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Brazilian plane spins before crashing, killing all 61 on board

A regional turboprop plane fell into what aviation experts called a flat spin before crashing in a residential

Brazilian plane spins before crashing, killing all 61 on board
News|Political|World

US announces $125 million military aid package for Ukraine

The U.S. is sending Ukraine an additional $125 million in weapons to assist in its military operations against Russia, including much-needed air defense capabilities, radars to detect and counter enemy artillery and anti-tank weapons

US announces $125 million military aid package for Ukraine
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Video shows burnt-out Russian trucks with bodies in Kursk region

A video appears to show a convoy of about a dozen burnt-out Russian military trucks in Ukraine's southwestern Kursk region, as Ukrainian cross-border assaults continue.

Video shows burnt-out Russian trucks with bodies in Kursk region
Americas|News|Travel|World

Video shows Brazil passenger plane falling out of sky

A passenger plane carrying 62 people crashed in Vinhedo, Brazil, with dramatic footage from the scene showing the plane’s destroyed fuselage in flames on the ground.

Video shows Brazil passenger plane falling out of sky
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Brazilian passenger plane crash outside São Paulo kills 62

Brazilian passenger plane crash outside São Paulo kills 62

Brazilian passenger plane crash outside São Paulo kills 62
Americas|Business|News|World

US releases $3.5 billion to Israel to spend on US weapons and military equipment, months after Congress appropriated

US releases $3.5 billion to Israel to spend on US weapons and military equipment, months after Congress appropriated

US releases $3.5 billion to Israel to spend on US weapons and military equipment, months after Congress appropriated
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US will keep aid flowing to an Israeli unit accused of rights abuses, citing remediation efforts

The State Department says it's opted against what would have been its first-ever blocking of aid to an Israeli military unit over rights abuses

US will keep aid flowing to an Israeli unit accused of rights abuses, citing remediation efforts
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Plane crashes in Brazil's Sao Paulo state, killing all 61 aboard, airline says

A Brazilian airliner says one of its passenger planes with 61 people aboard has crashed into a gated residential community in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state Friday, killing all who were aboard

Plane crashes in Brazil's Sao Paulo state, killing all 61 aboard, airline says
MidEast|News|World

US National Security Council spokesman rebukes Israeli finance minister as ‘dead wrong,’ amid push for ceasefire talks

US National Security Council spokesman rebukes Israeli finance minister as ‘dead wrong,’ amid push for ceasefire talks

US National Security Council spokesman rebukes Israeli finance minister as ‘dead wrong,’ amid push for ceasefire talks
MidEast|News|Political|World

Iran set to carry out leader's order to 'harshly punish' Israel, Guards deputy chief says

Iran is set to carry out an order by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to "harshly punish" Israel over the assassination of a Hamas leader in Tehran, a

Iran set to carry out leader's order to 'harshly punish' Israel, Guards deputy chief says
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US determines that aid can continue for IDF unit after accusations 'remediated'

The United States has determined that alleged human rights violations by a Israeli Defense Force unit have been "effectively remediated" after reviewing new information provided

US determines that aid can continue for IDF unit after accusations 'remediated'
Business|News|Political|World

US to lift ban on offensive weapons sales to Saudi Arabia

The Biden administration has decided to lift a ban on U.S. sales of offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia, the State Department

US to lift ban on offensive weapons sales to Saudi Arabia
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These Gazan children have been reunited with their families after months of war. But thousands remain unaccompanied

These Gazan children have been reunited with their families after months of war. But thousands remain unaccompanied

These Gazan children have been reunited with their families after months of war. But thousands remain unaccompanied
News|Science|Technology|World

Chinese rocket breaks apart in low-Earth orbit, creating a cloud of space debris, US Space Command says

Chinese rocket breaks apart in low-Earth orbit, creating a cloud of space debris, US Space Command says

Chinese rocket breaks apart in low-Earth orbit, creating a cloud of space debris, US Space Command says
News|Technology|World

Russian in prisoner swap ends US hack-and-trade conviction appeal

A Russian businessman released as part of last week's prisoner swap between Russia and the West is dropping his appeal of his U.S. conviction for engaging in a hack-and-

Russian in prisoner swap ends US hack-and-trade conviction appeal
Africa|News|World

Flooding restricts aid to areas of Sudan facing famine, UN says

The United Nations refugee agency says flood conditions in Sudan are hindering the delivery of aid to areas where many are already facing starvation and famine, including to a camp for those who have fled the ongoing fighting in North Darfur

Flooding restricts aid to areas of Sudan facing famine, UN says
Europe|Sports|World

Athletes from conflict zones outside the spotlight find hope at the 2024 Olympics

When they compete at the Paris Games, they’re just athletes at their peak, and the emphasis isn't that they come from regions ravaged by war

Athletes from conflict zones outside the spotlight find hope at the 2024 Olympics
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Buying tickets for the 2026 Winter Games will be tricky. Sliding could be in Cortina or Lake Placid

Tickets are about to go on sale for the next Olympics and nobody is quite sure if one of the major Winter Games venues will be ready in time

Buying tickets for the 2026 Winter Games will be tricky. Sliding could be in Cortina or Lake Placid
Asia|News|Political|World

Hundreds protest in Dhaka over violence against Hindus in Bangladesh

Hundreds of people protested in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka on Friday against violence targeting the country's minority Hindus since former prime minister Sheikh Hasina quit and

Hundreds protest in Dhaka over violence against Hindus in Bangladesh
Environment|News|World

Brazil fire brigades fight Amazon blazes off to torrid start in 2024

Fire brigades in the Brazilian Amazon are battling blazes off to their worst start in 20 years for the rainforest, according to government satellite data,

Brazil fire brigades fight Amazon blazes off to torrid start in 2024
News|World

Russian strike on supermarket in Ukraine's east kills 14 people

A Russian missile struck a supermarket in the Ukrainian town of Kostiantynivka in the front-line Donetsk region on Friday, killing at least 14 people and injuring 43 others, Ukrainian

Russian strike on supermarket in Ukraine's east kills 14 people
Economy|Environment|Health|World

The problem with pronatalism: Pushing baby booms to boost economic growth amounts to a Ponzi scheme

Many countries are enacting measures to counter population decline, but manipulating fertility is an inefficient means of solving social, economic and environmental problems.

The problem with pronatalism: Pushing baby booms to boost economic growth amounts to a Ponzi scheme
News|Science|World

Japan's Kishida cancels Asia trip after scientists urge preparations for a possible 'megaquake'

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has canceled a planned trip to Central Asia to lead the government’s response after scientists urged people to prepare for a possible “megaquake” off the country’s southern coast

Japan's Kishida cancels Asia trip after scientists urge preparations for a possible 'megaquake'
Europe|News|World

Ukraine’s surprise cross-border incursion seen as a tactical reply to Russia's grinding gains

Russia’s army has in recent months made an unrelenting effort to punch through Ukrainian defenses at selected points along the front line in eastern Ukraine

Ukraine’s surprise cross-border incursion seen as a tactical reply to Russia's grinding gains
MidEast|News|World

As war drums beat, those in Beirut suburb have nowhere to flee

When war last came to the edges of Lebanon's capital nearly two decades ago, Bilal Sahlab drove his family to a secluded mountain town, rented an apartment and waited out the

As war drums beat, those in Beirut suburb have nowhere to flee

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