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A DHL cargo plane crashed into a house in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, killing one person on board and injuring three passengers, authorities in the Baltic nation said Monday. "According to preliminary data, a cargo aircraft carrying 4 people crashed near the Vilnius International airport at 5.30 AM local time. The Department of Fire Protection and Rescue said in a statement: "It turned out that a cargo plane had crashed and a residential house caught fire. Plane wreckage lies in the courtyard of a house near Vilnius International Airport in Lithuania on Monday. Vilnius Airport confirmed the crash in a statement and said special services and rescue teams were working at the scene.

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☆ DHL cargo plane crashes as it nears Lithuania airport, killing one
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

25 November 2024, Saxony, Schkeuditz: A DHL cargo plane at the DHL Air Hub, the air freight center at Leipzig / Halle Airport. A cargo plane taking off from Leipzig on behalf of the postal service provider DHL crashed into a residential building near the airport in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius early this morning. Photo: Hendrik Schmidt/dpa (Photo by Hendrik Schmidt/picture alliance via Getty Images)A DHL cargo plane crashed as it came into land at Lithuania's Vilnius airport early on Monday, skidding into a house and killing one person on the aircraft. An airport spokesperson said the plane was a Boeing 737-400. Leipzig Airport operator Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG declined to comment on the crash.

Persons: Hendrik Schmidt, Darius Jauniskis, Flightradar24 Organizations: DHL, DHL Air Hub, Halle Airport, Vilnius, dpa, Getty, Swiftair, Crisis Management Center, Police, Boeing, Firefighters, Mitteldeutsche Flughafen Locations: Saxony, Schkeuditz, Leipzig, Lithuanian, Lithuania's Vilnius, Germany, British, Europe, United States

☆ ‘There will be a lot of deaths’: Israelis living near Lebanese border fear tit-for-tat escalation
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | Zeena Saifi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Kiryat Shmona, Israel CNN —Yair Pinhas grew up hiking in the hills around Kiryat Shmona, his hometown in northern Israel, near the border with Lebanon. A family home that was damaged by a rocket attack in Kiryat Shmona in northern Israel. Ora Hatan speaks on the phone at her house near the Israeli border with Lebanon. A city of some 22,000, Kiryat Shmona has turned into a ghost town over the past year. On Thursday, marking the Jewish new year, the Pinhas family snuck back into Kiryat Shmona for a brief visit.

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☆ Russia Considering Evacuation of Its Citizens From Middle East Region
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Russia said it was considering evacuating Russian citizens from the Middle East region, as a result of the escalating conflict between Israel and Hamas. The Russian Foreign Ministry's crisis management center and Russian diplomatic missions in the region were working on evacuation procedures for their compatriots, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said Monday in a message on Telegram.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House Situation Room — a space of great mystique and even greater secrecy — just got a $50 million facelift. Behind that is the main conference room, known as the “JFK room." A room once taken up by computer servers has become a smaller conference room. That took place around the corner from the JFK room in a smaller conference room that no longer exists. While the area was closed for renovation, White House officials used other secure spots on the campus.

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