Air India plane crashes with 242 on board

Air India plane with 242 on board crashes shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad en route to UK’s Gatwick airport; no fatalities reported so far, officials confirm.

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Flames and smoke in aftermath of Air India crash

Air India's flight 171 -- a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner bound for London's Gatwick Airport, crashed shortly after takeoff, officials said.

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Air India plane crash: What we know so far

The Air India plane smashed into a building in a crowded residential area of Ahmedabad, a city home to about eight million people.

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Real Madrid 'only' team I'd have left Liverpool for, says Alexander-Arnold

New Real Madrid signing Trent Alexander-Arnold said he joined the "only" team he would have considered leaving Liverpool for, at his presentation on Thursday.

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Iran hangs man convicted of killing seven at 2022 protest

Iran executed a man on Wednesday after convicting him of killing seven people, including a 10-year-old boy, during nationwide protests in 2022, the judiciary said.

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Ruto says death in police custody 'unacceptable'

President William Ruto has condemned the death of a man while in police custody, which has sparked widespread anger.

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Harvey Weinstein found guilty of sexual assault

Delivering the verdict of the seven women and five men of the jury on the Haley count, the foreman said: "Guilty."

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EU climate monitor says May 2025 second warmest on record

Global heating continued as the new norm, with last month the second warmest May on record on land and in the oceans, according to the European Union's climate monitoring service.

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Kenyan economy still struggling year after protests

Roughly 40 percent of Kenyans live in poverty, and are increasingly fed up with soaring living costs, a limited job market and depressingly regular corruption scandals.

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Former student kills 10 in Austrian high school shooting

According to police, the alleged perpetrator was an Austrian from the Graz region who used two legally owned weapons.

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Musk regrets some of his Trump criticisms, says they 'went too far'

Elon Musk, the world's richest person and Donald Trump's former advisor, said Wednesday he regretted some of his recent criticisms of the US president, after the pair's public falling-out last week.

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49 killed in South African flooding, children missing

Three other learners had been found alive.

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MSF shuts S.Sudan hospital after attacks

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) forced to shut a hospital in South Sudan after violent looting, leaving a remote and conflict-plagued county without a major health facility.

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Several dead after gunfire in Austrian school

Several people, including a student attacker, dead in a school shooting incident in Austria, police say; other students and teachers sustained serious injuries.

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Man City sign Cherki in time for Club World Cup

Manchester City have completed the signing of French international Rayan Cherki from Lyon, in time to beat the deadline to register new players for the start of the Club World Cup.

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Trump deploys Marines as tensions rise over Los Angeles protests

Trump ordered active-duty US Marines and 2,000 more National Guard troops into Los Angeles on Monday, vowing those protesting immigration arrests would be 'hit harder' than ever.

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Kenya's plus-size fashion show says 'big is beautiful'

Started nine years ago, the East Africa Plus Size Fashion Affair is the only event of its kind in Kenya, despite the fact that the region 'has mostly really plump women'.

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A year on, Kenyan protesters divided on path forward

For many, the protests represented a new form of political uprising for Kenya, with young people casting off the ethnic and geographic divides.

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Each African team at Club World Cup to get jaw-dropping Sh1.2 billion

The four African qualifiers for the revamped Club World Cup in the United States are set to become much richer, no matter how they fare in the 32-team tournament.

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Fan dies after falling from stands at Nations League final

A spectator was killed after falling from the stands at the Nations League final between Portugal and Spain in Munich on Sunday, UEFA confirmed to AFP subsidiary SID.

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Nations League victors Portugal toast Ronaldo's 'winner mentality'

Cristiano Ronaldo's coach and teammates praised his leadership after Sunday's Nations League final win over Spain in Munich.

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Lewandowski to boycott national team under current coach

Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski said Sunday he would not play for his national team Poland so long as coach Michal Probierz remained in charge.

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Spain focused on World Cup after defeat, says coach

Spain coach Luis de la Fuente said his side were "already thinking about the World Cup" after Sunday's Nations League final loss on penalties to Portugal in Munich.

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S.Sudan army to 'forcibly' disarm youth in volatile state

South Sudan's army said Monday it would carry out a voluntary then "forceful" disarmament of young people in an area where President Salva Kiir has announced a state of emergency.

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WHO maintains mpox alert amid West Africa surge

WHO extends Mpox alert, says virus remains public health emergency of international concern citing rise in cases; 37,000 cases, 125 deaths recorded since 2024.

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Trump travel ban in effect, citizens from 12 nations barred from US

The move is expected to disrupt refugee pathways and further restrict immigration as the Trump administration expands its crackdown on illegal entries.

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NATO learns as Ukraine's 'creativity' changes battlefield

Vandier said the operation showed how crucial innovation and adaptation were for victory, as modern warfare changes at lightning speed.

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A year on, Kenyan families still seek justice for missing protesters

Susan Wangari has lost count of the morgues, hospitals, and police stations she has visited in search of her son, who went missing at the height of Kenya's mass protests last June.

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Malaysia bus crash kills at least 15, mostly students

A bus carrying university students back to their campus smashed into a minivan in northern Malaysia on Monday, killing at least 15 people, police and rescue services said.

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US, China seek to extend trade truce with London talks

After talks in Geneva last month, the United States and China will sit down at the negotiating table in London on Monday to attempt to preserve a fragile truce on trade, despite simmering tensions.

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Alcaraz puts French Open miracle down to 'real champions' mindset

Carlos Alcaraz said "real champions" are made in tough situations after the Spaniard saved three championship points and fought from two sets down to beat Jannik Sinner in the French Open final

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Los Angeles protests simmer as Trump and state officials clash

Los Angeles was on edge Monday after violent clashes between demonstrators and security forces over immigration raids, with the Californian governor vowing to sue President Trump .

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S.Africa wants return of apartheid, colonial-era remains

South Africa is determined to repatriate the remains of its people taken abroad during the colonial era and those who died in exile as anti-apartheid activists, the culture minister said Monday.

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Iran says US travel ban reflects 'racist mentality'

Tehran denounced on Saturday the US travel ban on Iranians and citizens of 11 other mostly Middle Eastern and African countries, saying Washington's decision was a sign of a "racist mentality".

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TotalEnergies in landmark greenwashing trial in France

Environmental groups took TotalEnergies to court, accusing the French oil and gas giant of misleading consumers with ads that overstate its climate commitments and fossil fuel transition.

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Trump says Musk has 'lost his mind' as feud fallout mounts

US President Donald Trump said Friday that Elon Musk had "lost his mind" but insisted he wanted to move on from the fiery split with his billionaire former ally.

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Kenya NGO saves turtles from nets, plastic and rising tides

A small charity on the Kenyan coast has become vital to the region's majestic turtle population, saving thousands from poachers, fishermen's nets and ever-worsening plastic pollution.

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Russia launches major attack on Ukraine, killing 5

Russia unleashed a barrage of missiles, drones and bombs across Ukraine early Saturday, killing five people as it retaliated for a brazen attack on air bases days earlier.

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US steps up immigration crackdown with LA raids, NY courthouse arrests

Masked and armed federal agents carried out sweeping immigration raids in Los Angeles Friday, while others pounced on migrants at a New York courthouse in forceful crackdown.

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What's next in Trump's legal battle over tariffs?

The three-judge trade court ruled Wednesday that Trump overstepped his authority in imposing blanket tariffs by invoking emergency economic powers.

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