Jan 01 Fire at Swiss Alpine resort bar during New Year's celebration kills at least 40, injures 115 By Jamey Keaten, Stefanie Dazio, John Leicester, Associated Press The Crans-Montana resort is best known as an international ski and golf venue, and overnight, its crowded Le Constellation bar morphed from a scene of revelry into the site of potentially one of Switzerland’s worst tragedies. Continue reading
Dec 31 Watch 9:49 Trump signals Russia blocking path to peace as CIA rejects Putin's drone attack claim By Nick Schifrin, Karina Cuevas, Dan Sagalyn The CIA has assessed that Ukraine was not targeting a residence of Russian President Vladimir Putin in a recent drone attack, a claim that Putin told President Trump, and that Trump seemed to accept. Trump now suggests that he agrees… Continue watching
Dec 31 Watch 5:19 Onboard an expedition to study a massive, melting glacier in Antarctica By Lisa Desjardins, Jackson Hudgins, Miles O'Brien, Courtney Norris Some call it the ‘Doomsday Glacier,’ a vast expanse of Antarctic ice roughly the size of Florida. As temperatures rise, the Thwaites Glacier is melting fast and threatens to raise global sea levels. That’s why a team of nearly 40… Continue watching
Dec 31 Watch 8:10 Azerbaijan-Armenia peace plan hinges on narrow strip of land along Iran border By Simon Ostrovsky, Katia Patin President Trump has claimed to have solved eight conflicts since he began his second term. One of those is between Azerbaijan and Armenia, rivals since the collapse of the USSR, whose leaders met with Trump in the Oval Office this… Continue watching
Dec 31 U.S. military strikes three more alleged drug boats, killing 3 and possibly leaving survivors By Ben Finley, Associated Press A video posted by Southern Command on social media shows the boats traveling in a close formation, which is unusual. Continue reading
Dec 31 Palestinians watch as Israeli bulldozers claw down their West Bank homes By Aref Tufaha, Majdi Mohammed, Associated Press Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank watched as Israeli military bulldozers pulled down their homes Wednesday as part of a nearly year-long incursion into the territory's northern refugee camps. Continue reading
Dec 31 PHOTOS: How the world is ringing in 2026 By Rod McGuirk, Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press Drummers pounded in the New Year and a stampede of computer-generated horses was shown over a section of the Great Wall as China and the rest of East Asia marked the start of 2026. Continue reading
Dec 31 Channel Tunnel power fault fixed, but train delays linger By Associated Press But Eurostar, which operates passenger trains through the undersea tunnel, warned of continued possible delays and cancellations Wednesday due to "knock-on impacts" from Tuesday's severe disruptions. Continue reading
Dec 31 Latest deep-sea search begins for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 By Aniruddha Ghosal, Haruka Nuga, Associated Press Malaysia's Transport Ministry announced Wednesday that a search vessel, the Armada 86 05, arrived at a designated search area with two autonomous underwater vehicles. Continue reading
Dec 31 Greece and Cyprus are welcoming 2026 without the bang, embracing quiet New Year's celebrations By Menelaos Hadjicostis, Derek Gatopoulos, Associated Press Athens has adopted "quiet" fireworks, while Nicosia has abandoned fireworks entirely, citing concerns over public health, safety, animal welfare and the environment. Continue reading