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Multiple people are reported to have died in a plane crash while the aircraft was landing at a regional airport in North Carolina, officials say. Six people were aboard the Cessna C550 aircraft when it crashed at Statesville Regional Airport around 10:20 local time (15:20GMT), aviation officials investigating the incident told reporters. Iredell County Sheriff...

VAL GARDENA, Italy, Marco Odermatt tightened his grip on the Alpine skiing World Cup

When he won the first of two downhills in Val Gardena on Thursday, joining Italian great Alberto Tomba on 50 victories on the elite circuit. The 28-year-old Odermatt, who won the opening downhill in Beaver Creek earlier this month, powered down a shortened Saslong course in one minute and 24.48 seconds, 0.15 ahead of early...

History made with 300-1 winner at Exeter

The Nigel Hawke-trained Blowers produced a Christmas bonus for some punters at the Devon track.History was made in the opener at Exeter on Thursday when Blowers became the longest-priced winner in UK history when obliging at 300-1. Trained by Nigel Hawke, the five-year-old was well held in a Larkhill point-to-point before being pulled up at...

Cherki inspires Man City, Newcastle strike late to reach League Cup semis –

Performance in losing 1-0 to local rivals Sunderland on Sunday heaped the pressure on Eddie Howe’s men to respond. Yoane Wissa opened his Newcastle account on his first start after just 10 minutes but Sasa Lukic quickly levelled for the visitors. The tie appeared destined for penalties until Miley got a flick to Sandro Tonali’s...

Thailand’s military has been targeting Cambodian border casinos and suspected online scam centres.

The Thai side says the buildings were being used by the Cambodian military to launch drones, stage troops and store rockets. What’s next?An expert says the strikes are putting human trafficking victims potentially still trapped in the compounds at risk. L Thailand has reportedly bombed at least five Cambodian casinos and suspected online scamming complexes...

Three killed in crashes in Limerick, Monaghan, Tipperary Two men and a woman have died in separate road crashes in counties Limerick, Monaghan and Tipperary.

A woman in her 30s was killed in a collision involving a lorry and a car on the N2 at Mullaghnee, Annalitten near Castleblayney at around 8am. The woman, who was travelling alone in the car, was pronounced dead at the scene and her body was removed to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda. A...

French ‘Doctor Death’ who poisoned patients jailed for life” A former anaesthetist has been jailed for life for intentionally poisoning 30 patients, including 12 who died.

A court in the city of Besançon in eastern France found Frédéric Péchier guilty of contaminating infusion bags with substances that caused cardiac arrest or haemorrhaging. His youngest victim, a four-year-old child, survived two cardiac arrests during a routine tonsil surgery in 2016. The oldest victim was 89. “You are Doctor Death, a poisoner, a...

The Brussels summit comes at a pivotal moment in the war and and all eyes are on Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever, who told the Belgian parliament on Thursday: “I haven’t yet seen any text that would persuade me to change Belgium’s position”.

US President Donald Trump has said a deal is closer than ever to end the war – which began with Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. US and Russian officials are due to meet in Miami this weekend for further talks on a peace plan, a White House official told the AFP news...

US approves largest arms sale to Taiwan – DW –The weapons package for Taiwan is valued at more than $10 billion and includes medium-range missiles, howitzers and drones. .