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Authorities say a knife-wielding teenager walked into a school in Croatia’s capital, stabbed a 7-year-old girl to death and wounded three more children and a teacher
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A new caravan of migrants has begun walking north toward the U.S. border from southern Mexico
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Japanese woman who was the world's oldest person at 116 has died
Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world’s oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died
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Fire at a food market in northern China kills at least 8 and injures 15
Chinese state media says a fire at a food market in northern China killed at least eight people and injured 15 others
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The fragile Israel-Hezbollah truce is holding so far, despite violations
A ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has held up for over a month, even as its terms seem unlikely to be met by the agreed-upon deadline
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Myanmar to release prisoners to mark Independence Day
Myanmar’s military government will release more than 6,000 prisoners and has reduced other inmates’ sentences as part of a mass amnesty to mark the 77th anniversary of independence from Britain
January 03
January 03
Taiwan says China is redoubling efforts to undermine democracy with disinformation
Taiwan's government says China is redoubling efforts to undermine confidence in the self-governing island's democracy with the spread of disinformation, especially online
January 03
January 03
Iran warns Italy that bilateral ties at risk if it bows to 'hostile' US demands over drone suspect
The fate of an Italian journalist detained in Tehran and an Iranian engineer imprisoned in Italy on a U.S. warrant have grown even more intertwined
January 03
January 03
Algerian social media influencer detained in France accused of calling for attacks
The French interior minister has announced the arrest of a social media influencer from Algeria who is accused of calling for attacks in France
January 03
January 03
Director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in Israeli custody: IDF
Dr. Zaher Sahloul says his colleague, Dr. Hossam Abu Safiya, “deserves a Nobel Peace prize, not to be detained in an Israeli prison.”
January 03
January 03
Young boy survives 5 days in 'lion-infested' game park in Zimbabwe: Officials
A child who had been missing for five days was found alive in a vast game park inhabited by big cats and other wild animals in northern Zimbabwe, officials said.
January 03
January 03
Montenegro to tackle gun control after mass killing left 12 dead
A top-level meeting in Montenegro is looking for ways to curb illegal weapons after a gunman fatally shot 12 people in a second such tragedy in less than three years in the small Balkan country
January 03
January 03
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Young boy survives 5 days in 'lion-infested' game park in Zimbabwe
He ate wild fruits and drank water from a hole he dug on the dry river bank.
January 03
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Musk is 'misjudged and certainly misinformed' over UK grooming attacks, says minister
A senior British minister has pushed back on Elon Musk’s criticism of the government's handling of a historic child grooming scandal
January 03
January 03
It's Christmas for the elephants as unsold trees are fed to the animals at Berlin Zoo
For the elephants and others at the Berlin Zoo, it’s finally time to unwrap their Christmas presents
January 03
January 03
Trump's strength, unpredictability can help end war with Russia, Ukraine pres. says
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is “strong and unpredictable” and those qualities can be a decisive factor in his policy approach to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
January 03
January 03
South Korean investigators drop effort to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol
Police vehicles and crowds of the impeached president's backers were seen outside his home in the South Korean capital.
January 03
January 03
Talks on forming a new 3-party government in Austria collapse as the smallest prospective partner walks out
Talks on forming a new 3-party government in Austria collapse as the smallest prospective partner walks out
January 03
January 03
At least 30 people killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza as stalled ceasefire talks set to resume
Hospital staff say at least 30 people, including children, were killed in Gaza by Israeli strikes overnight and Friday morning, as air sirens sounded across Israel and stalled ceasefire talks were set to resume
January 03
January 03
South Korean fire fighters tackle blaze in commercial building in Seongnam
Hundreds of people were rescued or evacuated after a fire broke out at a large commercial building in the South Korean city of Seongnam on Friday, fire officials said
January 03
January 03
South Korean investigators abandon effort to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol
Police vehicles were seen outside of Yoon's residence in Seoul.
January 03
January 03
Come home, Ghana told African diaspora. Now some Black Americans take its citizenship
Ghana recently granted citizenship to 524 people from the Black diaspora, and most were Black Americans
January 03
January 03
Israel struggles to deter escalating attacks from Yemen's Houthi rebels as other fronts calm
The rockets from Gaza have mostly fallen silent
January 03
January 03
Carter's quest for Mideast peace didn't end with Camp David
As president, Jimmy Carter brokered the peace agreement that removed Israel’s most powerful enemy from the battlefield
January 03
January 02
A missing surfer in Australia is believed dead in a shark attack, police say
Authorities say a surfer missing in Australia is believed dead in a shark attack and they are searching the waters where the man disappeared
January 02
January 02
Venezuela's government offers $100K reward for whereabouts of opposition's presidential candidate
Venezuela’s government has announced a $100,000 reward for information on the whereabouts of Edmundo González, the opposition candidate who claims to have defeated President Nicolás Maduro in last year’s election
January 02
January 02
What is the Quadrantids meteor shower?
Stargazers could see about 120 meteors from the Northern Hemisphere beginning late Thursday night through early Friday morning.
