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Dozens feared dead as Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashes in Kazakhstan

Flight from Baku to Grozny diverted due to weather conditions
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Asma al-Assad given 50/50 chance of survival as leukaemia returns

Asma al-Assad is severely ill with leukaemia and has been isolated by doctors who have given her a “50/50” chance of survival, The Telegraph understands. The British wife of the ousted Syrian dictator, Bashar al-Assad, is being kept away from others to prevent infection and cannot be in the same room as anyone else. Her father, Fawaz Akhras, has be…
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Producer Richard Perry, Beatles’ Friend and Jane Fonda’s Ex, Dies

The record producer worked on Carly Simon’s “You’re So Vain.”
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The Revolt of the Maccabees: The true story behind Hanukkah

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Can I just throw out those old documents in my basement? We asked accountants.

You may think the pre-millennial paper documents in your basement should go to the shredder. You might be wrong.
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The Wealthy Investor Who Is Trump’s Choice to Rebuild the Navy

Money manager and philanthropist John Phelan has little national-security experience and a deep network of Republican connections.
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Russian attacks kill one in Ukraine, damage energy infrastructure

One killed in southern Ukraine city of Kherson as Russian missiles cause significant damage to energy infrastructure.
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Russia-Ukraine war live: Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russian attack on energy system is ‘inhuman’

Ukrainian president says ‘what could be more inhuman’ after missiles and drones hit Ukraine’s energy system on Christmas Day
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Kazakhstan says at least 28 survived in Azerbaijan Airlines’ plane crash. Over 30 are likely dead

An Azerbaijani airliner has crashed in the Kazakhstani city of Aktau with Kazakhstan’s Emergency Ministry now saying that at least 28 people survived the crash, which could mean that over 30 people are likely dead. The Embraer 190 aircraft made an emergency landing 3 km from the city, Azerbaijan Airlines said earlier. Kazakhstan’s Emergency Ministry initially said 25 people survived the crash, later revising that number to 27 and then to 28 as the search and rescue operation continued at the site of the crash, bringing the supposed death toll down.
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Pilgrims traverse Vatican Holy Door as Christmas marks the start of the 2025 Holy Year

Pilgrims are lining up to walk through the great Holy Door at the entrance of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome as Christmas marks the start of the 2025 Holy Year celebration.