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U.S. sends more aid to Ukraine, likely last tranche of Biden's administration
President Biden said the U.S. will "work relentlessly" to strengthen Ukraine during his final days in office.CBS News - 4h -
Bird strike unlikely to be sole cause of fatal South Korean plane crash, experts say
Even as experts remain puzzled by Jeju Air crash, they are sceptical a bird strike was sole cause of fatal disaster. One day after the fatal airline disaster in South Korea , the answer as to what ...The Guardian - 12h -
South Korean Plane Crash Kills 179 in One of Deadliest Aviation Disasters in Years
The flight, operated by Jeju Air, had departed from Bangkok with 175 passengers and six crew members aboard.The Wall Street Journal - 21h -
Russia and Ukraine Swap More Than 300 Prisoners Ahead of U.S. Transition
Exchanges have taken place before, but this deal, involving big numbers on both sides, comes as Trump prepares to take over in Washington, potentially endangering American aid to Kyiv.The New York Times - 1h -
179 killed, two survive in plane crash at South Korean airport
At least 124 people died when a commercial airplane crashed Sunday at South Korea's Muan International Airport, officials said.NBC News - 13h -
South Korean plane crash kills 179
Officials confirm death toll after Jeju Air flight carrying 181 people bursts into flames on landingFinancial Times - 1d -
Passenger jet crash-landed at South Korean airport, at least 179 killed
The Jeju Air plane burst into flames after veering off a runway and slamming into a wall at an airport in the South Korean city of Muan.CBS News - 1d -
Plane crash at South Korean airport kills all but two aboard
The death toll in the South Korean plane crash rose to 179, killing all but two people aboard, The New York Times reported, citing fire officials at the Muan International Airport. All passengers ...The Hill - 1d -
A North Carolina Family Built Its Own Little Town. Hurricane Helene Killed 11 of Them.
The extended Craig family has suffered an unthinkable loss after landslides slammed into their North Carolina town during Hurricane Helene. The survivors are trying to move forward.The New York Times - 1d -
Death toll from plane fire at a South Korean airport has risen to 85, fire agency says
Death toll from plane fire at a South Korean airport has risen to 85, fire agency saysABC News - 1d -
Yonhap news agency says 28 people are dead after a plane caught fire at a South Korean airport
Yonhap news agency says 28 people are dead after a plane caught fire at a South Korean airportABC News - 1d -
Emergency office says a plane caught fire at a South Korean airport after its landing gear malfunctioned
Emergency office says a plane caught fire at a South Korean airport after its landing gear malfunctionedABC News - 1d -
White House: Russia, North Korea treating troops as 'expendable' in conflict with Ukraine
White House National Security communications adviser John Kirby said Russia was treating North Korean troops as “expendable” by sending them on impractical ground operations in its war against ...The Hill - 2d -
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North Korean soldiers kill themselves to avoid capture in Ukraine, U.S. says
Russia is deploying “human waves” of North Korean soldiers, the U.S. said, and one soldier captured by Ukraine died of his injuries. Others died by suicide.NBC News - 2d -
Ukraine war briefing: ‘Human wave’ of North Korean troops being sent to their deaths, says US
Kyiv reports heavy casualties among Pyongyang’s soldiers in Russia while Washington accuses generals of seeing the troops as ‘expendable’. What we know on day 1,039. See all our Ukraine war ...The Guardian - 2d -
Janet Yellen says Treasury will need to take 'extraordinary measures' to avoid default next month
The notification to Congress is the clearest sign yet that the fight to avoid default will likely take place in the early months of the new Trump administration.NBC News - 2d -
Yellen says extraordinary measures to avoid default will begin as soon as Jan. 14
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen suggested in a letter to Congress on Friday that the department doesn't think the U.S. will need to take "extraordinary measures" on Jan. 2 to avoid defaulting on ...The Hill - 2d -
What to expect in Ukraine, the Middle East and at the U.S.-Mexico border in 2025
President-elect Donald Trump has called for a swift end to the war in Ukraine, which has only intensified in recent weeks. He's also called for the safe return of all remaining hostages in Gaza, ...CBS News - 2d -
Injured North Korean soldier captured by Ukraine has died, says South Korea
