News in Brief (2022-04-09)

Cargo plane breaks into two during emergency landing in Costa Rica

SAN JOSÉ, Apr 08: A cargo plane carrying mail and packages skidded off the runway and broke in two during an emergency landing in Costa Rica on Thursday, causing the temporary closure of the international airport in San Jose. Smoke was billowing from the bright yellow plane of German logistics giant DHL as it ground to a halt, having slid off the runway when it spun and broke up around the rear wheels. Two crew members aboard were "in good health," said Costa Rica's firefighters chief, Hector Chaves. — AFP

Transfer of Khashoggi case to S Arabia not political, Turkey says

ISTANBUL, Apr 08 (Reuters): Turkey's decision to transfer the case over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi to Saudi Arabia was not political, a Turkish bureaucrat said on Friday. The move, requested by a state prosecutor and approved by Turkey's justice ministry, came as Ankara seeks to improve ties with Riyadh. — Reuters

UK sanctions Putin’s daughters, Lavrov

LONDON, Apr 08: Britain on Friday announced sanctions on the daughters of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. The Foreign Office said it was targeting the "lavish lifestyles of the Kremlin's inner circle" as it sanctioned Putin's daughters Katerina Tikhonova and Maria Vorontsova, and Lavrov's daughter Yekaterina Vinokurova. The new sanctions follow similar actions by the United States in targeting the three women, who are now subject to UK travel bans and asset freezes.

— AFP