WARSAW-- A tracked military vehicle ran over two soldiers Tuesday morning during exercises in northwest Poland's Drawsko Pomorskie, with one killed and the other seriously injured, local prosecutor's office said.

"I confirm that one of the soldiers in the accident has died, and the other one is in serious condition," Lukasz Wawrzyniak, a spokesman for the District Prosecutor's Office in Poznan, told the Polish Press Agency. (Poland-Accident-Soldier Death)

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WASHINGTON -- Polls begin to open in more than a dozen U.S. states on the so-called "Super Tuesday" as part of the 2024 presidential primaries, with voters concerned about the leading candidates of both parties.

Fifteen states, including California, Massachusetts, North Carolina, and Texas, as well as the U.S. territory of American Samoa, are scheduled to hold primary elections on "Super Tuesday" while Iowa Democrats will release the results of their presidential caucus on the same day. (U.S.-Election-Super Tuesday)

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ISTANBUL -- Five people were killed and one person wounded on Tuesday in an accident on a motorway in Istanbul, local media reported.

The accident happened when a car traveling on a motorway struck pedestrians attempting to cross the road in the Pendik district on the Asian side of the city, according to CNN Turk broadcaster. (Türkiye-Accident-Death)

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NAIROBI -- At least two people were killed and 44 others escaped unhurt on Tuesday when two planes collided after taking off in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi.

The incident occurred at 9:45 a.m. local time (0645 GMT). It involved a Cessna plane and Dash 8 registration number 5YSLK belonging to Safarilink Aviation, which was headed for Diani in the coastal region with 44 passengers and crew. (Kenya-Plane crash). Enditem

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