The doomed Air India flight that crashed Thursday, killing 244 passengers on board, lost control immediately after taking off from the runway. CCTV footage of the runway at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, in Ahmedabad, shows the moment the Boeing 787 Dreamliner lifts off of the ground at around 1:38 p.m., local time. The … Read more
June 12 — More than 100 people were killed when 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, authorities said, one of the country’s worst aviation disasters. Following are details of some other airline accidents in India in recent years: … Read more
A British passenger miraculously survived the deadly Air India plane crash that killed more than 200 people Thursday, according to local officials and video of him walking away relatively unscathed. Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, who was in seat 11A when the Boeing 787-8 crashed into a residential neighborhood Thursday afternoon, is recovering in the hospital, Ahmedabad … Read more
Israel is reportedly considering striking Iran in the coming days — without US support — after high-stakes nuclear negotiations between Washington and Tehran appeared to have stalled. The Jewish state is weighing whether to take military action even as the Trump administration awaits a formal response from Iran to its proposed framework for a nuclear … Read more
Recent research shows that parents have long looked for ways to keep their children entertained – including during the Bronze Age. The National Museum of Denmark recently announced the discovery of 4,500-year-old baby rattles from Syria. The research, which also involved historians from Archéorient CNRS in France and the University of Milan, was recently published … Read more
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will remain in power after his government survived a crucial vote Thursday trying to dissolve its parliament amid heightened tensions over the war in Gaza and a new military conscription bill. The vote — the most serious challenge to Netanyahu’s government since the Oct. 7, 2023 attack — was rejected … Read more
Hamas has reportedly named a veteran terrorist known as the “Ghost of al-Qassam” as its latest leader in Gaza — after his two predecessors were wiped out by Israel. Ezzedin al-Haddad, who helped plan the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks, was recently handed control of Hamas’ Gaza operations, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing multiple sources. … Read more
An Air India plane with more than 200 people on board crashed near the airport in India’s western city of Ahmedabad, the airline and police officials said on Thursday, without specifying whether there were any fatalities. The plane was headed to London’s Gatwick airport in the UK, Air India said, while police officers said it … Read more
The US- and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation accused Hamas terrorists of attacking a bus on Wednesday carrying Palestinians working with the organization, leading to at least five deaths and multiple injuries. This is a developing story Source link
Iran and the United States will hold a sixth round of negotiations over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program this Sunday in Oman, the sultanate’s foreign minister said Thursday, as regional tensions have spiked in recent days. The announcement by Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi comes as the US is drawing down the presence of staffers … Read more