Jimmy Carter, who rose from Georgia farmland to become the 39th president of the United States died on Sunday. The deadliest air accident ever in South Korea killed 179 people on Sunday, when an airliner belly-landed and skidded off the end of the runway, erupting in a fireball as it slammed into a wall at Muan International Airport.
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A Boeing passenger plane carrying 181 people crashed while landing at an airport in southwestern South Korea on Sunday. As of 10am GMT, there were at least 176 dead.
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The Azerbaijani passenger jet which crashed Christmas Day likely brought down by a Russian missile. Israeli forces have raided a hospital in Gaza, ordering dozens of patients and hundreds of other people to evacuate
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Russian missile brought down Azerbaijani airliner, emerging evidence suggests. A lead organization monitoring for food crises around the world has pulled a new report warning of imminent famine in north Gaza under what it called Israel’s “near-total blockade,” after the U.S. asked for its retraction
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An Azerbaijani commercial jet which crashed yesterday killing 38 people may have been shot down by Russian defences. Detour destinations" — oft-overshadowed places near perennial hotspots — will likely be one of 2025's hottest travel trends.
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On Christmas morning, Russia launched a massive wave of missiles and drones across Ukraine. Elsewhere, worshippers held subdued Christmas Eve celebrations amid conflicts
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Santa was spotted entering Australian airspace just after 1230GMT. A Russian cargo vessel operated by the Ministry of Defence’s logistics fleet sank on Tuesday in international waters between Spain and Algeria. Hong Kong offered bounties of $128,728 for six more pro-democracy campaigners and revoked the passports of seven more
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U.S. President elect Donald Trump has threatened to retake the Panama Canal. The end of an era approaching in Canada as party support for PM Justin Trudeau collapses
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Some two days after an alleged massive Russian cyberattack, Ukraine is said to be struggling to recover. Senior U.S. diplomats met with Syria's de-facto new ruler and held a "good" and "very productive" meeting with him. Sweden cuts off funding to UN agency focused on Palestinians
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Scores of people have been injured and at least four people were killed on Friday after a car ploughed into a crowd of people at a Christmas market in eastern Germany, in what local officials are describing as a terror attack. Malaysia has agreed to resume the search for the wreckage of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370
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One of the worst Russian strikes on Kyiv in almost three years occurred in the early hours today. European security guarantees without U.S. involvement will not be “sufficient “ to ensure the long term protection of Ukraine from Russian aggression, Volodymyr Zelensky warned
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British troops may be sent to Ukraine to train up soldiers in its war against Russia. President-elect Donald Trump delivered a likely death blow to bipartisan congressional budget negotiations on Wednesday
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The Russian general in charge of the country's nuclear protection forces has been killed in an explosion in Moscow. Chrystia Freeland, the Canadian deputy prime minister (of Ukrainian origin), resigned abruptly on Monday from the cabinet in a stinging rebuke to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, marking the first open dissent from any cabinet member and raising questions about his hold on power. Chancellor Olaf Scholz's minority coalition government in Germany has lost a confidence vote
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U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer is urging the federal government to deploy better drone-tracking technology to identify and ultimately stop the mysterious drones infiltrating East Coast airspace. ABC will “donate” an astonishing $15 million to a future foundation for President-elect Trump's presidential library to settle a defamation suit
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A newly minted and massive Iranian drone carrier was captured in new satellite images sailing in the Persian Gulf this week — the ship’s first reported sighting since leaving its home port for the first time in mid-November
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The National Assembly in South Korea has passed a motion to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his martial law declaration. A former Manchester City footballer is set to be appointed president by Georgia's disputed parliament
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Russia has launched one of its largest-ever attacks on Ukraine, crippling critical infrastructure just as a brutal cold snap takes hold. Trump sees Europe assuming more responsibility for Ukraine’s security - but no path for Kyiv to join NATO.
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Russian naval vessels appear to have temporarily left their main port in Syria, satellite images reviewed by BBC Verify show. Ukrainians in Chicago are fearful — but also hopeful — of what a second Donald Trump presidency will mean for Putin’s targeted war on their homeland
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