Year: 2024
Azerbaijan’s president says plane that crashed was shot at from Russia
Emergency specialists work at the crash site of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet near the western Kazakh city of Aktau on December 25, 2024. Issa Tazhenbayev | Afp | Getty Images Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said on Sunday that the passenger plane that crashed in Kazakhstan killing 38 people had been damaged due to shooting […]
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Croatia holds a presidential election with the incumbent NATO and EU critic considered favorite
Croatian President and presidential candidate Zoran Milanovic votes at a polling station during the presidential election, in Zagreb, Croatia, on Dec. 29, 2024. Antonio Bronic | Reuters Croatia’s left-leaning president, an outspoken critic of Western military support for Ukraine in its war against Russia, is running for reelection in the Adriatic Sea state, but is […]
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New Georgian president sworn in; predecessor says he is not legitimate leader
People attend a rally ahead of Georgian President-elect Mikheil Kavelashvili’s inauguration in Tbilisi on December, 29, 2024. The far-right former footballer Mikheil Kavelashvili was sworn in at a parliamentary ceremony moments after outgoing president Salome Zurabishvili said she was the “only legitimate president” and vowed to fight on against the Georgian Dream party that controls […]
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Russia’s Gazprom says it will halt gas supplies to Moldova starting Jan. 1
A giant sign for OAO Gazprom stands above a building in Moscow, Russia Andrey Rudakov | Bloomberg | Getty Images Russia’s state-owned energy giant Gazprom said Saturday it will halt gas supplies to Moldova starting on Jan. 1, citing alleged unpaid debt by the European Union candidate country, which has brought in emergency measures as it braces […]
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At least 28 dead in fiery aircraft crash in South Korea, Yonhap reports
Firefighters carry out extinguishing operations on an aircraft which drove off runaway at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Jeolla Province, South Korea, on Dec. 29, 2024. Yonhap | Via Reuters At least 28 people were killed when an airliner went off the runway and slammed into a wall at South Korea’s Muan International Airport […]
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Winning ticket for $1.22 billion lottery jackpot sold in California, Mega Millions says
A customer plays Mega Millions lottery at the Downtown Miami Souvenirs store on December 26, 2024 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images At least one Mega Millions player has plenty of dough to ring in the New Year after drawing the winning number. After three months without anyone winning the top prize in […]
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Elon Musk backs AfD party in German newspaper opinion piece
Elon Musk departs the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill where President-elect Donald Trump spoke to House Republicans on November 13, 2024 in Washington, DC. Kent Nishimura | Getty Images U.S. billionaire Elon Musk backed Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD) in a guest opinion piece for Germany’s Welt am Sonntag newspaper published online on Saturday that prompted […]
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Trump says H-1B visa program is ‘great’ amid MAGA feud over tech workers
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump delivers remarks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., December 16, 2024. Brian Snyder | Reuters President-elect Donald Trump weighed in on a simmering feud among MAGA allies over H-1B worker visas, telling the New York Post that he supports the program, according to the outlet. Trump told the New York Post that he has […]
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Putin apologizes to Azerbaijan over ‘tragic’ plane crash, but stops short of taking responsibility
A drone view shows emergency specialists working at the crash site of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane near the city of Aktau, Kazakhstan December 25, 2024. Azamat Sarsenbayev | Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin apologized to the president of Azerbaijan for the crash of the civilian airliner that killed 38 people, the Kremlin said Saturday, stopping short […]
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50 years later, Dungeons & Dragons still brings in millions of dollars—including nearly $110,000 in 2024 for one small Brooklyn business
Dungeons and Dragons has come a long way since making its debut 50 years ago. After decades spent as the pinnacle of nerd culture, the popular tabletop game has broken into the mainstream thanks in part to the success of Netflix’s mega-hit show “Stranger Things” and the best-selling videogame “Baldur’s Gate 3.” Indeed, D&D publisher […]
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