World Dec 29 Russia reopens Mariupol theater more than 3 years after its airstrike killed hundreds there A historic theater in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Mariupol has opened its doors more than three years after it was pummeled in a Russian airstrike that killed hundreds of civilians sheltering inside.
World Dec 29 Official says 6 Islamic State militants and 3 police officers killed in clash in northwest Turkey Police stormed a house where the militants were hiding. Eight other police officers and a night guard were wounded, according to Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya.
World Dec 29 Head of Iran's Central Bank resigns amid protests as rial hits record low against the dollar Iran's rial fell to 1.38 million to the dollar Monday, worsening inflation and straining budgets.
World Dec 28 Guinea holds first presidential election since 2021 coup with junta leader likely to win Guineans voted on Sunday to choose a new president in the country’s first election since a 2021 coup, as analysts say a weakened opposition will result in a likely win for junta leader Gen. Mamadi Doumbouya.
Nation Dec 28 Midair helicopter collision in New Jersey leaves 1 dead and another injured, officials say Two helicopters crashed in New Jersey in what federal authorities say was a midair collision that killed one person and critically injured another.
World Dec 27 African regional bodies reject Somaliland's recognition as independent nation by Israel Africa's regional governance bodies on Saturday rejected the recognition of Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland as an independent nation by Israel a day earlier, the first by any country in more than 30 years.
World Dec 26 China sanctions 20 U.S. defense companies and 10 executives over Taiwan arms sale The announcement of the U.S. arms-sale package, valued at more than $10 billion, has drawn an angry response from China, which claims Taiwan as its own and says it must come under its control.
World Dec 26 Mosque bombing in Syria leaves at least 8 dead and 18 wounded Authorities have launched an investigation but haven't yet identified the attackers.
World Dec 25 Turkey detains dozens of ISIS suspects allegedly planning attacks on Christmas and New Year celebrations Syrian security forces have also launched operations against IS in recent days, including two raids on the outskirts of Damascus, the Syrian capital.
Nation Dec 24 DOJ says it may need a 'few more weeks' to finish release of Epstein files The department said the U.S. attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York, as well as the FBI, found more than a million more documents that could be relevant to the Epstein case.