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At least 50 hurt in Sydney-Auckland flight ‘incident’
An "incident" was reported to emergency services at approximately 3:38 p.m. local time. Twelve passengers were transported to the hospital, while dozens were evaluated and treated. A Sydney-to-Auckingham flight encountered a "technical" issue in the air, resulting in at least fifty injuries. A violent movement was caused by "a technical event that occurred during the flight," according to a statement from LATAM Airlines.
Indonesian airline Batik Air being investigated for pilot sleepiness
Indonesia is investigating the actions of the domestic airline Batik Air after discovering that both pilots dozed off during the flight for 28 minutes. On January 25, two men provisionally suspended from Sulawesi to the capital Jakarta dozed off during a flight. Reportedly, one of them was exhausted from assisting in caring for his newborn twins.
Man, woman arrested; 34 bodies found at funeral
According to the police, the remains have been transferred to a mortuary, where formal identification procedures will commence. Two individuals have been detained in connection with the investigation into a funeral director in northern England. Humberside Police stated that a man, 46, and a woman, 23, were arrested on suspicion of obstructing a lawful and dignified burial, fraud by false representation, and fraud by abuse of position.
U.S. firm Elliot abandons its merger bid for Currys
Elliot Advisors, an American investment firm, reconsidered its acquisition offer for Currys after the retailer's board "multiple times" rejected it. It initially made an offer for the electrical chain, valued at £700 million, subsequently increasing to £757 million. However, Currys rejected the offers, asserting they "substantially underestimated" the company's worth.
King vows to serve with utmost ability on Commonwealth Day
A photograph captured in February at the time of the recording depicts the King seated in Windsor Castle's White Drawing Room. His eyes are slightly irritated with blood. In his initial video address following his cancer diagnosis, the King vowed to continue serving "to the best of my ability." In observance of Commonwealth Day, the recorded message will be performed at a subsequent service at Westminster Abbey.
Four agencies withdraw Kate’s photo over manipulation worries
Four international photo agencies have recanted a photograph allegedly "manipulated" featuring the Princess of Wales and her children due to concerns that it had been altered. The Mother's Day photograph, which Prince William captured, marked the initial public appearance of Catherine since her January operation, as announced by Kensington Palace.
Khalid Batarfi dies, according to Al-Qaeda in Arabia
Khalid Batarfi has been declared dead by Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), which has also designated a successor, according to an intelligence service that monitors armed group networks across the globe. Late on Sunday, SITE Intelligence Group reported that an AQAP statement failed to explain Batarfi's demise. It was stated that Saad bin Atef al-Awlaki would assume leadership.
Gove: Pro-Palestine marchers should scrutinize extremist organizers
On Saturday, tens of thousands of individuals gathered in London for the fifth Gaza protest of the year. Five arrests were made, and one counter-protester was released without arrest. Days before releasing a new official definition of extremism, Michael Gove has urged pro-Palestinian demonstrators to scrutinize the possibility that extremist organizations orchestrate certain proorganizationsting "good-hearted people" in the marches, according to the housing secretary, could be "lending credence" to extremists.
Jerusalem Palestinians fear Israeli violence during Ramadan
As the Palestinians of occupied East Jerusalem prepare for the Islamic sacred month of Ramadan, the atmosphere is tense. Observant Muslims are obligated to abstain from eating, drinking, smoking, and sexual relations from dawn to dusk during Ramadan before breaking their fast with loved ones and communities. However, they are too sad to decorate or participate in festivities.
Nigeria: Fifteen children abducted from Sokoto, days after 300
The occurrence on Saturday represented the third instance of mass abduction in the West African country within a week, following a school attack in which assailants abducted a minimum of 287 students. Approximately fifteen children were abducted from a Nigerian school nearly two days after an estimated three hundred pupils were held hostage.
Syria avoids regional scrutiny despite Captagon drug trade
A new drug raid was conducted at the end of February in the western Iraqi province of Anbar, where 80 kilogrammes (176 pounds) of the narcotic Captagon were seized. It is the most recent apprehension of the preferred budget amphetamine in the Middle East, which is located in Iraq and in a region just across the border from Syria, where President Bashar al-Assad's regime has come to rely more and more on the production and export of the drug to fund its war-devastated economy through illicit means.
Pope Francis criticised for supporting Ukraine-Russia peace talks
As Russia gained ground on the battlefield, Pope Francis stated that Kyiv had no reason to be embarrassed to communicate with Moscow. The Pope's supplications regarding Ukraine's engagement in negotiations with Russia to end the conflict have drawn criticism, including the condemnation of his statements by a prominent Polish politician and a prominent Ukrainian cleric.