Category: World News
Netanyahu to undergo major surgery after UTI diagnosis
Fox News Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will undergo prostate removal surgery on Sunday after being diagnosed with a urinary tract infection last week. Netanyahu’s office announced the surgery on Saturday, describing the infection as “stemming from a benign enlargement of his prostate.” The surgery comes as Netanyahu, 75, leads Israel in multiple conflicts across…
Read MoreClassical music offers young people a way out of Kenya’s slums
Washington Post Ghetto Classics has introduced thousands of children to classical music. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/29/ghetto-classics-kenya-childrens-music/
Read MoreEyewitnesses to South Korea plane crash recount sparks in engine, bird strike before collision
Fox News Witnesses to a deadly plane crash in South Korea on Sunday said they observed flames in the engine of the aircraft and heard explosions, according to a report. A Jeju Air flight skidded off a runway at Muan International Airport in the town of Muan, roughly 190 miles south of Seoul, and collided…
Read More‘Hot mess’: Trudeau’s turmoil draws Trump’s taunts
Washington Post Canada’s government is melting down at the worst possible moment. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/29/canada-trump-trudeau-freeland-tariffs/
Read MoreAmerican teacher jailed in Russia is wrongfully detained, State Department formally says
Fox News The State Department announced that an American teacher arrested at a Russian airport on drug charges more than three years ago has been designated as wrongfully detained by the U.S. government. Marc Fogel, a history teacher from Pennsylvania, is serving a 14-year prison sentence after his arrest in August 2021 at a Russian…
Read MoreLive Updates: Jeju Air Flight Crashes in South Korea, Killing Many
New York Times The passenger plane was landing when it went off the runway in Muan. The flight came from Bangkok and was carrying 181 people. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12/28/world/south-korea-plane-crash
Read MoreAt least 28 killed as plane crashes at South Korean airport
Washington Post The plane was carrying 181 passengers when it crashed in the southwestern city of Muan, according to officials. Casualties are expected to rise. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/28/jeju-air-crash-south-korea/
Read MorePlane veers off airport runway in South Korea and crashes, killing at least 23: report
Fox News A Jeju Air flight drove off the runway in South Korea and collided with a fence, leaving at least 23 passengers killed, the Yonhap news agency reported. The agency attributed the devastating crash to malfunctioning landing gear. Jeju Air, a low-cost airline in South Korea, was carrying 175 passengers and six crew members…
Read MorePlane veers off airport runway in South Korea and crashes, killing at least 176: reports
Fox News A Jeju Air flight skidded off a runway in South Korea and collided with a concrete fence, killing at least 176 people, the Associated Press reported, citing the country’s National Fire Agency (NFA). The Yonhap News Agency attributed the devastating crash, one of the worst in the country’s history, to malfunctioning landing gear. …
Read MorePlane veers off airport runway in South Korea and crashes, killing at least 177: reports
Fox News A Jeju Air flight skidded off a runway in South Korea and collided with a concrete fence, killing at least 177 people, the Associated Press reported, citing the country’s National Fire Agency (NFA). The Yonhap News Agency attributed the devastating crash, one of the worst in the country’s history, to malfunctioning landing gear. …
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