1. Former US President Jimmy Carter, a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, has died at the age of 100. Carter was a peanut farmer in the southern state of Georgia before he turned into a politician and became the governor of the state. Carter, a Democrat, won the presidential election in 1976 and served as the 39th US president between 1977 and 1981.
2. Azerbaijani President IIham Aliyev wants to hold Russia accountable for the recent crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines plane. The incident in Kazakhstan last Wednesday left 38 people dead. Aliyev said the facts indicate that the Azerbaijani civilian plane was damaged from the outside over Russian territory and almost lost control. He added that the tail of the plane was also severely damaged, as a result of fire from the ground.
3. Major League Baseball star Ohtani Shohei of the Los Angeles Dodgers says he and his wife Mamiko are expecting a baby. The 30-year-old player wrote on his Instagram account that he “can’t wait for the little rookie to join our family soon!”
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