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United States authorities are investigating a deadly helicopter crash in New York City that killed six people.

The sightseeing helicopter crashed into the Hudson River on Thursday, killing a family of Spanish tourists, including three children, and the pilot.

Here is what we know about the incident so far.

When and where did the helicopter crash?

The helicopter crashed at approximately 3:15pm EDT (19:15 GMT) on Thursday.

It went down in the river between Newport, Jersey City and the lower…

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

The government of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has, for months, insisted that  Australia would not supply Israel with weapons.

The Israeli military has tested an Australian-designed weapon system ahead of a potential purchase despite Canberra’s repeated denial that it was exporting weapons to Israel, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)

Gaza (Quds News Network)- A Palestinian family of 10 was wiped out on Friday in an Israeli airstrike on a home in Khan Younis, southern Gaza — a house that had already been targeted in a previous bombing.

Although the home had been damaged in an earlier Israeli strike, the family had recently repaired it and returned to live there.

At around 3 a.m., the home of the Mazen al-Farra family was struck again, resulting in the killing of Mazen al-Farra, his wife, his mother-in-law…

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

Orit Strook is a member of the far-right Jewish Power party and a staunch supporter of illegal Israeli Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank having called for the annexation of the territory, as well as East Jerusalem.

The daughter of Israel’s Minister of Settlements and National Mission, Orit Strook,…

It’s been almost a month since Israel broke the ceasefire agreement with Hamas, launching daily strikes across Gaza that have killed more than 1,100 Palestinians. Humanitarian aid has also been blocked from entering the area by Israel for more than a month, deepening the crisis.

Humanitarian workers have also been directly targeted. Since October 7, 2023, more…

The Trump administration has escalated US air attacks in Yemen against the Houthis. According to Yemen’s Health Ministry, these near-daily raids have killed dozens, including civilians in residential areas. While the Biden administration had already carried out a series of attacks, the Trump administration is significantly ramping up its military response.

The Houthis had…

President Trump withdrew the United States from the original Iran nuclear deal in 2018. On Saturday, he’s sending a negotiating team to Oman to discuss the possibility of a new one. Al Jazeera’s Maziar Motamedi explains the obstacles.