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Tributes pour in for Jimmy Carter

The former US president, Jimmy Carter, has died at the age of 100. A Democrat, he took office in 1977. He served just one term.

Former US President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Jimmy Carter has died at tee age of 100. We'll hear hear the warm tributes being paid by political friends and adversaries.

South Korea is in mourning after 179 people were killed in the worst civil aviation disaster on its soil in decades, as investigators probe why the Jeju Air plane crash-landed and burst into flames.

As Russia continues to make advances on the battlefield in Ukraine, our reporter will gauge the mood among residents and fighters in the east of the country.

And, we'll head to Chad for the latest on yesterdays parliamentary and local government elections.

(Picture: U.S. President Jimmy Carter and first lady Rosalynn Carter dance at a White House Congressional Ball in Washington, U.S. December 13, 1978; Credit: Reuters)

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Mon 30 Dec 2024 07:06GMT

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