Smoke and flames were seen rising over London Southend Airport in Essex at around 4pm on Sunday afternoon, GB News reported.
The aircraft involved is said to be a small passenger jet – a Beech B200 Super King Air – heading to the Netherlands.
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Iran President Pezeshkian was reportedly injured in Israeli strikes
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian was reportedly slightly injured during one of Israel’s attacks on Iran last month.
Iran’s state Fars news agency, close to the revolutionary guard, says that on 16 June, six bombs targeted both access and entry…
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Was Lady Gaga’s Rio concert really attended by 2.1m people?
After a reader wondered if 2.1 million people could really have seen Lady Gaga at Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana Beach in May, BBC Verify looked into it.
The Lady Gaga concert was paid for by the seaside city in an attempt to revitalise its economy.
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Former Nigerian leader Muhammadu Buhari dies aged 82
Getty ImagesMuhammadu Buhari was reported to have travelled to the UK in April for a routine medical check-up but subsequently fell ill Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari, who has died age 82 in a London clinic, was a former military ruler and…
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EU delays retaliatory trade tariffs against US
Jennifer MeierhansBusiness reporter
Getty ImagesEuropean Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says it will use the time to negotiate The EU’s retaliatory tariffs on US exports have been delayed again, European Commission President Ursula von…
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Fire on crude oil cargo train disrupts rail service in India
However, train services to and from Chennai, the capital city of Tamil Nadu, have been disrupted. Southern Railway announced the cancellation of some trains departing from Chennai and the diversion of five trains, Xinhua news agency reported.
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Foreign envoys visit IRIB building destroyed in Israel attack
TEHRAN, Jul. 13 (MNA) – The ambassadors of 28 countries in Tehran visited a building of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) that was destroyed in a military attack by the Israeli regime on June 16.
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UK uses terror laws to silence pro-Palestinian dissent
TEHRAN, Jul. 13 (MNA) – British authorities arrested dozens of demonstrators on Saturday for expressing solidarity with Palestine Action, a pro-Palestinian group recently outlawed under anti-terrorism laws widely criticized.
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Camp Mystic buildings were removed from flood map, US media reports
US regulators reportedly granted appeals to remove many Camp Mystic buildings from official flooding risk maps years before 27 children died in severe floods.
Citing official records, the New York Times and Associated Press said maps by the…
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Donald Trump defends Pam Bondi over Jeffrey Epstein files
US President Donald Trump has defended Pam Bondi, America’s highest-ranking prosecutor, amid growing calls from the president’s supporters for her to resign.
In a lengthy social media post, Trump hit out at complaints from critics who have accused…
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