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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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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SC grants bail to Arun Gavli after 17 years in jail

New Delhi, Aug 28 (UNI) The Supreme Court today granted bail to gangster-turned-politician Arun Gawli, who is serving a life sentence for the 2007 murder of Mumbai Shiv Sena corporator Kamlakar Jamsandekar, taking note of his long incarceration. A Bench comprising Justice M. M. Sundresh and Justice N. Kotiswar Singh observed that Gawli had spent…

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