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UN seeks top court opinion on Israeli occupation

India offers $280 million to Syria for building power, steel plant

More than 12,000 men have tried to leave Ukraine illegally since martial law was declared, and 15 of them have died during the attempt, the State Border Service reported on December 30

Ukraine war: Zelensky tells Russians - Putin is destroying you

Ukraine war: Zelensky tells Russians - Putin is destroying you

Iran top court accepts protester's appeal against death sentence

Andrew Tate: Romanian police to hold influencer for 30 days

Kremlin showing cracks as Putin fires another general, British Intelligence says

UK delivers counter explosive ordnance equipment to Ukraine

Afrochella: Shock at end of Ghana music festival

Russia attacks town in bordering Chernihiv Oblast, causing blackout – President’s Office

Pele: Brazil football legend dies aged 82

Pele: A sporting icon who made football beautiful

Zelensky Ready to Join WEF Meeting in Davos as Ukraine Seeks Post-war Funds

Republican George Santos facing investigations for lying about resume

Bulgaria summons Russian envoy over Bellingcat journalist Grozev

Russia plans to disrupt Western arms supplies to Ukraine: Lavrov

Lapid: Israel will use force to prevent Iran from going nuclear

Bangladesh: Densely-populated Dhaka gets first metro line

Germany shrugs off Russia’s oil export ban, says move has ‘no practical significance’.

Ethiopia's Tigray conflict: Flights resume between Addis Ababa and Mekelle

19-year sentence for second ringleader in Michigan governor kidnap plot

Monument to Russian monarch Catherine the Great being dismantled in Odesa

In a first, children with rare genetic diseases get mitochondrial transplants from their mothers

Russia now: New patriotism youth center in Severomorsk starts training of teenage warriors

Russian forces destroy Azot chemical plant in Severodonetsk

Spain announces €10bn help to fight rising prices

Bolsonaro's call to arms inspired foiled Brazil bomb plot, police are told

Ukraine Converts $21.9 Billion In U.S. Military Surplus Into Fearsome Force

Americans duped into losing $10 billion by illegal Indian call centres in 2022: Report

China sends 71 warplanes, 7 ships toward Taiwan

Burkina Faso explosion: Minibus hits deadly landmine amid jihadist violence

China to reopen borders, drop Covid quarantine from January 8

Families of Israelis held in Gaza meet with Pope Francis at the Vatican

US winter storm: Severe weather continues to cause disruption

At least 10 people buried in avalanche in Austria

Austria avalanche buries at least 10 people at ski resort

Taliban use water cannon on women protesting education order in Afghanistan

Twitter data breach: Hacker posted list of hacked data of 400 million users

Russia Today mocks Europe... Merry anti-Russia christmas.

Zelensky wishes western rite Orthodox Christians merry Christmas

A powerful winter bomb cyclone continues to pummel North America

Swiss artist lights up Kyiv over Christmas

Taliban orders NGOs to ban female employees from coming to work

Head of major Russian shipyard dies suddenly, no cause given

Emperor penguin at risk of extinction, along with two-thirds of native Antarctic species, research shows

Chinese ambassador says Ukraine crisis has hurt relations with EU -report

Mariupol theatre demolished 'to hide Russian crimes', aide says

Weakened Russian military turning to "inferior" Belarusian trainers: U.K.

North Korea blames U.S. for Ukraine "bloodshed" after Wagner arms reports

U.S. Says North Korea Has Sold Arms to Russia's Wagner Group

Russian ammunition storage points in Kadiivka detonate for more than 20 hours

Suspected Russian spy held by German intelligence

Zelenskyy to US Congress: Ukraine will never surrender

How did Salt Bae get to hold World Cup after final?

Australia rejects forest biomass in first blow to wood pellet industry: Science has found that biomass burning releases more carbon dioxide emissions per unit of energy produced than coal

World Cup: Chaotic scenes in Buenos Aires after celebrations

Saudi Arabia, Qatar urge Taliban to reverse girls’ education ban

NASA gets "unusually close" look at a black hole devouring a star and "leaving nothing but a long noodle of hot gas"

Bomb cyclone: Powerful winter storm may disrupt holiday travel

US sending Patriots to Ukraine under $1.85B aid package

World Cup: The crowd goes wild for Argentina... in Bangladesh

Elon Musk at Twitter: Who could replace him as chief executive?

