According to the local authorities, the plane hit a military Blackhawk helicopter while landing at the airport runway. After the collision, the plane crashed into the Potomac River.
Syria's Military Operations Administration announced the appointment of Ahmed al-Sharaa as president during the transitional period, granting him authority to establish an interim legislative council until a permanent constitution is ratified.
Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said that Iraq rejects any attempts that aim to displace the Palestinian people.
The European Commission presented the Competitiveness Compass, a strategic blueprint aimed at restoring the European Union (EU)'s economic edge and driving technological leadership as it seeks to close the gap with the US and China.
Video-sharing social networking platform TikTok announced partnerships with global digital advertising firm Aleph Holdings and Kenya-based e-commerce platform Wowzi, which is expected to boost Kenya's creative economy.
Meanwhile, US Embassy in Sri Lanka on Wednesday cancelled its all consular services for today and tomorrow amid fresh protests. "Out of an abundance of caution, Consular is canceling our Wednesday afternoon services (American citizen services and NIV passback) as well as all consular services on Thursday. We apologize for any inconvenience and will reschedule all cancelled appointments," tweeted US Embassy in Sri Lanka.
NASA called the release of photographs “The Dawn of New Era in Astronomy '' in partnership with ESA(European Space Agency) and CSA(Canadian Space Agency).
Besides, the Sri Lankan Police used tear gas to disperse a group of protesters near the Prime Minister's Office at Flower Road in state capital Colombo.
We do not readily associate political assassination and violence with democratic and pacifist post-war Japan. In this light, it is not surprising that many reports focused on political violence in Japan as “almost unheard of”
Sri Lankan authorities today confirmed that Gotabaya had flown to Maldives with his wife and two bodyguards after full approval of the country's Defence Ministry.
