A 49-year-old 'experienced' skydiver has died at a Devon aerodrome while performing a wingsuit jump alongside a friend, according to the site's operator.
"At least nine people were killed and 25 injured in violent clashes outside the US Consulate General in Karachi on Sunday following reports of the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Footage shows heavily armed personnel from the Pakistan Rangers and local police deploying smoke grenades as they attempted to disperse crowds gathered outside the diplomatic compound. Protesters were seen throwing stones and other objects toward security forces amid the confrontation. According to police officials, the violence left at least nine people dead and dozens more wounded, marking one of the deadliest protest incidents in Pakistan linked to the escalating conflict involving Iran, the United States and Israel. Unrest quickly spread beyond Karachi. Protesters reportedly stormed the US consulate in Lahore, while demonstrations were also called outside American diplomatic missions in Islamabad and Peshawar. In response, the US Embassy in Pakistan issued a security alert urging American citizens in the country to remain vigilant and monitor local developments closely."
"The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released footage on Sunday showing air strikes targeting ballistic missile launchers and unmanned aerial vehicles inside Iran, as the conflict between Israel and Iran escalated into direct military confrontation. According to the IDF, the operation was carried out by the Israeli Air Force and focused on destroying strategic military assets. The footage shows precision strikes on missile launch infrastructure and the destruction of drones in Iranian airspace. The strikes come after the United States and Israel launched a joint military operation against Iran on Saturday, with US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowing to 'destroy Iran’s missiles'. In response, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced 'large-scale missile and drone attacks' targeting Israeli territory. Regional reports also indicated that US military facilities across the Middle East, including bases in the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar, Iraq and Kuwait, were struck amid the widening confrontation. The escalation follows confirmation from President Trump that Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, was killed during the strikes. Trump described the development as “the greatest opportunity for the Iranian people to reclaim their homeland.” Khamenei had served as Supreme Leader since June 4, 1989, succeeding Ruhollah Khomeini, founder of the Islamic Republic. During his more than three decades in power, he remained Iran’s highest political and religious authority, overseeing foreign policy, military strategy and the country’s nuclear programme, and becoming one of the longest-serving leaders in the modern Middle East."
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With her radical politics and flamboyant affairs, Sand was no stranger to controversy, but it’s time to debunk the myths surrounding a writer ahead of her time It would be hard to find a more courageous and perverse, iconic yet controversial figure in European literary history than George Sand. One of the great romantics, she helped transform culture, and her writing shifted social attitudes in ways we still benefit from. Victor Hugo called her “an immortal”; Gustave Flaubert, “one of the great figures of France”. Matthew Arnold said she was “the greatest spirit in our European world [since] Goethe”. The 150th anniversary of her death this year is a chance to revisit her extraordinary achievements and legacy. But to do that we need to debunk some of the myths that surround this pioneering ecological, feminist and republican writer. Continue reading...
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