By AFP 21 June 2023 | 11:53 am A military helicopter belonging to a foreign country crashed in central Croatia, the country’s defence ministry said Wednesday, as one media reports suggested it was a Hungarian aircraft. A missile launched by Houthis is displayed at Saudi military base Al Kharj on June 21 [Stephen Kalin/Reuters] A military helicopter belonging to a foreign country crashed in central Croatia, the country’s defence ministry said Wednesday, as one media reports suggested it was a Hungarian aircraft. Croatia’s armed forces gave no details of casualties for the crash, which happened in a mountainous area near the central Adriatic town of Sibenik. They said only that the aircraft did not belong to its military. The military has mobilised a plane and helicopter to help survey the area where the helicopter went down. Regional broadcaster N1 reported that the helicopter belonged to the Hungarian military and had three people onboard. Croatia joined NATO in 2009 and frequently hosts military exercises with partner nations in the alliance. Latest NOW The likes of Apple, Microsoft and TikTok lead the list of TIME’s 100 Most Influential Companies for the year 2023 which was released by the Magazine on Wednesday. This year’s edition is the third annual TIME100 Most Influential Companies list with TIME Magazine highlighting businesses and leaders shaping the world’s future. The 2023 issue features… 8 mins ago A man arrested for killing two teenagers in a school shooting in Brazil this week has been found dead in his jail cell, authorities said Wednesday. 55 mins ago Africa’s leading payments technology company, Flutterwave has announced a strategic partnership with music-streaming and discovery platform, Audiomack. 1 hour ago A search is underway for a submersible that went missing since Sunday while on a dive to the wreck of the Titanic. On board the vessel is Hamish Harding – a British aviation tycoon and Shahada Dawood – one of Pakistan’s wealthiest men, along with his 19-year-old son Sulaiman Dawood. P.H. Nargeolet, an experienced French… 1 hour ago Fifteen people died of alcohol poisoning in Iran after consuming bootleg booze, state media reported on Wednesday, as the number of similar deaths increases across the country.
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