International

The U.S. holiday shopping landscape is changing as online Chinese outlets offer ultra-low prices and challenge traditional American retailers.

Online-only stores like Shein, Temu changing how people holiday shop

Workers across nine Volkswagen factories went on strike on Monday, Dec. 2, over proposed plant closures and pay cuts.

Volkswagen plants brought to halt as workers strike amid labor dispute

South Korea declared martial law on Dec. 3. President Yoon Suk Yeol appointed an army general to serve as martial law commander.

South Korean president sparks protests, declares ’emergency martial law’

The global chip war is ramping up with China banning exports of key materials to the United States in response to Biden's restrictions.

China retaliates at US chip restrictions by banning shipment of key materials

A report from Yale University’s Humanitarian Research Lab alleges that hundreds of Ukrainian children have been relocated to Russia.

Report links Kremlin to forced relocation of hundreds of Ukrainian kids

Vietnamese real estate tycoon Truong My Lan faces the death penalty for embezzling $12.5 billion, Vietnam's largest-ever fraud case.

Vietnam real estate tycoon faces death penalty in $12.5B fraud case

Hong Kong celebrates panda craze with 2,500 sculptures, events, and twin cubs at Ocean Park to boost tourism and economy.

2,500 giant panda sculptures on display in Hong Kong

President Joe Biden is making history as the first American president to visit Angola. This also marks the only trip to sub-Saharan Africa of his presidency.

Biden makes history as first US president to visit Angola

President-elect Donald Trump will travel to Paris for the reopening of Notre Dame cathedral.

Trump to travel to Paris for reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral

The first legally binding treaty to combat plastic pollution failed at a U.N. summit after oil-producing nations opposed limits on production.

World’s first legally binding treaty to curb plastic pollution fails at UN summit

The Biden administration announced it is sending $725 million in military aid to Ukraine on Monday as Biden's presidency nears its end.

White House sending $725M in weapons to Ukraine as Biden enters final weeks

A suspected mass shooting at the hands of alleged cartel gunmen has killed eight people and injured two others over the weekend.

Suspected cartel shooting kills 8, injures 2 in north-central Mexico

Iran opens communication with Syria's new rebel leadership to prevent hostile relations and maintain regional influence after Assad's ousting.

After rebels win control in Aleppo, Syrian government and Russia strike back

Georgia's president is pleading for help from Western allies amid mass protests that have been ongoing for days.

Georgia’s violent protests continue for 5th day as president pleads for help

The girl's mother admitted she found the smugglers online and agreed to pay them $8,000 to get her daughter into the United States.

Caught on cam: Texas state troopers rescue 5-year-old from smugglers

Colleges and universities have become the latest recruiting ground for Mexican criminal groups looking to build their own fentanyl empires.

Mexican drug cartels recruit college students to make fentanyl: Report

Belgium is the first country in the world to give sex workers employment rights.

Belgium first country in world to give sex workers employee rights

Steam has blocked a pro-Palestinian first-person shooter game in the U.K. at the request of the country’s counterterrorism authorities.

UK blocks access to pro-Palestinian first-person shooter video game

The number of migrants detained at U.S. borders fell in November, while polls show Mexicans are upset about immigration through their country.

US border detentions fall as Mexicans support their own migrant crackdown

A migrant hate crime suspect was found dead in an apparent suicide attempt at a Chicago jail’s medical center on Saturday.

Migrant hate crime suspect found dead after apparent suicide in Chicago jail

Authorities seize record amounts of cocaine in Australia and Colombia, exposing global smuggling networks and arresting over 400 people.

Massive Australian cocaine bust reveals smuggling routes growing in Pacific

The Israeli military said Monday, Dec. 2, that an American-Israeli citizen is dead in Gaza and has been for a long time.

American-Israeli soldier confirmed dead in Gaza during original attacks

The U.S. Navy intercepted Houthi missiles and drones targeting two warships and three merchant vessels in the Gulf of Aden.

US Navy intercepts Houthi missiles aimed at American ships in Gulf of Aden

President-elect Trump wants a ceasefire in Gaza before returning to the White House, Sen. Lindsey Graham said.

Trump seeks ceasefire in Gaza before return to White House, Graham says