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12 people injured after Qatar Airways plane hits turbulence on flight to Dublin
By The Associated Press on May 26th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – Twelve people were injured when a Qatar Airways plane flying from Doha to Dublin on Sunday hit turbulence, airport authorities said. Dublin Airport said in a statement that flight QR017, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, landed safely as scheduled before 1 p.m. (1200 GMT). It said that upon landing the aircraft was met ... Read More »
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By The Associated Press on May 26th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – Twelve people were injured when a Qatar Airways plane flying from Doha to Dublin on Sunday hit turbulence, airport authorities said. Dublin Airport said in a statement that the plane landed safely as scheduled before 1 p.m. (1200 GMT). “Upon landing, the aircraft was met by emergency services, including Airport Police and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!12 people injured after Qatar Airways plan hits turbulence on way to Dublin
By The Associated Press on May 26th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – Twelve people were injured when a Qatar Airways plane flying from Doha to Dublin on Sunday hit turbulence, airport authorities said. Dublin Airport said in a statement that the plane landed safely as scheduled before 1 p.m. (1200 GMT). “Upon landing, the aircraft was met by emergency services, including Airport Police and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hamas rocket attack from Gaza sets off air raid sirens in Tel Aviv for the first time in months
By Wafaa Shurafa, Tia Goldenberg And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press on May 26th, 2024
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Hamas fired a barrage of rockets from Gaza that set off air raid sirens as far away as Tel Aviv for the first time in months on Sunday in a show of resilience more than seven months into Israel’s massive air, sea and ground offensive. There were no immediate ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sirens sound in Tel Aviv for the first time in months as Hamas says it fired rockets from Gaza
By Wafaa Shurafa And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press on May 26th, 2024
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Rocket sirens sounded across central Israel, including in Tel Aviv, for the first time in months on Sunday, as Hamas claimed to have fired a barrage of rockets from Gaza. The militants have continued to fire projectiles at communities around Gaza more than seven months into the war but ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Renewed flash floods due to unusually heavy seasonal rains kill at least 15 people in Afghanistan
By Rahim Faiez, The Associated Press on May 26th, 2024
ISLAMABAD (AP) – Renewed heavy rains have triggered more flash floods in Afghanistan, killing at least 15 people, including 10 members of the same family in the northeast, officials said Sunday. The unusually heavy seasonal rains have been wreaking havoc on multiple parts of the country, killing hundreds of people and destroying property and crops. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UN migration agency estimates more than 670 killed in Papua New Guinea landslide
By Rod Mcguirk, The Associated Press on May 26th, 2024
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – The International Organization for Migration on Sunday increased its estimate of the death toll from a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea to more than 670. Serhan Aktoprak, the chief of the U.N. migration agency’s mission in the South Pacific island nation, said the revised death toll was based on calculations ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!At least 20 dead in a fire in an amusement park in western India, police say
By The Associated Press on May 25th, 2024
NEW DELHI (AP) – A massive fire broke out Saturday in an amusement park in Gujarat state in western India, leaving at least 20 people dead, police said. The fire erupted at the park in the city of Rajkot in Gujarat state. Police Commissioner Raju Bhargava said the fire was under control and the rescue ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!At least 16 dead in a fire in an amusement park in western India, reports say
By The Associated Press on May 25th, 2024
NEW DELHI (AP) – A massive fire broke out in an amusement park in Gujarat state in western India and at least 16 people are reported dead, the Press Trust of India news agency reported. The fire erupted at the park in the city of Rajkot in Gujarat state, PTI said. The cause of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin resumes duty after undergoing procedure at Walter Reed
By Tara Copp, The Associated Press on May 24th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin underwent a medical procedure at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Friday evening and has resumed duty after temporarily transferring power to his deputy, Pentagon press secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said in a statement. Austin is continuing to deal with bladder issues that arose in December following ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prosecutors seek to bar Trump in classified files case from statements endangering law enforcement
By Eric Tucker, The Associated Press on May 24th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal prosecutors on Friday asked the judge overseeing the classified documents case against Donald Trump to bar the former president from public statements that “pose a significant, imminent, and foreseeable danger to law enforcement agents” participating in the prosecution. The request to U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon follows a false claim by ... Read More »
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