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US announces $5.9 billion in military and budget aid to Ukraine

The United States on Monday announced nearly $6 billion in additional military and budget assistance for Ukraine as President Joe Biden uses his final...

Text messages, a mayday and then tragedy: the day flight 7C2216 was lost

“Abird is stuck in the wing. We can’t land,” one passenger on board the ill-fated Jeju Air flight 7C2216 sent out in a panicked...

Azerbaijan’s president says crashed jetliner was shot down by Russia unintentionally

Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev said Sunday that the Azerbaijani airliner that crashed last week was shot down by Russia, albeit unintentionally, and criticized Moscow for trying to “hush...

Israeli airstrikes hit a Yemen airport as a jet with hundreds onboard was landing, UN official says

Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen’s main airport as a civilian Airbus 320 with hundreds of passengers on board was landing and a U.N. delegation was waiting to...

At least 167 dead after South Korean airliner crashes, explodes in fireball

MUAN COUNTY, South Korea, Dec 29 (Reuters) - At least 167 people were killed when an airliner belly-landed and veered off the runway, erupting...

Putin apologizes for ‘tragic incident’ but stops short of saying Azerbaijani plane was shot down

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday apologized to his Azerbaijani counterpart for what he called a “tragic incident” following the crash of an Azerbaijani airliner in...

Israeli forces raid Gaza hospital after staff reported killed in strike

Staff arrested, injured and killed as Israeli forces burn departments and attack buildings surrounding one of the area’s last remaining hospitals, says director A fire...

South Korea’s acting president Han Duck-Soo impeached as Yoon goes on trial

South Korea's parliament impeached acting President Han Duck-soo on Friday, less than two weeks after suspending President Yoon Suk Yeol's powers over his short-lived declaration of...

Panama’s president calls Trump’s Chinese canal claim ‘nonsense’

Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino has denied claims by US president-elect Donald Trump that there are Chinese soldiers stationed at the Panama Canal. In recent...

Russia being blamed for Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed hundreds of miles off course, killing dozens

More than 30 passengers are dead after an Azerbaijan Airlines flight crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, and aviation and Ukrainian officials...

Biden condemns Russia’s ‘outrageous’ Christmas attack on Ukraine

President Biden on Wednesday denounced Russia’s latest attack on Ukraine, declaring the wave of missiles and drones “outrageous.” “The purpose of this outrageous attack was to...

Syria says 14 interior ministry personnel were killed in ambush by al-Assad supporters

An overnight curfew was imposed by Syria’s ruling Hayat Tahrir al-Sham rebel group after 14 members of the Syria’s interior ministry were killed in...

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