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What is known about the fiery runway collision at a Tokyo airport

5:54pm January 03, 2024

by Joel Rose

In Japan, investigators are piecing together why a passenger jet and turboprop Coast Guard plane collided on a runway in Tokyo. Everyone on the jet survived but five people died on the smaller plane.

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The 16-year-old dart player who captured Britain's imagination

5:29pm January 03, 2024

by Willem Marx

Over the past two weeks, a British 16-year-old has captured the public's imagination with his extraordinary run of victories in the World Darts Championship.

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How Iran and Lebanon are reacting to deadly explosions

4:58pm January 03, 2024

In Iran, a pair of explosions killed more than 100 people and wounded many more, and a senior Hamas leader has been killed in Lebanon. No one has claimed responsibility for either incident.

A scene after deadly explosions near the tomb of assassinated Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, in Kerman, Iran, on Wednesday.

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Iran says 2 explosions have killed over 100 people honoring an assassinated general

3:21pm January 03, 2024

by Peter Kenyon

Two explosions in southeastern Iran have killed more than 100 people and wounded over 200, according to Iran's state media, which said Iranian officials called the blasts a "terrorist attack."

Firefighters work to extinguish a fire in a destroyed apartment building after a Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday.

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Russia and Ukraine exchange hundreds of prisoners of war in biggest release so far

12:40pm January 03, 2024

by The Associated Press

Ukrainian authorities said 230 Ukrainian prisoners of war returned home in the first exchange in almost five months. Russia's Defense Ministry said 248 Russian servicemen have been freed.

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, center, arrives at the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 17 for negotiations on a border security deal.

As GOP moves to impeach Mayorkas, he urges Congress to fix a broken immigration system

12:07pm January 03, 2024

by Rachel Treisman

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas spoke with NPR about the crisis at the southern border. He called the immigration system "broken" and urged Congress to pass legislation to fix it.

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A fireball from an explosion erupts during Israeli bombardment on Khan Younis from Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip early on Wednesday.

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Israel says withdrawal of some troops doesn't mean the conflict in Gaza is over

11:17am January 03, 2024

Speaking to troops in Gaza, Israel's defense minister said talk of ending operations in the Palestinian territory is "wrong." Earlier, Israel said a senior Hamas leader had been killed in Lebanon.

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Explosion near the grave of slain military commander in Iran kills at least 73

11:09am January 03, 2024

At least 73 people have been killed and 170 injured in the Iranian city of Kerman in explosions near the burial site of slain military commander Qasem Soleimani.

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Smoke rises from a destroyed apartment following a large explosion in a southern suburb of Beirut on Tuesday. The TV station of Lebanon's Hezbollah group says top Hamas official Saleh Arouri was killed Tuesday in an explosion in a southern Beirut suburb.

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Up First briefing: Top Hamas leader killed in Lebanon; Harvard president resigns

8:04am January 03, 2024

by Suzanne Nuyen

A senior Hamas leader is killed in an explosion in Beirut. Harvard University President Claudine Gay resigns.

Melissa Hoskins of Australia's women's track cycling team poses during a media day on July 17, 2012, in Brescia, Italy.

An Australian cyclist has died after being hit by a car. Police arrested her husband

7:14pm January 02, 2024

by Joe Hernandez

Two-time Olympian and world champion cyclist Melissa Hoskins was struck outside her home near the city of Adelaide. Her husband, Rohan Dennis, has been charged.