International

Finland detains Russian-linked tanker Eagle S for damaging Baltic Sea cables, including Estlink-2 power cable, amid sabotage concerns.

Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ tanker seized over Baltic cable sabotage

China announced on Friday, Dec. 27, it is leveling sanctions against seven companies over U.S. military support for Taiwan.

China levels sanctions on 7 companies over US military aid to Taiwan

Russia says it downed a Ukrainian F-16 in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine's second potential loss since receiving jets from Western allies.

Russian missile shoots down Ukrainian F-16 in Zaporizhzhia: Reports

A new round of Israeli airstrikes in Yemen targeted the Houthi rebel-held capital of Sanaa and multiple ports Thursday, Dec. 26. The World Health Organization’s director-general said the bombardment happened not far from where he was about to board a flight, injuring a crew member with the U.N. Humanitarian Air Service.

Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen airport where WHO chief was boarding plane

Christmas Day plane crash in Kazakhstan kills 38, with US officials suspecting Russian anti-aircraft system as cause of Azerbaijan Airlines disaster.

Russian anti-aircraft system may have struck Azerbaijan passenger plane

South Korea's parliament has voted to impeach its acting president.

South Korean parliament votes to impeach acting president

President-elect Donald Trump announced Kevin Marino Cabrera as his pick for U.S. Ambassador to Panama, days after threatening the country.

Trump announces pick for US ambassador to Panama

Parts of the world are marking the 20th anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami that killed 230,000 people in 2004.

Survivors remember victims 20 years after Indian Ocean tsunami killed 230k

More than 10,400 migrants died trying to reach Spain by sea in 2024, according to a report published by a migration rights group on Thursday.

Over 10,400 migrants died trying to reach Spain by sea in 2024: Report

The Smithsonian National Zoo released a new video on Christmas Day showing the zoo's newest giant pandas.

National Zoo shares new video of giant pandas ahead of public debut in 2025

North Korea is reportedly losing a significant number of soldiers while supporting Moscow's war with Ukraine.

North Korean troops suffer significant losses fighting in Russia

Finland and Estonia reported outages to two cable lines on Christmas Day and say they are investigating both incidents.

Baltic Sea cables suffer outages as Moscow ‘shadow fleet’ ship implicated

Israel hit back at Yemen Thursday, Dec. 26 with multiple airstrikes following several days of Houthi missile launches.

Israel launches strikes on Yemen in retaliation for missile attacks

Researchers in China have created a sponge that can absorb up to 99.9% of microplastics in water.

Biodegradable sponge could remove 99.9% of microplastics from water

A wave of uncertainty is spreading across college campuses among international students ahead of President-elect Donald Trump taking office.

Alerts for international college students ramp up ahead of Trump presidency

Russia adopts bitcoin for international trade to counter Western sanctions, expanding its use in 2025 amid global trade dynamics uncertainty.

Russia embraces Bitcoin to bypass Western sanctions in global trade

Authorities say that a prison riot in Mozambique led to at least 33 deaths and more than 1,500 inmates escaping on Wednesday, Dec. 25.

Mozambique prison riot leads to nearly 3 dozen deaths, more than 1,500 escapes

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian forces launched an “inhumane” Christmas Day attack on Ukraine’s power grid. He said more than 70 missiles, including ballistic missiles, and more than 100 drones targeted the energy infrastructure in Ukraine.

Zelenskyy says Russia launched ‘inhumane’ Christmas Day attack on power grid

Investigators are working to figure out what caused an Azerbaijan Airlines plan to crash in Kazakhstan Wednesday.

Questions surround plane crash in Kazakhstan, 38 killed

Fabio Ochoa Vásquez, a former Medellín Cartel drug lord, was released from a U.S. prison after serving 25 years and deported to Colombia.

Drug lord Fabio Ochoa released, returns to Colombia after 25 years in US prison

Two classic American novels will be removed from the Welsh GCSE curriculum starting in 2025 due to concerns over racism and racial slurs.

Classic American novels removed from Welsh curriculum due to racism concerns

A deadly shooting in Haiti reportedly claimed the lives of law enforcement and journalists during a ceremony in the capital.

Haitian gang opens fire on journalists, officers during ceremony

Celebrations are happening in Rome as the catholic church kicks off its 2025 Jubilee.

Rome expects 30 million tourists for Holy Year, locals not happy with crowds

Children in Poland as young as 14-years-old are now taking part in gun training sessions to learn how to cope with threats caused by war.

Poland mandates gun training in schools amid ongoing Russia-Ukraine war