Section: Main news
Another plane crash in U.S., pilot killed
A Blue Angels jet has crashed in Smyrna, killing Captain Jeff Kuss, according to NewsChannel 5.The plane crashed at 1399 Sam Davis Road near the Smyrna Bowling Center and Nissan Drive around 15:00 Thursday, NewChannel 5 reports.U.S. Navy Officials said all six Blue Angels were practicing for air show when the F/A 18-hornet Blue Angels aircraft...
Bloomberg: Bulgarian parliament approves plan to buy fighter jets, warships
Bulgarian lawmakers approved the government`s plan to buy fighter jets and warships costing as much as 2.3 billion lev ($1.3 billion), to replace outdated Soviet-era armament as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization increases its defense capability in eastern Europe, according to Bloomberg.Lawmakers voted 123 to 29 with 4 abstentions to finance...
OSCE published video how Russian separatist fired at Ukrainian army by 152mm artillery
On the night of 29 May, an SMM long-range unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) spotted in “DPR” ( Russia-backed Donetsk People’s Republic) – controlled Mineralne (10km north-east of Donetsk) two self-propelled howitzers (2S3 Akatsiya, 152mm) firing four rounds in a north-western direction – in the general area of Ukraine-controlled Avdiivka (17km...
Ukraine gets prepared for litigation with Russia within WTO
Ukraine`s Cabinet of Ministers on June 1 approved a bill aimed to streamline procedures in the field of protection of Ukraine`s commercial interests in line with World Trade Organization (WTO) standards.Once the bill is passed by parliament, it will allow Ukraine to initiate three legal cases against Russia within the WTO, according to a...
Air Force jet crashes in Colo. after flyover at Obama graduation speech – CBS News
An Air Force Thunderbird jet crashed south of Colorado Springs just after a flyover for a graduation of Air Force Academy cadets where U.S. President Barack Obama had spoken, according to CBS News.Air Force spokeswoman Lt. Col. Michal Kloeffler-Howard said Thursday the pilot ejected, and was uninjured, as reported by CBS News.The Air Force...
Russian proxies attack Ukraine 49 times in last day
The combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 49 times in the past 24 hours, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) headquarters.More than 30 cases of the use of weapons by the enemy against the Ukrainian defenders were recorded from Thursday evening to midnight, the ATO...
Elon Musk`s future: robot cars and people on Mars – Bloomberg
SpaceX and Tesla Motors Inc. founder Elon Musk has stated that most cars won`t have drivers in three years and people will arrive on Mars by 2025, Bloomberg reported. ”I consider autonomous driving to be basically a solved problem,” he said, according to Bloomberg. ”We`re less than two years away from complete autonomy. Regulators however will...
DW: Three suspected `IS` militants arrested for allegedly planning attack in Dusseldorf
Germany`s prosecutors said three Syrians have been arrested for planning an ”Islamic State” attack on Dusseldorf`s historic city center. A fourth terrorist was taken into custody by French authorities in February, Deutsche Welle has reported.The German news agency DPA said on Thursday that the arrests took place in the state of North...
NBU strengthens official exchange rate to UAH 25.05 to dollar
The National Bank of Ukraine on Thursday evening strengthened the official hryvnia exchange rate by four kopiykas, bringing the national currency to UAH 25.05 to the dollar.The Central Bank set the following official exchange rates of the hryvnia against leading foreign currencies for June 3:$100 costs UAH 2,505.1207 (on June 2, it was UAH...
Reuters: China confirms its warships to join major U.S.-hosted naval drills
China`s navy will send five ships to join a major U.S.-hosted naval drill this summer, even as tension mounts between the world`s two largest economies over the South China Sea, according to Reuters.The Rim of the Pacific exercise, or RIMPAC, billed as the world`s largest international maritime exercise, is held every two years in Hawaii in June...