OTTAWA -- A Delta Air Lines plane arriving from Minneapolis Monday afternoon crashed and overturned at the Toronto Pearson International Airport in Canada, injuring 15 passengers.

According to local media, three people, including a child, sustained critical injuries. The 12 others were also taken to local hospitals with mild injuries. (Canada-Plane-Crash)

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CHICAGO -- The death toll of severe weather-induced flooding in the U.S. midwestern state of Kentucky over the weekend rose to 11, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said at a press conference Monday.

Over 14,000 customers remained without power as of Monday morning, according to PowerOutage.us. More than 17,000 were without water, and over 28,000 under a boil water advisory. (U.S.-Flooding-Death toll)

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DAMASCUS -- A powerful explosion shook neighborhoods in the city of Hama on Monday, with thick plumes of smoke rising from the western part of the city, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a war monitor.

The cause of the blast remains unclear, and there has been no immediate confirmation from local authorities regarding casualties or damage. (Syria-Explosion)

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PARIS -- German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Monday that Europe should continue to support Ukraine, emphasizing that no peace of dictate can be imposed on the country.

"Ukraine should have confidence in us. It is clear that we should continue to support Ukraine," Scholz said after attending an emergency meeting convened by French President Emmanuel Macron on the eve of the Russian-U.S. talks set to take place Tuesday in Riyadh. (France-German Chancellor-Meeting)

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QUITO -- At least four people died and another was injured Monday in a landslide in western Ecuador's Manabi province following heavy downpours on Sunday, the National Risk Management Secretariat said.

The early morning landslide collapsed a house in the city of Portoviejo, the agency said via social media. (Ecuador-Landslide) Enditem

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