January 02
January 02
A small caravan of migrants sets out from southern Mexico but is unlikely to reach the US
A new caravan of migrants has begun walking north toward the U.S. border from southern Mexico
January 02
January 02
Rosita Missoni, Italian fashion house matriarch, dies at age 93
Rosita Missoni, the matriarch of the iconic Italian fashion house that made zigzag-patterned knitwear high fashion, has died
January 02
January 02
New Israeli airstrikes in Gaza humanitarian zone and elsewhere kill at least 26
Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 26 people across Gaza as they struck Hamas security officers and an Israeli-declared humanitarian zone
January 02
January 02
'Dinosaur highway' tracks dating back 166 million years are discovered in England
Researchers in England have unearthed nearly 200 dinosaur tracks that date back 166 million years
January 02
January 02
Italy summons Iran's ambassador to demand release of Italian journalist
Italy has summoned Iran’s ambassador to demand the immediate release of an Italian journalist detained in Tehran
January 02
January 02
Puerto Rico swears in new governor days after major blackout hit island
Jenniffer González Colón has been sworn in as Puerto Rico’s new governor as the island prepared for a normally ebullient ceremony overshadowed by widespread anger over a blackout that hit the U.S. territory days ago
January 02
January 02
UK rapper Stormzy banned from driving for using phone behind wheel of Rolls-Royce
British rapper Stormzy has been banned from driving for nine months after admitting that he drove his Rolls-Royce through London while using his phone
January 02
January 02
UNICEF urges nations to prioritize migrant children’s safety after being orphaned
The U.N. children’s fund is urging governments to prioritize the safety of migrant children after the latest Mediterranean shipwreck left about 20 people missing and added to a gruesome annual tally
January 02
January 02
Montenegro mourns after gunman kills at least 12 people before shooting himself
Shock and dismay prevails in Montenegro after a gunman fatally shot 12 people including two children in a western town before killing himself
January 02
January 02
Bangladesh court again rejects bail for Hindu leader who led rallies
A court in southeastern Bangladesh has rejected a plea for bail by a jailed Hindu leader who led large rallies in the Muslim-majority country demanding better security for minority groups
January 02
January 01
Impeached South Korean president issues defiant message
Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has issued a defiant statement to his rightwing supporters gathered outside his residence in the capital of Seoul
January 01
January 01
El Salvador closes 2024 with a record low number of homicides
El Salvador closed 2024 with a record low 114 homicides, continuing notable security gains under a second full year of a state of emergency that has given the government extraordinary powers and curtailed some fundamental rights
January 01
January 01
At least 10 people were killed in a shooting in Montenegro, including 2 children, the interior minister says
At least 10 people were killed in a shooting in Montenegro, including 2 children, the interior minister says
January 01
January 01
Saudi Arabia says it executes 6 Iranians for drug smuggling
Saudi Arabia says it has executed six Iranian men over drug smuggling, sparking strong objections from Iran at a time when the two countries are trying to mend relations
January 01
January 01
Power is restored to nearly all of Puerto Rico after a major blackout
Electric power has been restored to nearly all affected customers across Puerto Rico after a sweeping blackout plunged the U.S. territory into darkness on New Year’s Eve
January 01
January 01
An armed man kills at least 10 people, including 2 children, in a shooting rampage in Montenegro
Montenegro’s interior minister says at least 10 people, including two children, were killed in a shooting in the western city of Cetinje
January 01
January 01
Russia warns of severe environmental damage as oil from damaged tankers washes up on beaches
Russian officials have warned of severe environmental damage as thousands of people came out to clean up tons of fuel oil that spilled out of two storm-stricken tankers more than two weeks ago in the Kerch Strait, near Moscow-occupied Crimea
January 01
January 01
Protesters in Syria demand justice for disappeared activists and accountability from all factions
Protesters in Syria have held a sit-in demanding justice for four activists who were forcibly disappeared in 2013 and whose fate remains one of the most haunting mysteries of the country’s 13-year civil war
January 01
January 01
Parts of UK flooded by heavy rain as wild weather continues to disrupt New Year events
Parts of the U.K. have been swamped by heavy rains and powerful winds that disrupted New Year’s celebrations
January 01
January 01
German government condemns New Year's Eve violence after hundreds of arrests
The German government has condemned incidents on New Year’s Eve in which police officers and firefighters were attacked and injured, mostly with fireworks
January 01
January 01
Tens of thousands of people in Istanbul protest Gaza war
Tens of thousands of people have gathered on Istanbul’s Galata Bridge on New Year’s Day to express solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza
January 01
January 01
Pakistan, India conduct annual exchange of lists of nuclear assets
Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said it has exchanged lists of nuclear facilities with India as part of a bilateral pact that bars them from attacking each other’s nuclear facilities
January 01
January 01
Pope calls for commitment to protect life in New Year message
Pope Francis ushered in the New Year with an appeal for the faithful to reject abortion, calling for a “firm commitment” to protect and respect life from conception to natural death
January 01