Germany Bids Farewell to Sea King Helicopters After Nearly 50 Years
Berlin (Agencies): Germany has officially retired its Westland Sea King Mk 41 helicopters, marking the end of an era that spanned nearly five decades. The final Sea King was flown…
Gambia Arrests Ex-General, Suspected Member of Death Squad
BANJUL, Gambia (Agencies): The Gambian military said Saturday it had arrested a former general who was an alleged member of a death squad under former dictator Yahya Jammeh. Former brigadier…
Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem Wins Gold at Paris Olympics Javelin Throw Final
Paris (Agencies): Pakistan’s javelin ace Arshad Nadeem has secured a historic victory at the Paris Olympics 2024, winning the gold medal with a record-breaking throw of 92.97 meters in his…
Japan issues ‘megaquake’ warning
TOKYO (Agencies): The alert followed a 7.1-magnitude temblor that struck off the coast of the country’s third largest island, sparking a tsunami advisory The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued its…
Taylor Swift’s Vienna Shows Canceled Due to Terrorist Threat
VIENNA (Agencies): The organizers of US singer Taylor Swift’s concerts in Vienna have decided to cancel the show due to a persisting terrorist threat, Austrian Federal Minister for the Interior…
Helicopter Crash in Nepal Claims Five Lives
Kathmandu (Agencies): A helicopter crash in central Nepal on Wednesday resulted in the deaths of all five people on board, including the pilot and four Chinese tourists. The Air Dynasty…
‘Milestone event’: China launches first batch of satellites to establish ‘Chinese Starlink’
BEIJING (Agencies): China successfully sent 18 Qianfan satellites into preset orbits via a Long March-6 carrier rocket launched from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in North China’s Shanxi Province on…
UK Travel Alerts Issued Amid Widespread Riots
LONDON (Agencies): Several countries, including Australia, Malaysia, Nigeria, Indonesia, the UAE, and India, have issued travel warnings to their citizens about visiting the UK due to widespread anti-immigration protests. These…
Saudi heavy metal band makes history at German festival
JEDDAH (Agencies): Saudi rockers Wasted Land made history on Saturday, when they became the first band from the Kingdom to appear at Wacken Open Air 2024, the world’s biggest heavy…
Turkiye to join genocide case against Israel at International Court of Justice on Wednesday: FM
ANKARA (Agencies): Turkiye will file to join the genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice at The Hague, the country’s Foreign Minister announced on Monday, Anadolu Agency…