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Trump takes aim, without evidence, at diversity policies over midair collision

President Donald Trump suggested without evidence on Thursday that the deadly midair collision of two aircraft in Washington was the result of the Federal Aviation Administration’s efforts to hire a more diverse workforce.

January 31, 2025 1:35 pm
 

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Colombia government to propose $2.86 billion tax reform

The Colombian government plans to pitch a new tax reform to Congress.

January 31, 2025 12:00 pm
 

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Nicaragua's Ortega expands power

Constitutional reforms proposed by Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega to further consolidate power by extending his control over other parts of government won final approval, after a unanimous vote.

January 31, 2025 11:56 am
 

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France's Le Pen condemns death threats against those trying her

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said those behind death threats against a judge and prosecutors trying her in a graft trial should be punished.

January 31, 2025 10:31 am
 

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Belgian airspace reopens after short closure over technical issue

Belgian airspace reopened on Thursday after a closure lasting a little over an hour due to a technical issue with air traffic controllers’ Skeyes computer system, Brussels airport said on social media platform X.

January 31, 2025 9:52 am
 

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NATO scrambles for drones that can survive the Arctic

In 2023, Mads Petersen, owner of Greenland-based startup Arctic Unmanned, sat in a car to keep warm while he tested a small drone at minus 43 degrees Celsius (minus 45 degrees Fahrenheit).

January 31, 2025 8:24 am
 

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Rwanda-backed rebels bed down in Congo's Goma

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels asserted their control over east Congo’s largest city Goma.

January 31, 2025 7:00 am
 

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Millions of Hindus take 'holy dip' a day after fatal stampede

Millions of devout Hindus thronged the northern Indian city of Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh festival, a day after dozens died in a stampede at the largest gathering of humanity in the world.

January 31, 2025 6:16 am
 

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More than 60 dead in Washington after jet hits helicopter

More than 60 people were dead after an American Airlines regional passenger jet collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter and crashed into the frigid Potomac River near Reagan Washington National Airport.

January 31, 2025 5:41 am
 

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American Airlines flight collides with helicopter in Washington DC

An American Airlines regional passenger jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter crashed into the Potomac River after a midair collision near Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night, officials said.

January 30, 2025 4:30 pm
 

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Haiti leader says long-awaited general elections penned for November

Haiti’s transitional council president Leslie Voltaire said in an interview that a date for the Caribbean nation’s long-awaited general elections has been fixed for around Nov. 15 of this year.

January 30, 2025 3:24 pm
 

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Syria's Sharaa declared president for transition

Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa was declared president for a transitional phase, tightening his hold on power less than two months after he led a campaign that toppled Bashar al-Assad.

January 30, 2025 2:47 pm

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