World leaders have been exchanging New Year’s greetings, including Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin, with Xi using his address to express a desire to strengthen ties w...
Ayatollah Khamenei laid the blame on the US president for fomenting unrest as protests across Iran continued despite the internet blackout after exiled Crown Prince Pahlavi called for mass demonstrati...
King Charles III paid tribute to the Auschwitz survivor, saying he was "privileged and proud" to have known her. Austrian-born Schloss fled her home country to the Netherlands, where she would later m...
A nightly raid on the outskirts of Accra led to the arrest of some 50 Nigerians on suspicion of online fraud. Ghana has been rife with online scam incidents, as its youth complain of scarce economic p...
NORFOLK, VIRGINIA - JUNE 24: U.S. Navy sailors stand along the deck as they prepare for the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford to depart from the Naval Station Norfolk on June 24, 2025, in Norfolk, V...
The Caribbean offers hundreds of tourist destinations across its many islands and coasts. Douglas Olivares/Shutterstock The US State Department rates destinations by safety and security risks. Advisor...
Shanghai, mainland China’s commercial and financial hub, has pledged to step up policing its manufacturing sectors to curb prolonged payment cycles that affect thousands of supply-chain vendors. Gu Ju...
A billboard in downtown Tehran pictured last Tuesday. Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images Protests against Iran's government have escalated in the past weeks. Dozens of flights to and from the...
Russian President Vladimir Putin took questions on the war and the economy during his annual televised phone-in event. Contributor/Getty Images Most Russians expect the war with Ukraine to end in 2026...
China's large military exercise around Taiwan comes after tensions with Japan and a major US arms sale. Maxim Shemetov/Reuters China's military is conducting massive war games all around Taiwan. The e...
📋 Key Facts ✓ The Finnish government released a Truth and Reconciliation report documenting harms to the Sámi people. ✓ Climate change,...
China unveiled the DF-26 at a military parade in 2015. Xinhua/Xu Suhui New Pentagon maps show the estimated ranges of China's vast missile arsenal. Missiles can reach Taiwan, the Philippines, Japan, G...
Search and rescue operations continue for the aircraft and pilot. Yasuyoshi CHIBA / AFP A Taiwanese F-16 fighter jet and its pilot went missing off the island's northeast coast on Tuesday. Taiwan's Ai...
BYD container ship. NurPhoto/Getty Images Tesla just lost its status as the world's largest seller of battery EVs to a Chinese rival. BYD took Tesla's crown after Elon Musk's automaker reported its se...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Gold and silver have hit record highs due to geopolitical tensions. ✓ US blockade on Venezuelan oil drives up precious me...
International conflict is pushing some Americans to consider relocating abroad. Probal Rashid/LightRocket via Getty Images Some Americans are looking to move abroad amid global and domestic tensions, ...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Grenades are used in close-quarters trench combat and dropped from drones in Ukraine's war. ✓ US provided over 500,00...
The Navy's fleet size has fluctuated and shrunken as China continues to churn out more warships. Official US Navy photo The US Navy's fleet size has shrunk considerably due to problems with new ship c...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Weather set to turn colder during Christmas week in the UK. ✓ White Christmas unlikely for most areas. ✓ ...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Hanwha Ocean shares jumped 10% following the announcement. ✓ Trump stated that the South Korean firm will build frigates ...