MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) – Officials reported a Russian passenger jet carrying 17 passengers went missing in the Siberian area of Tomsk on Friday, the second such occurrence this month.Governor Sergei Zhvachkin’s office stated in a statement that the jet, operated by Siberian Light Aviation (SiLA), was travelling from the villageRead More →

MOSCOW – The Afghan Taliban claimed control of 85 percent of Afghanistan’s land on Friday, as the organisation pressed its attack despite the US military departure.Taliban negotiator Shahabuddin Delawar stated at a news conference in Moscow that the organisation controls “85 percent of Afghanistan’s land,” including 250 of the country’sRead More →