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By Sophie Tanno, Aishwarya S. Iyer, Rhea Mogul and Antoinette Radford, CNN (CNN) — At least 290 people are feared to have died after a plane bound for London crashed into a residential area shortly after taking off from an airport in India’s western city of Ahmedabad. Images from the scene showed thick black smoke

By Lauren Iszo, CNN (CNN) — Multiple aid workers were killed after a bus was attacked in Gaza on Wednesday night, according to a US-backed humanitarian aid organization which accused Hamas of carrying out the assault. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a controversial US and Israeli-backed aid initiative, said on Wednesday night that a bus

By Lauren Izso, CNN (CNN) — The bodies of two deceased hostages were recovered from southern Gaza in a military operation, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Shin Bet security agency announced Wednesday evening. Yair Yaakov was killed by Islamic Jihad militants during the Hamas-led terror attack on October 7, 2023. Yaakov, who was 59

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Aung San Suu Kyi, Burmese activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner. Personal Birth date: June 19, 1945 Birth place: Rangoon (Yangon), Burma (Myanmar) Birth name: Aung San Suu Kyi Father: Aung San, commander of the Burma Independence Army. Helped negotiate Burma’s independence

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former South African President Thabo Mbeki. Personal Birth date: June 18, 1942 Birth place: Idutywa, Transkei, South Africa Birth name: Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki Father: Govan Mbeki, a teacher and politician Mother: Epainette (Moerane) Mbeki, a teacher Marriage: Zanele Dlamini Mbeki (1974-present) Children: with

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Prince William, heir apparent to the throne of the United Kingdom of Great Britain. Personal Birth date: June 21, 1982 Birth place: London, England Birth name: William Arthur Philip Louis Father: Charles III, King of the United Kingdom Mother: Diana, Princess of Wales

By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — At least 49 people are confirmed dead after flooding hit South Africa, including children whose school bus was swept away during the extreme weather, officials said. An intense cold front has ripped across parts of South Africa, bringing rain and snow and triggering floods. In the Eastern Cape, one

By Eugenia Yosef and Oren Liebermann, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — US President Donald Trump told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to end the war in Gaza and stop talk of an attack on Iran, according to a source familiar with the conversation. The two leaders spoke on the phone on Monday. Trump later said the

By Frederik Pleitgen, Claudia Otto, Nadine Schmidt and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Police in Austria were hunting for clues on Wednesday after a gunman opened fire at his former high school a day earlier, killing nine students and a teacher in a deadly spree that stunned the country. Scores of shocked people gathered near

By Fred He and Ross Adkin (CNN) — A rare, first-generation Labubu figure has sold for $150,000 in Beijing at an auction held exclusively for the toys that have taken the world by storm. The 131-centimeter (51-inch) mint green figurine with a gremlin-like appearance, sharp teeth and puckish grin went for 1.08 million yuan ($150,325)