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Turkmen commander Alpaslan Celik says the pilots of a Russian war plane downed in Syria were shot dead by his forces as they fell from the sky. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Kenyan officials attend a military honours ceremony for General Francis Omondi Ogolla, the defence forces chief killed in a helicopter crash. Ogolla was killed when his helicopter went down shortly after takeoff in a remote forested area of northwestern Kenya. IMAGES
The White House confirms that a national security threat raised by US lawmakers involves Russia developing an anti-satellite weapon. "I can confirm that it is related to an anti-satellite capability that Russia developing," National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby tells reporters, adding however that there was "no immediate threat to anyone's safety." SOUNDBITE
Relatives and friends gather for the funeral of Alon Shamriz, mistakenly killed by Israeli forces in Gaza after being held by Hamas for 70 days. He was among about 250 people taken hostage during Palestinian militant group Hamas's October 7 attacks in Israel, which killed around 1,140 people, mostly civilians, according to Israeli figures. IMAGES