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What caused South Korea's most deadly plane crash 30 Dec 2024 - 11:25 am
The wrecked tail section of the Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 aircraft that crashed and burst into flames is seen at the end of the runway at Muan International Airport in Muan, some 288 kilometres southwest of Seoul on December 30, 2024. Photo by YONHAP / AFP.
China court hands boy life sentence for murdering classmate 30 Dec 2024 - 08:25 am
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IATA calls for thorough Azerbaijan Airlines crash probe 29 Dec 2024 - 10:49 pm
Scene from the crash site of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet near the western Kazakh city of Aktau on December 25, 2024. (Photo by Issa Tazhenbayev / AFP)
Cambodia pardons jailed surrogate Philippine mothers 29 Dec 2024 - 09:20 pm
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Turkiye targets more Chinese tourists by 2025, promoting new horizons 29 Dec 2024 - 05:29 pm
Tourists visit the Aizanoi ancient city in Kutahya Province, Tｨｹrkiye, on Dec. 27, 2024. (Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua)
Longest cross-sea bridge in China's Guangxi opens to traffic 29 Dec 2024 - 05:11 pm
An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 24, 2024 shows Longmen Bridge in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)
Both Jeju Air black boxes found: officials 29 Dec 2024 - 04:03 pm
Firefighters and rescue personnel work near the scene where a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 series aircraft crashed and burst into flames at Muan International Airport in South Jeolla Province, some 288 kilometers southwest of Seoul on December 29, 2024. (Photo by YONHAP / AFP)
Shock, grief at South Korea Jeju Air crash site 29 Dec 2024 - 02:31 pm
People and relatives of passengers of the crashed Jeju Air Boeing react at Muan International Airport in South Jeolla Province on December 29, 2024. (Photo by Jung Yeon-Je / AFP)
Celestial V70 wins overall honours in Sydney to Hobart yacht race 29 Dec 2024 - 12:27 pm
This handout image taken on December 26, 2024 and received from Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race on December 29, shows the yacht Celestial competing at the start of the annual 2024 Sydney to Hobart yacht race. (Photo by Carlo Borlenghi / ROLEX / AFP)
What we know about Jeju Air plane crash in South Korea 29 Dec 2024 - 11:51 am
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South Korea Jeju Air plane crash death toll jumps to 120, with only 2 survivors so far: fire department 29 Dec 2024 - 10:02 am
South Korean soldiers search for missing passengers near the wreckage of a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 series aircraft after the plane crashed and burst into flames at Muan International Airport in South Jeolla Province on December 29, 2024. (Photo by Jung Yeon-Je / AFP)
Shark kills man fishing in Australia's Great Barrier Reef 29 Dec 2024 - 08:11 am
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Death toll rises to 85 in South Korea Jeju Air plane crash: fire agency 29 Dec 2024 - 07:56 am
Fire and smoke rise from the tail section of a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 series aircraft after the plane crashed and burst into flames at Muan International Airport in South Jeolla Province, some 288 kilometres southwest of Seoul on December 29, 2024. (Photo by YONHAP / AFP)
Plane with 181 on board crashes in South Korea, killing 62 29 Dec 2024 - 06:48 am
Smoke rises from the tail section of a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 series aircraft after the plane crashed and burst into flames at Muan International Airport in South Jeolla Province, some 288 kilometres southwest of Seoul on December 29, 2024. (Photo by YONHAP / AFP)
Magnitude 5.6 quake hits off Philippine's Surigao del Norte 28 Dec 2024 - 04:31 pm
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Several airlines cancel flights to Russia after Azerbaijan Airlines crash 28 Dec 2024 - 03:58 pm
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Political turmoil shakes South Korea's economy 28 Dec 2024 - 09:10 am
South Korea's Finance Minister and new acting president Choi Sang-mok speaks as he presides over a meeting of the National Security Council at the Government Complex in Seoul on December 27, 2024. (Photo by YONHAP / AFP)
Indian state funeral for former PM Manmohan Singh 28 Dec 2024 - 08:27 am
The Indian national flag flies half-mast at the Parliament to mourn the death of former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, as it rains in New Delhi on December 27, 2024. (Photo by Arun Sankar / AFP)

Europe

File photo for representational purposes only UK govt bans 'bird gatherings' as avian flu outbreak worsens
Search operations are underway after a head-on collision of a freight train with a passenger train carrying over 350 people killed dozens of people on February 28, the country's worst-ever rail disaster, in the Tempi Valley near Larissa on March 2, 2023. (Photo by Sakis MITROLIDIS / AFP) Thousands in nationwide Greece protests over rail tragedy
Mourners leave flowers and candles at the memorial site outside the adult education center Campus Risbergska school in Orebro, Sweden, on February 6, 2025 two days after a shooting there left eleven people dead. Photo by Christine Olsson/TT / TT NEWS AGENCY / AFP Sweden to limit access to semi-automatic weapons after mass shooting: govt
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers the State of the Nation address at the Cape Town City Hall on February 6, 2025. (Photo by Rodger Bosch / AFP) We will not be bullied, says South Africa president after US barbs
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(Files) US President Joe Biden shakes hands with US President-elect Donald Trump during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on November 13, 2024. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) Trump revokes Biden's security clearance, escalates foreign aid crackdown
A “seized” sign is placed on a Venezuelan government airplane during a press conference where US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (R) announced its seizure at La Isabela International Airport in Santo Domingo, on February 6, 2025. Photo by Mark Schiefelbein / POOL / AFP. Venezuela brands Rubio a 'thief' over US jet seizure
Photo used for representational purposes. A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 airplane taxis past American Airlines and Alaska Airlines airplanes at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in Los Angeles, California on January 31, 2025. Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP. Flight carrying 10 reported missing in Alaska
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