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Iran fighter jet crashes, injuring two crew: reports
Iran fighter jet crashes, injuring two crew: reports
World
by  AFP

An F-14 fighter jet crashed on Saturday while on a mission in central Iran, causing injuries to its two crew members, media in the Islamic republic reported. The Islamic republic has 80 F-14 Tomcats, a warplane that served in the US Navy from 1972 until 2006, when it was withdrawn.

Zelensky hails EU backing as fierce battles rock Donbas
Zelensky hails EU backing as fierce battles rock Donbas
World
by  AFP

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hailed Brussels' support for Kyiv's European Union bid as a historic achievement, as "fierce battles" raged again in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region. - 'More destruction' - Zelensky's comments came as fighting raged in villages outside the eastern city of Severodonetsk in the Donbas region, which Moscow's forces have been trying to seize for weeks.

One dead in Shanghai chemical plant explosion
One dead in Shanghai chemical plant explosion
World
by  AFP

Huge clouds of black smoke billowed over Shanghai from multiple fires at a chemical plant Saturday that left at least one dead, according to state media and eyewitness video obtained by AFP. The fire at a Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. plant in outlying Jinshan district broke out around 4:00 am, but was brought under control later that morning, according to state news agency Xinhua.

Man aboard plane grounded in Argentina linked to Quds Force: Paraguay
Man aboard plane grounded in Argentina linked to Quds Force: Paraguay
World
by  AFP

One of the men aboard a plane grounded near Buenos Aires has ties to Iran's Quds Force, Paraguay's intelligence chief said Friday, despite claims by Argentina that no evidence links the case to Tehran's overseas intelligence. It then returned to Argentina where it has been grounded ever since.

Vietnam jails high-profile environmentalist on tax evasion
Vietnam jails high-profile environmentalist on tax evasion
World
by  AFP

A high-profile environmentalist and anti-coal campaigner in Vietnam has been jailed for two years on tax evasion charges, her NGO said on Saturday. "From her contribution to Vietnamese society and her works, the verdict given to Khanh was too harsh," her environmental NGO GreenID told AFP, referring to the two-year sentence for tax evasion charges.