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
Dec 31 China announces it 'successfully completed' Taiwan military maneuvers By Ted Anthony, Associated Press In a New Year's Eve announcement, the PLA said that the operation it called "Justice Mission 2025" had "fully tested the integrated joint operations capabilities of its troops."… Continue reading
Dec 31 Russian drone attack on Ukraine's Odesa injures 6, including children By Illia Novikov, Associated Press Officials said Wednesday that four apartment buildings were damaged. The power company DTEK reported significant damage to two energy facilities. R… Continue reading
Dec 31 UK's Queen Camilla recalls assault in 1960s as part of her campaign against domestic violence By Danica Kirka, Associated Press She told the BBC on Wednesday that speaking out was one way she could use her royal platform to shine a light on the epidemic of violence against women. Continue reading
Dec 30 Watch 5:01 With strike inside Venezuela, U.S. increases pressure on Maduro regime By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn It is rare that a U.S. president would announce covert action publicly. But that is what President Trump did Monday when he acknowledged a strike on a port facility in Venezuela. Media outlets reported it was the CIA that launched… Continue watching
Dec 30 Watch 4:49 How Kharkiv keeps faith and culture alive as Russia's siege continues By Jack Hewson Less than 20 miles from the Russian border is the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, which has faced great trauma in the course of Russia's four-year onslaught. Despite the great personal losses of many of its soldiers and citizens, the city… Continue watching
Dec 30 Watch 9:40 Artists hope to preserve and rebuild Gaza's cultural heritage By Jeffrey Brown, Zeba Warsi Gaza has been a place of terror, war and struggle, but also a place with a rich cultural and artistic history. Much of that has been damaged or destroyed the last two years. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown looks at… Continue watching