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179 dead, 2 rescued after plane crashes while landing in South Korea

Sunday, December 29 by ABC News

All 181 passengers and crew aboard a passenger jet that crashed upon landing in South Korea on Sunday morning are presumed dead except for two people rescued from the wreckage, authorities said.Jeju Air Flight 2216 was landing at Muan International Airport around 9 a.m.... Read More.

Mexico developing app for migrants to send alert if about to be detained in the US

Friday, December 27 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Mexico is developing a cellphone app that will allow migrants to inform family members and local consulates if they think they are about to be detained in the United States, the country's secretary of foreign affairs announced on Friday.The app is... Read More.

Survivors of Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash report hearing bangs, explosions during flight

Friday, December 27 by ABC News

(KAZAKHSTAN) -- Survivors of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan reported hearing thuds and explosions from outside the aircraft during the flight, as the cause of the deadly catastrophe remains under investigation.The Azerbaijan Airlines passenger aircraft crashed near Kazakhstan's Aktau Airport on Wednesday... Read More.

US citizen sentenced to 15 years by Moscow court on espionage charges, Russian media says

Friday, December 27 by ABC News

(MOSCOW) -- An American citizen, Evgeny "Eugene" Spector, was sentenced to 15 years in a high-security prison by the Moscow City Court on espionage charges on Dec. 24, reported Interfax, a Russian news agency.The Russian Security Service, or FSB, said Spector collected information from... Read More.

Russian anti-aircraft system may have struck Azerbaijan plane: US official

Thursday, December 26 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- There are early indications that a Russian anti-aircraft system may have struck the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan, killing dozens, a U.S. official told ABC News.If these indications prove true, they would further underscore Russian recklessness in its invasion of... Read More.

Middle East live updates: Israeli forces strike Houthi targets in Yemen, IDF says

Thursday, December 26 by ABC News

(LONDON)-- Rebel forces in Syria are building a transitional government after toppling the regime of President Bashar Assad in a lightning-quick advance across the country.Meanwhile, the ceasefire in Lebanon is holding despite ongoing Israeli airstrikes on Hezbollah targets, which Israeli officials say are responses... Read More.

Middle East live updates: Houthi missile from Yemen sets off sirens in Israel

Thursday, December 26 by ABC News

(LONDON)-- Rebel forces in Syria are building a transitional government after toppling the regime of President Bashar Assad in a lightning-quick advance across the country.Meanwhile, the ceasefire in Lebanon is holding despite ongoing Israeli airstrikes on Hezbollah targets, which Israeli officials say are responses... Read More.

Dozens dead as passenger plane crashes in Kazakhstan

Wednesday, December 25 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- At least 38 people are dead and 29 others injured after an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger aircraft crashed near Kazakhstan's Aktau Airport close to the Caspian Sea on Wednesday morning, a spokesperson for Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Emergency Situations told ABC News.The aircraft was... Read More.

Christmas blackouts in Ukraine after massive Russian strike

Wednesday, December 25 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- Ukrainians faced fresh Russian drone and missile strikes on energy infrastructure nationwide on Tuesday night into Christmas Day morning, with the energy minister in Kyiv warning of immediate power cuts.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on Telegram, "Every Russian massive strike takes time... Read More.

Passenger plane crashes in Kazakhstan with dozens aboard

Wednesday, December 25 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- An Azerbaijan Airlines passenger aircraft crashed near Kazakhstan's Aktau Airport close to the Caspian Sea on Wednesday morning, Kazakh authorities said, with up to 40 people feared dead.The aircraft was was flying from Baku in Azerbaijan to Grozny in Russia, the Transport... Read More.

179 dead, 2 rescued after plane crashes while landing in South Korea

Mexico developing app for migrants to send alert if about to be detained in the US

Survivors of Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash report hearing bangs, explosions during flight

US citizen sentenced to 15 years by Moscow court on espionage charges, Russian media says

Russian anti-aircraft system may have struck Azerbaijan plane: US official

Middle East live updates: Israeli forces strike Houthi targets in Yemen, IDF says

Middle East live updates: Houthi missile from Yemen sets off sirens in Israel

Dozens dead as passenger plane crashes in Kazakhstan

Christmas blackouts in Ukraine after massive Russian strike

Passenger plane crashes in Kazakhstan with dozens aboard

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