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A picture taken on February 3, 2018, shows smoke billowing from the site of a downed Sukhoi-25 fighter jet in Syria’s northwest province of Idlib © Omar Haj Kadour / AFP Citing a Russian Defense Ministry source, the Novaya Gazeta newspaper confirmed the deceased pilot was Filippov. According to the report, he was a former […]

The Amtrak train that collided Sunday morning with a freight train and killed two people appeared to be on the wrong track, possibly because a switch was in the wrong position, S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster and state officials said Sunday. Invesigators now are trying to determine if the switch was misaligned, causing the passenger train […]

Thousands have descended from every corner of Greece at Syntagma Square in the center of Athens for the rally on Macedonia. Rally spokesman Michalis Patsikas told reporters that “it will be majestic. This has never happened before.” The keynote speaker at the rally will be the famous composer Mikis Theodorakis. Theodorakis arriving for the rally […]

The United States’ new nuclear policy brings humanity “closer to annihilation”, Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said. © Atta Kenare, AFP His comments late Saturday came a day after the Pentagon revealed plans to revamp its nuclear arsenal, largely in response to a perceived renewed threat from Russia. Zarif said the new policy was “in violation” […]

Turkey says it has suffered its deadliest day yet in northern Syria since launching its offensive against YPG Kurdish fighters there more than two weeks ago. A funeral was held for a Turkish soldier who was killed in clashes with the YPG at Afrin in January [File: Edem Sahin/EPA] A funeral was held for a Turkish soldier […]

Thousands of Corsican nationalists marched on Saturday demanding greater freedoms for the French island, three days ahead of a visit by President Emmanuel Macron. The marchers are demanding greater autonomy for the island. Pascal Pochard-Casabianca/AFP Protest organisers said up to 25,000 people attended the demonstration in the island’s capital Ajaccio, but officials gave a far […]

MOSCOW, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) — Massive Russian air strikes have killed at least 30 militants in northwest Syria, where a Russian fighter jet was shot down, Russia’s Defense Ministry said in a statement Saturday. A picture taken on February 3, 2018, shows a Rebel fighter taking a picture of a downed Sukhoi-25 fighter jet in […]

A Russian Su-25 jet has crashed in Idlib province in north-western Syria, the Russian Defence Ministry confirmed, adding that it was probably shot down by MANPAD. The pilot ejected but was killed by militants on the ground. © Vitaliy Ankov / Sputnik Preliminary data showed the Su-25 plane was downed by a man-portable air-defense system […]

Three prisoners have been charged with murder over the stabbing of an inmate at Wormwood Scrubs prison Khader Saleh Khader Saleh, 25, died at the category B jail in west London on Wednesday after he was found in another prisoner’s cell with multiple stab wounds. The Metropolitan Police said Ahmed Khyre, 21, Kalif Dibbassey, 21, […]

A man draped in an Italian flag has shot at least six dark-skinned foreigners in a drive-by rampage in Macerata, central Italy. 28-year-old Luca Traini was draped in an Italian flag as he was taken away by police: Photo: Macerata Police According to the Il Resto del Carlino newspaper, the man —  a 28-year-old local with links […]