In early December 1955, the phone rang at an air base in Colorado Springs. The officers on the watch floor of the Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD) - who were defending the skies above the US and Canada - stiffened.

In a year of very serious political shifts, there were still a load of very unserious WTF moments to gawk at.

Slovakia's prime minister has drawn criticism from across Europe and from his own people after his surprise visit to Moscow for face-to-face talks with Vladimir Putin on Sunday.

The sister of a British man who has been missing in Spain for nine days has said "panic" is setting in.

Sir Keir Starmer is to head abroad over the New Year after spending Christmas Day at Chequers in Buckinghamshire.

Moscow has denied claims Bashar al Assad's wife is seeking a divorce and a route out of Russia, where the couple are staying.

The iconic crocodile who starred in hit film Crocodile Dundee has died, his zoo has announced.

Japanese car giants, Honda and Nissan, have announced plans to merge.

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After the carnage at the Magdeburg Christmas market, there are now questions about whether something was missed.

A small plane has crashed into a popular Brazilian tourist town, killing all 10 people on board, according to officials.

The suspect in the German Christmas market attack "threatened to do something that would attract international attention" in 2013 and was flagged as a potential threat the following year, according to a state interior minister.

Police in Nigeria say at least 67 people have died after three stampedes within days of each other.

The mother of a nine-year-old boy killed in the German Christmas market attack has paid tribute to "my little teddy bear".

A US fighter jet has been shot down after it was mistakenly hit by an American missile cruiser over the Red Sea.

As we stare at a bullet-ridden wall, two young Palestinian boys stand behind us on a stoop and look on in fearful awe.

The Albanian government plans to block access to TikTok for a year after the killing of a 14-year-old boy led to concerns about social media's influence on children.

A memorial service has taken place in Magdeburg, Germany, for the victims of a Christmas market attack - as police said four women were among those killed in Friday night's attack.

Tyson Fury has responded after his defeat to Oleksandr Usyk in their heavyweight world title rematch in Saudi Arabia.