An Air India passenger plane bound for London with more than 240 people on board crashed Thursday in India’s northwestern city of Ahmedabad, the airline said. Visuals on local television channels showed smoke billowing from the crash site in what appeared to be a populated area near the airport in Ahmedabad.
PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, June 12: In Syria, women are now obliged to wear fully-covering burkinis to the beach. Also, there's "simmering discontent" about Syria's Committee for Civil Peace. A new post-Brexit deal is agreed between the UK and Spain over Gibraltar. In France, a duo that faked 18th-century furniture is found guilty of forgery. Finally, designer dogs might not be as cute as they seem.
Agrarian Research and Training Institute (ARTI) Chief Executive A. L. Sandika said that the refined data was in line with a previous survey "a few years ago", but did not elaborate. "Initially, we had some issues with the data on monkeys. We had to check again to arrive at the final result," Sandika told reporters in Colombo. Deputy Environment Minister Anton Jayakodi announced last week that the census conducted on 15 March -- the first of its kind -- had turned up "unbelievable" data that required verification. Читать дальше...
The death toll from floods in South Africa's Eastern Cape province has risen to 49, the head of the province said on Wednesday. Parts of South Africa have been lashed by heavy rain and snow since the weekend, in a severe winter cold front that has disrupted transport and power networks. Tom Canetti has the latest.
Beach Boys cofounder Brian Wilson, who created some of rock's most enduring songs such as "Good Vibrations" and "God Only Knows" in a career that was marked by a decades-long battle between his musical genius, drug abuse and mental health issues, has died at the age of 82. Wilson's family announced his death in a statement on the singer's website.
An Air India plane bound for London with 242 people on board crashed minutes after taking off from India's western city of Ahmedabad on Thursday, the airline and police said, without specifying whether there were any fatalities. The plane was headed to Gatwick airport in the UK, Air India said, while police officers said it crashed in a civilian area near the airport.
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday US personnel were being moved out of the Middle East because "it could be a dangerous place," adding that the United States would not allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon. Trump's efforts to reach a nuclear deal with Iran appear to be deadlocked and US intelligence indicates that Israel has been making preparations for a strike against Iran's nuclear facilities.
Air India's flight 171, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner bound for London Gatwick crashed shortly after takeoff, officials said. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi described as "heartbreaking beyond words" the crash in Ahmedabad, where an AFP journalist saw rescuers picking through charred wreckage at the crash site. "Our office is near the building where the plane crashed. We saw people from the building jumping from the second and third floor to save themselves. The plane was in flames," said one resident, who declined to be named. Читать дальше...
The French city of Annecy is hosting the 49th edition of the world’s biggest animation film festival this week. Some 17,000 people are expected to attend this year as the festival marks 10 years of pushing for gender parity. Organisers are hoping it will be a chance to highlight women’s voices in a field where they’re still underrepresented. Jade Lévin and Yinka Oyetade report.
The UN Ocean Summit continues in Nice in the south of France on Thursday with talks turning to how the ocean's carbon storage properties can be preserved. France 24's Antonia Kerrigan has the latest.
Los Angeles on Wednesday endured a sixth day of protests before a curfew came into effect for the second night in a row. Police have so far arrested more than 400 throughout the protests, with signs that they are becoming increasingly forceful in cracking down on any agitation, says France 24's correspondent in Los Angeles Wassim Cornet.
French prosecutors have requested that a 14-year-old school pupil detained over the fatal stabbing of a teaching assistant in the eastern town of Nogent be charged with murder and placed in pre-trial detention.
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the US was relocating personnel from the potentially "dangerous" Middle East as nuclear talks with Iran stalled, raising conflict fears. He vowed to prevent an Iranian nuclear weapon amid speculation of Israeli strikes. Iran, meanwhile, has been bolstering its military and defence capabilities in recent months, says France 24's correspondent in Tehran Saeed Azimi.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition survived an opposition-backed effort to dissolve parliament on Thursday, as lawmakers rejected a bill that could have paved the way for snap elections. But despite the victory, the "general situation in Israel is not looking good for Netanyahu's government", says France 24's Philip Turle.
