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At least 28 dead in fiery aircraft crash in South Korea, Yonhap reports

At least 28 people died on Sunday after an airliner went off the runway and crashed at South Korea’s Muan International Airport, Yonhap news agency reported.

December 29, 2024 1:40 pm
 

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Man dies after bitten by shark while fishing

A man has died after he was attacked by a shark while fishing with his family.

December 29, 2024 12:17 pm
 

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Russia's Putin apologises to Azerbaijan over 'tragic' airliner crash

President Vladimir Putin on Saturday apologised to Azerbaijan’s leader for what the Kremlin called a “tragic incident” over Russia in which an Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashed after Russian air defences were fired against Ukrainian drones.

December 29, 2024 11:47 am
 

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Israel detains 240 Palestinians including medics after Gaza hospital raid

Israeli forces detained more than 240 Palestinians including dozens of medical staff and the director of a north Gaza hospital they raided on Friday, according to the Health Ministry in the enclave and Israel’s military.

December 29, 2024 10:44 am
 

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India's former PM Manmohan Singh cremated with state honours

The body of Manmohan Singh, the former Indian prime minister whose death has sparked outpourings of grief at home and accolades from abroad, was cremated on Sunday on the banks of the Yamuna River in New Delhi with full state honours.

December 29, 2024 9:50 am
 

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Trump sides with Elon Musk in H-1B visa debate, says he's always been in favor of the program

President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday sided with key supporter and billionaire tech CEO Elon Musk in a public dispute over the use of the H-1B visa, saying he fully backs the program for foreign tech workers opposed by some of his supporters.

December 29, 2024 8:44 am
 

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German president dissolves parliament for Feb. 23 snap elections

President Frank-Walter Steinmeier dissolved Germany’s lower house of parliament to pave the way for snap elections on Feb. 23 following the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s three-way coalition.

December 28, 2024 5:25 pm
 

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South Korea's acting president Han Duck-Soo impeached as Yoon goes on trial

South Korea’s parliament impeached acting President Han Duck-soo on Saturday, less than two weeks after suspending President Yoon Suk Yeol’s powers over his short-lived declaration of martial law, plunging the country deeper into political chaos.

December 28, 2024 3:30 pm
 

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North Korean troops experience mass casualties on Ukraine front lines, White House says

North Korean forces are experiencing mass casualties on the front lines of Russia’s war against Ukraine, with a thousand of their troops killed or wounded in the last week alone in Russia’s Kursk region.

December 28, 2024 2:30 pm
 

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Trump asks Supreme Court to pause law that could ban TikTok

President-elect Donald Trump has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to pause implementation of a law that would ban popular social media app TikTok or force its sale, arguing he should have time after taking office to pursue a “political resolution” to the issue.

December 28, 2024 12:31 pm
 

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Israel raids north Gaza hospital, ministry says staff out of contact

Israeli forces on Friday raided the Kamal Adwan Hospital, one of three medical facilities on the northern edge of Gaza, ordering dozens of patients and hundreds of others to evacuate and leaving part of the site on fire, health ministry officials said.

December 28, 2024 11:37 am
 

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Survivors on Azerbaijani plane say they heard bangs before it went down

Two passengers and one crew member on the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan told Reuters that they heard at least one loud bang as it approached its original destination of Grozny in southern Russia.

December 28, 2024 10:07 am

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