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December 25, 2024 9:51 PM
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In Kazakhstan, several people are feared dead after a passenger plane crashed today with about 70 people on board. Authorities in Azerbaijan, where the flight originated, say there were at least 30 survivors. Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2-8243 caught fire as it attempted to make an emergency landing...
December 25, 2024 8:19 PM
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Afghanistan’s interim Taliban administration today claimed that at least 46 people were killed in a bombing by Pakistani fighter jets in the eastern Paktika province. Mullah Hamdullah Fitrat, deputy spokesman for the interim Taliban administration, said that Pakistani jets bombed four locations in P...
December 25, 2024 7:58 PM
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Reports of Christmas celebrations have also come in from abroad. Pilgrims lined up early today to walk through the great Holy Door at the entrance of St. Peter’s Basilica at Vatican City. Pope Francis kicked off the 2025 Holy Year, inaugurating a celebration of the Catholic Church that is expected t...
December 25, 2024 1:54 PM
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At least eight people were reportedly killed in an Israeli force raid on a refugee camp near the city of Tulkarm in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. According to the Palestinian Health Ministry, seven people were killed in the Tulkarem refugee camp, while another was fatally shot in the nearby Nur Sh...
December 25, 2024 1:05 PM
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The largest cargo ship in the Russian military's logistics fleet, the Ursa Major, sank in the Mediterranean Sea after an explosion in its engine room. The Russian Foreign Ministry yesterday confirmed that the ship was lost in international waters following the blast. Two crew members remain m...
December 25, 2024 9:17 AM
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The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has stated that one child is killed every hour in the Gaza Strip. According to a press release, since the start of the conflict, 14 thousand 500 children have been reported killed in Gaza, as per UNICEF's data...
December 24, 2024 8:27 PM
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Maia Sandu today assumed office as president of the Republic of Moldova for a second term. She won the Moldovan presidential elections in 2020 and was re-elected in a runoff in November, this year. Ms. Sandu outlined her policy priorities as European integration, national security, and econom...
December 24, 2024 5:39 PM
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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has hoped for peace in the Middle East and a better, brighter future for every person in his Christmas message. In his first festive message since being elected the British Prime Minister, Mr Starmer said he is hoping for peace, particularly in the Middle East, the bir...
December 24, 2024 5:13 PM
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South Korea's ruling People Power Party (PPP) today named five-term lawmaker Kwon Young-se to head its emergency leadership committee tasked with managing the political fallout from President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment. Kwon has been designated for the role following former PPP leader Han Dong-ho...
December 24, 2024 4:24 PM
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said today, it has provided 5 million dollars in disaster financing for emergency relief efforts in Vanuatu's capital Port Vila, following a 7.3-magnitude earthquake. The situation in Vanuatu remained concerning after a 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck Port Vil...
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