Dozens are feared dead after a passenger plane carrying 72 people crashed in Kazakhstan, the country’s emergencies ministry said. Six people are reported to have survived the crash, authorities said. The Azerbaijan Airlines flight was en route from Baku in Azerbaijan to Grozny in Russiabut was rerouted due to fog. It crashed near Aktau airpor

Peace in the Middle East is on the mind of a local Jewish leader before Hanukkah begins Wednesday night. The Jewish Festival of Lights commemorates the re-dedication of the second temple after the recovery of Jerusalem in the Second Century. Each night for eight nights, Jews light an additional candle on a Menorah. A member […]

Olympic snowboarder Sophie Hediger has died following an avalanche in Switzerland, the country’s skiing federation has said. Hediger, 26 and a member of Switzerland’s snowboard cross team at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, was in the mountain resort of Arosa when the incident occurred on Monday. Hediger competed at the Beijing Games i

BOGOTA (Reuters) -Colombia’s minimum wage will increase by 9.54% in 2025, Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro said on Tuesday, announcing the hike by decree after a deal was not reached between the government, business associations and workers unions. The minimum wage in 2025 will rise to 1.4 million pesos ($323.90) per month, Petro said

With Germany on edge after the attack on a Christmas market in Magdeburg, a man with a gun caused alarm in the northern city of Hamelin on Tuesday. The 23-year-old man was reportedly walking through a busy pedestrian zone in the city centre with a plastic gun, said a police spokeswoman. The area was also […]