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20 Best Fighter Jets And Planes Of All Time
In the 100+ years of aviation history, aircraft have evolved with great speed as both militaries and private industry produce increasingly advanced and impressive engineering. Almost from the beginning, military leaders saw the potential to use...

World News | Afghanistan to Send 2,000 Workers to Qatar Amid Rising Joblessness, Refugee Return
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 25 (ANI): Afghanistan's Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs has announced the planned deployment of 2,000 Afghan workers to Qatar, offering legal employment opportunities amid growing unemployment and an influx of...

Intel is cutting more jobs as CEO Tan tries to fix manufacturing missteps
Intel is going to end the year with a workforce that is over a fifth smaller than last year, it said on Thursday, and new CEO Lip Bu Tan presented a blueprint for a more cost-disciplined, streamlined chipmaker that would issue "no more blank...

French President Macron says France will recognise Palestine as a state
French President Emmanuel Macron announced Thursday that France will recognise Palestine as a state, in a bold diplomatic move amid snowballing global anger over people starving in Gaza. Israel denounced the decision.Macron said in a post on X...

Germany continues military exports to Israel amid mounting criticism
Germany has continued its military exports to Israel in recent months despite worrying signs of genocide in Gaza, according to official figures released Wednesday. The German government confirmed it approved €250.5 million ($290 million) worth of...

Sonnedix secures US$2.35 billion through refinancing deals to fund European growth
The second transaction, completed in July, was worth €1.37 billion and included an ancillary facility. It refinanced 1,040MW of existing and new solar PV assets across France, Italy, Poland, Spain, and Portugal. According to the firm, the deals...

The best food and drink events in St. Louis: July 25-27
From caviar pop-ups and walking food + history tours to Oktoberfest (in the summer!), there's plenty to do around St. Louis this weekend. Check it all out below. Friday, July 25 Eckert's Farm hosts Peachy Palooza Week "Eckert's Farm is marking a...

Germany to Tighten Laws on Migrant Smuggling in New UK Agreement
Germany will introduce new legislation to crack down on people-smuggling gangs facilitating illegal migration to the UK, Downing Street announced on Wednesday, ahead of a landmark bilateral agreement between the two countries. The legal change,...

‘The luckiest man in the world.’ WWII veteran ‘Papa Jake’ dies at 102
Jake Larson, a World War II veteran who stormed Omaha Beach on D-Day, was known to his family and friends as “Papa Jake,” a good-natured grandfather and avid story teller. But thanks to a hugely popular social media presence, Larson’s stories and...

Mustang Sales Slide Signaling It’s Time For A Serious Shake-Up
With the Camaro missing and the Charger in dire straits, you might assume that the Ford Mustang'ssales numbers are at a record high. That's not the case, though. Like all American performance cars, it's seen better days. While it was once the...

Keys to Successful PCS Delivery of Household Goods
JULY 24, 2025 – The Consolidated Personal Property Shipping Office (CPPSO) under Base Support Operations Transportation (BASOPS Trans), 405th Army Field Support Brigade (405th AFSB), is committed to providing exceptional support to military...

Germany denies knowledge of Patriot missiles en route Ukraine, contradicting Trump's claim
Germany's Defense Ministry said it has no knowledge of any Patriot missile systems currently en route to Ukraine, contradicting U.S. President Donald Trump's claim that the shipments are already underway, SRF reported on July 16. "I cannot confirm...

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,247
Here are the key events on day 1,247 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Here is how things stand on Friday, July 25 : Fighting Protesters in Kyiv hold placards during a demonstration against a law that removes the independence of the NABU and SAPO...

Ahoy! 2 cruise-ship newbies take Viking’s three-river Grand European Tour
Until last fall, the closest either of us had come to taking a cruise of any kind was riding the ferry from San Diego to Coronado and back. We had thoroughly enjoyed our trips to New York, New England, Canada and across five European countries....

Montana farmers discuss trade and tariff turmoil
Montana farmers, ranchers and tourism leaders are voicing frustrations at the Trump Administration's use of tariffs. During a press hearing on Thursday, multiple figures highlighted what tariffs are doing to their livelihood and how the...

US cuts short Gaza ceasefire talks, accuses Hamas of lacking ‘good faith’
By Michelle L. Price and Joseph Krauss, The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The United States is cutting short Gaza ceasefire talks and bringing its negotiating team home from Qatar to discuss next steps after Hamas’ latest response “shows a lack of...

Singapore leads 2025 passport rankings, US and UK decline
Henley Passport Index 2025 ranks Singapore first; US and UK fall as Asia-Pacific nations and UAE rise in global mobility. Singapore holds the crown as the world’s most powerful passport, with visa-free access to 193 destinations out of 227...

Tourist Rush Triggers Traffic Jams Across Croatia
Croatia is experiencing one of its busiest tourist weekends of the summer, with heavy traffic reported across major roads, ferry ports, and airports. The A1 motorway saw early morning congestion, though conditions later eased, with no major...

ASX sinks as Tesla nosedives more than eight per cent in one day
The ASX 200 has dipped on Friday following a mixed performance on Wall Street where Elon Musk’s Tesla crashed more than eight per cent in one day. The index is down 0.5 per cent in the first 30 minutes of trading after falling 0.3 per cent on...

This Is the Oldest Ice on the Planet and It’s About to Be Slowly Melted to Unlock 1.5 Million Years of Climate History
Some of the ice in this ice core was deposited as early as 1.5 million years ago. Credit: PNRA/IPEV. The newest arrivals at a subzero lab in Cambridge are not just some blocks of ice — they are time machines. This month, British scientists opened...