Targeted Killings

Jim McDivitt, a US Air Force pilot and NASA veteran, best-known for flying in the pioneering Gemini and Apollo human spaceflight programs that led to the first manned Moon landing, has died at 93. McDivitt's career took flight during the Korean War, where he served as a fighter pilot, navigating…

The Air Force dispatched two F-16 fighter jets to intercept a pair of Russian bombers that flew close to Alaska on Monday, the North American Aerospace Defense Command said in a statement. Although the two Russian Tu-95 Bear-H bombers did not enter American or Canadian sovereign airspace, NORAD said it…

JAMMU: Several Kashmiri migrant pandit organisations on Tuesday expressed concern over the unabated targeted killings by terrorists in the Valley and proposed a fact-finding delegation to assess the ground situation. Panun Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir Vichar Manch, Roots in Kashmir, Youth 4 Panun Kashmir and Global Kashmiri Pandit Diaspora (GKPD)…

The Iranian government has denied that it's supplying drones to Russia for use in Ukraine despite claims from the Ukrainian government that their forces have shot down many of the unmanned combat vehicles. In a statement issued by the country's foreign ministry on Saturday, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian "emphasized that…

by Sandra Erwin — August 31, 2022 An Ursa Major propulsion engineer works on 5,000-pound thrust Hadley rocket engine. Credit: Ursa Major The agreement is a small business innovation research contract known as a TACFI, or Tactical Funding Increase that includes both government and private funds WASHINGTON — Rocket propulsion…

China has dispatched two Y-20 large transport aircraft of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force on Tuesday carrying some 3,000 tents to aid flood-hit Pakistan. Photo: CCTV China has dispatched two Y-20 large transport aircraft of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force on Tuesday carrying some…

CHANGCHUN, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- China's independently-developed Y-20 transport aircraft will be showcased at an international airshow in Europe for the first time, said a Chinese air force spokesperson Monday. The Y-20 transport aircraft have flown to various destinations in Asia, Africa, Europe, and Oceania over recent years, delivering COVID-19…

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Angela Williams’ first year as United Way Worldwide’s president and CEO has been marked with challenges: rising inflation, the war in Ukraine driving increased demand for charitable services, and the need to rebuild public trust in her organization. As the first Black leader of United Way…

Communal workers operate at a site of a rocket hit in downtown Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Saturday. Photo by Sergey Kozlov/EPA-EFE Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Russian forces conducted a strike on the Motor Sich engine factory near Zaporizhzhia where Ukrainian Air Force helicopters were being repaired, the Russian Defense Ministry said…

Sydney (Reuters)A United States Coast Guard vessel was unable to enter Solomon Islands for a routine port call because the Solomon Islands government did not respond to a request for it to refuel and provision, a US official said.The islands' government did not immediately answer a Reuters request for comment.…