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A United Nations humanitarian team has visited Sudan’s el-Fasher city for the first time since it was seized by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in October, finding hundreds of civilians living in desperate conditions amid severe shortages of food, medicine and shelter.The hours-lon...
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Russian-installed authorities in Ukraine’s occupied Kherson region said on Thursday that a Ukrainian drone strike killed at least 24 people and injured more than 50 others during New Year celebrations, amid rising tensions despite ongoing peace efforts.According to Vladimir Saldo, the Moscow-a...
A 21-year-old volunteer in Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard was killed Wednesday night in Lorestan province during protests driven by economic hardship, authorities said Thursday, marking the first reported security force fatality in the demonstrations.State-run media said the Basij vol...
Dozens of people are presumed dead and around 100 others injured, most seriously, after a fire broke out at Le Constellation bar in the Swiss Alps resort town of Crans-Montana during New Year celebrations, police said Thursday.Valais Canton police commander Frédéric Gisler said the exa...
Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank watched as Israeli military bulldozers tore down their homes Wednesday in Nur Shams refugee camp, part of an almost year-long campaign in northern West Bank camps.Since early 2025, Operation "Iron Wall" has damaged or destroyed at least 850 st...
Britain’s Queen Camilla on Wednesday publicly shared her experience of indecent assault for the first time, highlighting her long-standing campaign against domestic violence.The queen, who has made fighting abuse one of her key causes, recalled being attacked by a man on a train in the 1960s a...
Zohran Mamdani officially became New York City’s mayor shortly after midnight on Thursday, taking his first oath of office inside a historic, long-closed subway station in Manhattan.A Democrat, Mamdani made history as the first Muslim mayor of the nation’s largest city, swearing in with ...
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday highlighted his country’s advances in technology, including artificial intelligence, semiconductors, military equipment, and space exploration, while reiterating that Beijing intends to annex self-ruled Taiwan.In his New Year’s Eve address broadc...
The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on four Venezuelan oil companies and added four more oil tankers to its list of blocked property, accusing them of supporting President Nicolás Maduro’s government through a shadow fleet.The move is part of the Trump administration’...
China’s military announced Wednesday that it has wrapped up two days of large-scale exercises near Taiwan, concluding a show of force that heightened regional tensions as 2025 drew to a close.In a statement released late Tuesday, the People’s Liberation Army said the drills, dubbed &ldqu...
Zohran Mamdani is set to take office as New York City’s next mayor at the stroke of midnight ushering in 2026, beginning a day-long series of inaugural events.The Democrat will participate in two separate swearing-in ceremonies on Thursday. The first will be a private, family-only oath shortly...
The European Union’s top diplomat on Wednesday rejected Russia’s claims that Ukraine targeted Russian government sites, calling the allegations an attempt to distract attention and derail ongoing peace efforts.Kaja Kallas, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Polic...
China on Wednesday rejected criticism from Japan and several other countries over recent military drills around Taiwan, calling the remarks irresponsible and hypocritical.Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said Japan, Australia, some European Union institutions and European countries ignored sep...
Mali and Burkina Faso announced late Tuesday that they will bar United States citizens from entering their countries, in retaliation for US President Donald Trump’s decision to restrict the entry of Malian and Burkinabe nationals into the United States.The decisions were announced in separate ...
Guinea’s junta leader Gen Mamdi Doumbouya was declared the winner of the country’s presidential election held over the weekend, according to partial results released late Tuesday, marking the first vote since the 2021 military takeover.The General Directorate of Elections said Doumbouya ...
A renewed deep-sea search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 began Wednesday in the southern Indian Ocean, more than a decade after the jet vanished with 239 people on board.Malaysia’s Transport Ministry said the search vessel Armada 86 05, equipped with two autonomous underwater vehicles, arriv...
Turkish authorities continued nationwide operations against suspected Islamic State members Wednesday, detaining 125 people in coordinated raids across 25 provinces.The raids follow a week of large-scale operations aimed at preventing attacks during Christmas and New Year festivities. Last Monday, s...
Bulgaria becomes the 21st country to adopt the euro on New Year’s Day, marking a milestone in its European Union integration, even as many citizens express concern over potential price increases and economic instability.Supporters view the switch from the lev as a major achievement since the c...
Trains were running again Wednesday in both directions through the Channel Tunnel between continental Europe and the United Kingdom but problems remained after a day of travel chaos caused by power malfunctions.Eurotunnel, the tunnel operator, said the 50-kilometer (32-mile) undersea link was back t...
Australia’s Auckland welcomed 2026 with a downtown fireworks display launched from the city’s landmark Sky Tower, making it the first major city to mark the new year despite rainy weather.The five-minute show featured 3,500 fireworks from various floors of the 240-meter tower, while smal...
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