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Here's what made foreign headlines today: Israeli airstrikes have hit the international airport in the capital of Yemen, where the World Health Organisation Chief was about to board a plane. The attack on infrastructure, which reportedly killed six people, was in retaliation to a drone attack by Houthi rebels. The President of Panama has hit back at Donald Trump over the fight for his country's canal. Leader Jose Raul Mulino has rejected Trump's demand for reducing tolls of US vessels passing through the Panama Canal. At least 3 people have been killed in this icy crash in Northern Norway. The bus was carrying 58 people when it slid off the highway and rolled down into a lake.

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Putin apologizes over ‘tragic’ Azerbaijan Airlines crash, without admitting responsibility Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has apologized for the fact that an Azerbaijan Airlines flight crashed after entering Russian airspace in Grozny, Chechnya, on Wednesday, but did not say that Russia was responsible. Putin said Saturday that Russia’s air defense systems were active when the plane attempted to land in Grozny, according to the Kremlin. Unable to reach the airport, the aircraft diverted east, eventually crashing near Aktau, Kazakhstan, killing 38 people on board. People from Azerbaijan, Russia, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan were on board the plane. Among the survivors were two children.

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South Korea police raid transport ministry over Jeju Air crash 5 days ago Joel Guinto Getty Images The charred tail of Jeju Air Flight 2216 surrounded by firefighters at the end of the runway in Muan Airport in south-west South KoreaGetty Images The two survivors of the 2024 crash both flight attendants - were seated in the tail section South Korean police have raided the headquarters of the transport ministry as questions mount over its handling of the country's deadliest aviation disaster. Jeju Air Flight 2216 hit a concrete structure after overshooting the runway at Muan International Airport on 29 December 2024, killing all but two of 181 people on board. Initial investigations found that the Boeing 737-800 had encountered a bird strike and that the concrete mound exacerbated the number of casualties. The incident triggered multiple probes, with the latest one ordered by South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday, after investigators recently discovered more body parts and victims' belongings.

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Driver falls asleep on motorway for 20 minutes 7 days ago Stuart RustSouth of England Watch: The driver's own dashcam footage showed that he had lost control of his car A man has been convicted of dangerous driving after his own dashcam proved he fell asleep at the wheel for 20 minutes on a motorway. Maldini Fernandes was travelling at up to 100mph on the M4 in Berkshire when he fell asleep at about 01:00 GMT on 18 January. The car rolled to a stop between Junction 9 for Maidenhead and Junction 11 for Reading and sat in an active lane while other vehicles soared past. The 31-year-old, from Southall in London, admitted at Slough Magistrates' Court to dangerous driving and failing to provide an evidential sample of breath in custody. He was given prison term of 30 weeks, suspended for 12 months, and banned from driving for three years.

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