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Ferry Crashed After Operator Was Distracted by His Phone, Officials Say

The operator and two other officers were charged with gross negligence after the ferry ran aground in South Korea on Wednesday carrying 267 people.

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The Queen Jenuvia II was carrying 267 people when it crashed into a rocky islet off South Korea on Wednesday night.
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Jeju Air Crash Investigators to Hold Public Hearing as They Face Criticism

With the cause of the disaster in South Korea still unclear after nearly a year, victims’ families have questioned the credibility and impartiality of the inquiry board.

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The wreckage of the Jeju Air passenger jet in Muan, South Korea, in December. The plane had skidded off a runway, hit a wall and exploded into a fireball.
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Swalwell Denies Allegations of Fraud and Says Trump is Targeting Him

Representative Eric Swalwell, a Democrat, said he would not back down from his criticism of President Trump, and denied wrongdoing.

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Representative Eric Swalwell said that he was being targeted by the Trump administration after news reports that he had been referred to the Justice Department for a potential criminal investigation.
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Some South Korean Workers Return to Georgia Factory After U.S. Reissues Visas

The State Department has reissued visas for many workers detained in a September raid, lawyers said, as the Trump administration tries to undo damage from the operation.

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South Korean workers released after days of detention in Georgia arrive at Incheon International Airport in South Korea in September.
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Some South Korean Workers Return to Georgia Factory After U.S. Reissues Visas

The State Department has reissued visas for many workers detained in a September raid, lawyers said, as the Trump administration tries to undo damage from the operation.

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South Korean workers released after days of detention in Georgia arrive at Incheon International Airport in South Korea in September.
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Fake Bomb Threats Baffle the Police Across Asia

The threatening emails and faxes bear the signature of a man who says he is being impersonated. The police in five nations have failed to stem them.

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Police officers searched Osong Station in Cheongju, South Korea, in 2023, after an email sent to the foreign ministry said high-powered bombs had been planted in bullet train facilities nationwide.
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Former King of Spain, Juan Carlos, Details Death of Brother in Memoir

He wrote about the accident that killed his brother nearly 70 years ago. The book also describes his respect for Gen. Francisco Franco, the former dictator.

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The former king of Spain, Juan Carlos, published a memoir on Wednesday. The former monarch speaks about the shooting accident that killed his brother and his decades in power.
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Mamdani Walks Offstage to Bollywood Song After Victory Speech

“Dhoom Machale,” a popular Hindi film song played at the end of Zohran Mamdani’s first speech as New York City’s mayor-elect, nodded to his Indian roots.

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Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani with his mother Mira Nair at an election party at the Brooklyn Paramount theater.
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U.S. Beef and Thousand Island Dressing: Trump’s Food Tour of Asia

The menus on the president’s tour of three countries in Asia reflected the culinary acrobatics the host nations performed to accommodate his palate and foreign policy goals.

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President Donald Trump raised a glass at a dinner hosted by President Lee Jae Myung of South Korea, which was attended by leaders from eight countries.
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