Ottawa approves purchase of 16 F-35 jets worth $7B: sources - National | Globalnews.ca

Pole killed fighting in Ukraine buried as hero of 2 nations

More Iranians face possible execution as authorities seek to crush continuing unrest

EU gas consumption down by 20.1%

Ukraine shoots down 30 Iranian-made drones in brutal Kyiv assault—military

Lionel Messi named BBC Sports Personality's World Sport Star of the Year

The Schism in Russia's Elite Is Only Growing as Defeats Pile Up in Ukraine

Sweden Hits Record With 60 Shot Dead in 2022

Qatar to bid for Olympics on heels of World Cup tainted by poor rights record

Salang tunnel: 19 killed, dozens injured in fire

Anti-abortion priest Pavone defrocked for blasphemous posts.

Canada's polar-bear capital Churchill warms too fast for bears

Ukraine leader calls for global peace summit in video message

World Cup final: Argentina beat France on penalties in dramatic Qatar showpiece

Ukraine’s Armed Forces hit headquarters of invaders in Shchastia, Luhansk Oblast: 16 Russians killed, many wounded

Poland's highest ranking police officer has confirmed to local media that he accidentally set off a grenade launcher given to him as a gift by Ukraine.

The Amazon reef that may be threatened by oil drilling

China closes two 'secret police stations' in Czech capital Prague

Taraneh Alidoosti: Top Iran actress who supported protests arrested

Russia Rejects Talks After Suggesting NATO Nations Are 'Legitimate' Targets

Russian troops have turned to Wikipedia to find instructions on handling weapons and used 1960s-era maps in the country's invasion of Ukraine: NYT

Toddler survives being swallowed by hippo

Moscow Accuses U.S. of Direct Involvement in Attacks on Russian Territory

France attempted to assassinate Russian in Africa, Wagner Group head claims

Ukraine Defense Minister Slams Russia Army 'Meat Grinder' Tactics

Nigerian child chess prodigy granted US asylum

Power cuts in seven states as deadly winter storm and tornadoes hit US

Taiwan urges Iran gov't to stop suppressing women's rights protests

US sues Arizona over shipping container border wall

Russia warns of 'consequences' if US sends advanced Patriot missiles to Ukraine

Sudanese woman sentenced to stoning death will go to jail instead

If Putin now withdraws to 1991 borders, then possible path of diplomacy will begin – Zelensky

IDF exposes Hamas, Islamic Jihad rocket launch sites near Gaza schools

Pope Francis suggests donating to Ukrainians in need this Christmas

Four in EU-Qatar bribery inquiry to stay in custody

Lithuanian gov. in talks with Meta over Facebook deleting pro-Ukraine posts

Germany approves 10 bln euro F-35 jet deal with U.S.

Iran ousted from U.N. women's body after U.S. campaign

World Cup 2022: Argentina 3-0 Croatia - Messi and Alvarez put their side into World Cup final

Russia using 40-year-old rounds, claims US official

U.S. lawmakers unveil bipartisan bid to ban China's TikTok

Biden to announce support for African Union joining G20

US poised to approve Patriot missile battery for Ukraine

Barbados’ top court strikes down laws that criminalize gay sex

Taiwan mulls banning TikTok, alleges latter of eroding public's confidence in govt

China slams U.S. sanctions over alleged rights abuses in Tibet

Arizona’s governor is creating a border wall with shipping containers

Russia is now sending nearly 90% of its oil to Asia as EU sanctions divert crude flows

US banks named as being among least ethical UK operators

Putin canceled his annual press conference, ducking a likely barrage of questions about failures in Ukraine

When Putin dies, the war will be over – Zelenskyy

Biodiversity: Ocean 'dead zones' are proliferating due to global warming

Nasa's Orion capsule makes safe return to Earth

Ukraine strikes Wagner HQ in Luhansk, governor says

Germany to weigh stricter gun laws after suspected coup plot: Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said the German government needed to "exert maximum pressure" to remove weapons from far-right extremists of the Reichsbürger movement.

