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Taipan helicopters permanently grounded after deadly crash

Australia’s Taipan helicopters will be permanently grounded before their planned withdrawal date of 2024. “The Taipan has been an important capability for our country and defense force,” Defence Minister Richard Marles said in a statement on Friday. “I recognise the hard work – the first of the 40 Black Hawks that will replace it have

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Kosovo’s president blames Serbia for deadly shootout

Kosovo’s president Vjosa Osmani has accused Serbia and its president Aleksandar Vucic of being behind a shootout between armed men and Kosovar police in the north of the country last weekend, in the worst violence in the restive area in years. Serbia and Vucic have denied accusations of involvement. No group has come forward to

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Man arrested after fight with father-in-law takes gruesome, deadly turn

An American man was arrested by Indonesian authorities after allegedly “beheading” his father-in-law after a fight over the family business. Arthur Leigh Welohr, a 35-year-old man from San Francisco, was arrested in Banjar, West Java, Indonesia, in connection to the stabbing death of his father-in-law, 58-year-old Agus Sopiyan, according to a report from Viral Press.

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Libya’s deadly floods: what we know

Roads that were already in a poor state were cut, and access to some affected areas became impossible. Flash flooding in east Libya caused by Storm Daniel tore through the coastal city of Derna, leaving more than 3,000 people dead, 10,000 missing and entire neighbourhoods in ruins. This is what we know so far about

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