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India's Reliance to partner with Rolls-Royce on combat engine for fighter jets

Reliance Industries said on Friday it planned to partner with Britain's Rolls-Royce to develop and manufacture ​an engine for India's fighter jet programme, as the country ‌aims to build its most advanced stealth combat aircraft. A prototype of the jet, known as the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft, is expected to roll out in 2028 and play ​a key role in India's future air combat strategy. Last year, India approved a framework to build its most advanced stealth fighter jet and ⁠invited interest from defence firms, weeks after a military conflict with ​nuclear-armed neighbour Pakistan. Read: India seeks proposals for fifth generation combat jets: report In a move to reduce its dependence on imported defence equipment, ​the country also opened the door for domestic companies to participate in developing the twin-engine stealth fighter, approving the execution model for the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) programme. Under the ​proposed partnership announced...
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Wildfire descends on Croatian tourist town, injures 36

A wildfire in Croatia driven by strong winds descended on the tourist ​town of Omis overnight, engulfing houses, forcing about 1,000 people to evacuate and injuring dozens, the fire brigade ‌and health officials said on Friday. Flames enveloped settlements and trees over 1,000 hectares, turning the night sky red above Omis, a scenic town on Croatia's prized Dalmatian coast surrounded by trees ​and rocky hills. Of 36 people treated by ambulance services in the city of Split, about ​25 kilometres to the north, 14 were hospitalised, and seven had ⁠life-threatening injuries, health officials said. Emergency shelters, opened in several towns on the stretch ​from Omis to Split, accommodated about 1,000 people overnight. Read: Pakistan, Croatia to expedite opening of visa facility in Islamabad "It was a strong fire, it ​swept everything in its way ... there has been huge material damage," Chief Fire Commander Slavko Tucakovic said. The fire appeared to have calmed on Friday morning, and there were no open flames, he said. ​ Part of the firefighting force and four aircraft were redeployed to another fire further ​south in the Peljesac peninsula, a forested area known for vineyards. Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic was on the ‌way ⁠to Omis with several government ministers, local media reported. Vlada i sve nadležne službe su u koordinaciji kako bismo zaštitili ljude i sanirali posljedice velikog požara u Omišu. U 10.00 sati održat ćemo sastanak stožera, zajedno s glavnim vatrogasnim zapovjednikom Tucakovićem, županom Bobanom, gradonačelnikom Močićem, predstavnicima… pic.twitter.com/rzTp5uvCyN — Andrej Plenković (@AndrejPlenkovic) August 14, 2026 Hot weather and drought that scientists link to climate change have created ideal conditions for wildfires across Europe this summer, especially in France, Spain and Greece. The Balkans have also endured several heatwaves. The ​fires have threatened tourism ​at the heart ⁠of the holiday season. Hundreds of holidaymakers fled a beach town in northern Greece by boat on Thursday as a blaze raced across ​a forest towards the shore. Read more: Wildfire emissions soar, exposing millions to worse air pollution In Croatia, 286 firefighters, 90 fire vehicles and four aircraft ​battled the ⁠fire through the night, Tucakovic said. A stretch of a major coastal highway was shut. "Everything flared up in a second," Goran Lović, the owner of a cafe near where ⁠the ​fire broke out in Lokva Rogoznica, told the ​Jutarnji List newspaper. "It just happened all of a sudden, there was an open flame in the part where ​there is a forest and no houses."

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