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Fatal Jaguar crash focuses attention on IAF’s ageing fleet and modernisation challenges
The crash of a Jaguar fighter aircraft in Rajasthan on Wednesday, in which two pilots were killed, is the third major accident involving this type of aircraft this year, and has again focused attention on the IAF’s ageing fleet and the challenges...

Jaguar Fighter Aircraft: 3 Crashes Since March, 50+ Mishaps In 45 Years, Time To Phase Out The Jets?
Last Updated:July 09, 2025, 20:04 IST Jaguar Fighter Aircraft Crash: Inducted in IAF in 1979 and crucial in Kargil war, some feel India should phase out the jets, just like Britain and France, others disagree The IAF received its first Jaguars in...

Tinsley: Guadalupe flood — when disaster strikes
There are no words to express our grief over the loss of life in the Guadalupe River disaster in Texas. More than 100 people including at least 27 girls and counselors at Camp Mystic lost their lives in the flashflood. Many have commented on the...

Stoke City vs Shrewsbury LIVE Score Updates: Match Canceled
Shrewsbury Debut Shrewsbury's League Two opener will be on August 2, when they take on Bromley in the opening round, a game that looks set to be an exciting one and where they will be looking to start with all three points in their quest for...

Stage 5 Tour de France LIVE: Remco Evenepoel Wins!
🥇 Remco Evenepoel wins! VICTORY FOR REMCO EVENEPOEL IN THE INDIVIDUAL TIME TRIAL! The Belgian rider fulfilled the predictions given his favoritism and will stand on the podium as stage winner with a great time of 36'42" at the finish line. Mathieu...

Gang leader wanted in the US is recaptured in Ecuador after prison escape
A fugitive drug trafficker wanted by authorities in Ecuador and the United States was recaptured over a year after he escaped from prison in the Andean nation, Ecuador's president announced Wednesday. José Adolfo Macías, alias “Fito,” who led a...

Djokovic vs Cobolli LIVE Score Updates: Match starts (0-0)
Set 2 | 1-1 Game for Novak Djokovic. The Serb quickly solves with his serve. For the moment, he takes the match very seriously... It's a tense moment for him with the pressure of having to tie the match quickly. 1-1 now. Game for Flavio Cobolli....

Sinner vs Shelton LIVE Score Updates: the Italian takes advantage (7-6, 1-1)
Set 2: Jannik Sinner (6-4) SINNER GOES BANKRUPT AND TAKES THE SET! The Italian tennis player managed to manage the pace, equal what his rival was doing and improve it, he was powerful when he had to be and so takes the second set. The advantage is...

England vs Netherlands LIVE Score Updates (0-0)
45' Three more minutes are added. Some moments of friction have been presented in the game, but the judge has not had to intervene much with his decisions, England and the Netherlands are fighting a good match, with the clear superiority of those...

Ecuador president states extension of state emergency
(MENAFN) President Daniel Noboa has announced a 30-day extension of the state of emergency in several regions of Ecuador, including the capital Quito, due to rising violence and what the government describes as "serious internal unrest." The...

Ecuador’s $332K Mining Fee Sparks Alarm Across Exploration Sector
Key Takeaways Ecuador’s new mining inspection fee could cost Salazar over $300,000. The levy is nearly ten times current concession fees, raising red flags. Fee threatens exploration viability and foreign investor confidence. Salazar joins...

Fito - Ecuador's most-wanted fugitive - found hiding under kitchen counter after a year on the run
26 June 2025, 03:54 | Updated: 26 June 2025, 05:09 Ecuador's most-wanted fugitive has been recaptured - more than a year after he escaped from a maximum-security prison. Your browser doesn't recognise available video formats. Jose Adolfo Macias,...

Drug trafficker recaptured in Ecuador over a year after prison escape
José Adolfo Macías Villamar, a fugitive drug trafficker known as Fito and wanted by authorities in Ecuador and the United States, was recaptured more than a year after he escaped from prison in the Andean nation, Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa...

¿Quién es alias Fito? Estos son los hechos que han marcado su vida criminal en Ecuador
Por Ana María Cañizares, CNN en Español Hablar de José Adolfo Macías Villamar, más conocido como Fito, es hablar de uno de los criminales más temidos del Ecuador. Fue capturado por las autoridades de Ecuador el 25 de junio, según informó el...

Drug kingpin ‘Fito,’ Ecuador’s most wanted man, has been captured, says Ecuador’s president
By Ana María Cañizares and Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Ecuador’s most wanted man and leader of the Los Choneros gang, Jose Adolfo Macias, was captured on Wednesday, according to the country’s President Daniel Noboa. Macias, known as “Fito,” escaped...

These old men sharing snacks represent Ecuador's culture and tradition
The Ecuadorian capital was the world's first city to be declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, in 1978, thanks to it containing the best-preserved historic centre in Latin America, including 13 squares, Plaza Grande being premier among them.

Quito International Airport expansion progress after four-year hiatus
Aeropuerto Internacional de Quito’s CEO, outlines to International Airport Review, its expansion progress after halting the project in 2020 due to the pandemic, set to open by the end of 2025. Aeropuerto Internacional de Quito is Ecuador’s busiest...

Women’s rights face ‘full-on assault’ due to UN and aid funding cuts
By Olivia Le Poidevin and Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -Four major international reports on women’s rights, including recommendations on how to prevent domestic violence and discrimination, will not be published this year, a U.N. document showed,...

Ecuador: New Laws Endanger Rights
(Washington, DC) – New laws passed by Ecuador’s National Assembly and signed by President Daniel Noboa include dangerous provisions that threaten the rights of Ecuadorians, Human Rights Watch said today. On June 7, 2025, the newly appointed...

UNICEF Expresses Concern Over Ecuador’s Law Increasing Penalties for Underage Offenders
Ecuadorian police arrest suspicious teenagers. X/ @GabyRuizMx June 25, 2025 Hour: 2:28 pm On Tuesday, Ecuador’s National Assembly approved the Public Integrity Law, which includes measures to toughen penalties for minors. The law, promoted by...