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Greek F-16 fighter jet crash-lands at busy Zakynthos airport

A Hellenic Air Force F-16 fighter jet has crash-landed at Zakynthos airport, closing one of Greece’s busiest summer holiday terminals. The aircraft – which was on a training flight – landed at about 13:45 local time (10:45 GMT) on Thursday…

Orban allies protest in Hungary against plans to oust President Tamas Sulyok

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Opponents of the Hungarian government’s efforts to oust the country’s president gathered for a protest in the capital Budapest on Thursday after being called to action by the former autocratic prime minister, Viktor Orbán. The protest drew…

Ex-Olympian pleads not guilty to Reflecting Pool vandalism charges

Former US Olympian David ‘Davey’ Hearn has pleaded not guilty to vandalising the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool at a court appearance in Washington DC. Hearn is accused of causing $1,000 (£750) of damages to the pool. He faces a felony…

DC Water settles federal age-discrimination lawsuit for $217,000

The D.C. Water and Sewer Authority has agreed to settle a federal age-discrimination lawsuit for roughly $217,000 after firing an experienced employee to install a younger and less qualified replacement. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which enforces federal workplace…

At least 28 killed in shoe factory in China, state media says

A fire at a shoe factory in the south-eastern Chinese city of Jinjiang has killed at least 28 people, according to the state news agency. Dramatic footage posted by Xinhua showed huge flames and black smoke rising from a building…

Purdue shares first-in-the-nation AI graduation requirements for fall semester

Purdue University’s incoming class of 10,000 freshmen will be the first in the nation to have artificial intelligence graduation requirements when classes start next month — and Indiana’s largest public campus says it’s ready for them. A Purdue bachelor’s degree…

Sudan war: ICC tells BBC of breakthrough in war crimes investigation

Speaking to the BBC about the ICC’s investigation, Khan said: “We have now found concrete evidence that links what is happening on the ground through linkage evidence to specific persons in leadership mode.” However, she did not give a timeline…

Specialty farmers adapt harvests, protect crops in face of extreme heat

BROOKSVILLE, Ky. — Even as the sun started to set, the day’s heat was still hanging in the air as Annie Woods walked back out to harvest squash and zucchini on her 50-acre farm. Prolonged and intense heat is part…

Democrat Graham Platner out of Maine Senate race amid sexual assault allegation

The Maine Democratic Party has announced it will select a new nominee at a convention held sometime in the next two weeks. Media reports indicate hundreds of delegates will weigh in on the choice. The party will have to tread…

Republicans see their grip on Senate tighten amid Democrats’ dysfunction in Maine

NEW YORK — As Democrats scramble to contain a political disaster in Maine, the Republicans on the front lines of the GOP’s fight to hold the U.S. Senate majority are breathing a sigh of relief. For much of the year,…