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2 U.S. pilots shot down over Red Sea in 'friendly fire' incident: military

Two U.S. Navy pilots were shot down over the Red Sea early Sunday in "an apparent case of friendly fire," the US military said. United States Central Command said late on Saturday that both US pilots were recovered alive but "initial assessments indicate that one of the crew members sustained minor injuries". CENTCOM said the guided missile cruiser USS Gettysburg …

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1 day, 12 hours ago

US Fighter Jet Shot Down, Pilots Safe

Deccan Chronicle

One US Navy aircraft was shot down on Sunday over the Red Sea in an apparent friendly fire incident, the US military said, marking the most serious incident to threaten troops in over a year of America targeting Yemen's Houthi rebels. The guided missile cruiser USS Gettysburg, which is part of the USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, mistakenly …

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Two Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent ’friendly fire’ incident: U.S. military

The Hindu

Two U.S. Navy pilots were shot down Sunday over the Red Sea in an apparent “friendly fire” incident, the U.S. military said, marking the most serious incident to threaten troops in over a year of America targeting Yemen’s Houthi rebels. Both pilots were recovered alive, with one suffering minor injuries, but the incident underlines just how dangerous the Red Sea …

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2 US Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent ‘friendly fire’ incident, US military says

Associated Press

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Two U.S. Navy pilots were shot down Sunday over the Red Sea in an apparent “friendly fire” incident, the U.S military said, marking the most serious incident to threaten troops in over a year of America targeting Yemen’s Houthi rebels. The U.S. military had conducted airstrikes targeting Yemen’s Houthi rebels at the time of the …

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1 day, 19 hours ago

2 U.S. Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent ‘friendly fire’ incident, U.S. military says

LA Times

A fighter jet maneuvers on the deck of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Red Sea on June 11. Two U.S. Navy pilots were shot down Sunday over the Red Sea in an apparent “friendly fire” incident, the U.S military said, marking the most serious incident to threaten troops in over a year of America targeting Yemen’s Houthi rebels. …

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1 day, 19 hours ago

2 US Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent ‘friendly fire’ incident, US military says

Politico

The F/A-18 shot down had just flown off the deck of the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier, Central Command said. On Dec. 15, Central Command acknowledged the Truman had entered the Mideast, but hadn’t specified that the carrier and its battle group was in the Red Sea. “The guided missile cruiser USS Gettysburg, which is part of the USS …

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2 days, 19 hours ago

‘No concern for Palestinian suffering’: Ex-official slams US’s Gaza policy

Al Jazeera

Former State Department official Mike Casey says the US government is pursuing Israel’s interests over its own. “And I’ve not seen that in any other country that I’ve served in.” After four years in his post, Casey resigned in July over what he described as the US government’s unwavering support for Israel despite its devastating military campaign in the Gaza …

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4 days, 19 hours ago

US's strong action against Pakistan, sanctions aerospace, defence agency for proliferation of missiles

India TV News

Washington: The United States on Wednesday slapped sanctions on four Pakistani entities, including the state-owned flagship aerospace and defence agency -- National Development Complex -- on charges of contributing to Pakistan's ballistic missile programme. The NDC has worked to acquire items in furtherance of Pakistan's long-range ballistic missile programme -- including special vehicle chassis intended to be used as launch …

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Malaysians held in US’s Guantanamo Bay prison returned home after 18 years

Al Jazeera

Amnesty International says Guantanamo Bay prison camp is a ‘glaring, longstanding stain’ on human rights record of the United States. Two Malaysian men held at the United States military prison in Guantanamo Bay for 18 years have been returned home, Malaysia’s state news agency reports. Malaysia’s Inspector General of Police Razarudin Husain said Mohammed Farik bin Amin and Mohammed Nazir …

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Russian general killed in Moscow, Ukraine's security service claims responsibility

