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China shares glimpses of next-generation fighter jet with tailless design: State media
The aircraft in the video closely resembles the J-20 stealth fighter jet but with distinct differences such as the absence of canards, tails, or fins, and bigger diamond-shaped wings, leading to the speculation that it may have a blended wing-body configuration. This design was also showcased by AVIC during the Airshow China 2022, held in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province in November 2022, where a concept model of a next-generation fighter jet with a tailless design was displayed.
'Pakistan created Mujahideen and they became terrorists': Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah's confession in National Assembly
"We did not need to make Mujahideen. We created Mujahideen and then they became terrorists," Sanaullah said. Defence Minister Khwaja Asif, on the other hand, told the National Assembly that the National Security Committee will decide on the operation against terrorists.
Peshawar mosque bomber was in police uniform
Addressing a press conference, the IGP stated that the assailant was was riding a motorcycle with a helmet and mask on, The Express Tribune reported. He added that the motorcycle's number plate was fake. Ansari detailed that the attacker pretended to take the vehicle to the side, reached the police lines
January 'deadliest' month in Pakistan since July 2018
The figures released by the Islamabad-based think-tank Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS) revealed the pattern of terrorist attacks continued in the new year, with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa remaining one of the worst hit regions, reports Dawn news. Although the number of terror incidents slightly declined in January, the fatalities increased by 139 per cent.
Mystery how suicide bomber managed to sneak in to Peshawar mosque
Headquarters to capital city police and half a dozen other units including the frontier reserve police, the special security unit of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, the counter terrorism department, the elite force, telecommunication, rapid response force and special combat unit, it is no ordinary facility, Dawn reported. With a single entry and exit point, where guards ask all visitors for identification and search their vehicles,
Russian population decreased by 555,332 in 2022
More than 40 million people lived in the Central Federal District and over 13 million of them lived in Moscow, the capital and largest city of Russia, reports Xinhua news agency. More than 13.6 million people lived in the Northwestern Federal District and almost 5.6 million of them lived in the country's second largest city of St. Petersburg.
Half a million UK workers strike over pay amid high inflation
On Wednesday, members of the National Education Union in England and Wales walked out in the first of several days, affecting 23,400 schools, reports Xinhua news agency. The union said there is a crisis of recruitment and retention within the school system and that the government must address a decade of falling pay.
Funeral service held for Tyre Nichols amid outcry over police brutality in US
The 29-year-old died in a hospital on January 10, three days after a traffic stop by Memphis police, reports Xinhua news agency. On January 27, he Memphis Police Department released four graphic videos, totalling more than an hour of footage, showing the five former police officers, who are also black, brutally beating the victim.
Ukrainian Defence minister meets French Prez on Kiev's defence needs
Describing the conversation as "frank and productive," he tweeted on Wednesday that the urgent operational needs of the Ukrainian Army were on the agenda. Reznikov, who arrived in France on Tuesday for a two-day visit, thanked Macron and the French people for their support for Ukraine, Xinhua news agency reported.
Myanmar extends state of emergency for 6 more months
According to a statement signed by Acting President U Myint Swe, the emergency period is extended in accordance with the Section 425 of the State Constitution for six months from February 1, 2023, citing that as unusual circumstances are happening in the country, only if the emergency period is extended, will the Commander-in-Chief accomplish his responsibilities.
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