A U.S. F-16 fighter jet pilot safely ejected before the aircraft crashed in northern Michigan on Thursday afternoon, officials said. The incident occurred in Grand Traverse County when the jet “experienced an incident” during a routine training mission, a spokesperson for the Texas Military Department said. Michael Kroll, spokesperson for the Michigan Department of Military…
Provincial police spokesperson Col Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi said Ndlovu had gone to pick up his wife from a religious service when the attackers struck. “As she approached their vehicle, three unknown men, one reportedly armed with a firearm, suddenly approached them, pushed her aside and forced her husband into the back seat,” she said. “The suspects…
Bulgaria’s Griffon Vulture population has returned to Vrachanski Balkan Nature Park after more than 60 years without breeding there. Between 2010 and 2020, conservationists released 61 rehabilitated and captive-bred Griffon Vultures from Spain, France and European zoos as part of a long-term reintroduction programme. The effort eventually led to successful breeding in the wild, with…
His work earned him the name “Gandhi of architecture.” Laurie Baker believed a house did not have to be expensive to be beautiful. At a time when concrete and steel were often seen as the symbols of modern construction, the British-born architect turned to local bricks, traditional building methods and the natural surroundings to design…
The Trump administration will allow an Iranian delegation to attend the United Nations General Assembly next week, albeit with some restrictions, a State Department spokesperson said Thursday. The decision to grant Iranian top officials visas to travel to New York City for the annual meeting of global leaders comes seven months into the U.S. war…
In one of several video clips released by the Houthis, men with assault rifles can be seen at the crash site inspecting the wreckage. The fighters celebrate as they lift the jet’s almost-intact tail fin which features the Saudi flag and a four-digit serial number. The fate of of the crew is not known. The…
After the backlash, Wietrzyk, who won the race in Beijing, said she would forfeit her win. Wietrzyk said in a social media post: “I want to offer my sincere apology to the people of China, my fellow competitors, the spectators and the HYROX organizers for what happened during the race in Beijing.” She wrote in…
This was borne out by a new report, external released by a government panel recently, which highlights the strikingly unequal nature of India’s burgeoning healthcare economy, raising serious concerns about a “deepening affordability crisis” in the country’s private hospitals. The report found that treatment in private hospitals is often between five and 10 times costlier…
Nooria, which is not her real name, still remembers one of the moments that made her want to be a doctor. It was back home in a village in Afghanistan, where she was born. A 13-year-old boy there became sick and died because of appendicitis. “He was completely healthy, but the road was blocked and…
Foreign traveller compares it to Japan, South Korea A foreign traveller’s video from Delhi is getting attention online after he documented an ordinary metro journey with the kind of curiosity usually seen during a first visit to a new place. His reactions range from trying a local greeting to comparing what he sees with transport…
