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The Palomares Incident (1966, Spain) – A US Air Force B-52 collided with a refuelling tanker mid-air, dropping four hydrogen bombs on a Spanish village. Two partially ruptured, scattering plutonium over farmland. New Delhi: On January 17, 1966, the quiet Spanish village of Palomares became ground zero for a nuclear disaster. A US B-52 bomber armed with four hydrogen bombs collided mid-air with a KC-135 refuelling tanker during a routine refuelling operation over southern Spain. The collision tore apart both aircraft, sending flaming wreckage and four thermonuclear bombs toward the ground. This devastating incident occurred as part of Operation Chrome…

The US has openly criticised India for its move to buy Russian oil. The Trump administration had also imposed 50 per cent levies on most Indian products, barring a few. India has repeatedly defended its decision to buy Russian oil, citing the example of other nations, including European Union. Washington: US Senator Lindsey Olin Graham on Thursday (local time) hit out at India for buying Russian oil and said that New Delhi is 'paying the price' for supporting President Vladimir Putin amid the Ukraine war. In an 'X' (formerly Twitter) post, Graham also took a dig at China and Brazil,…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: This is Russia's first naval drone strike on a Ukrainian vessel. Ukraine has targeted multiple Russian naval ships in the past, but has rarely suffered any naval losses in the war. Kyiv: In a massive setback to Ukraine, its 'largest' naval ship was hit and sunk by a drone strike by Russia on Thursday. Simferopol, a reconnaissance ship of the Ukrainian Navy, was hit by a Russian naval drone in the Danube River delta near the Odesa region.  The strike, the Ukrainian Navy said, left one sailor dead, while several others are missing, and a search operation is…