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London-bound plane with 242 on board crashes into doctors' housing in India
London-bound plane with 242 on board crashes into doctors' housing in India

A London-bound passenger plane crashed in the Indian city of Ahmedabad on Thursday and all 242 people on board were believed killed, with the jet smashing into buildings housing doctors and their families.

June 12, 2025

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India plane crash: What we know so far
India plane crash: What we know so far

A London-bound Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner carrying 242 people crashed on Thursday in the Indian city of Ahmedabad, with all passengers and crew believed killed.

June 12, 2025

More arrests after third night of unrest in N. Ireland town
More arrests after third night of unrest in N. Ireland town

Riot police were pelted with petrol bombs, masonry and fireworks and nine officers were wounded in the third night of unrest in Northern Ireland, police said on Thursday amid simmering anti-immigrant anger.

June 12, 2025

Hundreds of civilians were tortured by Wagner mercenaries in Mali: report
Hundreds of civilians were tortured by Wagner mercenaries in Mali: report

In its more than three years in Mali, the Russian paramilitary group Wagner kidnapped, detained and tortured hundreds of civilians, including at former UN bases and camps shared with the country's army, according to a report published Thursday by a journalist collective.

June 12, 2025

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In Nigeria, the juntas are history, but street names live forever
In Nigeria, the juntas are history, but street names live forever

As President Bola Tinubu praised his country's quarter century of democratic rule Thursday, many of the streets around the Nigerian capital carried a different, perhaps less-inspiring message.

June 12, 2025

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McIlroy pars, DeChambeau bogeys and Aberg leads as US Open begins
McIlroy pars, DeChambeau bogeys and Aberg leads as US Open begins

Sweden's Ludvig Aberg began with back-to-back birdies to grab the early lead at the 125th US Open on Thursday while Rory McIlroy started with a par and Bryson DeChambeau opened with a bogey.

June 12, 2025