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All except two likely dead in South Korea’s worst plane crash in 20 years

The Jeju Air flight carrying 181 people including six crew members skidded off runway after reportedly experiencing a bird strike as corroborated by one of the survivors.

US President Joe Biden regrets pulling out of this year’s presidential race

Putin apologizes for Azerbaijan plane crash in Russian airspace, but maintains Russia not at fault

Days after airstrikes, Afghan Taliban targets ‘multiple posts’ in Pakistan

US President-elect Donald Trump urges SC to Delay TikTok ban

Trump criticized TikTok during his previous tenure on the grounds of national security, pointing to possible data access by the Chinese government.

Russia likely responsible for Azerbaijan airplane crash, say US officials

Russian officials claimed a drone strike occurred near the Azerbaijan Airlines flight's landing site, heightening tensions. On Dec 27, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby suggested early evidence pointed to Russian air defense systems potentially downing the airplane, without further details.

Pakistan confirms airstrikes on militant hideouts in Afghanistan

As part of routine operations against terrorist groups in the border areas, the intelligence-based operation was conducted by Pakistani security forces in the border areas of Afghanistan, said Pakistan Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch.

Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashes in Kazakhstan leaving 38 dead

The flight radar website showed aircraft Embraer 190 with 67 people on board including five crew members flying away from its normal route, crossing the Caspian Sea and then circling over the area where it eventually crashed near Aktau, according to Kazakhstan Emergency Ministry.

Pakistani airstrikes kill nearly 20 in Afghanistan, Taliban vows retaliation

Strongly condemning the late evening strikes in the country’s Barmal district in Paktika province which also left Waziristani refugees dead, the Taliban’s Defense Ministry vowed retaliation. “Defending our land and sovereignty is our legitimate right,” reads the statement.

President-elect Donald Trump points at AmericaFest in Phoenix on Dec 22 Trump pledged to have the Justice Department pursue the death penalty following President Biden's move to commute death sentences for 37 inmates. (Source: AP)

Donald Trump pledges death penalty for violent criminals

Trump condemns Joe Biden's decision to commute federal death row sentences, pledging to reinstate capital punishment to address violent crimes and ensure justice for victims and their families.