India Today

A high-ranking Russian general, in charge of nuclear protection forces, was killed in an explosion in Moscow on Tuesday, news agency Reuters said. Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, who is chief of Russia's Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Protection Troops, was killed outside an apartment building on Ryazansky Prospekt, near the Kremlin. In a statement, the agency said, "The security service of …

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1 week ago

Three killed, six injured in school shooting by teen student in US's Wisconsin

India Today

Three people were killed and six others injured after a student opened fire at a school in Madison in the US's Wisconsin on Monday, police said. The shooter, identified as a 17-year-old girl student at the same institution, Abundant Life Christian School, was also killed in the incident. Abundant Life Christian School is a non-denominational Christian institution that has about …

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1 week, 1 day ago

Vikrant Massey reveals PM Narendra Modi had tears in his eyes after watching The Sabarmati Report: 'Woh bhi bhavuk the'

Hindustan Times

Vikrant says PM Modi got emotional after watching The Sabarmati Report Vikrant said, "Unko film pasand aya, humara prayas acha laga. Uss film ki screening ke time jitna main bhavuk tha, shayad woh bhi uss time utne hi bhavuk the. Vikrant attended film's screening with PM Modi Earlier this month, Vikrant attended the screening of The Sabarmati Report with PM …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Before exit, Biden releases US's first-ever strategy to combat Islamophobia

Firstpost

The White House has unveiled what it called the first-ever national strategy to counter Islamophobia, detailing over 100 steps federal officials can adopt to curb hate, violence, bias and discrimination against Muslims and Arab Americans The United States’ first comprehensive strategy to combat Islamophobia has been unveiled by the White House which outlines more than 100 measures that federal officials …

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1 week, 4 days ago

Nickel Boys: The blistering drama showing the US's racist past from a new, first-person perspective

BBC

Nickel Boys: The blistering drama showing the US's racist past from a new, first-person perspective L Kasimu Harris The Oscar-tipped film by RaMell Ross adapts Colson Whitehead's novel about two boys at an abusive "reform" school and shoots it from their point of view. The innovative new film from director RaMell Ross is based on the Pulitzer prize-winning novel by …

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1 week, 5 days ago

Trump's picks for key positions in his second administration

Deccan Chronicle

President-elect Donald Trump has filled the key posts for his second term in office, prioritizing loyalty to him after he felt bruised and hampered by internal squabbling during his first term. CIA director: John Ratcliffe Ratcliffe, a former U.S. House member from Texas, was director of national intelligence during the final year and a half of Trump’s first term. She …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Centenarian Pearl Harbor survivors honour victims of 1941 Japanese bombing

India Today

Ira "Ike" Schab, a 104-year-old Pearl Harbor attack survivor, was so determined to stand and salute during a remembrance ceremony honouring those killed in the Japanese bombing that thrust the US into World War II some 83 years ago that he spent six weeks in physical therapy to build the strength to do so. "He’s been working hard, because this …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Donald Trump's pick to be the US's new Surgeon General shot her father dead aged 13

Daily Mail

Donald Trump has appointed a woman who accidentally shot dead her father to be the US’s new Surgeon General. But The New York Times last night revealed that when she was 13 she accidentally shot dead her father at the family home in Orlando, Florida. I saw blood on my father’s ear.’ Ben Nesheiwat, 44, was declared dead the next …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

2 Pearl Harbor survivors, ages 104 and 102, return to Hawaii to honor those killed 83 years ago

LA Times

Pearl Harbor survivors Ken Stevens, 102, of Powers, Ore., second from left, and Ira “Ike” Schab, 104, of Beaverton, Ore., wait before the start of the 83rd Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremony Saturday in Honolulu. Ira “Ike” Schab, a 104-year-old Pearl Harbor survivor, spent six weeks in physical therapy to build the strength to stand and salute during a remembrance …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

