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In Australia, 3 people have died after a light aircraft crashed near Rottnest Island on Wednesday. The plane was carrying 6 passengers and plunged into the sea shortly after takeoff.
3 people have been killed after a light aircraft crashed near the Western Australian city of Perth. The privately owned plane departed Rottnest island carrying a total of seven people, including the pilot. It then crashed into the sea moments after takeoff.
A rescue team managed to save the surviving passengers who have sustained injuries. According to authorities, the crash occurred in front of holidaymakers, including families with children vacationing on the island.
The deceased include the pilot, from Perth, and two tourists from Switzerland and Denmark.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau says expert investigators have been sent to determine the cause of the crash.
Aid groups in Myanmar’s worst-hit areas urgently need shelter, food, and water after a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake killed over 2,700 people. Rescue efforts face challenges due to ongoing civil war, damaged infrastructure, and restricted aid access, with the toll expected to rise.
Russian forces carried out a drone attack on Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv, late Wednesday, injuring at least twenty one people and causing structural damage, according to Ukrainian officials.
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen was banned from running for public office for five years after being convicted of embezzlement, ruling her out of the 2027 presidential race. She received a four-year prison sentence, with two years suspended, and a €100,000 fine. Le Pen plans to appeal.
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The US Attorney-General has directed prosecutors to pursue the death penalty for the 26-year-old Luigi Mangione, the accused killer of UnitedHealth Group CEO. In official statement, Mangione’s lawyer Karen Friedman Agnifilo labeled the Attorney General’s move as “barbaric.”
Myanmar’s military junta has rejected ceasefire proposals aimed at facilitating rescue efforts after a devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake. As the death toll climbs to 2,719, with 400 missing and over 4,000 injured, military operations continue despite calls from opposition groups to pause the conf
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu resumed his testimony at the Tel Aviv District Court on Tuesday, continuing his defense in the high-profile corruption trial, where he faces charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has received President of Republika Srpska Milorad Dodik at the Kremlin on Tuesday night. He arrived in Moscow after a court in Bosnia and Herzegovina issued an international arrest warrant for Dodik, the leader of the Serb half of the country.
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