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Lone India plane crash survivor recounts miracle escape

Lone India plane crash survivor recounts miracle escape

The lone survivor of 242 people aboard a London-bound passenger plane that crashed in the Indian city of Ahmedabad said Friday how even he was struggling to explain how he miraculously walked out alive from the fireball explosion.

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Israel hits Iran nuclear sites, kills top brass in major strikes

Israel hits Iran nuclear sites, kills top brass in major strikes

Israel unleashed a wave of strikes on Iran Friday, hitting about 100 targets including nuclear facilities and military command centres, and killing senior figures, among them the armed forces chief and top nuclear scientists.

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Gulf airlines cancel flights after Israel strikes Iran

Gulf airlines cancel flights after Israel strikes Iran

Airlines in the Gulf have cancelled flights to many Middle East destinations as some governments closed their airspace following Israeli strikes on Iran.

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Volunteer rescuers describe horror at India plane crash site

Volunteer rescuers describe horror at India plane crash site

Volunteers who rushed to help after a passenger jet crashed into a residential neighbourhood of India's Ahmedabad city described Friday the intense fireball they faced -- and the challenge ahead to identify the bodies of at least 265 victims.

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Israel launches major strikes on Iran, Tehran vows 'bitter' revenge

Israel launches major strikes on Iran, Tehran vows 'bitter' revenge

Israel pounded Iran in a series of air raids on Friday, striking 100 targets including Tehran's nuclear and military sites, and killing the armed forces' chief of staff, the head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards and top nuclear scientists.

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Trump makes G7 summit return in Iran crisis

Trump makes G7 summit return in Iran crisis

President Donald Trump, whose second term has been devoted to going it alone, makes his return to the Group of Seven in crisis mode after Israel attacked Iran.

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Picasso on a plate: unseen ceramics up for auction

Picasso on a plate: unseen ceramics up for auction

A clutch of one-off and hitherto unseen ceramic plates and dishes by Pablo Picasso are going under the hammer in Geneva on June 19.

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As Trump mulls sanctions, Russia's military economy slows

As Trump mulls sanctions, Russia's military economy slows

After three years of doom-defying growth, Russia's heavily militarised economy is slowing, facing a widening budget deficit and weak oil prices, all under the threat of more Western sanctions.

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'No rice, no sugar, no eggs': Bolivians despair as economy tanks

'No rice, no sugar, no eggs': Bolivians despair as economy tanks

Waiting in line for hours, often in vain, for basics such as cooking oil has become a way of life in Bolivia, where anger over shortages and skyrocketing prices has exploded into violence.

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Israel pounds Iran, Tehran vows vengeance

Israel pounds Iran, Tehran vows vengeance

Israel pounded Iran in a series of air raids on Friday, striking 100 targets including Tehran's nuclear and military sites, and killing the armed forces' chief of staff, the head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards and top nuclear scientists.

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