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Live Updates: Passenger Plane Crashes in Western India With 242 Aboard

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  Live Updates: Passenger Plane Crashes in Western India With 242 Aboard Air India said the Boeing aircraft crashed in the city of Ahmedabad shortly after taking off for London Gatwick Airport. India’s health minister said “many people” had been killed. An Air India flight carrying 242 passengers and crew members crashed shortly after taking off in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad on Thursday, the airline said. There was no immediate information about survivors, but India’s health minister said “many people” had died. https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/asia/100000010223479/london-bound-passenger-plane-crashes-in-western-india.html?smid=url-share Air India said Flight 171 from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick Airport had taken off at around 1:40 p.m. on Thursday. The airline said that the plane, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, was carrying 169 Indian citizens, 53 British, seven Portuguese and one Canadian. It added that injured people were being taken to hospitals. The plane departed fro...
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Sudanese eating charcoal and leaves to survive, aid agency warns

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Sudanese eating charcoal and leaves to survive, aid agency warns   Sudanese people are eating leaves and charcoal to survive after fleeing an attack on a camp for displaced people near the city of el-Fasher, an aid agency has told the BBC. "The stories we've been hearing are truly horrific," Noah Taylor, the Norwegian Refugee Council's head of operations, told the BBC's Newsday programme. People are fleeing el-Fasher for Tawila, but are dying "on arrival," Mr Taylor added. He said that some were "dying of thirst", whilst making the 40km (25 mile) journey from Zamzam camp in "blistering" temperatures. "We've heard stories there are still bodies on the road between el-Fasher and Tawila. "We spoke to a family who told us of a girl who had walked on foot by herself from el-Fasher, was repeatedly raped along the journey, and then died of her wounds when she arrived in Tawila." El-Fasher is the last city in Sud...
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Gabon forward Boupendza dies aged 28 in China

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Gabon forward Boupendza dies aged 28 in China Aaron Boupendza scored the winner as Gabon beat Comoros in the group stage at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, but the Panthers exited the tournament in the last 16     The forward featured for his country at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) in Cameroon and won a total of 35 caps for the Panthers. He had joined Chinese club Zhejiang FC, based in the city of Hangzhou, from Romanian outfit Rapid Bucharest in January. Boupendza began his career in his homeland with CF Mounana and went on to have spells with sides in France, Portugal, Turkey, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United States. Gabon's football federation (Fegafoot) announced the news of his death on social media. "Boupendza is remembered as a great striker who made his mark during the [Afcon] in Cameroon," the statement said. "Fegafoot and the Gabonese football family offer their sincere condolences to his family." Gabon's president-elect Gen Bri...
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Dozens missing as massive 7.7 quake rocks Myanmar and Thailand

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 An earthquake with a 7.7 magnitude has rocked Southeast Asia on Friday, according to the United States Geological Survey   USGS is reporting the epicenter of the quake was in Mandalay, Myanmar, but at least one person was killed and 50 others were injured when a building that was under construction collapsed in Bangkok as the earthquake struck the region on Friday, according to Thailand’s National Institute of Emergency Medicine (NIEM), which said there was an unknown number of people still trapped in the rubble. The extent of the damage in Mandalay -- the second largest city in Myanmar -- is largely unknown this morning due to it being under very tight state control. However, it is thought that the damage could be extensive since this earthquake is stronger than many other historic quakes -- including the Northridge earthquake that affected the Los Angeles area of California on Jan. 17, 1994, which is remembered as one of the most destructive and deadly in Cali...
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At least 15 killed on Bourbon Street in New Orleans after driver intentionally slams truck into crowd; dozens injured

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At least 15 killed on Bourbon Street in New Orleans after driver intentionally slams truck into crowd; dozens injured A man intentionally drove a pickup truck into a crowd of revelers on Bourbon Street in New Orleans' French Quarter early on New Year's Day, killing at least 15 people and injuring dozens of others, officials said.  A black ISIS flag was flying from the truck's rear bumper, and the attack is being investigated as an act of terrorism, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said.  The man driving the vehicle has been identified as Shamsud-Din Jabbar , 42, a U.S. citizen from Texas, the FBI said.  In televised remarks Wednesday evening, President Biden said the FBI has determined that just hours before the attack, Jabbar "posted videos to social media indicating that he was inspired by ISIS, expressing a desire to kill." The vehicle was an electric Ford pickup truck that appears to have been rented, the FBI said. Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said  ...
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Donald Trump Shot At Political Rally In Attempted Assassination: See Video

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Donald Trump Shot At Political Rally In Attempted Assassination: See Video Donald Trump  was at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania when a gunman fired at the former president. He was in the middle of a speech. The first bullet appeared to graze his ear. Trump  held his ear as the first gunshot went off. Afterward, he quickly fell to the ground. Armed security quickly surrounded the former president while he was on the ground. Several more shots went off. At this time, we do not know if any other shots struck the former president or how serious his injuries are. https://www.youtube.com/live/-C2RyORyX0U?si=Ls0SkWV3ch2W9oBk Donald Trump rose to his feet, surrounded by his security team. He defiantly put his arm in the arm. Security escorted him off the stage. They then drove him away from the scene. Check out  the video  below, but be aware, it's graphic. There appears to be blood coming from the side of Trump's head. Reactions To Donald Trump Shooting Trump was in Pennsyl...
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Seven dead, dozens missing after attack in northern Nigeria

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  Seven dead, dozens missing after attack in northern Nigeria   Residents say gunmen on motorbikes arrived in Maidabino village in Katsina state and started shooting sporadically. At least seven people were killed and 100 kidnapped on Saturday night when gunmen attacked a rural community in Nigeria’s northwestern Katsina state, residents and police said on Sunday, in the latest attack against residents in the north of the country. State police spokesperson Abubakar Aliyu Sadiq confirmed the attack and the seven deaths, but would not say whether anyone was missing. He said police were investigating.   “The remaining men who did not flee are living in fear … and waiting to hear news about their abducted loved ones,” said Muhammad Sani, whose sister was abducted. Residents said gunmen on motorbikes arrived in Maidabino village in the Danmusa local government area of Katsina, and started shooting sporadically, forcing residents to flee. Hassan Aliyu told Reuters n...
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