Category: World News
Plane 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. …
Read MoreIDF finds Hezbollah weapons cache in underground tunnel: video
Fox News Israeli troops located and destroyed a more than 300-foot-long underground tunnel used by Hezbollah’s Radwan Forces as a terrorist hideout, the IDF said Saturday. The Israeli military said it discovered the tunnel during operations in southern Lebanon. The IDF has launched a series of strikes aimed at preventing weapons from falling into the…
Read MorePutin apologizes to Azerbaijan’s leader after passenger plane crash
Washington Post Putin apologized for the “tragic incident” that occurred in Russian airspace, but the Kremlin did not take responsibility for downing the Azerbaijan Airlines flight. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/28/putin-azerbaijan-airlines-plane-crash-russia/
Read MoreKazakhstan plane crash survivors say they heard bangs before aircraft went down
Fox News Crew members and survivors of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan on Christmas Day say they heard at least one loud bang before the aircraft crashed in a ball of fire, heightening speculation that a Russian anti-aircraft missile may have been responsible for the tragedy. The Embraer 190 passenger jet flying from Azerbaijan…
Read MoreYour Best Advice of 2024
New York Times As we start to look ahead, here’s the best advice that readers of The Morning received this year. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/28/briefing/your-best-advice-of-2024.html
Read MoreFemale cutting debate in Gambia takes surprising turn: To women’s pleasure
Washington Post The debate about female genital cutting has led to an open discussion about sexual pleasure in Gambia, with women buying sex toys and men learning about foreplay. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/28/female-genital-mutilation-gambia-ban/
Read MoreA South American waterway becomes a cocaine superhighway — to Europe
Washington Post The Paraguay-Paraná waterway was designed as a major artery for commercial goods It’s now a primary route for trafficking record amounts of cocaine to Europe. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2024/south-america-cocaine-route-europe/
Read MoreA global boom in cocaine trafficking defies decades of anti-drug efforts
Washington Post The cocaine trade is far bigger and more geographically diverse than at any point in history as Albanian traffickers expand the market in Europe for the drug. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/28/cocaine-consumption-soars-europe-asia/
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