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    The tail section of the Air India Boeing 787-8 in a residential area near the airport in Ahmedabad on June 14, 2025. (Punit Paranjpe/AFP/Getty Images)

    Unexpected fuel cutoff preceded Air India plane crash, preliminary report says

    The investigators’ initial findings note that fuel was briefly cut, but a final determination on the cause of the crash is likely more than a year away.

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    Hundreds Dead in Air India Boeing Crash

    A relative of a passenger aboard the Air India flight crying after the crash in Ahmedabad. Photo: amit dave/Reuters

    How the Air India Plane Crashed: Maps and Photos

    An Air India plane carrying 242 passengers and crew members crashed in Ahmedabad, India, shortly after taking off for London Gatwick Airport on Thursday, the airline said.

    Sources: Aerial image by Airbus via Google Earth; Flight data by Flightradar24 Note: All times shown are local.

    What we know so far about the Air India flight 171 crash

    Wreckage of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner lies at the site. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters

    British passenger in seat 11A survives India plane crash, reports say

    Hindustan Times / British national Vishwash Kumar Ramesh

    Footage shows aftermath at Air India flight 171 crash site – video

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    Boeing India Crash Likely Killed All 242 Aboard, Authorities Say

    Plane crashed shortly after takeoff on flight bound for London; many injured at site

    Reuters

    Boeing 787 Jet Bound for London Crashes in India With 242 on Board

    The Air India flight crashed in a residential area of the western Indian city of Ahmedabad shortly after takeoff.

    Rescue workers at the site of the Air India plane crash near the airport in Ahmedabad, India. Photo: Sam PANTHAKY/AFP/Getty Images

    How political chaos helped forge South Korea's presidential frontrunner

    A political implosion turned controversial politician Lee Jae-myung into a presidential favourite.

    Getty Images Lee Jae–myung has emerged from South Korea's recent political crisis as a frontrunner to be the next president

    South Korea is voting for a new president after six months of political chaos. Here’s what to know

    South Korean presidential candidates Lee Jae-myung and Kim Moon-soo. Getty Images

    Hegseth urges Asia to boost defence against China's 'imminent' threat to Taiwan

    Getty Images / The US defense secretary warned that China poses a real threat to Taiwan

    Kim Jong-un furious as North Korea warship partly ‘crushed’ in launch gone wrong

    Kim Jong Un speaks during a launch ceremony of a new naval destroyer in April in North Korea. Photograph: AP

    Trump says 'total reset negotiated' with China during tariff talks in Geneva

    President says 'great progress' was made with Beijing amid tariff battle

    Members of the Chinese delegation leave the site where trade talks between Chinese and U.S. delegations took place in Geneva, Switzerland, Saturday. (Reuters/Denis Balibouse)

    Pakistan, India agree to immediate ceasefire following weeks of deadly clashes

    Tensions soared after last month's attack at tourist site in India-controlled Kashmir

    India's Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri tells a media briefing in New Delhi on Saturday that the heads of military operations from India and Pakistan spoke in the afternoon. (Karma Bhutia/The Associated Press)

    Pakistan shuts airspace to Indian airlines and suspends trade

    The move comes after New Delhi halted a water-sharing treaty following a deadly terrorist attack 

    FILE PHOTO. © Mark Metcalfe-ICC / ICC via Getty Images

    ‘FORCEFUL’ RETALIATION: China punches back as yuan hits 17-year low

    After plenty of mud-slinging, China has announced a massive manoeuvre to hit back at Donald Trump after its currency dipped dramatically.

    President Donald Trump speaks at the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) dinner. Picture: Pool via AP

    China is not backing down from Trump's tariff war. What next?

    Getty Images / Xi Jinping has shown no signs that he will blink first in the tariff standoff with the US
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