Crisis Response and Global Diplomacy: Toronto Plane Crash Injures 19, European Leaders Debate Ukraine Strategy, and Egypt Counters U.S. Gaza Resettlement Proposal

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A Delta Air Lines CRJ-900 jet flipped onto its roof while landing in snowy and windy conditions at Toronto Pearson Airport, injuring 19 people, including three critically, while all 80 on board survived as authorities launched an investigation into the crash, European leaders met in Paris for emergency talks on Ukraine, calling for increased defense spending while remaining divided on deploying peacekeepers, as the U.S. and Russia prepared for bilateral negotiations in Saudi Arabia without European or Ukrainian participation, and Egypt is developing a plan to rebuild Gaza without displacing Palestinians, countering U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to depopulate the territory.

Top Stories

● All 80 passengers aboard Delta flight survive after jet flips upon arrival in Toronto (AP)

● Europe talks up more defence spending as Ukraine peacekeeper plan divides (Reuters)

● Egypt is developing a plan to rebuild Gaza, countering Trump’s call to depopulate the territory (AP)

● Fed Governor Bowman says more progress on inflation is needed before further rate cuts (CNBC)

● DRC rebels promise security after seizing Bukavu in country’s east (AJ)

United States and Canada

● Judge to rule swiftly on effort to block DOGE from assessing data and firing federal employees (AP)

● Trump updates: Protesters denounce US president on ‘No Kings Day’ (AJ)

● Exclusive: FDA staff reviewing Musk’s Neuralink were included in DOGE employee firings, sources say (Reuters)

● US House Speaker Johnson: West will only survive if countries prioritise national interests (Reuters)

● Alleged leader of cultlike Zizian group linked to Vermont border agent's killing arrested in Maryland (CBS News)

● Russia Frees American Prisoner Before Talks With U.S. (NYT)

Latin America

● Argentina federal judge to probe Milei crypto scandal, stock index falls (Reuters)

● Mexico awaits new response from Google on dispute over Gulf of Mexico name before filing lawsuit (AP)

● Bus crash in Bolivia kills over 30 people (Reuters)

● Indigenous leader in Peru says illegal miners use children as 'human shields' in the Amazon (Reuters)

Africa

● Faure Gnassingbé's party triumphs in Togo's senatorial vote (AN)

● Detained Ugandan opposition leader briefly taken ill after hunger strike (AN)

● Rwanda-backed M23 rebels tighten their grip on second major city in eastern Congo (AP)

● South Africa says silence from US on bid for talks, China pledges support (Reuters)

● French minister in Western Sahara to back Moroccan sovereignty (Reuters)

● Former Mauritian PM released on bail following his arrest on Sunday (AN)

Middle East

● Syria arrests 3 men suspected of links to Tadamon massacre in which hundreds were executed (AP)

● Iran says Israel, US 'cannot do a damn thing' against Tehran (Reuters)

● Palestinian detainee says he was tortured in Israeli detention centre (Reuters)

● Israel says troops will stay in five locations across southern Lebanon (AJ)

● Experts push to restore Syria’s war-torn heritage sites, including renowned Roman ruins at Palmyra (AP)

● Israel kills Hamas official in southern Lebanon (Reuters)

Indo-Pacific

● Afghanistan’s Taliban makes debut diplomatic trip to Japan (AJ)

● An Indian court sentences a man to life in prison for raping and murdering an Irish backpacker (AP)

● Exclusive: Taiwan considering multi-billion dollar arms purchase from US, sources say (Reuters)

● Cook Islands PM pledges to release details of China deal (Reuters)

Europe

● Syrian man who stopped Austria knife attack describes ordeal (AJ)

● Pope Francis remains in hospital as doctors treat 'complex' infection (Reuters)

● Fixing Germany’s economy is a critical task for the country’s next government (AP)

● Germany election 2025: Party policies, opinion polls and key issues (Reuters)

● Santorini earthquakes are decreasing but outlook is uncertain, top Greek scientist says (AP)

● Agreements on getting Cyprus natural gas to market via Egypt hailed as energy cooperation milestone (AP)

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