5 charged in connection with Liam Payne's death
An Argentine judge has confirmed charges against five people in connection with the death of Liam Payne, a former member of musical group One Direction.
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U.S. help needed to retrieve black box data after South Korea plane crash
A Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 skidded down the runway and crashed in a fireball in South Korea, and investigators are just beginning the process of figuring out why.
Shark kills tourist, injures another off Egypt's Red Sea coast
The Red Sea is a major tourist destination whose marine life make it popular with divers.
Israel faces calls to free Gaza hospital chief held as Hamas suspect
Israeli forces raided northern Gaza's last hospital and detained its director as a purported Hamas suspect. U.N. officials say he must be freed immediately.
Truck carrying wedding guests plunges into a river, killing dozens
An Ethiopian hospital director says at least 66 people have died after a truck packed with wedding guests plunged into a river.
7 tons of cocaine found buried underneath farm, video shows
Police said they launched the operation when they detected two suspicious speedboats in the area.
Finnish police report massive clue in suspected undersea cable sabotage
Police in Finland probing damage to undersea cables say a shadowy Russia-linked ship may have dragged its anchor for more than 60 miles.
Chinese teen gets life sentence for classmate's "particularly cruel" murder
A court in China has sentenced a teen boy to life in prison for murdering his classmate, capping a case that sparked debate over the treatment of juvenile offenders.
Russian who allegedly ran LGBTQ+ travel agency found dead in custody
Andrei Kotov — director of the "Men Travel" agency — reportedly faced charges of "organizing extremist activity and participating in it."
New species, including "blob-headed" fish, identified across world in 2024
Hundreds of new species across the globe were identified by scientists in 2024.
American man among 3 killed in Bangkok hotel fire
A U.S. man was among three people killed by a fire that broke out in a hotel near Bangkok's popular Khao San Road area.
After crash, South Korea orders inspections of all Boeing 737-800 jetliners
South Korean officials ordered safety inspections of all Boeing 737-800 aircraft operated by the country's airlines as they seek to determine what caused a plane crash that killed 179 people a day earlier.
Flight evacuated after landing incident in Halifax
Air Canada spokesperson Peter Fitzpatrick said the Bombardier Q400 plane experienced a "suspected landing gear issue" after arrival and was unable to reach the terminal.
Brazil police probe deadly, arsenic-laced Christmas cake that killed 3
The woman who baked the cake, along with a 10-year-old child who also ate the cake, remain in the hospital and are receiving treatment for poisoning.
Gaza babies struggle as temperatures drop and war continues around them
Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians displaced by nearly 15 months of war are huddled in tents along the rainy, windswept coast as winter arrives.
Jane Doe's attorney says "she was incapable of consent," alleges cover-up
Christa Pike critically ill, intubated after botched execution, attorneys say
FlyDubai co-pilot was fired from Oman Air job for "extremist views," sources say
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Trump vows Iran war to end "very quickly" as more troops head to Mideast
Judge says federal law banning noncitizen voting is unconstitutional
Pathologist to present findings questioning whether Epstein killed himself
Trump says Europe will release "massive amount" of diesel oil from stockpiles
Photo of Jane Doe shared in Snapchat group on night of alleged rape
