All Israeli airlines to stop flying from 2019
Jerusalem: Israel’s leading airline El Al warns that all Israeli airlines will stop flying from January 1, 2019 because of security concerns abroad, a newspaper reported on Sunday.
The surprising announcement was made by Eli Dapas, El Al chairman, in his urgent letter to the deputy head of Israel’s National Security Council and the Director General of the Prime Minister’s Office, the Hebrew-language newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported.
Hunter kills British cyclist in French Alps
Paris: A prosecutor says a hunter shot and killed a 34-year-old bicyclist in the French Alps in what appears to be an accident. Thonon-Les-Bains prosecutor Philippe Toccanier said the 22-year-old hunter was hospitalised for shock after the Saturday evening shooting and couldn’t be taken into custody while he is investigated on suspicion of aggravated manslaughter.
China’s 1st satellite for wave detection
Beijing: China plans to launch its first satellite to test the technologies of the space-based gravitational wave detection programme “Tianqin” by the end of 2019. The programme Tianqin, meaning “harp in sky,” was initiated by Sun Yat-sen University in south China’s Guangdong province in 2015.
Cyclone Leslie slams into Portugal, 27 hurt
Lisbon: A weakened hurricane Leslie slammed into the coast of Portugal, leaving 27 people injured as it uprooted trees, brought down power lines and smashed store windows with gusting winds and heavy rain.
19 killed in migrant vehicle crash in Turkey
Istanbul: Nineteen people, including children, died on Sunday when a vehicle carrying migrants reportedly heading for EU member Greece plunged off the highway into a waterway in western Turkey.
Taliban attack Af army base, 17 soldiers killed
Kabul: Afghan officials say the Taliban have attacked an Army base, killing 17 Afghan soldiers and abducting 11 others.