TEL AVIV / GAZA (Reuters) – Israeli planes and tanks hit Hamas facilities in Gaza on Friday and militants fired half a dozen missiles at southern Israel, his army said, as mediators struggled to work for peace at the fleeing border. Smoke rises after Israeli airstrike in Gaza Strip 28 …
Read More »Taiwan unveils F-16 maintenance hub as China builds tensions
TAICHUNG, Taiwan (Reuters) – Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen promised Friday to defend the island with a “solid” air force when she launched a US-backed maintenance center for the island’s fleet of upgraded F-16s. fighters amid growing tensions between Taipei and Beijing. The aircraft of the Indigenous Defense Fighter (IDF) flies …
Read More »Maduro says Venezuela buys Iranian missiles ‘a good idea’
PHILO PHOTO: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro speaks at a youth event of Venezuela’s United Socialist Party in Caracas, Venezuela June 22, 2020. Miraflores Palace / Handout via REUTERS CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Saturday it would be a “good idea” to buy missiles from Iran, a …
Read More »Iran says black boxes of down-and-out Ukraine jet show missiles hit 25 seconds apart
DUBAI (Reuters) – Analysis from the black boxes of a descending Ukrainian passenger plane shows that it was hit by two missiles 25 seconds apart and that passengers were still alive for a while after the impact of the first explosion, Iran said on Sunday. PHILO PHOTO: General view of …
Read More »Boeing tests hand-held UV wall to sanitize cockpits, toilets
FILE PHOTO: The Boeing logo is seen at its Chicago headquarters, in this April 24, 2013 file photo. the KC-46 tank tanker it develops for the U.S. Air Force. REUTERS / Jim Young / File photo SEATTLE (Reuters) – Boeing Co said on Friday that it is developing a handle …
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