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US judge allows DOJ to release report on Trump's election subversion case

A federal judge on Monday cleared the way for the U.S. Justice Department to publicly release a portion of former Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report on President-elect Donald Trump’s 2020 election subversion case.

January 14, 2025 7:26 am
 

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North Korean troop fatalities and injuries exceed 3,000 in Ukraine, Seoul says

North Korean troop fatalities and injuries in Ukraine have likely exceeded 3,000, including about 300 deaths and 2,700 injuries, a South Korean lawmaker briefed by the country’s spy agency said on Monday.

January 13, 2025 4:26 pm
 

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South Korea plans to overhaul airport 'localizers' after fatal Jeju Air crash

South Korea plans to improve the structures housing the antenna that guide landings at its airports this year following December’s fatal crash of a Jeju Air plane, which skidded off the runway and burst into flames after hitting such a structure.

January 13, 2025 3:23 pm
 

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Los Angeles races to contain wildfires before severe winds return

Firefighters raced to contain the frontiers of two Los Angeles wildfires that burned for the sixth straight day on Sunday, taking advantage of a brief respite in hazardous conditions before high winds were expected to fan the flames anew.

January 13, 2025 2:21 pm
 

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Tougher U.S. sanctions to curb Russian oil supply to China and India

Chinese and Indian refiners will source more oil from the Middle East, Africa and the Americas, boosting prices and freight costs, as new U.S. sanctions on Russian producers and ships curb supplies to Moscow’s top customers, traders and analysts said.

January 13, 2025 1:24 pm
 

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Older Qantas planes blamed for runner-up safety rating

Older planes have been blamed for Qantas narrowly losing out on a aviation safety top ranking to a New Zealand competitor as the Aussie airline awaits new jets to replace its ageing fleet.

January 13, 2025 11:32 am
 

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Top Israeli security delegation in Doha for Gaza talks

A top level Israeli security delegation arrived in Qatar for talks on a Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal, a spokesperson for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, in a possible sign of so-far elusive agreements nearing.

January 13, 2025 8:42 am
 

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Trump prosecutor Jack Smith resigns from Justice Department

U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith, who led the federal cases against Donald Trump on charges of trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat and mishandling of classified documents, has resigned, as the Republican president-elect prepared to return to the White House.

January 13, 2025 7:26 am
 

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Russia says it will continue oil and gas projects despite US sanctions

Russia’s Foreign Ministry denounced new U.S. sanctions against Moscow’s energy sector as an attempt to harm Russia’s economy at the risk of destabilising global markets and said the country would press on with large oil and gas projects.

January 12, 2025 5:27 pm
 

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Aerial assault aims to stem LA Palisades fire eastward spread

Aircraft dropped water and fire retardant on steep hills to stem the eastward spread of the Palisades wildfire in Los Angeles on Saturday as on-the-ground firefighting efforts also intensified amid warnings of wind gusts of up to 70 miles per hour that could make matters worse.

January 12, 2025 1:38 pm
 

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Vast Los Angeles fire spreads into new areas near Palisades

A full-scale firefighting effort stretched into Saturday in the upscale Los Angeles neighborhood of Pacific Palisades, as the wildfire there expanded into an additional 1,000 acres overnight with residents warned of potential worsening weather conditions over the next 72 hours that could further stoke the blaze.

January 12, 2025 10:34 am
 

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Jeju Air black box data missing from crucial minutes before crash

The two black boxes on the Boeing (BA.N), opens new tab jet involved in the worst aviation disaster on South Korean soil stopped recording about four minutes before the accident, the transport ministry said.

January 12, 2025 8:24 am

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