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Pakistan cargo crash families call for global help to recover black boxes
Relatives of the five crew members aboard a Boeing 737 cargo plane that crashed into the Arabian Sea off Pakistan last week are urging an international search effort to find the flight recorders to determine the cause. Debris from the K2 Airways freighter was recovered shortly after the July 7 crash, but the water in…
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Civilian ‘dies of gunshot wound’ in J&K’s Bhaderwah; internet suspended in Chenab Valley areas
Police personnel and others gather after a man was killed and three Special Operations Group (SOG) personnel were injured in firing when he allegedly tried to snatch a service rifle, in Bhaderwah, Doda district, Jammu and Kashmir, on July 17, 2026. | Photo Credit: – A civilian allegedly died of “gunshot wounds” in the Chenab…
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At least 20 children and one adult were killed in a school bus crash in Uganda, police say
The bus crashed Thursday (July 16, 2026) night in the Kapchorwa District in eastern Uganda while returning from an educational tour to the region’s Sipi Falls waterfalls. (X/@PoliceUg) At least 20 children and one adult were killed when an elementary school bus crashed in the East African country of Uganda, police said Friday (July 17,…
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What is testosterone screening, and why is the U.S. military introducing it? | Explained
The story so far: The U.S. Department of Defense has announced mandatory annual testosterone screening for all active-duty service members aged 30 years and above. Announced by U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth on July 15, the policy will make testosterone testing part of routine annual medical assessments. Personnel found to have low testosterone may undergo…
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Sri Lanka’s former police chief found dead
Image used for representational purposes. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Sri Lanka’s former police chief, who served between 2020 and 2023, has allegedly ended his life on Friday (July 17, 2026), according to police. Chandana Wickremaratna, the former Inspector General of Police, passed away around 7:30 this morning at Athurugiriya, an eastern suburb of…
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A Friday sermon and a day in history from 1857
The British Resident survived the Indian Rising but the Residency became a fortified building after 1857. | Photo Credit: Serish Nanisetti Outside the Koti Bus Station stands a small white monument with four elephants holding up a pylon. It has one line in four languages: “In Memory of the Fighters for Freedom”, and a date,…