The lives of Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian were at risk following the helicopter crash, which happened on the way back from a visit to the border with Azerbaijan in Irans northwest, Iranian officials said

A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister crashed on Sunday as it was crossing mountain terrain in heavy fog

In a significant display of military cooperation, a pair of US F-22 Raptors engaged in a rare dogfighting exercise with South Korean F-35As on May 16. The exercise, which marked the first simulated air battle between these advanced fighter jets, featured close-range air combat manoeuvres. According to the South Korea-based Maeil Business newspaper, the exercise was designed to test and enhance the capabilities of both the air forces. The ROKAF* confirmed that the training involved the four steal

An Interior Department staffer on Wednesday became the first Jewish political appointee to publicly resign in protest of U.S. support for Israel's war in Gaza.

Highlevel U.S. government envoys raised concerns over the misuse of AI by China and others in closeddoor talks with Chinese officials in Geneva, the White House said Wednesday.

A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi suffered a hard landing, Irans state TV reported on May 19. Raisi was travelling in Irans East Azerbaijan province when the incident took place, according to reports. State TV said the incident happened near Jolfa, a city on the border with Azerbaijan, some 600 km northwest of Tehran. Rescuers were attempting to reach the site, state TV said, but had been hampered by poor weather conditions in the area. There had been heavy rain reported with

IDF releases names of two soldiers killed in Southern Gaza tunnel, who fell in combat while fighting.

Helicopter Carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi Suffers 'Hard Landing' | English News | News18A chopper carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi suffered a hard landing on Sunday, news agency Associated Press reported citing Iranian state television.Iranian state-run PressTV later said that rescue teams are trying to locate the spot where the incident happened after tackling inclement weather and also shared a video of the incident. News18 could not independently verify the authenticity of t

U.S, Saudi Arabia discuss emerging security deal said to include Israeli normalization

Rescuers in Iran are trying to reach a helicopter involved in an incident while traveling with an entourage including President Ebrahim Raisi, state television reported Sunday.

On May 19, Georgia President Salome Zourabichvili vetoed the Russian law targeting media. The controversial law sparked massive protests and even saw protesters trying to barge into the parliament. Zourabichvili said the legislation contradicted Georgias Constitution and all European standards, adding it must be abolished. However, the ruling party, Georgian Dream, has a majority sufficient to override Zourabichvilis veto and is widely expected to do so in the coming days. Zourabichvili said it

Taeyoung Kim, 21, was drunk and high on cannabis when he crashed his sports car into the vehicle carrying Marko Niketic, 17, and his girlfriend. Marko died on the scene.

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Jake Sullivan, Biden's national security advisor, met to discuss a deal that will strengthen US-Saudi security ties.

The Pakistan National Accountability Bureau said former Pakistan PM Imran Khan sold costly watches and diamond and gold jewellery.

A Philippine mayor faced accusations of acting as a Chinese asset amid a growing territorial dispute between the two countries. No one knows her That's why we are investigating this, said Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Alice Guo, the 35-year-old mayor of Bamban, found herself in the middle of a potential scandal over her origins and allegiances. Guo claimed to have grown up on a pig farm and had raised no concerns prior to a strange discovery made in her town this month, the BBC repor

Israeli army troops have landed in Gaza's crowded far-southern city of Rafah where almost 800,000 people were displaced due to the fighting.

The report of the UKs infected blood inquiry will be released on Monday and reveal how tens of thousands were infected through transfusions of tainted blood and blood products.

This is the second time in the last couple of weeks that Saudi Arabias King Salman will undergo medical tests.

Owen Prior said that he earlier caught 14-foot hammerhead sharks but the 12-foot tiger shark was one of his best catches.

Michael Hayes, a commander of the Irish Republican Army (IRA), confessed to killing King Charles's beloved great-uncle Louis Mountbatten.

Not enough aid is flowing into the Gaza Strip, forcing the Palestinians to struggle for food amid continuous Israeli attacks.

The Israeli military said that its forces have recovered the body of Ron Binyamin, who was among 252 people seized by Hamas-led Palestinian gunmen in a cross-border October 7 rampage

Thousands of protesters clash with Israeli Police in Tel Aviv demanding the release of hostages

Canada sanctioned a few Israeli settlers accusing them of stoking violence against Palestinians living in the West Bank.

