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In early June, the Navy's aircraft carrier formation conducted training in the Western Pacific. The picture shows the Shandong aircraft carrier launching carrier-based fighter jets.
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Israeli security personnel and first responders inspect an area hit by an Iranian missile strike on central Tel Aviv on June 16, 2025
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China ‘condemns’ Israel as it looks to show itself as a potential peace broker
An iron bridge collapsed over a river in India’s western Maharashtra state.
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At least two dead after bridge collapses in India tourist destination
Plain-clothed police officers are seen at a villa where a shooting that led to the death of an Australian man reportedly occurred, in Badung on the resort island of Bali, Indonesia, Saturday, June 14, 2025.
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Australian man shot and killed at a villa on the tourist island of Bali
A tail of an Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner plane that crashed is seen stuck on a building after the incident in Ahmedabad, India, June 12, 2025. REUTERS/Amit Dave
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India launches inspection of Boeing 787s after Air India crash
Kalpeshbhqi Patni, 28, mourns as he waits outside the postmortem room at a hospital, for his brother Akash Patni, 14, who died when an Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner plane crashed during take-off from an airport, in Ahmedabad, India, June 13, 2025. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
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Anguished Air India crash families give DNA samples to help identify loved ones
Rescue officials work at the site where Air India flight 171 crashed in a residential area near the airport in Ahmedabad on June 12, 2025. A London-bound passenger plane crashed in the Indian city of Ahmedabad on June 12 and all 242 people on board were believed killed, with the jet smashing into buildings housing doctors and their families.
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Black boxes will give investigators more certainty of what happened on Air India flight, experts say
Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, reported by local media to be a survivor of the Air India flight 171 plane crash.
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A miracle in seat 11A: What we know about the sole survivor of Air India crash Vishwash Kumar Ramesh
<strong>CISF Rescue Operations Underway at AI 171 Crash Site, Ahmedabad.</strong> Following the tragic crash of London-bound Air India flight AI 171 near Ahmedabad Airport, <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2Fhashtag%2FCISF%3Fsrc%3Dhashtag_click" target="_blank">#CISF</a> personnel immediately activated emergency protocols and rushed to the site. Rescue operations are being carried out in close coordination with local authorities and emergency services.
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