A court in Pakistan’s capital has sentenced seven people to life imprisonment after convicting them of inciting violence. Those sentenced on Friday include three journalists, two YouTubers and two …
Finnish authorities have arrested two people in connection with damage to an undersea telecommunications cable in the Gulf of Finland. The damage occurred earlier this week between the capitals of …
Russian officials say that a Ukrainian attack killed 24 people in a Russian-occupied village in Ukraine’s Kherson region, as tensions between the two nations continue to spike despite diplomats …
Indonesia has begun enforcing its newly ratified penal code, replacing a Dutch-era criminal law that had governed the country for more than 80 years and marking a major shift in its legal landscape. …
US President Donald Trump and top Iranian security official exchange threats over protests now roiling Iran.
The teenage daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has made her first known visit to a sacred family mausoleum where the embalmed bodies of her late grandfather and great-grandfather are on …
The Northern Territory government in Australia plans to legislate for doctor-assisted dying for a second time. The territory became the first place in the world to legalize voluntary euthanasia 31 …
Israeli Segev Kalfon spent two years in captivity in a Hamas tunnel in Gaza after being taken hostage at a music festival on Oct. 7, 2023. During his time in captivity, he endured severe hunger and …
Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family are waving to a crowd of flag-waving New Year’s well-wishers gathered at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. Naruhito spoke to the crowd Friday in what is an …
Pope Leo XIV has opened 2026 with a plea for peace. He is singling out in particular countries “bloodied by conflict” and families wounded by violence. Leo celebrated a New Year’s Day Mass on …
Venezuela is open to reaching an agreement with the United States to combat drug trafficking, according to President Nicolás Maduro. In a pretaped interview aired Thursday, Maduro expressed …
Authorities in Iran say a volunteer member of the Revolutionary Guard has been killed during protests over the country's struggling economy. The death marks the first fatality among security forces. …
Afghanistan's disaster management agency says the season’s first heavy rain and snowfall has ended a prolonged dry spell but triggered flash floods, killing at least 17 people and injuring 11 …
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro left a hospital in capital Brasilia on Thursday, a week after he underwent a double hernia surgery. A car taking the embattled leader took him back to the …
The U.N. said Thursday that a Palestinian boy in Gaza has drowned in floods that engulfed his tent camp and health officials reported the death of a 9 year-old boy in Gaza in unclear circumstances. …
A woman has died from injuries sustained in last weekend’s train derailment in southern Mexico, raising the death toll to 14. Mexico’s Navy, which operates the train, announced Thursday that the …
Pakistan experienced its deadliest year in over a decade in 2025, with combat-related deaths surging 74%, according to a new report from an independent think tank. The report, released by the …
Turkmenistan has officially legalized mining and exchanging cryptocurrency, marking a major shift for its tightly-controlled economy. Signed on Thursday by President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, the …
British boxer Anthony Joshua is initially staying in Nigeria as he recuperates from injuries sustained after a deadly crash. A vehicle carrying the former heavyweight champion and two of his …
Auckland has become the first major city to ring in 2026 with fireworks from Sky Tower. The display marked the start of the new year despite rain dampening celebrations. Australia’s east coast …