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WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – More than 60 people were feared dead after an American Airlines regional passenger jet collided with a U.S.

WASHINGTON, – President Donald Trump’s administration appeared to abandon its proposed freeze on hundreds of billions of dollars in aid yesterday in the face of legal setbacks and widespread opposition, though officials said they still planned to cut funds for activities opposed by Trump.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazilian and U.S. officials agreed yesterday to discuss regularly how Washington will deport migrants from Brazil, as some leaders in Latin America have balked at what they see as poor treatment of their citizens on repatriation flights.

DAMASCUS,  (Reuters) – Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa was declared president for a transitional phase on Wednesday, tightening his hold on power less than two months after he led a campaign that toppled Bashar al-Assad.

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo, (Reuters) – As an East African bloc urged an immediate ceasefire in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwandan-backed M23 rebels who seized the city of Goma extended their advance yesterday, and Congo said it planned a campaign to recover lost territory.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters)  – Former U.S. Senator Bob Menendez was sentenced yesterday to 11 years in prison for taking bribes including gold bars in exchange for favors for Egypt and New Jersey businessmen.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – An American Airlines regional passenger jet and a U.S.

BENGALURU, (Reuters) – India successfully launched into orbit today a new navigation satellite aboard a home-grown rocket, strengthening its independent satellite positioning system at a time when space-based technologies are becoming increasingly critical.

OSLO,  (Reuters) – Norway’s $1.8 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, reported today a record annual profit of 2.51 trillion crowns ($222 billion), driven by last year’s tech rally, but warned that strong returns won’t last forever.

PRAYAGRAJ, India,  (Reuters) – Dozens of people were killed in a pre-dawn stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela in northern India yesterday, police sources and a Reuters witness said, as tens of millions gathered to take a dip in sacred river waters on the most auspicious day of a six-week Hindu festival.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s attempt to freeze hundreds of billions of dollars in federal aid was temporarily blocked in court yesterday, even as it sowed chaos throughout the government and stirred fears that it would disrupt programmes that serve tens of millions of Americans.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The U.S. military said yesterday it will allow Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain migrants at Buckley Space Force Base in Colorado, further widening the Pentagon’s role in President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo, (Reuters) – Rebels seized the airport of east Congo’s largest city Goma yesterday, potentially cutting off the main route for aid to reach hundreds of thousands of displaced people, after capturing the city in an offensive that left dead bodies lying in the streets.

PRAYAGRAJ,  (Reuters) – More than seven people were killed and around 10 injured in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela or Great Pitcher Festival in north India’s Uttar Pradesh state last night, said an official, as tens of millions gathered to take a holy dip.

LONDON, (Reuters) – The Trump administration has moved to stop the supply of lifesaving drugs for HIV, malaria and tuberculosis, as well as medical supplies for newborn babies, in countries supported by USAID around the globe, a memo reviewed by Reuters showed.

NEW YORK/LONDON/SINGAPORE, (Reuters) – Global investors dumped tech stocks yesterday as they worried that the emergence of a low-cost Chinese artificial intelligence model would threaten the dominance of AI leaders like Nvidia NVDA.O,

CAIRO/JERUSALEM,  (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Palestinians streamed along the main roads leading north in Gaza yesterday, jubilant to be returning home after months of living in temporary shelter but fearing what might remain of their homes amid the bombed-out ruins.

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo, (Reuters) –  Rwandan-backed rebels marched into eastern Congo’s largest city Goma yesterday, and the U.N.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of social media network X and a close ally of U.S.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President  Donald Trump stressed the importance of India buying more American-made security equipment and moving toward a fair bilateral trading relationship in a phone call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, the White House said.