Ospreys can take off and land vertically like a helicopter and rotate their propellers forward to fly like a plane – Copyright AFP/File Jim WATSONA US Osprey military aircraft made an emergency landing on Thursday in northern Japan, the latest in a string of mishaps and accidents involving the contr
Thai Deputy Defence Minister Nattaphon Narkphanit (R) and Cambodian Defence Minister General Tea Seiha (L) formalised a ceasefire on Thursday – Copyright AFP Florent VERGNESThailand and Cambodia agreed Thursday to extend a shaky ceasefire deal that followed five days of deadly hostilities along thei
Meta ditched third-party fact-checking in the United States in January – Copyright AFP Brendan SMIALOWSKIRaziye AkkocMeta on Friday said it will be forced to ban political advertising on its platforms in the European Union from October because of rules the Facebook and Instagram owner called unworka
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International criticism is growing over the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Gaza – Copyright AFP Mohsen KARIMIHamas said on Thursday that it had responded to an Israeli proposal for a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza, as pressure mounted for a breakthrough to end almost two years of devastating confl
A member of the US National Guard walks past military vehicles on the National Mall in Washington – Copyright AFP Alex WROBLEWSKIAll 800 National Guard troops who were ordered to the US capital Washington to aid law enforcement personnel by President Donald Trump have now been mobilized, the Pentago
Some 900 Afghans and 3,600 family members have so far been brought to Britain under the scheme – Copyright AFP Justin TALLISMinisters in the UKs last Conservative government have serious questions to answer over a secret resettlement plan for thousands of Afghans after a data breach endangered their
Trump and Putin during their last one-on-one meeting in Helsinki in 2018 – Copyright AFP/File Yuri KADOBNOVLéon BRUNEAUDonald Trump styles himself as a strongman. And thats exactly what he sees in Vladimir Putin.Their complicated relationship will be put to the test at a summit in Alaska on Friday,
Firefighters are working in several areas of the Peloponnese – Copyright AFP Angelos TZORTZINISKaterina NIKOLOPOULOUGreece battled wildfires that have ravaged homes and sparked evacuations for a second day on Sunday, with the help of Czech firefighters and Italian aircraft expected to arrive later.F
A man of short posture and deliberate speech, Uribe is a divisive figure: loved and hated in equal measure – Copyright AFP Luis ACOSTAAlvaro Uribe, president of Colombia from 2002 to 2010, was wildly popular in rightwing sectors for his war on leftist guerrillas during a particularly vicious period
