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Swarming throngs of devotees bathed in rivers at the world's biggest religious gathering in India on Thursday, undeterred by a stampede a day earlier that killed at least 30 people.

A US Army official said the helicopter involved was a Black Hawk carrying three soldiers -- their status currently unknown. They had been on a "training flight," a separate military spokesperson said in a statement. Washington police said "there is no confirmed information on casualties at this time."

A regional passenger plane from Kansas crashed into Washington's chilly Potomac River after colliding mid-air with a military helicopter near Reagan National Airport on Wednesday, officials said, prompting a major emergency response and grounding of all flights.

Israel and Hamas were set to carry out their third hostage-prisoner exchange on Thursday, with three Israelis and five Thai captives slated for release as part of a ceasefire deal aimed at ending the Gaza war.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt shared the message on X.

A stationary camera operated by live camera company EarthCam appeared to capture the moment a passenger jet collided with an Army helicopter over the Potomac River.

Afghanistan's women cricketers on Thursday played their first game since fleeing the Taliban three years ago, a charity match in Australia that captain Nahida Sapan said she hoped would spark "a movement for change".

There were reportedly 60 passengers and 4 crew members on the plane that was preparing to land at Reagan Washington National Airport.

Asian equities were mixed in another holiday-thinned trading day Thursday, with investors digesting broadly positive tech earnings that came days after the upheaval caused by China's DeepSeek explosion onto the global AI scene.