News
22 killed in cash-packed military plane crash in Bolivia
3+ hour, 41+ min ago (421+ words) LA PAZ : At least 22 people were killed when a Bolivian military cargo plane carrying banknotes crashed while landing near the capital city La Paz, police said Friday, as crowds attempted to loot the site. The aircraft, a C-130 Hercules transport plane…...
Russian missile barrage hits energy, railways across Ukraine
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (631+ words) KYIV: Russia fired scores of missiles and drones at targets across Ukraine on Sunday, crashing into energy and rail infrastructure and residential buildings, just two days before the fourth anniversary of Moscow's all-out invasion. The capital Kyiv, regularly targeted by…...
Air traffic projected to reach 12.4bn passengers by 2050
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (266+ words) ISLAMABAD: The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) projects that air travel will reach 12.4 billion passengers by the year 2050. Launching its Strategic Plan for the next quarter century, in an announcement that coincided with International Civil Aviation Day on Sunday, the…...
FO says use of drones in attack on Chinese workers in Tajikistan underlines ‘gravity of threat emanating from Afghanistan’
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (614+ words) The Foreign Office (FO) has condemned the attack which claimed the lives of three Chinese workers in Tajikistan, saying that the use of armed drones in the incident underlined the "gravity of the threat emanating from Afghanistan and the brazenness…...
Air India to resume flights to China after nearly 6 years
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (167+ words) Air India said on Monday it will resume New Delhi-China flights beginning from February 2026, nearly six years after suspension, as recent diplomatic steps are seen as cautiously reopening bilateral links. The carrier was also planning to launch a Mumbai-Shanghai route…...
Putin admits Russian role in 2024 crash of Azerbaijani jet
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (263+ words) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday admitted for the first time his country played a role in the 2024 crash of an Azerbaijani passenger plane, describing it as a "tragedy. The Azerbaijan Airlines flight crash landed in Kazakhstan on December 25, killing…...
Bookings open as India and China set to resume direct flights after 5 years
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (290+ words) India and China will resume direct flights between their two countries this month after a five-year suspension, officials said, with bookings opening on Friday. Direct flights between the world's two most populous countries were suspended during the Covid-19 pandemic in…...
Etihad Airways resumes flights to Peshawar after a decade: aviation authority
5+ mon, 1+ day ago (216+ words) Emirati carrier Etihad Airways resumed flight operations to Peshawar on Monday, after a flight from Abu Dhabi landed at Bacha Khan International Airport, according to a statement from the Pakistan Aviation Authority (PAA). According to the statement, Etihad flight EY…...
Explainer: What is driving the fighting between Israel and Yemen’s Houthis?
5+ mon, 3+ day ago (880+ words) The Houthi rebels, who control swathes of Yemen, have used an array of sophisticated weapons " including ballistic missiles and "kamikaze" drones " in attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea in protest against Israel's ongoing military onslaught in the Gaza…...
New drone sightings over Denmark’s biggest military base
5+ mon, 3+ day ago (181+ words) Unidentified drones were observed during the night over Denmark's biggest military base, police said on Saturday, the latest in a slew of sightings that Danish officials have called a "hybrid attack. The mystery drone observations have prompted the closure of…...