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The US government has authorized Ukrainian airline SkyUp to operate flights from third countries to US cities, the airline’s press service reports. To do this, SkyUp received a FAR129 foreign air carrier certificate and the necessary permits from the US Department of Transportation, the US Transportation Security Administration, and the US Federal Aviation Administration. SkyUp […]
Immediately after the overthrow of the president in Niger, the junta issued an ultimatum to France to withdraw its troops. At first, Macron refused to do so, but now the 1,500-thousandth contingent will be withdrawn by the end of the year. French President Emmanuel Macron announced that the country is ending its military presence in […]
The U.S. military is also interested in the option of using an anti-aircraft missile as a ballistic weapon This week, the US Navy conducted joint exercises with the Danish Armed Forces to protect maritime convoys that will take place near Bornholm Island in the Baltic Sea. In general, there is almost no publicly available information […]
After a long illness, Matteo Messina Denaro, who headed the Sicilian mafia Cosa Nostra, died in Italy. The Italian news agency Ansa reported his death on the night of September 24. The mayor of L’Aquila, Pierluigi Biondi, confirmed this information. In January, the 61-year-old mafia leader was detained in a private clinic in Palermo. He […]
The new Ford Ranger will be available in a three-axle version. The pickup received an additional 282-horsepower motor for the rear wheels. The Ford Ranger 2023 pickup truck received an unusual HEX 6X6 modification. The six-wheeled car will become a production model. This is reported on the Ricardo website. It is this automotive component manufacturer […]
The New York City Police Department is introducing a robot called K5 to ensure security at the Times Square subway station. The robot was created by Knightscope. It looks like a massive version of R2-D2 and will be used to patrol the station from midnight to 6 am. The K5 weighs 190 kg and is […]
According to media reports, tanks with crude oil caught fire on the territory of the facility. The fire has been extinguished, and rescuers are now searching for the missing employee of the oil depot. On the evening of Sunday, September 24, a large-scale fire broke out at an oil refinery in Orenburg, Russia. As a […]
Russian propaganda Telegram channels claim that Igor Strelkov-Girkin, the former “defense minister” of the so-called “DPR” and a Russian terrorist, was allegedly beaten in a detention center. Some of the posts include photos of a person resembling Girkin. According to reports, the terrorist, also known by the pseudonym “Runov,” was taken to the detention center […]
The Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan disclosed information about seized weapons and military equipment belonging to illegal armed groups in Nagorno-Karabakh. Among the seized equipment, Russian-made weapons stand out. The list includes 4 tanks, 1 armored personnel carrier, 3 MT-LB ZG-20/3 Zastava (MT-LB with anti-aircraft machine guns), 2 cannons, 12 howitzers, 12 mortars, 468 mines, […]
Russian state media began spreading the lie that a Leopard tank with a German crew was destroyed in Ukraine. However, the German Ministry of Defense promptly responded to this disinformation and issued a statement debunking the new Russian fake. This is a fable voiced by Russian propagandists on Saturday. The Kremlin media reported that allegedly […]