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Air India flight certain for London with 242 aboard crashes in northwestern India

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Air India flight certain for London with 242 aboard crashes in northwestern India

The Latest: Boeing Dreamliner crashed 5 minutes after takeoff in India Thursday afternoon. Flight was scheduled to arrive at London’s Gatwick Airport Thursday evening. 242 passengers and crew aboard. At least one Canadian citizen, 53 U.K. citizens on plane. Ahmedabad residents on the ground may have died, city official says. Modi, Starmer, Air India express condolences to affected families. … Read more

Air India Boeing airplane with 242 aboard crashes at Ahmedabad in Gujarat

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Air India Boeing airplane with 242 aboard crashes at Ahmedabad in Gujarat

An Air India Boeing Dreamliner plane with 242 passengers and crew aboard crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad in western India, local officials and the carrier said Thursday. “The injured are being taken to the nearest hospitals,” Air India said in a post on X. A view shows the rear of an Air India plane … Read more

Israeli forces board charity boat sure for Gaza with activist Greta Thunburg aboard

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Israeli forces board charity boat sure for Gaza with activist Greta Thunburg aboard

JERUSALEM— Israeli forces have boarded a charity vessel attempting to reach the Gaza Strip in defiance of an Israeli naval blockade, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition said early Monday. The British-flagged yacht Madleen, operated by the pro-Palestinian FFC, had departed from Sicily on June 6 and had hoped to reach Gaza later in the day, when … Read more