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American dad, two daughters among those killed in plane crash in Caribbean, authorities say
Westend61/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- An American man and his two daughters were among four people killed Thursday when a small plane crashed shortly after takeoff from a Caribbean island, authorities s...
Jan 05, 2024
Attacks in Lebanon, Iran stoke concern over wider war in Middle East
Veronaa/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Very different circumstances surround the assassination of a top Hamas strategist in Lebanon and the mysterious blasts in Iran that occurred this week, but the even...
Jan 04, 2024
Sudan’s RSF chief says he's open to cease-fire talks, as conflict grinds on
Armed Sudanese civilians wave weapons and chant slogans as they drive through the streets of Gedaref city in eastern Sudan on Jan. 1, 2024. (AFP via Getty Images)(LONDON) -- Sudan's Rapid Support Forc...
Jan 04, 2024
Runway warning lights were broken at time of Japan Airlines plane fire, report shows
Richard A. Brooks/AFP via Getty Images(TOKYO) -- The warning lights that tell pilots whether a runway is clear were not working at the Haneda Airport the night a Japan Airlines plane caught fire after...
Jan 03, 2024
South Korean opposition leader in ICU after attack at press conference, party officials say
Thir Sakdi Phu Cxm / EyeEm/Getty Images(SEOUL, South Korea) -- South Korea’s Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-Myung is hospitalized in an intensive care unit after going through surgery for inter...
Jan 03, 2024
'Loud explosions' in Kyiv as Russia again strikes capital, US ambassador says
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images(KYIV, Ukraine) -- Russia launched an attack on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities early Tuesday, continuing its escalated large-scale attacks on residential areas, local offic...
Jan 02, 2024
Aftershocks rattle Japan as death toll rises after powerful earthquake
Firefighters inspect collapsed wooden houses in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 2, 2024, a day after a major 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Noto region in the prefecture in the afternoon. (K...
Jan 02, 2024
South Korean opposition leader stabbed, rushed to hospital
Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea enters Seoul Plaza, the memorial site for 2022 Itaewon disaster victims, during a memorial event of the first anniversary on Oct. 29, 2023 in Seo...
Jan 02, 2024
Japan Airlines plane bursts into flames at Tokyo airport with 379 people on board, all escape
This photo provided by Jiji Press shows a Japan Airlines plane on fire on a runway of Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Jan. 2, 2024. (STR/JIJI PRESS/AFP via Getty Images)(TOKYO) -- A Japan Airlines plane was...
Jan 02, 2024
In a surprise move, Queen of Denmark says in New Year's speech that she will abdicate her throne
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark gives a New Year's speech from Christian IX's Palace, Amalienborg Castle, in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Dec. 31, 2023, announcing her upcoming abdication. (KELD NAVNTOFT/Rit...
Jan 01, 2024
