Hamas names Israeli hostages to be freed on Saturday

Palestinian militant group Hamas said on Friday it would free the father of the youngest hostages seized in its Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel and two others including a dual U.S. citizen in the next exchange of hostages for Palestinian prisoners.

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Washington DC plane crash victims: Teen skaters, group of hunters and student returning from her grandad&s funeral

The victims of a crash between an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter included teen figure skaters returning from a national meet-up with their mothers and coaches, a university student returning from her grandfather&s funeral and a group of hunters headed back from a guided trip in Kansas.

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Rubio to make debut in Panama as Trump threatens to take canal
WASHINGTON - Marco Rubio headed to Panama Saturday on his debut trip abroad as US secretary of state, as he looks for how to follow up on President Donald Trump's extraordinary threat to seize the Panama Canal.
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DR Congo conflict ‘risks broader regional war&
GOMA, DR Congo - The conflict in eastern DR Congo risks escalating into a broader regional war, Burundi&s president said on Saturday, as Africa&s top health agency warned the fighting could spark new outbreaks of serious diseases.
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Toll rises to 7 dead, 19 hurt in Philadelphia plane crash
PHILADELPHIA - The death toll from the crash of a medical jet carrying a Mexican child home from a hospital in Philadelphia has risen to seven, officials said Saturday, with 19 others wounded.
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Crew of crashed Black Hawk were part of ‘doomsday& team
WASHINGTON - The Black Hawk helicopter that collided with a passenger jet in Washington on Wednesday was on a training flight along a route core to a seldom-discussed military mission to evacuate senior officials to safety in the event of an attack on the US, officials say.
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