The 'bison skull mountain' photo that reveals the US's dark history

BBC

The 'bison skull mountain' photo that reveals the US's dark history Detroit Public Library The photo of two men standing on a mountain of bison skulls is well known as a symbol of hunting during the colonisation of the US. "A desire for wealth and power in the form of land ownership, chattel slavery, the drive for unending growth and …

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3 weeks ago

'Elon Musk is right': Bernie Sanders slams US's $886 bn defence spending, lauds DOGE boss's take

Firstpost

Democratic Party-leaning Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders slammed the $886 billion defence spending of the US Department of Defence, praising DOGE boss Elon Musk’s take on the matter Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders said that Tesla CEO Elon Musk is right in his criticism of American defence spending. — Bernie Sanders December 1, 2024 Last month, US President-elect Donald Trump appointed Musk …

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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Stealth destroyer to be home for 1st hypersonic weapon on a US warship

Associated Press

The U.S. Navy is transforming a costly flub into a potent weapon with the first shipborne hypersonic weapon, which is being retrofitted aboard the first of its three stealthy destroyers. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print “It was a costly blunder. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard …

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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Adil Hussain gets a cheque for ₹5 lakh every other month for guest appearance on Star Trek: Discovery. Here's why

Hindustan Times

Adil Hussain reveals Recently, Adil appeared on Cyrus Broacha’s Cyrus Says podcast where he spoke about his renumeration. He said that gets thousands of dollars in ‘residuals’, which means that he gets one per cent cut every time the network earns money from the show. Adil in Star Trek world In 2019, the Life of Pi actor appeared in the …

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Weaponising tariff to trade

Hindustan Times

United States President-elect Donald Trump has announced that he will impose tariffs on countries beyond China on his first day in office. To be sure, the US using tariffs and reneging on its policy of promoting free trade in the world came into vogue during the first Trump presidency itself. What makes it even more potent is that Trump intends …

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Antony Blinken agrees to testify over US's 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan

India Today

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has agreed to testify publicly at a House of Representatives committee hearing on the 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan, the panel said on Tuesday, after a long dispute with the Republican-led committee. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul said Blinken had committed to appear at a public hearing on December 11 to discuss the …

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2 U.S. pilots shot down over Red Sea in 'friendly fire' incident: military

US Fighter Jet Shot Down, Pilots Safe

Two Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent ’friendly fire’ incident: U.S. military

2 US Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent ‘friendly fire’ incident, US military says

2 U.S. Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent ‘friendly fire’ incident, U.S. military says

2 US Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent ‘friendly fire’ incident, US military says

‘No concern for Palestinian suffering’: Ex-official slams US’s Gaza policy

US's strong action against Pakistan, sanctions aerospace, defence agency for proliferation of missiles

Malaysians held in US’s Guantanamo Bay prison returned home after 18 years

Russian general killed in Moscow, Ukraine's security service claims responsibility

Three killed, six injured in school shooting by teen student in US's Wisconsin

Vikrant Massey reveals PM Narendra Modi had tears in his eyes after watching The Sabarmati Report: 'Woh bhi bhavuk the'

Before exit, Biden releases US's first-ever strategy to combat Islamophobia

Nickel Boys: The blistering drama showing the US's racist past from a new, first-person perspective

Trump's picks for key positions in his second administration

Centenarian Pearl Harbor survivors honour victims of 1941 Japanese bombing

Donald Trump's pick to be the US's new Surgeon General shot her father dead aged 13

2 Pearl Harbor survivors, ages 104 and 102, return to Hawaii to honor those killed 83 years ago

The 'bison skull mountain' photo that reveals the US's dark history

'Elon Musk is right': Bernie Sanders slams US's $886 bn defence spending, lauds DOGE boss's take

Stealth destroyer to be home for 1st hypersonic weapon on a US warship

Adil Hussain gets a cheque for ₹5 lakh every other month for guest appearance on Star Trek: Discovery. Here's why

Weaponising tariff to trade

Antony Blinken agrees to testify over US's 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan