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Jetliner skids off runway and bursts into flames while landing in South Korea, killing 179 SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A jetliner skidded off a runway, slammed into a concrete fence and burst into flames in South Korea after its landing gear apparently failed to deploy. Officials said all but two of the 181 people on board were killed Sunday in one of the country’s worst aviation disasters. The 737-800 operated by Jeju Air plane arrived from Bangkok and crashed while attempting to land in the town of Muan, about 290 kilometers (180 miles) south of Seoul. Footage of the crash aired by South Korean television channels showed the plane skidding across the airstrip at high speed, evidently with its landing gear still closed. Tornadoes in Texas and Mississippi kill 2 and injure 6 as severe weather system moves east HOUSTON (AP) — A strong storm system is threatening to whip up tornadoes in parts of the U.S. Southeast, a day after severe weather claimed at least two lives as twisters touched down in Texas and Mississippi. Strong storms moving eastward Sunday are expected to continue producing gusty, damaging winds, hail and tornadoes through Sunday. That is according to National Weather Service meteorologist Frank Pereira. So far, the line of severe weather has led to about 40 tornado reports from southeastern Texas to Alabama, Pereira said, but those reports remain unconfirmed until surveys of damage are completed. Israeli hospital says Netanyahu has undergone successful prostate surgery TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — An Israeli hospital says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has undergone successful prostate surgery. Jerusalem’s Hadassah Medical Center said his prostate was removed late Sunday and that he was recovering. Netanyahu’s office had said Justice Minister Yariv Levin, a close ally, would serve as acting prime minister during the procedure. Doctors ordered the operation after detecting an infection last week. Netanyahu is expected to remain hospitalized for several days. Syria's de facto leader says it could take up to 4 years to hold elections BEIRUT (AP) — Syria’s de facto leader has said it could take up to four years to hold elections in Syria, and that he plans on dissolving his Islamist group that led the country’s insurgency at an anticipated national dialogue summit for the country. Ahmad al-Sharaa, who leads Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the group leading the new authority in Syria, made the remarks in an interview Sunday. That's according to the Saudi television network Al-Arabiyya. It comes almost a month after a lightning insurgency led by HTS overthrew President Bashar Assad’s decades-long rule, ending the country’s uprising-turned civil war that started back in 2011. A fourth infant dies of the winter cold in Gaza as families share blankets in seaside tents DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — A fourth infant has died of hypothermia in Gaza, where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians displaced by nearly 15 months of war are huddled in tents along the rainy, windswept coast as winter arrives. The baby's father says the 20-day-old child was found with his head as “cold as ice” Sunday morning in their tent. The baby’s twin brother was moved to the intensive care unit of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital. Their father says the twins were born one month premature and spent just a day in hospital, which like other Gaza health centers has been overwhelmed and only partially functions. Musk causes uproar for backing Germany's far-right party ahead of key elections BERLIN (AP) — Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk has caused uproar after backing Germany’s far-right party in a major newspaper ahead of key parliamentary elections in the Western European country, leading to the resignation of the paper’s opinion editor in protest. Germany is to vote in an early election on Feb. 23 after Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s three-party governing coalition collapsed last month in a dispute over how to revitalize the country’s stagnant economy. Musk’s guest opinion piece for Welt am Sonntag, published in German over the weekend, was the second time this month he supported the Alternative for Germany, or AfD. 2024 was a year of triumphs and setbacks for Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Here's how it unfolded The year 2024 saw President Vladimir Putin further cement his power as he sought to counter Russia's isolation over the war in Ukraine. He won a fifth term that will keep him in office until 2030 following an election with only token opposition. He tightened a political crackdown on Russian society, and his top opponent, Alexei Navalny, died in prison under still unknown circumstances. But gunmen massacred scores of people in a Moscow concert hall, and a bomb killed a top general in attacks that underscored security flaws. Ukrainian forces swept into the Russian region of Kursk, Putin boasted about a lethal new hypersonic missile, and a new Trump administration raised concerns about continued U.S. support for Ukraine. Azerbaijan's president says crashed jetliner was shot down by Russia unintentionally Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev says the Azerbaijani airliner that crashed last week was shot down by Russia, albeit unintentionally. Aliyev told Azerbaijani state television on Sunday that the aircraft was hit by fire from the ground over Russia and rendered uncontrollable by electronic warfare. He accused Russia of trying to “hush up” the issue for several days. The crash on Wednesday killed 38 of 67 people on board. Russian President Vladimir Putin apologized to Aliyev on Saturday for what he called a “tragic incident” but stopped short of acknowledging Moscow’s responsibility. Russian man arrested for allegedly running LGBTQ+ travel agency found dead in custody A Russian man arrested for allegedly running a travel agency for gay customers has been found dead in custody in Moscow. That's according to independent news