Kremlin says PM Modi and Xi offered Putin help to settle Ukraine war
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Swedish parties in for tough negotiations after election
Even if the left-wing bloc comes out on top after Sunday's election the fight for power looks far from over.
Poland, Ukraine accuse Russia of ‘escalation’ after strikes near border
Western officials including ex-UK PM Boris Johnson were nearby when Russia hit a train at the Poland-Ukraine border.
'Senseless attack': Ex UK PM Johnson narrowly misses Russian attack on Ukraine-Poland railway
"I don’t know what warped logic drove Putin to blow up a stationary Ukrainian locomotive on the Polish border this morning," Johnson wrote, adding that civilians endure similar strikes every day.
US Air Force pilots lack sufficient sortie experience for combat operations - report
MIAS expert John Venable noted that the pilot shortage facing the US military is anecdotally 4,000 open slots, though the official number is 2,000.
- USAF pilots average 1 sortie/month, below combat-readiness threshold.
- Israel Air Force pilots average 20 sorties/month, significantly higher.
- USAF has 325 combat-coded fighter aircraft out of 1,084 active aircraft.
US urges caution near Jewish, Israeli sites in UAE during Rosh Hashanah
US mission to the UAE urged citizens to remain cautious in areas associated with Israeli communities ahead of Rosh Hashanah celebrations.