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How did South Korea’s Jeju Air plane crash? Here’s what we know 

30 December 2024

South Korea is in a state of mourning after a plane crash killed 179 people in what is now being called one of the count...

Serbia charges 13, including ex-minister, in train station roof collapse 

30 December 2024

News|Crime Serbian prosecutors have charged 13 people, including a former transport minister, over the fatal collapse of...

Photos: No privacy, constant struggles for women in Gaza’s tent camps 

30 December 2024

For Gaza’s women, the hardships of life in the territory’s sprawling tent camps are compounded by the daily humiliat...

How the world voted in 2024 

30 December 2024

A significant number of countries brought back incumbent leaders, of whom some, like South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa an...

China court hands schoolboy a life sentence for murder 

30 December 2024

News|Crime A court in northern China has handed lengthy prison terms to two teenagers for murdering their classmate with...

Three foreigners die in Bangkok hotel fire, authorities say 

30 December 2024

News|Tourism Three foreigners have died in a hotel fire in a popular tourist area of Thailand’s capital Bangkok, accor...

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,040 

30 December 2024

News|Russia-Ukraine war Here is the situation on Monday, December 30: Fighting: Ukraine’s Air Force reported on Monday...

At least 71 people killed in Ethiopia road accident 

30 December 2024

At least 71 people have died in a road accident in southern Ethiopia, according to local authorities. A truck packed wit...

Croatia’s Milanovic to face rival in election run-off next month 

30 December 2024

Croatian President Zoran Milanovic is set to face-off against his conservative rival, Dragan Primorac, in a run-off elec...

South Korea’s worst-ever plane crash highlights dangers of bird strikes 

30 December 2024

Taipei, Taiwan – The fatal crash of Jeju Air Flight 2216 in South Korea has highlighted the risks bird strikes pose to...