Zohran Mamdani promised Thursday to show left-wing politics can succeed as he took over as New York mayor for a term sure to see him cross swords with U.S. President Donald Trump.
A member of Iran's security forces was killed during protests that erupted last week, state television reported on Jan. 1 citing a regional official.
Greek Cyprus has said that it will not obstruct relations between the European Union and Türkiye, as it on Jan. 1 assumed the presidency of the Council of the European Union for the first half of the year.
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te vowed yesterday to defend the democratic island's sovereignty in a New Year's speech, after China carried out military drills.
The humanitarian crisis in Gaza has reached a critical juncture as Israel announced plans to suspend several international aid organizations starting in January, even as a coalition of ten nations warned of "catastrophic" conditions facing civilians this winter.
The outgoing United Nations refugee chief fears an increasingly fragmented world is fueling global conflicts and crises, and inflaming hostility towards people desperately fleeing for safety.
Thailand Wednesday released 18 Cambodian soldiers held for five months as prisoners of war, days after a fresh truce between the nations ended weeks of deadly fighting along their contested frontier.
A head-on collision between two trains on the line that services Peru's Machu Picchu killed one person and injured at least 40 others, authorities said, updating an earlier toll.
New Year's Eve revellers toasted the end of 2025 on Wednesday, waving goodbye to 12 months packed with Trump tariffs, a Gaza truce and vain hopes for peace in Ukraine.
The UAE said on Dec. 30 it was pulling its remaining forces out of Yemen, following a Saudi demand to withdraw within 24 hours as tensions escalate over a sweeping offensive by Abu Dhabi-backed separatists.
Ukraine said Tuesday there was no "plausible" evidence it launched a drone attack on one of Russian President Vladimir Putin's residences, accusing Moscow of peddling falsehoods to manipulate talks on ending the war.
Imprisoned PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan on Dec. 30 called on the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to honor an integration agreement with the country's new administration.
Saudi Arabia declared a UAE-backed separatist advance in Yemen as a threat to Riyadh's national security on Dec. 30 and called Abu Dhabi's actions "highly dangerous", as the conflict boiled over into an open dispute between the Gulf powers.
Iran's president urged his government to listen to the "legitimate demands" of protesters, state media reported on Dec. 30, after demonstrations by shopkeepers in Tehran over economic hardship.
Washington has pledged an initial $2 billion for United Nations humanitarian aid in 2026, far less than it has provided in recent years, warning U.N. agencies to "adapt, shrink or die."
A father and son accused of a mass shooting at Australia's Bondi Beach "acted alone" and were not part of a wider terrorist cell, police said on Dec. 30.
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