U.N. Votes to Withdraw Peacekeepers From Lebanon Over Next Two Years
With the decades-old peacekeeping mission set to expire, the U.N. Security Council chose to extend it through 2026, then gradually withdraw the forces the following year.
Day: August 28, 2025
U.N. Votes to Withdraw Peacekeepers From Lebanon Over Next Two Years
The U.N. Security Council voted to extend the peacekeeping mission in the volatile region for only one year then withdraw in 2027.
F-16 jet crashes sending flames along runway and killing pilot after loop de loop practising for air show
AN F-16 jet has nosedived towards the ground and erupted into a fireball after smashing into the runway.
The aircraft plummeted through the sky after performing a loop de loop with the pilot found dead following a terrifying blaze.
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Pilot killed when F-16 jet crashes during preparations for a Polish air show – AP News
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