Polish F-16 crashes during air show rehearsal, pilot killed

Warsaw, Aug 29 (UNI) A Polish F-16 fighter jet crashed on Thursday during rehearsals for the Radom international air show, killing the pilot, according to government spokesman. The accident occurred in the afternoon, in which the fighter jet descended before striking the runway and exploded. Polish government spokesman Adam Szlapka confirmed via social media that…

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Forest encroachment undermined, Meet on ‘Human–Wildlife Conflict’ in Kerala on Aug 30

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 29 (UNI) With forest encroachment emerging as a major yet under-discussed trigger for human–wildlife conflict in Kerala, a high-level regional conference on ‘Human–Wildlife Conflict and Coexistence: Legal and Policy Perspectives’ will begin at the Kerala Legislative Assembly complex here on August 30. The two-day deliberation, jointly organised by the National Legal Services Authority…

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Africa’s largest refugee-hosting country faces backlash over US migrant deal

Kampala, Aug 29 (UNI) Uganda’s decision to approve the Trump administration’s offer to take in migrants unwanted by the United States has sparked criticism in the East African nation that already houses the continent’s largest refugee population. “The whole scheme stinks” without parliamentary oversight, Mathias Mpuuga, until recently the leader of the opposition in Uganda’s…

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