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Ukraine halts pipeline carrying Russian natural gas to Europe, as deal expires
Gazprom reportedly confirmed the stoppage, saying Kyiv refused to extend a deal.
January 01, 2025German 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, 20255 killed, including 9-year-old, 200 injured in German Christmas market attack
The attack occurred on Friday night in the eastern city of Magdeburg.
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South Korean investigators move to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol
Police vehicles were seen outside of Yoon's residence in Seoul.
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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
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Catch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines.
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
January 01
Ukraine halts pipeline carrying Russian natural gas to Europe, as deal expires
Gazprom reportedly confirmed the stoppage, saying Kyiv refused to extend a deal.
January 01
January 01
Russia launches 111 drones at Ukraine in deadly New Year's attack, Kyiv says
A pregnant woman was among the 6 injured, the Kyiv city administrators said.
January 01
January 01
Israeli strikes kill 12 in Gaza including children as war grinds into the new year
Palestinian medics say Israeli strikes have killed at least 12 people in Gaza, mostly women and children
January 01
January 01
Grieving families of victims of S. Korean plane crash visit site for memorial service
Grieving relatives of people killed in a plane crash in South Korea have visited the site to pay respects to their loved ones on New Year’s Day
January 01
January 01
Taiwan president vows to boost the island's defense budget as China threats rise
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has pledged to strengthen the island’s defenses in the face of escalating Chinese threats
January 01
December 31
Driver runs down 2 New Zealand police officers, killing 1
A New Zealand police officer died in hospital on Wednesday and another was seriously hurt after a driver ran them down as they patrolled on foot in the early hours of New Year’s Day, the country’s police chief said
December 31
December 31
New Year's Eve 2025: Watch countries ring in the year
Alaska and Hawaii will be among the last spots to ring in 2025.
December 31
December 31
Greece rings in 2025
Fireworks and a drone show mark the beginning of 2025 in Athens, Greece.
December 31
December 31
Ecuador orders the detention of 16 soldiers charged with the disappearance of 4 children
An Ecuadorean judge has ordered the arrest of 16 soldiers charged with the disappearance of four children who went missing three weeks ago in the coastal city of Guayaquil
December 31
December 31
Dubai rings in the new year
Dubai rings in 2025 with a spectacular skyscraper fireworks extravaganza.
December 31
December 31
Thief swipes $13 million in jewels, handbags, cash from London mansion
Police in London search for a burglar who broke into an occupied mansion.
December 31
December 31
Karachi, Pakistan, kicks off 2025 with attempted record-breaking firework show
Sindh Gov. Kamran Tessori opened all five gates of the Governor's House to the public for a 40-minute fireworks show.
December 31
December 31
4 relatives, including 3 Americans, shot in Mexico
Three of the four relatives are dead, according to Mexican officials.
December 31
December 31
Bangkok says hello to 2025
Thousands gathered in and around the IconSiam shopping mall to ring in the new year.
December 31
December 31
Zimbabwe abolishes death penalty almost 20 years after its last hanging
Zimbabwe has abolished the death penalty, a widely expected move in a country that last carried out the punishment nearly two decades ago
December 31
December 31
2025 welcomed in Hong Kong
Hong Kong said goodbye to 2024 in a big way with an epic fireworks display.
December 31
December 31
American family shot in Mexico; 3 killed, 1 in critical condition
They were in an SUV with an Illinois license plate when they were attacked.
December 31
December 31
Rio De Janeiro celebrates new year with fireworks display
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, one of the most populated cities in South America, rings in the new year.
December 31
December 31
Azerbaijan Airlines crash probe looks into Russian air control conduct, source says
The Dec. 25 crash killed 38 of the 67 people aboard.
December 31
December 31
Berlin police say they have detained a man who attacked 2 people with a knife
Berlin police say they have detained a man who attacked and injured two people in the city’s Charlottenburg neighborhood, further jolting Germany days after a deadly Christmas market attack elsewhere in the country
December 31
December 31
Astronauts share New Year’s message from space
Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Don Pettit share their experience ringing in the new year aboard the International Space Station.
December 31
December 31
Sydney rings in 2025
Watch the spectacular fireworks display at the famed Sydney Harbor to welcome 2025.
December 31
December 31
With marathon a day throughout 2024, this Belgian runner has Guinness world record within her grasp
Belgian ultra runner Hilde Dosogne feels she has done all it takes to become the first woman to run a marathon every single day of the year
December 31