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Hezbollah not meeting ceasefire terms -Israel

Peter Anayo
The fragile truce, which took effect on November 27 after two months of full-blown war between Israel and Hezbollah, has been marked by accusations of violations from both sides. People and first responders inspect the rubble of a collapsed residential building that was hit by Israeli bombardment in the Saraya......
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South Korea President declares seven-day national mourning as 179 persons die in plane crash

Peter Anayo
.Two survive   In an emergency meeting on Sunday, South Korea’s acting President Choi Sang-mok declared a seven-day national mourning period until January 4 following the deadly plane crash at Muan International Airport that killed 179. All on board except two crew members are feared dead as a plane carrying......
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179 feared dead in Jeju Air disaster in South Korea

Peter Anayo
A devastating plane crash occurred on Sunday morning at Muan International Airport in South Korea, leaving 179 passengers and crew members presumed dead. The Jeju Air Boeing 737-800, carrying 181 people from Bangkok, attempted an emergency landing after reporting a failure of its landing gear. According to Zealand Herald, witnesses......
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38 killed as passenger plane crashes in Kazakhstan

Peter Anayo
.Two children, 27 others survive. Dozens were killed Wednesday after a passenger plane carrying 67 people from Azerbaijan to Russia crashed in Kazakhstan, authorities said. The Azerbaijan Airlines flight, which crashed near Aktau, a city in southwestern Kazakhstan, had 62 passengers and five crew members on board, Kazakhstan’s Emergencies Ministry......
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Bashar al-Assad flees as opposition fighters take over Syria

Peter Anayo
President Bashar al-Assad of Syria has fled the capital city of Damascus.   He is believed to have gone to an unknown destination, following the ‘liberation’ of Damascus and other cities by opposition fighters, reports Aljazeera.   This political change has brought to an end more than 50 years of......
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Trump begins efforts to end Ukraine, Russian war

Peter Anayo
United States President-elect, Donald Trump, is considering appointing his former intelligence chief, Richard Grenell, as special envoy for the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the Guardian UK reports. The newspaper quoted four sources familiar with the transition plans. Grenell served as Trump’s ambassador to Germany and was acting director of national intelligence during......