Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev said on Sunday that the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan on December 25 was shot down from the ground in Russia. The comments came a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin apologized to Aliyev over what Moscow called a “tragic incident” involving an Azerbaijan Airlines plane that killed 38 … Read more
Washington: The US Department of Defense’s annual defense report unveils China’s military power. The report said that the Chinese H-20 stealth bomber is unlikely to arrive until the 2030s. “China is developing a new generation of long-range bomber, likely to be called the H-20… which may arrive sometime within the next decade,” the Chinese military … Read more
Seoul, South Korea – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he will impose the “toughest” anti-US policy, less than a month before Donald Trump takes over as US president, the country’s state media reported on Sunday. Trump’s return to the White House raises the prospect of high-profile diplomacy with North Korea. During his first … Read more
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called Friday for a “thorough investigation” into the Azerbaijan Airlines crash and pointed to “clear visual evidence” of Russian involvement. Pointing to the Malaysia Airlines MH17 Flight that ws shot down over eastern Ukraine by separatist forces in 2014, FRANCE 24’s Emmanuelle Chaze said Zelensky is now calling for the same … Read more
Croatia’s left-leaning president, an outspoken critic of Western military support for Ukraine in its war against Russia, is running for reelection in the Adriatic Sea state, but is unlikely to get an outright majority in the first round of voting on Sunday. President Zoran Milanović, who is often compared to Donald Trump for his combative … Read more
Sunday’s plane crash – Jeju Air Flight 7C 2216 – that killed at least 176 people on board in South Korea has become the country’s worst accident since the 1997 Korean Air crash that killed more than 200, FRANCE 24’s Yena Lee said. Source link
Three people died Sunday trying to cross the English Channel from France to the UK, a local French mayor said. Roughly 1,500 people have tried to cross the Channel in small boats between Wednesday and Saturday. Source link
Italy’s police chief has ordered Airbnb-style owners to verify the identity of guests in person rather than remotely as visitor numbers surge, according to a circular seen by AFP on Tuesday. The measure is put into place following security concerns linked to the expansion of tourist accommodation. Source link
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has successfully made the closest approach to the sun, the space agency confirmed Friday. Earlier this week, the spacecraft passed within a record-breaking 3.8 million miles (6 million kilometers) of the scorching star. Source link
Skip to next section German Chancellor Scholz called the accident “horrible” and expressed condolences 12/29/202429 December 2024 German Chancellor Scholz described the accident as “terrible” and expressed condolences. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz expressed condolences after a South Korea plane crash killed at least 167 people. “We received terrible news about the accident,” Scholz posted on … Read more