outlet Mediazona on Sunday. According to OVD-Info, Andrei Kotov of the Men Travel agency was in pretrial detention facing extremism charges. An investigator told Kotov’s lawyer that her client had died by suicide and was found dead in his cell. Just over a year ago, Russia’s Supreme Court effectively outlawed any LGBTQ+ activism in a ruling that designated “the international LGBT movement” as extremist. The move exposed anyone in the community or connected to it to criminal prosecution and prison. LeBron James at 40: A milestone birthday arrives Monday for the NBA's all-time scoring leader When LeBron James broke another NBA record earlier this month, the one for most regular-season minutes played in a career, his Los Angeles Lakers teammates handled the moment in typical locker room fashion. They made fun of him. Dubbed The Kid from Akron, with a limitless future, James is now the 40-year-old from Los Angeles with wisps of gray in his beard, his milestone birthday coming Monday, one that will make him the first player in NBA history to play in his teens, 20s, 30s and 40s. He has stood and excelled in the spotlight his entire career.Tehran – Iran’s Foreign Ministry has categorically denied recent Western media reports suggesting the evacuation of its embassy staff from Damascus amidst escalating violence in Syria. Esmail Baqaei, the Ministry's spokesperson, asserted on Saturday that the diplomatic mission continues to function normally despite the renewed insurgency. The New York Times reported on Friday that "evacuations were ordered at the Iranian Embassy in Damascus" due to the intensifying conflict. The article, citing unnamed sources, suggested that some personnel were allegedly returning to Tehran, while others were traveling by land to Lebanon, Iraq, and the Syrian port city of Latakia. Baqaei, however, dismissed these claims as baseless, emphasizing that no such evacuations are taking place. In an interview with an Iranian news outlet, he reiterated, “Those claims are not true. Iran’s embassy in Damascus remains operational and continues with its routine activities.” Moreover, Yaghoub Rezazadeh, an Iranian parliamentarian serving on the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, noted on Saturday: "There are currently more than 10,000 Iranians in Syria." Earlier, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi emphasized that the Israeli regime and its allied anti-Syria militant groups aim to turn Syria into a hub of terrorism and a threat to the West Asia region. Araghchi reaffirmed that Iran has been a steadfast supporter of the Syrian government and its people, providing assistance upon Damascus's requests. The conflict in Syria, ongoing since March 2011, has been exacerbated by foreign-sponsored terrorist activities. In late November, the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) terrorist group launched a major offensive in the Aleppo and Idlib provinces, seizing several areas. Forces from the Syrian Army have been fighting to recover lost territory. Despite mixed results, they have reportedly eliminated at least 2,000 terrorists in the past week.
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Thousands of Syrians gathered on Friday in 's historic main mosque and in the capital’s largest square to celebrate the ousting of Bashar al-Assad. The jubilant scenes were a major symbolic moment since the downfall of the Syrian dictator, Huge crowds, including some insurgents, packed Damascus' historic Umayyad Mosque in the capital's old city, many waving the rebel opposition flag which has replaced the Assad-era flag. According to Arab TV stations, the Friday sermon was delivered by , the interim prime minister installed by HTS, the rebel group which seized control of Damascus and other major cities. The square, a major symbol of , had often been a site of brutal repression under Assad after rallies broke out in 2011. The crowd chanted calls for a free Syria, while others shouted slurs against Assad and his late father, One man in the crowd, 51-year-old Khaled Abu Chahine, originally from the southern province of Daraa, where the 2011 uprising first erupted, said he hoped for "freedom and coexistence between all Syrians, Alawites, Sunnis, Shiites and Druze." "The former government was a government of crime and executions," he told the AP news agency, calling on foreign nations "hosting these gangs to bring them to justice and those who are in Syria and committed crimes should face justice." The main insurgent force, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, has been working to establish security and start a political transition after seizing Damascus early Sunday. The group has tried to reassure a public both stunned by Assad's fall and concerned over extremist jihadis among the rebels. The insurgents' leadership says it has broken with its extremist past, having started as an off-shoot of Al Qaeda. HTS is still labeled a HTS's leader, Ahmad al-Sharaa, formerly known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani, appeared in a video message Friday congratulating "the great Syrian people for the victory of the blessed revolution." "I invite them to head to the squares to show their happiness without shooting bullets and scaring people," he said. "And then after we will work to build this country and as I said in the beginning, we will be victorious by the help of God." It comes as Syrians began exploring the abandoned homes of the former dictator, including the family’s massive summer resort in Burj Islam, overlooking the Mediterranean. The property lay in disrepair on Friday after heavy looting and damage, with shattered windows and broken fixtures. Following Assad's toppling, locals, mostly Syrian Turkmen driven out to nearby villages during the construction of the resort, entered the area for the first time since the Assad family built it 50 years ago. Assad is said to have removed his valuables from the villa by sea using small boats.Ange Postecoglou relishing Tottenham’s key run of fixtures before ChristmasAuthorities in Pakistan launch operation to clear Khan supporters from capital
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