A blue meteor dazzles spectators as it streaks across the sky over Spain and Portugal, captivating social media

Not enough aid is flowing into the Gaza Strip, forcing the Palestinians to struggle for food amid continuous Israeli attacks.

Georgias president Salome Zourabichvili has vetoed the foreign influence bill targeting media that has sparked weeks of mass protests.

706 people, all named Kyle, gathered at a park near the city of Austin. It was not enough to break a record set by 2,325 Ivans in Bosnia in 2017.

The Taylorcraft BC-12 aircraft crashed into the Six Mile Lake and rescuers found the bodies of Dave Hedgers, 58, and Aaron Fryer, 45.

Musk arrived in Indonesia on his private jet and will launch the service along with Joko Widodo, Indonesias outgoing president.

Anti-Israel protesters clash with NYPD officers in Brooklyn, leading to multiple arrests amid raucous demonstration

The boy was reported in critical but stable condition at a local hospital Saturday, Surprise police said in a statement

Gantz said he believed that in recent months, the war triggered by the Hamas-led October 7 attack was drifting off course due to the cowardice of some of Israels leaders

The Panchen Lama is one of the most important religious figures in Tibetan Buddhism, second only to the Dalai Lama himself

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered accelerated production to strengthen the country's nuclear force more rapidly, on the same day he oversaw a test of tactical ballistic missiles with new guidance system, state media said on May 18.While visiting an arms factory on Friday (May 17), Kim made the production order o cope with ...the enemies' reckless military confrontation and bolster nuclear war deterrence, the official KCNA reported. This way, the enemy would be afraid of North Korea's nucl

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoan used his presidential power to pardon seven retired generals who were serving life sentences. The retired generals were serving the sentence for their role in a military intervention in Turkey in 1997 known as the February 28 postmodern coup. The retired generals have been behind bars since August 2021 after their convictions in 2018 by a high criminal court in Ankara.

The IDF said Hamas murdered Benjamin during the October 7 attacks.

U.S. officials have developed specific and highly credible intelligence suggesting that an American citizen who disappeared seven years ago while traveling in Syria has died, the man's daughter said Saturday.

An outbreak of cryptosporidiosis was reported in the UKs Devon and a boil water notice was also issued. The warning was later removed.

Slovak PM's Condition Still Serious After Assassination Attempt | Slovakia News | English News Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico's condition was on Friday still very serious two days after an attempted assassination, his deputy and close ally said, as police raided the suspect's home.Fico was hospitalised after the shooting on Wednesday, which happened as the 59-year-old leader was speaking to members of the public after a meeting in the central town of Handlova.

The latest Sunday Times Rich list shows Rishi Sunak has overtaken King Charles III. Paul McCartney entered the list, becoming the first billionaire musician.

A protest broke out in the Philippines against the deployment of a US mid-range missile system in the northern part of the country. Members of the newly formed leftist movement P1NAS asked President Ferdinand Marcos Jr to reconsider the deployment of the US Typhon missile system. The Philippine activists argued that the missile system could make the region a priority target for Beijing. Typhon can launch various missiles, including the Tomahawk and the new SM-6 interceptor missile. P1NAS spokesm

Marjorie Taylor Greene told Jasmine Crockett that her fake eyelashes were messing with what she was reading.

In the coming days, the U.S. military in the eastern Mediterranean is expected to jab one end of a hulking metal dock the length of four U.S. football fields into a beach in northern Gaza.

An Air Force instructor pilot was killed when the ejection seat activated while the jet was still on the ground at a Texas military base, the Air Force said Tuesday.

The bus caught fire on a busy street in west Londons Twickenham. Police said no one was hurt.

The Israeli military said a senior Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) operative was killed in an airstrike in the Gaza strip. The Israel Defence Forces said the slain PIJ operative was head of logistics for the terror group in the city in southern Gaza. As part of his role, he was responsible for preparing the enemy for the IDFs manoeuvre in Rafah, said the IDF.Hamas said a commander was killed in an Israeli strike on May 17 on an eastern district of Lebanon near the Syrian border. Ezzedine al-Qass

A controversial voting reform has pitted the pro-France and pro-independence parties as well as indigenous Kanak and descendants of French citizens against one another.

The update on Fico's health was issued as the man accused of attempting to assassinate him made his first court appearance, according to Slovak state media

Climate activists, six of them, belonging to the group Last Generation were protesting flying as the most polluting form of transportation.