Polish Army pilot killed as F-16 jet crashes during airshow preparation
A Polish Army pilot died Thursday when his F-16 jet crashed during preparations for the Radom Air Show. The aircraft, from the 31st Tactical Air Base near Poznan, hit the ground after failing to recover during a practice run. No bystanders were hurt, according to Al Jazeera.
Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz honored the pilot as a dedicated and courageous officer. Video showed the jet nose-diving and erupting in flames; reports say the pilot, part of NATO’s elite “Tiger Demo” unit, did not eject.
The Radom Air Show 2025 has been cancelled. NATO allies, including Italy and Latvia, expressed condolences to the pilot’s family and colleagues, Al Jazeera reported.
PM Narendra Modi arrives in Japan amid tensions with the US
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Tokyoon Friday (August 29, 2025) on a two-day visit during which he will hold summit talks with his Japanese counterpart Shigeru Ishiba.
During his visit to Japan from August 29 to 30, Modi will hold summit talks with his Japanese PM Ishiba, The Hindu reported.
The two Prime Ministers will hold the much-delayed 15 th annual summit, and are expected to upgrade the 2008 Declaration on Security Cooperation, including defence hardware purchases, launch an “Economic Security” initiative to build resilient supply chains in a number of areas such as critical minerals and Artificial Intelligence, and increase Japan’s investment targets to around $68 billion.
At the India-Japan Summit with Mr. Ishiba, the two sides will release a joint statement as well as the “2035 Vision Statement” for the future of the relationship to upgrade the 2025 Vision Statement announced by Modi and then Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a decade ago. The meeting on Friday (August 29, 2025) marks 20 years since the first annual summit in 2005 when Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi met PM Manmohan Singh in Delhi, according to The Hindu.
Fight breaks out in Mexican Senate, following debate on US military intervention
A physical clash broke out in Mexico’s Senate on Wednesday between opposition PRI leader Alejandro “Alito” Moreno and Senate President Gerardo Fernandez Norona of Morena. The confrontation, which included slaps and shoving, occurred as the session ended with the national anthem. A photographer was injured during the scuffle, CNN reported.
The fight followed a heated debate over the presence of foreign armed forces in Mexico. Fernandez Noroña plans an emergency session Friday to address the incident and consider expelling Moreno and three other PRI senators. Moreno claims he was provoked first.
The incident has heightened political tensions after a PRI senator defected to Morena, weakening PRI’s Senate representation. The Permanent Commission may also discuss impeachment proceedings against Moreno, according to CNN.
Indonesian students vow more protests after 1 killed in Jakarta demonstration
Indonesian students said they will protest at Jakarta's police headquarters on Friday (Aug 29) after a motorcycle rider died when he was hit by a police vehicle during violent clashes following a demonstration outside the parliament the day before, Reuters reported.
Muzammil Ihsan, head of Indonesia's largest student union, told Reuters that students will protest against police violence on Friday afternoon, and he expected other student groups to attend.
On Thursday, demonstrators were protesting a number of issues including lawmakers' pay, education funding and the government's school meals programme. As the protest persisted into the night, local media reported that riot police fired tear gas and used water cannons to try to disperse people, according to Reuters.
