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179 dead in South Korea's worst plane crash
Dec 29, 2024
MUAN (SOUTH KOREA) — A Jeju Air plane carrying 181 people from Thailand to South Korea crashed on arrival Sunday, smashing into a barrier and bursting into flames, killing everyone aboard except for two flight attendants plucked from the wreckage. A bird strike was cited by authorities as the likely cause of the crash, the worst ever aviation ...
Putin apologises to Azerbaijan leader, says Russian air defence active at time of plane landing
Dec 28, 2024
MOSCOW — Vladimir Putin admitted Saturday Russian air defence was working when an Aze ...
China, Iran FMs agree Mideast 'not a battleground for big powers'
Dec 28, 2024
BEIJING — The top diplomats of China and Iran agreed Saturday that the Middle East is ...
Germany says latest undersea cable cut a 'wake-up call'
Dec 28, 2024
BERLIN — Germany said on Saturday the suspected sabotage of an undersea power cable linking Finland and Estonia this week was a "wake-up cal ...
Record number of migrants lost at sea bound for Spain in 2024 - NGO
Dec 26, 2024
MADRID — At least 10,457 migrants died or disappeared while trying to reach Spain by sea in 2024, an NGO said Thursday, more than 50 percent ...
Pope calls for 'arms to be silenced' across world
Dec 26, 2024
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis called Wednesday for "arms to be silenced" around the world in his Christmas address, appealing for peace in the ...
Azerbaijan mourns 38 killed in plane crash in Kazakhstan
Dec 26, 2024
ASTANA, Kazakhstan — Azerbaijan held a national day of mourning Thursday after a passenger jet from the flag carrier crashed in Kazakhstan k ...
South Korean opposition postpones decision to impeach acting president
Dec 24, 2024
SEOUL — South Korea's opposition said Tuesday it would hold back a decision to impeach acting president Han Duck-soo until later in the week ...
Russia says cargo ship sinks in Mediterranean after blast, two missing
Dec 24, 2024
 MOSCOW — Two crew members are missing after a Russian state-owned cargo ship sank in international waters in the Mediterranean after a ...
Panama rejects Trump's threat to take control of Canal
Dec 23, 2024
 PANAMA CITY — Panama's president Jose Raul Mulino on Sunday dismissed recent threats made by US President-elect Donald Trump to retake ...
Suspect in deadly Christmas market attack railed against Islam, Germany
Dec 22, 2024
MAGDEBURG, Germany — The suspect in Germany's deadly car-ramming attack on a Christmas market held strongly anti-Islam views and was angry w ...
Trump threatens to take back control of Panama Canal
Dec 22, 2024
WASHINGTON — Incoming US President Donald Trump on Saturday slammed what he called unfair fees for US ships passing through the Panama Canal ...
Russia claims capture of two more east Ukraine villages
Dec 22, 2024
 MOSCOW — Russia said Sunday it had captured two more villages in east Ukraine, the latest territorial gains for Moscow's advancing arm ...
German president dissolves parliament, sets February 23 election date
Dec 28, 2024
Snowstorm cuts power to tens of thousands in Bosnia
Dec 24, 2024
Romania pro-EU parties strike coalition government pact
Dec 23, 2024
Cyclone Chido death toll rises to 94 in Mozambique
Dec 22, 2024
China says it 'firmly opposes' US military aid to Taiwan
Dec 22, 2024
Ukraine drone hits Russian high-rise 1,000km from frontline
Dec 21, 2024
Germany in shock after new deadly Christmas market attack
Dec 21, 2024
France says Russia seeking to manipulate influencers in Europe
Dec 19, 2024
52 killed in two bus accidents in central Afghanistan
Dec 19, 2024
14 confirmed dead in Vanuatu earthquake
Dec 18, 2024
Japan to make renewables top power source by 2040
Dec 17, 2024
Germany's Scholz loses confidence vote, triggering early elections
Dec 16, 2024
The last days of a Ukrainian ghost town within Russia's grasp
Dec 16, 2024
Moscow says 'part' of its diplomatic personnel in Syria evacuated by plane
Dec 15, 2024
Five dead, dozens missing in Greece as migrant boat sinks
Dec 14, 2024
Russia will 'definitely' respond to Ukraine ATACMS strike: Kremlin
Dec 12, 2024
Forty migrants missing in Mediterranean, rescued girl tells NGO
Dec 11, 2024
Dutch authorities suspect Hague building explosion a criminal act
Dec 09, 2024
'I voted for the people': S. Korea MP defied party to try impeach president
Dec 09, 2024
South Korean opposition plans new impeachment push
Dec 08, 2024
Ukraine pushes NATO for invite as Trump looms
Dec 03, 2024
Greens, far-right among big losers in Irish vote
Dec 02, 2024

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