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Plane Crash in Nepal Kills 18, Pilot Survives

A Saurya Airlines plane with 19 people on board, including two crew members, crashed shortly after takeoff from Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal. The aircraft, heading to Pokhara, was carrying 17 technicians for maintenance checks.

Security camera footage captured the plane crashing into the ground and erupting into flames. Firefighters were dispatched to the scene. Airport Spokesperson Premnath Thakur confirmed that 18 passengers died, while the pilot survived with injuries. Rescue operations are ongoing.

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Russia Returns 1,000 Ukrainian Bodies in Istanbul-Mediated Exchange

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Russia has handed over the bodies of 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers in exchange for 19 Russian soldiers as part of an agreement reached during peace talks in Istanbul.

Russian Vice President Vladimir Medinsky stated, “As a continuation of the Istanbul agreements, we returned 1,000 bodies of Ukrainian soldiers today and received the bodies of 19 of our own. May they all rest in peace in their homeland.”

The Kremlin confirmed that the exchange follows the second round of peace talks held in June in Istanbul. According to Russian state agency TASS, the transfer marks the beginning of a broader process to return 3,000 Ukrainian soldiers’ bodies.

 

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