First of Kim Jong-un’s soldiers to be taken was detained in Kursk region of Russia, according to Ukrainian reports. ‘I thought it was fake news’: secrecy around North Koreans fighting in Kursk ...The Guardian - 2d -
In Syria, U.S. Hopes to Avoid Replay of Afghanistan
American officials are wary as they try to persuade the rebels now in control in Syria to govern with an inclusive and moderate hand.The New York Times - 3d -
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North Korean soldier captured in Ukraine dies, reports say
The soldier is thought to be the first North Korean prisoner of war captured in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.BBC News - 3d -
‘I thought it was fake news’: secrecy around North Koreans fighting in Kursk
As reports of battlefield casualties emerge, Russian locals say presence of soldiers sent by Pyongyang is barely noticed. At dusk one afternoon last week, two dozen wounded North Korean soldiers ...The Guardian - 3d -
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Israeli strike kills 5 Palestinian journalists in Gaza, officials say
A new round of Israeli airstrikes in Yemen have targeted the Houthi rebel-held capital of Sanaa and multiple portsABC News - 4d -
Five Journalists Killed in Israeli Strike in Gaza, Palestinian Officials Say
The Israeli military said it had struck a vehicle containing a “terrorist cell” in the Nuseirat area of Gaza.The New York Times - 4d -
Ohio corrections officer killed by inmate on Christmas, officials say
"The loss of a staff person is difficult, but to lose a family member on Christmas Day at the hands of someone in our custody is a tragedy beyond comprehension."The Hill - 4d -
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UK gambling with climate targets over carbon capture, say campaigners
Potential IPCC rule changes could award planned carbon savings from burning US wood pellets to the exporter, not the importer. The UK government is gambling with its own climate targets on claims ...The Guardian - 4d -
Plane crash in Kazakhstan killed dozens but some on board survived, officials say
Mobile phone footage circulating online appeared to show the Azerbaijani Airlines plane making a steep descent before slamming into the ground in a fireball in western Kazakhstan.CBS News - 4d -
Russia launches 'inhuman' Christmas Day attack, Ukraine says
Many Ukrainians were celebrating without heat or power after Russia launched a Christmas Day attack on the country’s energy infrastructure, an act that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ...NBC News - 4d -
Putin 'deliberately chose Christmas' for major Ukraine missile attack, Zelenskyy says
Ukrainians faced fresh Russian drone and missile strikes on energy infrastructure nationwide on Tuesday night into Christmas Day morning.ABC News - 5d -
Ukraine war briefing: North Korean troops yet to make major impact on fighting, says Ukraine military intelligence
Missile strike targets residential building in Kryvyi Rih; Christmas celebrations across Ukraine shrouded in grief. What we know on day 1,036. See all our Ukraine war coverage A ballistic ...The Guardian - 5d -
Dozens not thousands killed on Mayotte by Cyclone Chido, French PM says
French Prime Minister François Bayrou believes dozens of people died after the cyclone hit the territory, rather than thousands.BBC News - 6d -
Ukraine war briefing: more than 3,000 North Korean military casualties in Russia’s Kursk, claims Zelenskyy
Ukraine president criticises world leaders for doing ‘almost nothing’ to counteract Moscow’s military cooperation with Pyongyang. What we know on day 1,035. Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that more ...The Guardian - 6d -
Trump Says it Could be Worth Keeping TikTok in U.S. for a Little While
The President-elect said the attention he’s gotten on the social platform prompted him to think it should keep operating, despite a law requiring its sale by Jan. 19.Inc. - Dec. 23 -
Children among 58 killed in latest Israeli strikes on Gaza, say medics
Victims reported to include six people escorting aid convoy, and eight in tent encampment in humanitarian zone. . Health authorities in Gaza said on Monday that 58 people had been killed in the ...The Guardian - Dec. 23 -
Ukraine's Zelenskyy says 3,000 North Koreans killed or wounded in Russia fighting
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said more than 3,000 North Korean soldiers have been killed or wounded fighting for Moscow in Russia's western Kursk region.ABC News - Dec. 23 -
DHS secretary says a "terrific solution" to immigration was killed by "irresponsible politics"
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that the White House turned to Congress for a solution to the immigration surge, but "looking back now ...CBS News - Dec. 22
