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Passengers of Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 from London to Singapore, which made an emergency landing in Bangkok, greet family members upon arrival at Changi Airport in Singapore on May 22, 2024. ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP via Getty ImagesInjured passengers of the turbulence-hit Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 have been offered compensation. The airline announced on Facebook that it's offering $10,000 to passengers with minor injuries.

Austrian Airlines said flight OS434 was travelling from Palma de Mallorca, Spain, to Vienna on Sunday when it was "caught in a thunderstorm cell."exithamster/FacebookAn Austrian Airlines plane flew through a thunderstorm on Sunday. The plane was pelted by hail, shattering its windscreen and tearing off its nose. All 173 passengers and six crew members were unharmed and made a safe landing in Vienna.

Russia is keen to move its trading partners away from the dollar.new look casting/Getty ImagesA group of emerging countries are planning a payments platform to bypass the US dollar, Lavrov announced. The initiative follows a BRICS summit call for trade in national currencies. The platform may use digital currency, with more details expected at the Kazan BRICS meeting.

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts (L) and Associate Justice Samuel Alito (R) were captured in a secret recording made by a documentary filmmaker pretending to be a Catholic conservative. Alex Wong via Getty ImagesA documentary filmmaker secretly recorded SCOTUS justices Alito and Roberts at a recent event. The tapes prompted criticism of the justices, but one legal expert told BI they could backfire.

Russian servicewoman marching during the Moscow Victory Day parade on May 9, 2024. Bai Xueqi/Xinhua via Getty ImagesFemale convicts are joining Russia's war efforts against Ukraine, per The New York Times. Inmates were promised pardons and a monthly salary of $2,000 during recruitment. But this is the first time they are being sent to the battlefield after signing on last year.

Atsushi Nishijima/Apple TVApple TV+ just released a first look at "Severance" season 2. Star Britt Lower recently told Business Insider what to expect from the new season. Lower is starring in two films premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival."Severance" season two is on the horizon, and the scope of the sci-fi thriller's world is widening, according to one star.