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Father of cadet killed in An26 crash died in plane downing in Donbas warzone in 2014.
The young man's father, Ihor Skochkov, had served as an aviation squadron navigator with the Army's 25th Guards Military Transport Aviation Brigade.
Kosovo Veterans Group Deputy Sent To The Hague After Arrest.
The deputy head of the Kosovo War Veterans Association, Nasim Haradinaj, has been transferred to a war crimes tribunal in the Netherlands, the Kosovo Specialist Chambers said on September 26.
An-26 crash: Sole survivor's first-hand account
"Everything happened like in a computer game," the air force cadet told the president who visited him at the hospital in Kharkiv.
More than 80 demonstrators arrested as protests in Belarus continue.
Hundreds of women calling for the authoritarian president to step down protested in Belarus' capital on Saturday, continuing the large demonstrations that have rocked the country since early August.
Houston area residents warned over water potentially tainted with brain-eating microbe.
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality warned the Brazosport Water Authority late Friday of the potential contamination of its water supply by naegleria fowleri.
Reality check: A look at claims by Trump, Biden ahead of the first presidential debate.
As Americans absorbed news of a grand jury decision not to prosecute Kentucky police officers for killing Breonna Taylor, Trump's campaign pointed to purported economic progress for Blacks under his administration that didn't tell the full story.
Thousands Defy COVID-19 Curbs During Anti-Lockdown Rally In London.
Thousands of anti-lockdown demonstrators turned up at Trafalgar Square in London on Saturday for a so-called "We Do Not Consent" rally to protest against restrictions imposed to check the spread of...
Border guards: Man forges diplomatic ID, packs van with cigarettes, attempts to cross out to Hungary.
None of the smuggled cigarette packs had excise stamps on them.
U.S. election: A look at what’s next for Trump’s Supreme Court nominee
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell hasn't yet said for certain whether a final vote will come before or after the Nov. 3 presidential election, just a little more than five weeks away, but Republicans are eyeing a vote in late October.
Participants in unsanctioned rally being detained in Minsk.
The police started detaining participants in an unsanctioned rally near the Komarovsky market in Minsk.
Paris Attack Suspect Says Wanted To Target Charlie Hebdo.
A Pakistan-born teenager has admitted to stabbing two people with a meat cleaver outside the former Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo magazine, investigators said Saturday, with nine people now detained...
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Iranian President Accuses U.S. Of 'Savagery' After Latest Sanctions
Iranian President Hassan Rohani told Iranians in a televised speech on September 26 to direct their anger over the impact of sanctions at Washington.
Designated Lebanese prime minister resigns amid political impasse.
France's Emmanuel Macron has been pressing Lebanese politicians to form a Cabinet made up of non-partisan specialists that can work on enacting urgent reforms to extract Lebanon from a devastating economic and financial crisis worsened by the Aug....
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‘Keep going’: Activists search for hope after no officers charged in Breonna Taylor’s death.
They lost jobs and friends and homes to show up every day because they had hope: that there would be justice for Breonna Taylor, the 26-year-old emergency medical technician shot and killed by police when they burst into her house in the middle of...
CCTV camera captures last seconds of tragic An-26 flight before crash.
Residents of a nearby village also heard a powerful explosion after the plane hit the ground.
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Iran’s president accuses U.S. of ‘savagery’ after new sanctions imposed
Tensions between Washington and Tehran have soared since U.S. President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew in 2018 from the Iran nuclear deal struck by his predecessor and began reimposing sanctions that had been eased under the accord.
Risks «immeasurable» for Ukraine: Kuleba on Lukashenko's friendship with Russia.
The top diplomat says Ukraine, Poland, and Lithuania offered mediation to Belarus within the framework of the Lublin Triangle interaction format, but the government in Minsk never responded to the proposal.
Ukrainian President Zelenskiy Declares Day Of Mourning After Military Plane Crash.
Searchers combing the area where a Ukrainian military aircraft crashed found two more bodies on September 26, bringing the death toll to 26. One person survived.
PM Modi's Address At UN General Assembly: Highlights.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday addressed the United Nations General Assembly for the general debate in the 75th session of the General Assembly.
'Black boxes' placed in plane's tail, but no access available so far - govt commission head.
The location of the flight recorders of the An-26 aircraft of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which crashed in the evening of September 25 in Kharkiv region, has already been established, but there is still no access to them.
U.S. Envoy For Afghanistan Says Taliban Won't Accept Permanent Cease-Fire Until Political Agreement
Zalmay Khalilzad, the U.S. envoy for Afghanistan, has predicted the Taliban will not accept a permanent truce until a political deal is reached with the Afghan government.
7 in custody after stabbing attack outside Charlie Hebdo office in Paris: officials.
Seven people were in custody Saturday after a stabbing outside the former Paris offices of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, including the suspected assailant, authorities said.
Protests Continue In Belarus Against Lukashenka, Arrests Reported.
Protests continue in Belarus against Alyaksandr Lukashenka who claimed victory in the country's presidential election more than a month ago amid reports of widespread fraud.Women gathered in downtown Minsk on September 26, many carrying flowers in...
Dozens Detained As Protests Against Lukashenka Continue In Belarus.
Security forces in Minsk detained dozens of protesters on September 26 during a women’s march against Alyaksandr Lukashenka, who claimed victory in the country's presidential election more than a month ago amid reports of widespread fraud.