CIA review finds flaws in 2016 Russia report but upholds finding Putin backed Trump
A CIA review has identified procedural flaws in a 2016 assessment that Russia sought to help Donald Trump win the U.S. presidency, but it did not chal...
An American Airlines regional jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter crashed into the Potomac River after a midair collision near Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night, officials said.
The crash involved American Eagle Flight 5342, operated by PSA Airlines, which had departed from Wichita, Kansas, and a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from Fort Belvoir, Virginia, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the U.S. Army.
American Airlines confirmed that 64 people were on board the jet, including 60 passengers and four crew members, while three soldiers were aboard the helicopter. The Washington Post reported that multiple bodies had been recovered from the river, with no survivors found so far.
A security camera from the Kennedy Center captured footage of an explosion midair around 9:47 p.m. before a burning aircraft plunged into the water. Emergency response teams, including police, fire, and Coast Guard units, launched a large-scale search and rescue operation along the Potomac.
President Donald Trump said he had been fully briefed on the "terrible accident" and praised first responders. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating the incident.
This marks the first fatal U.S. passenger airline crash since 2009 and comes amid growing concerns over aviation safety following a series of near-miss incidents in recent years.
The U.S. economy faces a 40% risk of recession in the second half of 2025, JP Morgan analysts said on Wednesday, citing rising tariffs and stagflation concerns.
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck off Japan’s Tokara Islands on Wednesday, with no tsunami warning issued but residents advised to remain vigilant.
China has ramped up efforts to protect communities impacted by flood control measures, introducing stronger compensation policies and direct aid from the central government.
The European Commission is set to propose allowing carbon credits from other countries to count towards the EU’s 2040 climate target, according to a leaked internal document.
Severe rain in Venezuela has caused rivers to overflow and triggered landslides, sweeping away homes and collapsing a highway bridge, with five states affected and no casualties reported so far.
A tragic ferry accident off the coast of Bali has left four dead and dozens missing, with rough seas complicating rescue efforts.
The Pentagon says U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites have degraded Tehran’s programme by as much as two years, following attacks last month that used heavy bunker-buster bombs.
A CIA review has identified procedural flaws in a 2016 assessment that Russia sought to help Donald Trump win the U.S. presidency, but it did not challenge the core conclusion that President Vladimir Putin directed the influence campaign.
Scientists have sequenced the full genome of a man buried in pharaonic Egypt over 4,500 years ago, revealing that about 20% of his ancestry came from Mesopotamia, in a rare discovery linking the two early civilisations.
A federal judge has halted President Donald Trump’s controversial asylum ban at the US-Mexico border, ruling that the move oversteps his executive powers. The decision marks a major legal setback for Trump’s immigration policies and upholds protections for migrants seeking refuge.
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