WASHINGTON, United States - The United States said Sunday it destroyed anti-ship missiles and boats operated by Yemen's Huthi rebels after a failed attempt by the Iran-backed group to board a container ship in the Red Sea. Shipping giant Maersk suspended the passage of its vessels...
MOSCOW, Russia - President Vladimir Putin praised the Russian army in his New Year's Eve address Sunday, calling for "unity" in a scaled-back speech that did not explicitly mention the conflict in Ukraine. In stark contrast to last year, when the Kremlin chief was flanked by soldiers in...
KYIV, Ukraine - Rescuers in Ukraine searched through rubble Saturday after Russian strikes killed at least 39 people the day before, one of the fiercest attacks since the early days of the war. Ukrainian servicemen inspect the remains of a missile in the yard of a damaged building after a missile...
ISTANBUL, Turkey - Turkish authorities have detained scores of suspects over alleged links with Islamic State group jihadists in a nationwide sweep ahead of New Year celebrations, the interior minister said on Saturday. Posting on X, formerly Twitter, Ali Yerlikaya said that 189 suspects had been...
LONDON, United Kingdom - Eurostar trains were cancelled on Saturday due to flooded tunnels in southern England, causing misery for New Year travellers in the second major disruption in 10 days. Passengers wait for news of Eurostar departures at St Pancras station in London on December 30, 2023, as...
WASHINGTON, United States - In the middle of the Pacific ocean, an abandoned US airfield once key to dropping the nuclear bomb on Japan -- and nearly lost to history amid encroaching forest -- is being revived. This US Air Force handout image shows an F-15E Strike Eagle from Mountain Home Air Force...
PRAGUE, Czech Republic - The Faculty of Arts at Prague's Charles University, where a student killed 14 people earlier this month, said Friday it would remain closed until at least the end of January. It also said its students would not be required to take exams after the winter term ending on...
SEOUL, South Korea - A new reactor at North Korea's main nuclear facility will likely be fully operational by next summer, Seoul's defence minister said, a week after the UN atomic agency called it a "cause for concern". Shin Won-sik told local media Thursday that the new reactor...
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan has banned New Year's Eve celebrations to show solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, the government said late Thursday, urging people to instead "observe simplicity." In an evening televised address to the nation, Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar said because...
Kyiv, Ukraine - Russia launched drone and missile strikes across Ukraine Friday, killing at least 18 people and wounding over a hundred in one of the most massive air attacks of the war. Schools, a maternity hospital, shopping arcades and blocks of flats were among the buildings hit in the...
PARIS, France - The French government said on Friday it will deploy more than 95,000 police and military personnel for New Year Eve's celebrations, adding that a heightened "terrorist threat" required tight security. Paris alone, where up to one million revellers are expected on the...
GENEVA, Switzerland - UN human rights chief Volker Turk condemned the deadly wave of Russian strikes across Ukraine on Friday and urged Moscow to cease the attacks "immediately." Russia launched drone and missile strikes, killing more than 18 people and wounding more than a hundred in one of...
