Day: June 28, 2023
Teen left fighting for life as she battled rare flesh-eating infection after injuring foot
Caitlin Cooper, 17, injured her foot while practicing a dance at an art college in Melbourne. She was later diagnosed with the rare flesh-eating infection necrotising fasciitis.
Headscarves in women’s football spark new French secularism debate
After spending past summers debating burkinis, France looks set for a new bout of arguing over Islamic clothing, this time over whether women’s football players should be allowed to wear headscarves during matches.
She lost her transgender son to suicide. She isn’t giving up fighting for him
Weeks after her son’s death, Kentucky state Senator Karen Berg confronted the very same legislation that he warned was coming. Her love and her grief fuel her fight against a ‘desperate last stand’ of political attacks, she tells Alex Woodward
Stoltenberg outlines condition for Ukraine joining NATO
A Ukraine victory over Russia is a precondition for any serious talks about joining NATO, the alliance’s chief Jens Stoltenberg has said
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Israeli firm Smartshooter unveils remote weapon station-radar combo to hunt drones
The firm, which specializes in fire-control systems, has teamed up with an Israeli radar-maker to offer a new c-UAS system.
Ukraine conflict: Skynex air-defence system to be delivered to Kyiv by end of 2023
Ukraine will receive two Skynex short- and very-short-range air-defence systems by the end of 2023, Rheinmetall announced. The company included the system in a list of…
France test-fires first hypersonic demonstrator
France test-fired its hypersonic demonstrator vehicle for the first time on 26 June, the Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) announced.
Franco-Italian Horizon-class MLU moves forward
A formal contract for the mid-life upgrade (MLU) of the four Franco-Italian Horizon-class anti-air warfare (AAW) frigates is expected to be signed in the coming weeks,…