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As the search for EgyptAir Flight 804 continues days after the plane disappeared roughly 175 miles from the Egyptian coast, there are conflicting reports about the aircraft’s final moments.
Images of Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus inside an aeroplane on his way to Bangladesh's capital Dhaka. Yunus is set to lead an interim government after a student-led uprising ended the 15-year rule of Sheikh Hasina. IMAGES
A video released by Wikileaks reportedly shows Julian Assange, the organization's founder, boarding a flight at London Stansted Airport. Assange has been released from a high-security London prison where he was held for five years, Wikileaks says, after reaching a US plea deal. IMAGES
Starship, SpaceX's massive prototype rocket, launches for its fourth test flight, and is now attempting to fly halfway around the globe before splashing down in the Indian Ocean. The most powerful launch system ever built, vital to NASA's plans for returning astronauts to the Moon and for SpaceX CEO Elon Musk's hopes of one day colonizing Mars, blasts off from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas at 7:50 am (1250 GMT). IMAGES
Passangers arrive at Singapore Changi Airport after their Singapore Airlines flight hit severe turbulence that triggered an emergency landing in Bangkok, Thailand. A 73-year-old British man died and more than 70 people were injured Tuesday in what passengers described as a terrifying scene. An initial data analysis by the aviation tracking service Flightradar24 suggested the London-Singapore flight experienced more than one minute of extreme turbulence at around 11,300 metres (37,000 feet) over Myanmar, during which it violently rose and plunged several times. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.