South Korea’s acting leader has ordered an emergency safety inspection of the country’s entire airline operations, a day after 179 people were killed in the deadliest plane crash on its…
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USA: Trump sides with tech bosses in Maga fight over immigrant visas
President-elect Donald Trump appeared to side with technology bosses Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy in a row over a visa programme that brings skilled workers to the US. Trump told…
USA: Toddler nearly runs off cliff at Hawaii volcano
A Hawaii national park has issued a new warning to tourists after a toddler was grabbed “in the nick of time” from falling off the rim of an erupting volcano.…
USA: Former US president Jimmy Carter dies aged 100
Former US President Jimmy Carter has died aged 100, the centre he founded has confirmed. The former peanut farmer lived longer than any president in history and celebrated his 100th…
Palestine: Twenty-day-old baby dies of cold in Gaza, fifth such fatality this winter
A 20-day-old baby in Gaza has died from severe cold, the fifth such fatality from hypothermia in six days in the Israeli-besieged Palestinian enclave. Jumaa al-Batran died on Sunday while his twin…
USA: Billionaire HBO creator Charles Dolan dies aged 98
At the time, he was selling special programming to hotels through his Teleguide service, while cable television was taking off in rural areas. In 1964 Dolan made a deal with…
Azerbaijan: President Ilham Aliyev urges Russia to accept blame for plane crash
Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev has called on Russia to accept blame for a plane crash on Christmas Day that killed 38 people. The plane is thought to have come under…
Syria: New elections could take up to four years-HTS leader
Holding new elections in Syria could take up to four years, rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has said in a broadcast interview. This is the first time he has given a…
Puerto Rico: Boxer Bamba dies aged 35
Boxer Paul Bamba has died aged 35, his manager Ne-Yo has announced. Puerto Rican Bamba won the WBA Gold Cruiserweight title by defeating Mexican Rogelio Medina on 21 December. Singer…
UK: Hospitals run out beds and ambulances queue for hours with patients
Almost 400 people were waiting for a hospital bed in Northern Ireland on Saturday afternoon, BBC News NI understands. It is thought the majority of extra beds which are used…