NEW DELHI -- India's foreign ministry said a lot of people have lost their lives in Thursday's plane crash with 242 people on board an Air India flight to London in the western state of Gujarat.
The Air India flight had 169 Indian nationals, 53 British nationals, seven Portuguese nationals and one Canadian on board when it crashed shortly after takeoff from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad, about 17 km south of Gandhinagar, the capital city of Gujarat. (India-Plane Crash)
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LONDON -- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Thursday that an investigation team has been dispatched to India following the deadly crash of Air India flight AI171.
In a video posted on social media platform X, Starmer said Foreign Secretary David Lammy is leading Britain's response and that the government is working with Indian authorities to establish the facts.
Describing the reports and images from the crash as "absolutely devastating," Starmer assured that updates would be provided as soon as possible. (Britain-Air India)
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UNITED NATIONS -- The General Assembly, at an Emergency Special Session, adopted a resolution on Thursday that demands an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and immediate access to humanitarian assistance at scale.
The resolution demands "an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire, to be respected by all parties."
It strongly condemns any use of starvation of civilians as a method of warfare and the unlawful denial of humanitarian access. It stresses the obligation not to deprive civilians in the Gaza Strip of objects indispensable to their survival, including by wilfully impeding relief supplies and access. (UN-Gaza-Resolution)
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CAPE TOWN -- The death toll from the devastating floods in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa has risen to 78, with only 21 bodies identified so far, a senior government official confirmed on Thursday.
"I can confirm that the death toll from the floods has risen to 78, as more bodies continue to be recovered. This means we are facing a serious crisis," South Africa's Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Velenkosini Hlabisa told the SABC News channel on Thursday evening. (South Africa-Eastern Cape-Floods) Enditem
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