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Plane hits and kills a pedestrian during takeoff

Washington: A person who jumped a perimeter fence and was hit by an airplane taking off from Denver International Airport died in the incident, the airport said Saturday.Frontier Airlines Flight 4345 aborted takeoff...

Frontier Airlines planes are parked at gates in Denver International Airport (DEN) in Denver, Colorado.

Pentagon releases declassified UFO files dating back to 1940s

A handout composite sketch depicts eyewitness reports of ellipsoid metallic object as part of a series of documents of unidentified aerial phenomenon (UAP) released by the US Defence Department. — Reuters

Ted Turner, TV mogul, dies at 87

Media mogul Ted Turner and his wife, actress Jane Fonda, leave the Élysée Palace on May 18, 1994

Passenger plane hits lamppost, truck while landing

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US seeks 'maritime freedom' coalition to restart Hormuz traffic

A man looks at the India-flagged tanker Desh Garima, as it unloads crude oil at an offloading terminal after transiting the Strait of Hormuz, in Mumbai. — Reuters

New York restaurant's $40 half chicken fuels cost of dining debate

US-ECONOMY-RESTAURANT

US-Iran peace hopes fade as Trump scraps talks

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What we know about the Trump press gala shooting

White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner in Washington

Trump safe after shooting at White House Correspondents' dinner, suspect in custody

An FBI tactical team arrives in armored vehicles outside a house associated with the suspected White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooter as in Torrance, California, on April 25, 2026.

Who is Cole Allen, the suspect in the White House shooting?

Law enforcement personnel detain Cole Tomas Allen, a suspect in the shooting incident at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, in Washington

Trump safe after shooting at White House dinner, suspect in custody

White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner in Washington

US imposes fresh sanctions on Chinese refinery

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Pentagon denies clearing Hormuz mines will take six months

A view of Iranian-flagged cargo ship M/V Touska as the US Navy Arleigh Burke-class Aegis guided missile destroyer USS Spruance conducts its interception in a location given as the north Arabian Sea, in this screen capture from a video. — AFP file photo

Stock markets dip after latest Middle East

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). — AFP

8 children dead in US domestic violence shooting

US-SHOOTING-CRIME

US hosts Lebanese and Israeli envoys amidst tense strikes

(From L to R) US State Department Counsellor Michael Needham, US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, US Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa, Lebanon Ambassador to the US Nada Hamadeh Moawad and Israel Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter pose for a photo, at the State Department in Washington, DC. — Reuters
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