9 h. ago Moment military helicopter explodes into ball of flames after crash as it arrived back at airport

The Mi-24 helicopter with eight people on board was arriving from an airfield in the Lower Shabelle region before it plummeted to the ground and went up in flames.

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21 h. ago Huge explosion rocks airport as helicopter crashes into ball of flames

Huge plumes of smoke can be seen from an international airport in Mogadishu, Somalia, after a peacekeeping helicopter started 'spinning and then fell very fast'

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25 h. ago 'I felt like I was dying too' says daughter who arrived at crash scene to find mum had been killed

'My mam simply went out for a run and when she didn’t come home on time, I never thought that going out to look for her would result in me and Allan being met with police blocking the road'

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1 week ago Elon Musk jokes that it's 'just a scratch' as his SpaceX Starship rocket bursts into a gigantic ball of flames during explosion at test site in Texas

Elon Musk has made light of the latest SpaceX test, which ended with the enormous rocket exploding on the launch pad.

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2 w. ago How the safety record for SpaceX and Blue Origin compares as Elon Musk's rocket erupts in a ball of flames

Another SpaceX rocket has just exploded during an on-land test

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2 w. ago SpaceX Starship bursts into gigantic ball of flames after explosion at test site in Texas

The Starship 36 rocket was undergoing a static fire test at around 11pm when shocking footage shows its nose suddenly bursts open - causing the screen to momentarily flash white.

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2 w. ago Telling moment at Trump's military parade that gave away the state of his and Melania's marriage

President Donald Trump gave some rare insight into his marriage with Melania at the US Army's 250th birthday parade on Saturday.

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2 w. ago Violence is coming to define American political life | Stephen Marche

Spectacular violence like Trump’s military parade and real violence like Melissa Hortman’s assassination are part of a growing trendAmerica reached its apex of self-parody shortly after 7pm on 14 June 2025. In that moment, the background band at Donald Trump’s military parade segued from Jump by Van Halen to Fortunate Son by Creedence Clearwater Revival, just after the announcer explained that M777 howitzers are made out of titanium.Nobody, apparently, had considered the lyrics: “Some folks are born, made to wave the flag, they’re red, white and blue, and when the band plays Hail to the Chief, they point the cannon at you.” If this was some kind of surreptitious protest by the musicians, I salute them, but given the time and the place, sheer obliviousness is a better explanation. The crowd, pretty thin, did their best imitation of a cheer. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago UK investigators arrive in India as tributes pour in for plane crash victims

Air India confirmed 241 of the 242 people on board the plane were killed when it crashed and struck a medical college in Ahmedabad.

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2 w. ago Air India plane crash latest: British investigators arrive to help find cause of disaster as death toll updated

Air India's Boeing 787 fleet could be grounded temporarily

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2 w. ago Air India Plane Crash in Ahmedabad LIVE Updates: PM Modi arrives in city to take stock of situation, to meet lone survivor and those injured in Boeing 787

Air India Plane Crash in Ahmedabad LIVE Updates: PM Modi arrives in city to take stock of situation, to meet lone survivor and those injured in Boeing 787-8 crash  The Indian Express

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2 w. ago Air India Plane Crash in Ahmedabad LIVE Updates: PM Modi arrives in city to take stock of situation, day after deadly Boeing 787

Air India Plane Crash in Ahmedabad LIVE Updates: PM Modi arrives in city to take stock of situation, day after deadly Boeing 787-8 crash  The Indian Express

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2 w. ago Air India Ahmedabad Plane Crash Live Updates: AI MD & CEO Campbell Wilson arrives at AI

Air India Ahmedabad Plane Crash Live Updates: AI MD & CEO Campbell Wilson arrives at AI-171 plane crash site in Ahmedabad  Times of India

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2 w. ago Indian conspiracy theorists blame Pakistan for Boeing 787 Dreamliner tragedy as investigators probe cause of fatal crash

The Gatwick-bound 787 Dreamliner jet was engulfed in a ball of flames in the Meghani area of the city just minutes after leaving the runway.

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