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1 dead after cargo plane slides off Hong Kong runway, partly lands in sea

AdvertisementAccidents and personal safetyHong KongTransportDeveloping | 1 dead after Emirates plane slides off Hong Kong runway, apparently hits ground vehiclePolice believe Emirates cargo plane struck vehicle while landing at Hong Kong International Airport. North runway is temporarily closed
Reading Time:1 minuteWhy you can trust SCMP1Danny MokPublished: 6:08am, 20 Oct 2025Updated: 6:36am, 20 Oct 2025One person was killed after a cargo plane slid off the north runway of Hong Kong International Airport early on Monday morning, apparently striking a ground vehicle and plunging partially into the sea, police have said.
AdvertisementAt about 4am, Emirates flight EK9788 from Dubai veered off the runway while landing, according to police, who said it is suspected to have struck a ground service vehicle in the process.
The aircraft, a Boeing 747 freighter, failed to stop in time and partly landed in the waters off the airport’s north runway. Initial reports suggest the plane also knocked t..

Nuclear readiness: North Korea tests 2 long-range cruise missiles; Kim Jong Un calls it ‘unlimited & sustained development’

North Korea has test-fired two strategic long-range cruise missiles (AP image) North Korea has test-fired two strategic long-range cruise missiles to demonstrate its nuclear combat readiness. This comes as tensions continue to rise on the Korean Peninsula amid increased military activity by the United States and South Korea.According to state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), the missile launches took place on Sunday over the Yellow Sea, west of the Korean Peninsula. Leader Kim Jong Un personally oversaw the drill, which was aimed at reviewing the combat capability and counter-offensive readiness of long-range missile units.KCNA reported that the missiles flew for more than two hours before successfully hitting their targets. The state media released videos showing the missiles being launched and striking targets at sea. Kim expressed “great satisfaction” with the exercise and said North Korea would continue the “unlimited and sustained development” of its nuclear combat forces. F..

National Guard troop shot near White House dies; second victim critical, Trump says

. US president Donald Trump said on Thursday that Sarah Beckstrom, one of the two National Guard soldiers shot near the White House a day earlier, had died of her injuries. The second soldier, he said, was “fighting for his life”.Trump called Beckstrom a “highly respected, young, magnificent person” and said he learned of her death just before starting a Thanksgiving video call with US troops. He told them the other soldier remained in “very bad shape”.On Cam: FIRST Photos Of National Guardsmen Shot 24-Hours After Swearing In I DC Ambush“Seconds before I went on right now, I heard that Sarah Beckstrom of West Virginia… highly respected, young magnificent person…” “She's just passed away. She's no longer with us. She's looking down at us right now. Her parents are with her. This just happened,” Trump said.The shooting took place on Wednesday afternoon a few blocks from the White House, near the intersection of 17th Street NW and I Street NW. The area includes the Eisenhow..

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