Azerbaijan Airlines says the preliminary results of an investigation into the crash of its plane in Kazakhstan on 25 December have blamed “physical and technical external interference”. Thirty-eight people died…
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Kazakhstan: Russia warns against ‘hypotheses’ after Azerbaijan Airlines crash
The Russian government has cautioned against promoting “hypotheses” about the cause of the crash of a Russia-bound passenger plane that killed 38 people in Kazakhstan on Wednesday. Footage of the…
Hawaii: Body found in wheel well of United plane after landing in Hawaii
A body was found in the landing gear compartment, also known as the wheel well, of a United Airlines plane after it landed in Hawaii on Christmas Eve, the company…
UK: Storm-hit road to stay shut as trees to be felled
About 40 further trees are to be felled on private land in Gloucestershire after high winds knocked down 70 trees onto a road during Storm Darragh. The A436 has been…
Kazakhstan: Dozens survive passenger plane crash
Dozens of people have survived a crash involving a plane carrying 69 people in Kazakhstan, local officials say. Kazakh authorities said 38 people were killed in the crash. Azerbaijan Airlines…
UK: Christmas Eve flights disrupted due to fog
Flights to and from the Channel Islands have been delayed, diverted or cancelled because of poor weather. Tuesday’s forecast in both Guernsey and Jersey is overcast and misty, with fog…
USA: American Airlines resumes flights after technical issue
American Airlines has resumed flights after suspending its services for around an hour on Tuesday due to a technical issue that impacted the systems needed to release its planes. The…
Kazakhstan: Dozens killed as passenger plane crashes
Dozens of people have died after a passenger plane crashed with about 70 people on board in Kazakhstan, local officials say. Authorities in Azerbaijan, where the flight originated, say there…
USA: Trump’s ‘border tsar’ vows to cut funding to ‘sanctuary’ states
Donald Trump’s incoming “border tsar”, Tom Homan, has vowed to slash federal funding to states that do not cooperate with the administration’s promises of mass deportations of undocumented migrants. Several…
UK: Authorities unlawfully detained migrants on Diego Garcia- Judge
Sri Lankan Tamil migrants were unlawfully detained for years on the remote British territory of Diego Garcia, a judge has ruled.In 2021, dozens of Tamils became the first people ever…