MUMBAI (Reuters) - An Emirates flight landed safely in Mumbai late on Monday night after colliding with a flock of flamingos shortly before touchdown, damaging the plane and leaving several birds dead, the airline said on Wednesday.
The Boeing 777 aircraft, flying from Dubai to Mumbai, hit the flock around 300 metres (1,000 ft) from the ground, leaving 39 of the birds dead, the Times of India newspaper reported.
"Emirates can confirm that... (continue reading...)
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian patriotic bloggers expressed anger on Wednesday over the arrest of the former commander of Russia's 58th army, who was detained for fraud, and cast him as a talented general who had the courage to speak the truth to incompetent superiors.
Russia's state news agency TASS reported on Tuesday that Major General Ivan Popov had been arrested on suspicion of "large-scale fraud".
It was not possible to contact Popov... (continue reading...)
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -The Swedish government has agreed with its support party on a framework for additional military support to Ukraine totalling 75 billion crowns ($7.01 billion) over three years, it said on Wednesday.
"To strengthen the Swedish support to Ukraine, and increase the long-term perspective, the government and the Sweden Democrats have agreed to introduce a framework for the military support to Ukraine for the years 2024–2026," it said in a... (continue reading...)
(Reuters) - European stocks slipped in early deals on Wednesday as a stronger-than-expected British inflation reading dampened the mood ahead of release of the Federal Reserve's meeting minutes and AI darling Nvidia's earnings.
The continent-wide STOXX 600 index dipped 0.3% as of 0705 GMT, with Britain's FTSE 100 leading losses among regional markets with an 0.6% drop. [.L]
Data showed inflation in Britain fell by a less-than-expected... (continue reading...)
LONDON (Reuters) - Ireland will recognise a Palestinian state, Prime Minister Simon Harris said on Wednesday, adding that he expected other countries to join Ireland, Spain and Norway in taking such a step in the coming weeks.
(Reporting by Conor Humphries, editing by Sarah Young)
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