US medical transport plane carrying a Mexican girl who had just completed treatment crashed shortly after takeoff in Philadelphia, killing all six on board, and one person on the ground.

A groom-to-be pilot, a daughter of Indian immigrants and figure skating champions are among DC air collision victims Heartbreaking details about the victims from Wednesday's crash

A heart-wrenching journey of love, sacrificed for the cruelest of fates. Saqib, a resident of Parachinar, returned from Dubai after five long years, desperate to reunite with his children. Stranded in Peshawar for many months due to 110-day siege & Tall-Parachinar road closure, he disguised himself as a truck driver, willing to risk everything. On January 16, the convoy he joined was ambushed by terrorists in Bagan. By morning, the mutilated bodies of kidnapped drivers reached #Parachinar—Saqib’s among them.

✍️New for @MiddleEastEye #Gaza ceasefire: How did a small Gulf monarchy become a brand in mediation? Strategic culture of patience, pragmatism and middle ground, meets diverse networks into the hearts of power from Washington, over Israel to Hamas

This is the most valuable thing I own. It’s a folder of photos of my father, spanning his life from being a baby, an educator, a husband and a father. It’s the only evidence of his life that will exist over time. These are the “documents” you read about people taking from their homes. When you hear someone say they’ve lost everything in a fire, this is much of that everything, if not all of it. Those who say they’ll be okay still have their folders and their albums. Those who are inconsolable have lost them. Just behind the immeasurable loss of life is the loss of the proof of life. I don’t practice prayer but tonight I will say one for everyone who no longer has these items. It’s not about the art and the collectibles. It’s the photos, the letters, the class rings, the eyeglasses and the things we keep to remind us that those we loved were here. May those who have lost so much find some semblance of hope and support from their family and friends. Stay safe, look out for yourself and for one another, and trust that humanity and all it entails, though sometimes hard to see, is alive and well. This is truly devastating.

It's a perfect winter's morning in Cambridge and Darwin is looking spectacularly beautiful and frost-spangled. Wrap up warm, and if you're in need of some internal central heating we recommend the café's hot chocolate...

Smart elephant tests electric wired fence before taking it down to cross the road [📹 cp wild Lanka]

The Pacific Palisades, the Santa Monica Mountains. This is one of the most special places in the world. There is no better place to appreciate the beauty of Los Angeles. Heartbroken by the loss. Praying for everyone’s safety.

Evacuations are underway in Pacific Palisades and Altadena, Los Angeles, as two fast-moving fires are fueled by intense Santa Ana winds. The fires have grown to more than 2,900 acres as of Tuesday evening.

#UNDPinPakistan ARR @ammaradurrani addressed probationary officers at the “Khidmat-un-Nas” seminar organized as part of @CSAgovPK 52nd Common Training Program. Addressing #SDG1 “No Poverty” and explaining Pakistan’s poverty headcount rate of 25.3% and the addition of 13 million Pakistanis into poverty, she noted that “the country has been unable to escape the poverty trap due to low level of economic growth which is insufficient to generate employment for the growing population, low per-capita income, limited opportunities for human capital & human development, and increasing regional deprivations and inequality”. Speakers included the Chief Guest, Secretary @foodsecuritypk Mr. Waseem Ajmal Chaudry, & panelists @UNinPak Head of Office @Afke_B; @WHOPakistan’s @MasoomaButt; & @UNICEF’s Mr. Ibrahim Farah. #LeaveNoOneBehind #FutureOfPakistan

There is only one person you spend your whole life with – and that is you. If you aren’t okay with yourself, that’s a problem. 💙

#UNDPinPakistan marks #HumanRightsDay and #16DaysofActivism with the launch of its December 2024 #DevelopmentAdvocatePakistan “A Country for All”. 🌎✊ This edition brings together thought and policy actors to highlight the need for reimagining Pakistan's social contract. Key themes include #poverty, social protection, #GenderEquality, skills development, youth empowerment, and human rights from an #InclusiveDevelopment lens. To read more, click 👉

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