anti-corruption bodies
Protests in Ukraine as Zelensky signs bill targeting anti-corruption bodies
KYIV — President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a bill that critics say weakens the independence of Ukraine's anti-corruption bodies, sparking protests in several cities and drawing international criticism.The new law grants the prosecutor general control of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (Nabu) and Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (Sapo), and critics say it undermines their authority.In an address on Wednesday, Zelensky said both agencies would still "work" but needed to be cleared of "Russian influence".After the bill passed, hundreds of people gathered in Kyiv for the biggest anti-government protest since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022.Demonstrations were also seen in the cities of Lviv, Dnipro and...
July 23, 2025

Protests in Ukraine as Zelensky signs bill targeting anti-corruption bodies

People financing small boats will be targeted in the wave of new sanctions
UK to announce first people-smuggling sanctions in plan to 'smash the gangs'
LONDON — Gang leaders, corrupt officials and police officers, fake passport dealers and firms supplying small boats could be publicly named in UK sanctions targeting people-smuggling.The first measures are due to be unveiled on Wednesday and are seen as central to government plans to tackle criminal networks behind the crossings.Individuals and companies are expected to be hit with asset freezes, travel bans, and restrictions from engaging with the UK's financial system under the sanctions.It is understood the first tranche will include the names of around two dozen people accused of facilitating the trade or profiting from it - but the Migration Advisory Committee said the impact could be limited.Its deputy chair, Dr Madeleine Sumption, said she would be "surprised" if the...
July 22, 2025

UK to announce first people-smuggling sanctions in plan to 'smash the gangs'

Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) servicemen enter a building during an operation to arrest suspected Russian collaborators in Kharkiv. (File photo)
Ukraine's security service arrests anti-corruption agents over alleged Kremlin ties
KYIV — Ukraine's SBU state security service launched a series of raids on the country's National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) as part of an investigation into allegations that officials within the agency have been cooperating with Russia.The SBU said on Monday that it had arrested two officials working for NABU, one a suspected Russian spy and the other over alleged business ties to Russia.The security service said one of the officials, who was unnamed, allegedly collected and sent the details of Ukrainian law enforcement officers and other citizens to the Kremlin."At least 60 episodes of transferring restricted information to his contact in the FSB have been documented", the SBU said in a statement.The agent's "subversive activities" were coordinated by...
July 22, 2025

Ukraine's security service arrests anti-corruption agents over alleged Kremlin ties

A night vision view of a British solider manning a helicopter-mounted machinegun
British spies and SAS named in Afghan data breach
LONDON — The identities of more than 100 British officials, including members of the special forces and MI6, were compromised in a data breach that also put thousands of Afghans at risk of reprisal, it can be reported.The latest fallout from the breach was kept secret by an injunction until Thursday, when the order was lifted in part by a High Court judge.That allowed media organisations to reveal that detailed case notes in the database contained secret personal data of special forces and spies.The government had already admitted on Tuesday the data of nearly 19,000 Afghans who had worked with the British during the 20-year war in Afghanistan and had applied to resettle in the UK had been inadvertently leaked.Many were judged to be at risk of serious harm or even death as the Taliban...
July 18, 2025

British spies and SAS named in Afghan data breach

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