Azerbaijan is observing a national day of mourning after 38 people were killed in a plane crash - as footage from inside the aircraft emerged.

The Russia-bound passenger plane went down in Kazakhstan with the loss of 38 lives.

A funeral has taken place for five journalists killed in an Israeli strike outside a hospital in Gaza, according to its health ministry.

Vladimir Putin has expressed his condolences to the victims of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash in Aktau, Kazakhstan.

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Bel Trew speaks to commanders of the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) – who led the charge to topple Bashar al-Assad – about the long-term planning and military innovations that brought victory, as well as what comes next

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Donald Trump has suggested the US could take control of Canada, Greenland and the Panama Canal in a series of Christmas Day social media posts.

Video footage has captured survivors miraculously emerging from the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash wreckage.

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The clash took place with supporters of the ousted leader in Tartous, a stronghold of his Alawite sect.

A BBC reporter looks back to the day in 2004 when the tsunami hit while she was on the Andaman and Nicobar islands.

Kazakh authorities say almost half the people on board the aircraft survived the deadly incident.

A Palestinian TV channel says they were in a marked media van, but Israel says it targeted an armed group.

Russia has launched a major missile and drone attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure.

It also said that soldiers did not know the hostages were there when they began their operation.

The animals - including a Bengal tiger, cougars and bobcats - have died of the virus over the past several weeks.

The motion comes less than two weeks after parliament voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol.

The prisoners took advantage of ongoing political unrest triggered by disputed poll results, police say.

Ko, once a rising star in Taiwan politics, is accused of accepting half a million dollars in bribes.

It used to be considered treason in France - but now, alcohol-free wine is here to stay.

The bird has been a national emblem in the US for years, but it never had an official status in the country's 248-year history.

The pontiff also called for a ceasefire in Gaza and the freeing of hostages held by Hamas.