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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. REUTERS/Azamat Sarsenbayev

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Breaking News The Russian president said air defense systems were active when the flight attempted to land, but stopped short of admitting responsibility. The plane eventually crashed, killing 38 people.

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Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., at the House Republican conference meeting in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024. Donald Trump's hold over the incoming Republican US Senate faces an early test Wednesday as a longtime ally of the president-elect seeks to win a leadership fight against two bastions of the party establishment. Photographer: Allison Robbert/AFP/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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Hamburg, Germany, 19 December 2024 – Ireland’s national carrier Aer Lingus has taken delivery of its first of six A321XLR aircraft. The airline becomes the second in the world to operate the A321XLR as well as the second in the International Airlines Group (IAG).

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(L-R) Britain's Prince George of Wales, Britain's Prince William, Prince of Wales, Britain's Prince Louis of Wales, Britain's Princess Charlotte of Wales, Britain's Catherine, Princess of Wales, Britain's King Charles III, Britain's Queen Camilla, and Britain's Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, pose on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after attending the King's Birthday Parade "Trooping the Colour" in London on June 15, 2024. The ceremony of Trooping the Colour is believed to have first been performed during the reign of King Charles II. Since 1748, the Trooping of the Colour has marked the official birthday of the British Sovereign. Over 1500 parading soldiers and almost 300 horses take part in the event. (Photo by BENJAMIN CREMEL / AFP) (Photo by BENJAMIN CREMEL/AFP via Getty Images)

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ATTENTION: EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION UNTIL 01 FEBRUARY 00:01 GMT! FREI FÜR DONNERSTAGAUSGABEN - 30 January 2024, Berlin: The bust of Queen Nefertiti (around 1340 BC) is on display in the Neues Museum. One hundred years ago, on April 1, 1924, the figure of the ancient Egyptian queen was presented to the public for the first time in Berlin, having been discovered twelve years earlier during excavations in Tell el-Amarna, Egypt. (to dpa-KORR Fascination and desire - Nefertiti has been attracting visitors for 100 years) Photo: Christophe Gateau/dpa (Photo by Christophe Gateau/picture alliance via Getty Images)

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SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - JUNE 19: Delta Airlines planes are seen parked at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on June 19, 2024 in Seattle, Washington. The airport covers 2,500 acres and has three parallel runways. It is the primary international airport serving Seattle and its metropolitan area in Washington state. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

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