Two pilots have been killed in India after a Soviet-era fighter jet crashed during a training sortie, the air force said, heightening safety concerns after a string of incidents involving the aircraft.. The crash was the sixth MiG-21 aircraft to have gone down since January last year, with five pilots killed.
Buses of Russian tourists stream into Finland at Nuijamaa border crossing in the country's southeast, some hoping to enjoy the peaceful Finnish summer and others planning to travel further into Europe.. But many Finns are unhappy with the situation, and the thought of Russians enjoying a Finnish summer while Ukrainians suffer under a brutal invasion has been met with indignation.
Bricked-up doorways, crumbling facades and a small group of defiant locals: one of Shanghai's oldest neighbourhoods is barely clinging to life as the city presses ahead with demolition and redevelopment plans.. Where locals once dined at popular restaurants, large red-and-white signs on the walls urge cooperation with redevelopment plans.
British pop giants Duran Duran headlined a glitzy Commonwealth Games opening ceremony in Birmingham on Thursday as more than 5,000 athletes braced for battle.. Prince Charles declared the Games open as Duran Duran got the party started to a backdrop of fireworks across the city.
Pope Francis celebrated mass Thursday at the oldest Catholic shrine in North America, where he was faced with a brief protest on the fourth day of a visit to Canada as he seeks to reset the Church's relationship with Indigenous people.. Francis came to Canada to apologize for the Church's role in the abuse of Indigenous children in Catholic-run schools.
Steven Spielberg, Jennifer Lawrence and Harry Styles will bring their world premieres to Toronto, as North America's largest film festival signaled a return to full strength with the unveiling of a star-studded lineup Thursday.. Stars expected to return to the Toronto red carpets this year include Oscar winners Jessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne -- in "The Good Nurse" -- and pop mega-star Harry Styles, who plays a closeted 1950s cop in "My Policeman."
Pope Francis celebrated mass Thursday at the oldest Catholic shrine in North America, preaching reconciliation on the fourth day of a visit to Canada as he seeks to reset the Church's relationship with Indigenous people.. Francis came to Canada to apologize for the Church's role in the abuse of Indigenous children in Catholic-run schools.
Hundreds of internally displaced Afghans who had taken refuge in the capital left for their homes in the country's eastern provinces Thursday, almost a year after the war that forced them to flee ended.. On Thursday, the United Nations refugee agency UNHCR facilitated the return of some 1,600 Afghans who were living in Kabul to their homes in provinces to the east.
President Joe Biden and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping were set to talk Thursday, amid questions over whether their long distance exchanges can defuse mounting tensions around Taiwan and trade.. Where to place the guardrails, however, is challenging amid so many unresolved disputes, including a simmering trade war begun under Donald Trump's presidency.
Three foreign climbers are missing and feared dead on Pakistan's treacherous Karakorum mountain range in the country's far north, an official said Thursday.. "We cannot declare them dead until the bodies are found," the official said.
