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Musk, who is set to serve Donald Trump’s new administration as an outside adviser, endorsed the AfD as Germany’s last hope in a guest opinion piece for the Welt am Sonntag newspaper that prompted the commentary editor to resign in protest. Read more
The cause of the crash probably won’t be determined for months, following a rigorous investigation. Read more
The instruction to leave has caused a new wave of displacement although it was not immediately clear how many people were affected, the residents said. Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday apologized to Aliyev for Wednesday’s “tragic incident” in Russian airspace involving Azerbaijan Airlines Flight J2-8243 after Russian air defences engaged Ukrainian attack drones. Read more
Jeju Air flight 7C2216, arriving from the Thai capital Bangkok with 175 passengers and six crew on board, was trying to land shortly after 9 a.m. (0000 GMT) at the airport in the south of the country, South Korea’s transport ministry said. Read more
Two people, both crew members, were rescued, and officials have suggested the rest are presumed dead. Read more
The Israeli military said the hospital was being used as a command center for Hamas military operations and those arrested were suspected militants. Read more
The statement stopped short of attributing the crash to a Russian air-defense missile, a cause that investigators in Azerbaijan have focused on. Read more
Flight J2-8243 crashed on Wednesday in a ball of fire near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan after diverting from an area of southern Russia where Moscow has repeatedly used air defense systems against Ukrainian attack drones. Read more
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The number far exceeds the figure U.S. officials have previously provided. Read more
The impeachment of prime minister Han, the acting president since Yoon was impeached on Dec. 14 for declaring martial law on Dec. 3, has pushed South Korea’s once-vibrant democratic success story into uncharted territory. Read more
Two fiber-optic cables owned by Finnish operator Elisa linking Finland and Estonia were broken, while a third link between the two countries owned by China’s Citic was damaged, Finnish transport and communications agency Traficom said. Read more
Tthe day after Christmas in 2004, a 9.1-magnitude earthquake west of the Indonesian island of Sumatra set off a mammoth wave as high as 16 stories, and in some places as fast as 300 mph. Read more
Flight J2-8243 crashed down on Wednesday in a ball of fire near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan after diverting from an area of southern Russia where Moscow has repeatedly used air defense systems against Ukrainian drone strikes. Read more
Twenty-nine survivors received hospital treatment. Read more
Francis, celebrating the 12th Christmas of his pontificate, presided at a solemn Christmas Eve Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica and opened the 2025 Catholic Holy Year, which the Vatican expects will bring some 32 million tourists to Rome next year. Read more
“Greenland is ours. We are not for sale and will never be for sale. We must not lose our long struggle for freedom,” the island’s Prime Minister Mute Egede said in a written comment. Read more
Friday evening’s attack in the central city of Magdeburg shocked the country and stirred up tensions over the charged issue of immigration. Read more
Speaking to a crowd of supporters in Arizona on Sunday, Trump also said he would not let the canal fall into the “wrong hands,” warning of potential Chinese influence on the passage. Read more
Authorities in Gaza say Israel’s campaign has killed more than 45,000 Palestinians and displaced most of the population of 2.3 million. Much of the coastal enclave is in ruins. Read more
The attack on market visitors gathered to celebrate the Christmas season comes amid a fierce debate over security and migration during an election campaign in Germany, where the far right is polling strongly. Read more
