Fiery crash between two planes at Tokyo airport probed by Japanese officials

[ad_1] TOKYO — A day after a large passenger plane and a Japanese coast guard aircraft crashed on the runway and burst into flames, transport officials and police began separate investigations into the fatal collision at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport.   The question for investigators. Why was the smaller coast guard aircraft — a Bombardier Dash-8 — on…

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Senior Hamas leader killed in Beirut was a key figure who patched up ties with Iran

[ad_1] Levitt also served as deputy assistant secretary for intelligence and analysis at the Treasury Department from 2005 to 2007 and as a counter-terrorism adviser at the State Department. Lebanese officials, Hamas and the Lebanese-based militant group Hezbollah all laid blame on Israel for the strike, Israeli officials declined to comment. Israel will be braced…

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International Olympic Committee issues new guidelines on transgender athletes

[ad_1] The International Olympic Committee announced a new framework for transgender and intersex athletes Tuesday, dropping controversial policies that required competing athletes to undergo “medically unnecessary” procedures or treatment. In a six-page document, the IOC outlined 10 principles, which it described as “grounded on the respect for internationally recognised human rights,” that sports competitions should…

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Rescue crews in Japan looking for survivors after deadly 7.6 magnitude earthquake

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