Five years after Brexit, the United Kingdom and the European Union have struck a deal on the status of Gibraltar that will ease the cross-border movement of people and goods. The tiny British territory bordering Spain had been one of the final sticking points of the post-Brexit negotiations. Plus, US President Donald Trump claims a "deal with China is done" following high-level trade talks in London, but uncertainty remains over just how much Beijing is willing to give up its leverage on rare earth supplies.
The International Atomic Energy Agency’s board of governors on Thursday adopted a resolution condemning Iran's "non-compliance" with its obligations for the first time in 20 years, potentially paving the way for the reimposition of United Nations sanctions on Tehran.
A wounded Wales head to Japan having lost their last 17 Tests -- a record for a Tier One country in the professional era -- including a humiliating 68-14 thrashing by England in Cardiff. The pugnacious Australian Jones is also looking for a morale-boosting win after mixed results since he returned to lead Japan at the start of last year. The former Wallabies and England head coach said it was "a good time and a bad time" to face Wales, who will be missing Tomos Williams and Jac Morgan to British and Irish Lions duty. Читать дальше...
The Japanese government had complained to China over the incident, in which no Japanese military personnel were reported injured. A Chinese J-15 fighter jet from the Shandong aircraft carrier followed a Japanese P-3C patrol plane for 40 minutes on Saturday, according to the Japanese defence ministry. Two J-15 jets then did the same for 80 minutes on Sunday. "During these long periods, the jets flew unusually close to the P-3C, and they flew within 45 metres" of the patrol plane on both days, an official from the Japanese ministry told AFP. Читать дальше...
The pumps irrigate farms all around the lake, which is four times the size of Manhattan, and are vital for hundreds of thousands of people. Ethiopia has already lost at least one large lake -- Haramaya, in the east of the country -- to over-pumping. Now it risks losing another. Lake Dembel's depth has halved since 1990 from four metres to two (13 feet to over six), according to Wetlands International, an NGO. "If things continue like this, the lake could disappear," said its project manager Desalegn Regassa. Читать дальше...
With the World Cup just one year away, the list of qualified countries is growing. In South America, Brazil and Ecuador will be taking part. Ancelotti scores his first win with his new team.
The distribution of food and basic supplies in the blockaded and war-ravaged Gaza Strip has become increasingly fraught and perilous, exacerbating the territory's deep hunger crisis. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) said a bus carrying its staff to a distribution site near the southern city of Khan Yunis was "brutally attacked by Hamas" around 10:00 pm (1900 GMT) Wednesday, killing at least five Palestinian aid workers. "Hamas is weaponising suffering in Gaza -- denying food, targeting lifesavers... Читать дальше...
Mathurin came off the bench to score 27 points in Indiana's 116-107 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday, which gave the Pacers a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven championship series. In 22:24 minutes on court through the second and fourth quarters, Mathurin was a brutally efficient nine-of 12 from the field, making two of his three three-point attempts and seven of eight free-throws, adding in four rebounds an assist and a blocked shot for good measure. "Just staying ready," Mathurin said. Читать дальше...
The world's top golfers face an ultimate challenge at Oakmont, where dense rough, sloped fast greens and tricky bunkers have Scheffler among many calling it the hardest course they might ever play. "This is probably the toughest golf course in the world right now," defending US Open champion Bryson DeChambeau said. Scheffler noted the tall rough, saying, "What's so special about this place is pretty much every time you're off the fairway it's going to be very difficult for you to get the ball to the green." Scheffler... Читать дальше...
Erin Patterson, 50, is charged with murdering her estranged husband's parents and aunt in July 2023 by spiking the beef-and-pastry dish with death cap mushrooms. She is also accused of attempting to murder a fourth guest -- her husband's uncle -- who survived the lunch after a long stay in hospital. Patterson denies all charges in the trial, which has grabbed worldwide attention. She says the traditional English dish, which she cooked in individually sized portions, was poisoned by accident. ... Читать дальше...
