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11 US servicemen missing as US Navy aircraft crashes into sea near Japan

The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan A U.S. Navy aircraft with 11 passengers and crew crashed into the Philippine Sea on Wednesday on its return to the USS Ronald Reagan, according to the Navy’s 7th Fleet. The crash, which took place southeast of Okinawa, Japan, happened at 2:45 p.m. local time, which is 12:45 a.m. ET. […]

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South Africa set to leave ICC

The South African government said it was planning to leave the International Criminal Court (ICC) following criticisms that it ignored court order to arrest President Omar Al-Bashir of Sudan earlier this year. Obed Bapela, the Deputy Minister in the Presidency, told newsmen in Johannesburg on Monday that “the ICC has lost its direction’’ and the […]