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Air France, Airbus Acquitted Over 2009 Rio-Paris Crash

Air France, Airbus Acquitted Over 2009 Rio-Paris Crash

On Monday, both Airbus and Air France were acquitted of manslaughter charges by a French court for their involvement in the 2009 crash of Flight 447. The aircraft was traveling from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Paris, France. All 228 passengers and crew died in the accident....

France

India: Court Seeks Govt Reply in Comedian Case

India: Court Seeks Govt Reply in Comedian Case

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday asked the Indian government to respond to an appeal submitted by comedian Kunal Kamra challenging recent changes to the country's Information Technology rules, which empowers the government to prevent social media companies from hosting information it deems fake....

Ukraine

Finland Formally Joins NATO

Finland Formally Joins NATO

Finland formally joined NATO Tuesday as its flag was hoisted alongside those of the alliance's 30 other members, with the country's accession ending seven decades of military non-alignment as its neighbor Russia remains in conflict with Ukraine....

Finland

US Shows Russian Jet Footage in Black Sea Drone Encounter

US Shows Russian Jet Footage in Black Sea Drone Encounter

On Thursday, the US European Command released declassified video footage from the encounter between a US surveillance drone and Russian fighter jets over the Black Sea earlier in the week....

Russia

US Marshals Service Hit With Ransomware Attack

US Marshals Service Hit With Ransomware Attack

The United States Marshals Service announced it was hit with a ransomware attack on Feb. 17. The agency called the attack — in which malware locks up computer systems until a ransom is paid — a “major incident.”...

Air travel

Watchdog Report on Afghan Collapse Blames Withdrawal, Lack of Planning

Watchdog Report on Afghan Collapse Blames Withdrawal, Lack of Planning

A report by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) released on Monday claimed that years of problems with planning and US oversight, along with the withdrawal of American troops, contributed to the collapse of the Western-backed government in Kabul in 2021....

Afghanistan

Taliban Confirms Conditional Reopening of Pakistan-Afghan Key Trade Route

Taliban Confirms Conditional Reopening of Pakistan-Afghan Key Trade Route

A Taliban official announced on Friday that the Torkham crossing, a key Afghanistan-Pakistan trade route closed over the last five days, has been conditionally reopened after Kabul and Islamabad agreed that they will only allow their citizens to cross the border....

Afghanistan

Germany: More than 2.3K Flights Cancelled Due to Strikes

Germany: More than 2.3K Flights Cancelled Due to Strikes

On Friday, more than 2.3k flights were canceled as aircraft were grounded at seven major German airports after ground crew workers staged a walkout. The strike comes as unions Verdi and the Civil Service Association demand a 10.5% increase in pay for workers....

Air travel

US Jet Shoots Down New 'Unidentified Object' Over Canada

US Jet Shoots Down New 'Unidentified Object' Over Canada

An unidentified high-altitude flying object was shot down over Canada's Yukon territory by a US F-22 fighter jet on Saturday afternoon, in an operation coordinated by the joint US-Canada North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)....

Metaculus

Report: Ukraine’s Rocket Campaign Reliant on US Precision Targeting

Report: Ukraine’s Rocket Campaign Reliant on US Precision Targeting

On Thursday, the Washington Post — citing unnamed Ukrainian officials — reported that the country uses coordinates provided or confirmed by the US and its allies for the majority of strikes using its advanced US-provided rocket systems....

Russia

MH17: Court Can Adjudicate Case Against Russia

MH17: Court Can Adjudicate Case Against Russia

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that it can adjudicate on cases brought by Ukraine and the Netherlands against Russia over the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in 2014

Ukraine

Federal Judge Orders Boeing Arraignment

Federal Judge Orders Boeing Arraignment

On Thursday, federal judge Reed O’Connor ordered Boeing Co

Canada