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Part of the wreckage is seen as rescue crews search the waters of the Potomac River after a passenger plane on approach to Reagan National Airport crashed into the river after colliding with a US Army helicopter — Pic by AFP

Washington midair crash: What we know so far

Donald Trump accused his predecessors Joe Biden and Barack Obama of having kept good employees out of the Federal Aviation Administration in pursuit of DEI. — Pic by AFP

Trump faces backlash after blaming deadly Washington air collision on ‘diversity hiring’

An exterior view of the Pentagon’s new prefabricated high-tech court complex in this file picture dated January 8, 2008 at Guantanamo Bay naval base called ‘Camp Justice’ comprised of temporary structures. President Donald Trump has announced that the United States will hold migrants at the notorious Guantanamo military detention facility in Cuba as part of his administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration. — AFP pic

Guantanamo repurposed: Trump moves to use notorious facility as migrant detention hub

US President Donald Trump speaks at an event to sign the Laken Riley Act, legislation requiring the detention of immigrants living in the US illegally who are accused of theft, at the White House, in Washington, January 29, 2025. — Reuters pic

Trump resurrects 19th century ‘Manifest Destiny’ ideals as he eyes US territorial expansion

Hundreds of Palestinians gathered in Khan Yunis in southern Gaza near the family home of slain Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar on Thursday in anticipation of two Israeli hostages being released. — AFP pic

Palestinians gather in Khan Yunis for historic handover of Israeli hostages

Hamas on Thursday freed three Israeli hostages and five foreigners captured in the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel as the third hostage-prisoner exchange of the Gaza ceasefire got under way. — AFP pic

Hamas release eight more hostages, including Israelis and foreigners

Investigators said that five people had been arrested murder of 38-year-old Salwan Momika. — AFP pic

Quran burner Salwan Momika shot dead in Stockholm, five arrested

Emergency response units assessing the plane wreckage in the Potomac River. — AFP pic

Russian figure skaters, including world champions Shishkova and Naumov, aboard crashed US jet in Washington

Palestinian group Hamas handed over Israeli woman soldier Agam Berger on Thursday as the third hostage-prisoner exchange of the Gaza ceasefire got under way. — AFP pic

Hamas hands over female Israeli soldier Agam Berger in third hostage exchange

A handout picture released by Syria’s transitional government shows the country’s new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa waiting for the arrival of Spain’s foreign minister at the presidential palace in Damascus on January 16, 2025. Syria’s new authorities announced on January 29, 2025, that Ahmed al-Sharaa, who took the helm after longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad’s ouster last month, was appointed interim president and tasked with forming a transitional legislature, state media reported. — Syria’s Transitional Government handout pic via AFP

Sharaa’s ascent: From jihadist leader to Syria’s interim head of state

Four men were flogged in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province on Thursday for engaging in online gambling, local officials said. — AFP pic

Four flogged in Aceh for online gambling in first public caning of 2025

A picture taken on September 3, 2023 shows Salwan Momika in Malm. — AFP pic

Swedish court delays ruling as Quran-burning protester Salwan Momika killed in shooting

A man who had recently brought his family back to Pakistan from the United States on Wednesday confessed to shooting dead his teenage daughter, motivated by his disapproval of her TikTok content, Pakistani police said. — Reuters pic

US-born teen shot dead by father in Pakistan over TikTok videos, police probe ‘honour killing’ angle

Rescue operations continue for a truck driver after his vehicle was swallowed up by a sinkhole at a prefectural road intersection the day before, in the city of Yashio, Saitama Prefecture on January 29, 2025. — AFP pic

Japan authorities ask 1.2 million in Saitama to cut back on showers, laundry to help sinkhole rescue

Members of LGBT  community attend a protest

Trump orders US federal agencies to delete pro-LGBT, inclusive remarks in job descriptions, social media accounts

A view shows Reagan Washington National Airport, as seen from Arlington, after American Eagle flight 5342 collided with a helicopter while approaching Reagan Washington National Airport and crashed in the Potomac River, Virginia, U.S. January 29, 2025. — Reuters pic

Multiple bodies pulled from Potomac River as American Airlines regional jet, US Army helicopter collide near Washington airport (VIDEO)