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5 killed, 200 injured in German Christmas market attack
Car drives into crowd at Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany. Via ABC News(LONDON) -- At least five people, including a 9-year-old, are now known to have been killed in the vehicle-ramming at...
Dec 21, 2024
At least 2 dead, nearly 70 injured when car plows into German Christmas market: Officials
(BERLIN) -- A car plowed into people visiting a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, on Friday, killing at least two people and injuring nearly 70 others, according to German officials.German autho...
Dec 20, 2024
1 dead in 'brutal' Russian missile attack on Kyiv, US ambassador says
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images(LONDON) -- A Russian missile strike killed one person and wounded nine others early on Friday morning, Ukrainian officials said, an attack that U.S. Ambassador Bridget A. B...
Dec 20, 2024
Putin says West's air defenses have 'no chance' against Russian ballistic missile
Contributor/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Russia's war on Ukraine dominated the opening stages of President Vladimir Putin's annual marathon press conference on Thursday, with the Russian leader also addres...
Dec 19, 2024
Dominique Pelicot given maximum 20 year sentence in France rape trial that has shocked the world
Arnold Jerocki/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Dominique Pelicot, 72, has been found guilty of all charges in the rape and drugging of his wife, Gisèle Pelicot, and on Thursday was given the maximum se...
Dec 19, 2024
China nearly triples nuclear arsenal since 2020, Pentagon report says
Rainer Puster / EyeEm/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- China has nearly tripled its nuclear warhead arsenal since 2020, according to the Pentagon's latest China military power report released Wednesda...
Dec 18, 2024
North Korean troops in Russia's Kursk adapting after 'serious losses,' Ukraine says
ED JONES/AFP via Getty Images)(LONDON) -- Ukraine's intelligence services released new information Tuesday about the conduct of North Korean troops now fighting alongside Russian forces in the we...
Dec 18, 2024
Trump's return to White House creates uncertainty for Israelis and Palestinians
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- The upcoming change in the White House is sparking uncertainty for the Middle East. President-elect Donald Trump might be a familiar face (and a histori...
Dec 18, 2024
Russia detains suspect in Moscow blast that killed general
Sefa Karacan/Anadolu via Getty Images(LONDON) -- Russian investigators detained a 29-year-old citizen of Uzbekistan in connection with Tuesday's assassination of a general in Moscow, an attack in a re...
Dec 18, 2024
A dozen people found dead inside restaurant at popular ski resort
Twelve people are dead at after their bodies were found inside a restaurant at a ski resort in the Caucasus Mountains of Georgia, authorities said. (Facebook / Gudauri Ski Resort)(LONDON) -- Twelve pe...
Dec 18, 2024