Listen to article DUBAI: The helicopter crash in which Iran’s late President Ebrahim Raisi was killed was primarily caused by weather conditions that included thick fog, Iran’s state TV said on Sunday, citing the final investigation report on the incident. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hardliner who was seen as a potential successor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah … Read more
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia on December 7, 2023. — Reuters A final investigation into the May helicopter crash that killed former Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi has found that the accident was caused by bad weather, the body probing the case said Sunday. The helicopter … Read more
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday dismissed the country’s air force chief, a day after Kyiv said a US-made F-16 fighter jet had crashed in combat, killing the pilot. In a video message Zelensky said he had “decided to replace the commander of the air force” to strengthen Ukraine’s military leadership. His office earlier published … Read more
SAO PAULO: A regional turboprop plane fell into what aviation experts called a flat spin before crashing in a residential neighbourhood near Sao Paulo in Brazil on Friday, killing all 61 people on board. Regional carrier Voepass said the plane, bound for Sao Paulo’s international airport, took off from Cascavel, in the state of Parana, … Read more