Kosovo: Roads blocked as violence between Serb protestors and police continues

More than $3 billion in a NATO fund may be sent to Ukraine

Backfired: Putin’s Prison Recruits Spiral Out of Russia’s Control

Australia’s mountain mist frog declared extinct as red list reveals scale of biodiversity crisis

Freed Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout says he 'wholeheartedly' supports Ukraine war and would volunteer if he could | CNN

World Cup: Fans in Morocco and around world erupt with joy

Russia wants Ukraine to be 'dependent dictatorship' - Nobel Peace Prize winner

Russia wants 'hundreds' of ballistic missiles from Iran and is offering 'unprecedented' military support in return, UK envoy says

Ukraine atomic agency says Russian forces abducted two nuclear plant staff

King Charles and Camilla meet Ryan Reynolds in Wrexham

Ukranian First Lady Olena Zelenska to visit Paris to promote her country's 'resilience'

World Cup 2022: Croatia 1-1 Brazil (4-2 pens): Tite's men knocked out

Russian military suffers 2,240 losses in 5 days despite missile attacks

Schengen: No EU border-free zone for Romania and Bulgaria

UK condemned by its own climate advisers for greenlighting first new coal mine in three decades

Germany to transfer 18 RCH-155 howitzers to Ukraine

Pope breaks down in tears over war in Ukraine

India To Build More Nuclear Power Plants, Five New Sites Cleared

Donate ‘wartime profits’ to Ukraine or pay windfall tax, MPs tell BP | The company, which still owns stock in Russian oil, is being pressured to sever all ties with the country

D'banj: Nigeria Afrobeats star arrested for youth fund fraud

Insect populations are declining at an unprecedented rate

China zero-Covid: Hope and worry in Beijing as key policies scrapped

US State Dept. clears sale of 116 Abrams tanks to Poland

Russia appears to have run out of the deadly Iranian-made drones it's been using to terrorize Ukraine, Western officials say

Iran's Khamenei calls for "revolutionary reconstruction of the country's cultural system"

Russia: we can agree with U.S. on need for peace in Ukraine but no talks for now

Colorado shooting suspect charged with hate crimes

Elon Musk's Neuralink firm facing animal testing investigation - report

Publishing Is Not a Crime: NYT, The Guardian & More Urge Biden Admin to Drop Charges Against Assange

Russia: Mass seal death likely due to oxygen deprivation

US Supreme Court weighs clash between free speech and gay rights

Occupying authorities in Mariupol leave Ukrainians freezing to death

Iranian protester subjected to mock executions in prison - source

Russia has reportedly requested that Israel not intervene or impede its efforts to transfer military equipment from Syria to Ukraine

Iran Shutting Down Morality Police, Official Says, After Months of Protests | The move appeared to be a concession to the protest movement that erupted after the death of Mahsa Amini, a young woman who was being held by the morality police for supposedly violating Islamic dress rules.

Russia: Bodies of 2,500 seals found along Caspian Sea coast

Russia building massive army base in occupied Mariupol, show satellite images

EU must act over distortions from US climate plan - von der Leyen

Antony Blinken says Biden administration supports zero-Covid protesters in China

Xi Jinping ramps up China's surveillance, harassment deep in America

El Salvador: Thousands of troops surround city in gang crackdown

Czech museum to return original Beethoven score to family that fled Holocaust

Cyril Ramaphosa: South Africa leader won't resign, says spokesman

US approves Stinger missile package for Finland

Ukraine claims some Russian units are withdrawing from Zaporizhzhia

Canadian officials knew for years existing laws didn’t curb foreign influence - National | Globalnews.ca

'Loyal Soldiers Of Putin': Ukraine, Activists Call Militarization Of Schools In Russian-Occupied Crimea A War Crime

Germany passes bill to speed up asylum procedures | Those who have lived in Germany for five years will be offered the chance to apply for long-term residence, under the provision they have not committed a criminal offence.

China’s plans for giant new London embassy unexpectedly rejected by local officials on security grounds

Cyril Ramaphosa: South Africa leader's future in doubt amid scandal

Oligarch’s $200m superyacht to be sold at auction to benefit Ukraine | Ukraine

Japan envoy praises Taiwan as 'irreplaceable partner'

World's most expensive cities: New York and Singapore top list

Biden, Macron resolve to hold Russia accountable for atrocities, war crimes in Ukraine

India remittances set to hit record $100 billion in 2022

4 lion cubs saved from war in Ukraine arrive at US sanctuary