Posts by Riah Stelmack
Azerbaijan’s president says crashed jetliner was shot down by Russia unintentionally
Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev said Sunday that the Azerbaijani airliner that crashed last week was shot down by Russia, albeit unintentionally, and criticized Moscow for trying to “hush up” the issue for days. “We can say with complete clarity that the plane was shot down by Russia. (…) We are not saying that it was…
Read MoreDeath toll rises to 127 after plane crashes at South Korean airport
SEOUL, South Korea — There were two survivors and 177 confirmed dead in a commercial airplane crash Sunday at a South Korean airport, officials said. There were 181 passengers and crew onboard, and two remain unaccounted for. The Jeju Air flight 2216 skidded off the runway while landing at Muan International Airport in South Korea,…
Read More3 die off northern France coast in Channel crossing attempt
PARIS (AP) — At least three migrants died early Sunday while attempting to cross the English Channel to Britain from northern France, authorities said. The deaths were confirmed after an early morning rescue operation involving French emergency services and the navy’s “Dauphin” helicopter. The prefecture described the attempted crossing as “difficult,” with around 50 people…
Read MoreEyewitnesses to South Korea plane crash recount sparks in engine, bird strike before collision
Witnesses to a deadly plane crash in South Korea on Sunday said they observed flames in the engine of the aircraft and heard explosions, according to a report. A Jeju Air flight skidded off a runway at Muan International Airport in the town of Muan, roughly 190 miles south of Seoul, and collided with a…
Read MoreKavelashvili is inaugurated as Georgia’s president, complicating its path toward EU
TBILISI, Goergia (AP) — Former soccer player Mikheil Kavelashvili was formally inaugurated as president of Georgia on Sunday, cementing the ruling party’s grip in what the opposition calls a blow to the country’s EU aspirations and a victory for former imperial ruler Russia. Outgoing pro-Western Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili said Sunday morning that she would…
Read MoreSouth Korea’s impeached Yoon again ignores summons to appear
South Korea’s suspended president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has for the third time in a row failed to heed a summons to appear before the country’s law enforcement authorities, the Yonhap news agency reported on Sunday. The Corruption Investigation Office said that Yoon had failed to appear at their offices south of Seoul when summonsed, Yonhap…
Read MoreReport: 120 dead after South Korea plane crash, two in hospital
At least 120 people died in a plane crash at Muan Airport in South Korea, the local fire brigade said, while two survivors have been brought to hospital, according to a report. A total of 181 people were on board the aircraft. The fire brigade fears that, apart from the two survivors, the remaining 179…
Read MoreMore than €615,000 donated after Christmas market attack
People have donated more than €615,000 ($641,000) for the victims and relatives of the attack on the Magdeburg Christmas market, the city administration has said. More than 5,600 donations had been made to the cause so far, it added. On December 20, a man – a doctor originally from Saudi Arabia who came to Germany…
Read MorePlane veers off airport runway in South Korea and crashes, killing at least 23: report
A Jeju Air flight drove off the runway in South Korea and collided with a fence, leaving at least 23 passengers killed, the Yonhap news agency reported. The agency attributed the devastating crash to malfunctioning landing gear. Jeju Air, a low-cost airline in South Korea, was carrying 175 passengers and six crew members in the…
Read MoreWhite House: Russia, North Korea treating troops as ‘expendable’ in conflict with Ukraine
White House National Security communications adviser John Kirby said Russia was treating North Korean troops as “expendable” by sending them on impractical ground operations in its war against Ukraine. “It is clear that Russian and North Korean military leaders are treating these troops as expendable and ordering them on hopeless assaults against Ukrainian defenses,” Kirby…
Read MoreDeseret News archives: Earthquake-tsunami whammy struck Italy in 1908, Indonesia in 2004
A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Dec. 28, 1908, a major earthquake followed by a tsunami devastated the Italian cities of Messina and Reggio Calabria, killing at least 70,000 people. Per reports, the earthquake registered 7.1 on the magnitude scale in the Strait of Messina, which separates…
Read MoreRussia’s Gazprom ends deliveries to Moldova after Ukraine transit ban
The Russian gas company Gazprom on Saturday said it will no longer supply natural gas to Moldova in the new year, blaming the country’s alleged debts. Gazprom said the country’s gas company Moldovagaz “regularly fails to fulfil its payment obligations under the existing contract, which constitutes a material breach of the terms.” The Moldovan government…
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