N'DJAMENA -- Twenty people were killed and 11 others injured in an attack on Chad's presidential palace Wednesday evening, the prosecutor's office of N'Djamena in the country's capital said in a statement on Thursday.

According to the statement, the attack occurred around 7:45 p.m. local time when a group of 24 armed individuals, traveling in a vehicle, pretended to have a breakdown and attacked the guards stationed at the main gate of the Presidency of the Republic. (Chad-Attack-Pesidency)

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SAO PAULO -- A small aircraft crashed Thursday and exploded next to a beach in the tourist city of Ubatuba, in the Brazilian southeastern state of Sao Paulo, with preliminary one death and seven other injuries, said the local fire department.

The deceased was the pilot who tried to land at the Ubatuba regional airport, but could not stop the speed and crossed the security fence of the air terminal. (Brazil-Plane Crash)

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BERLIN -- Germany recorded its highest number of company insolvencies since 2009 in the fourth quarter of 2024, driven by rising interest rates and increasing costs, a study by the Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) revealed on Thursday.

A total of 4,215 company insolvencies were registered during the quarter, affecting nearly 38,000 jobs -- the highest level since the financial crisis in mid-2009. This represents a 36-percent increase compared to the same period in 2023, underscoring the economic challenges facing businesses. (Germany-Insolvency)

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HOUSTON -- At least 1,650 flights were canceled across Texas airports on Thursday morning as a winter storm hits the second largest U.S. state, according to FlightAware.

More than 13,000 flights were delayed in the state's major airports as of Thursday morning, data from FlightAware showed. (U.S.-Flight Cancel) Enditem

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