International News

12:19 PM on Wednesday, December 31

Pope Leo XIV has closed out 2025 with a prayer that the city of Rome might be a welcoming place for foreigners and fragile people young and old

10:02 AM on Wednesday, December 31

Former Brazil and Real Madrid great Roberto Carlos has posted a picture of himself smiling in hospital and says he's “recovering well” after confirming he had undergone a heart procedure

7:50 AM on Wednesday, December 31

The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 remains a mystery more than a decade later

7:22 AM on Wednesday, December 31

China’s People’s Liberation Army says it has “successfully completed” two days of military exercises in the waters off Taiwan

6:57 AM on Wednesday, December 31

A deep-sea search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has begun in the Indian Ocean, reviving efforts to solve one of aviation’s greatest mysteries

6:02 AM on Wednesday, December 31

From Paris to Dubai to Sydney, crowds began ringing in the new year with exuberant celebrations filled with thunderous fireworks or drumming, while others took a more subdued approach

5:11 AM on Wednesday, December 31

Russian drones have blasted apartment buildings and the power grid in Ukraine's city of Odesa, injuring six people including three children

3:05 AM on Wednesday, December 31

Hong Kong welcomed 2026 without fireworks over Victoria Harbor after a massive fire in November killed at least 161 people

2:46 AM on Wednesday, December 31

The old and nuanced art of Peking opera is working hard to flourish in an era of digital entertainment and incessant screens

8:40 PM on Tuesday, December 30

Mali and Burkina Faso have banned U.S. citizens from entering their countries

12:06 PM on Tuesday, December 30

The U.S. has imposed sanctions on 10 individuals and firms from Iran and Venezuela

11:02 AM on Tuesday, December 30

Meta is buying artificial intelligence startup Manus, as the owner of Facebook and Instagram continues a push to amp-up AI offerings across its platforms

8:36 AM on Tuesday, December 30

Israel says it will suspend several humanitarian organizations for failing to meet its new rules to vet international organizations working in Gaza

7:46 AM on Tuesday, December 30

The political party backed by Myanmar’s ruling military claims it won a commanding lead in the initial round of the first general election in five years

7:15 AM on Tuesday, December 30

Power problems and a stuck train have interrupted rail traffic through the Channel Tunnel connecting the U.K. and continental Europe

6:23 AM on Tuesday, December 30

South Korea says it will end its dwindling yet much-criticized bear bile farming industry

6:19 AM on Tuesday, December 30

Leaders from Europe and Canada have held talks on U.S.-led peace efforts to end the war between Russia and Ukraine

12:48 AM on Tuesday, December 30

China's People's Liberation Army is conducting large-scale military drills around Taiwan as part of "Justice Mission 2025."

9:15 PM on Monday, December 29

Saudi Arabia says it bombed Yemen’s port city of Mukalla over a shipment of weapons for a separatist force that arrived from the United Arab Emirates

7:02 AM on Friday, December 5

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