The U.N. organization assisting in investigating the most serious crimes in Syria said Monday the country’s new authorities were “very receptive” to its request for cooperation during a just-concluded visit to Damascus, and it is preparing to deploy.

A Peruvian police officer dressed as the Grinch, the cantankerous and green-furred villain, busted suspected drug traffickers in the South American country's capital days before Christmas. 

“With deep sorrow, we announce the passing of our member, Hannah Katzir of blessed memory, following a prolonged battle with complex medical complications after her release from captivity,” the statement read.

"There are risks of North Korea sending additional troops and military equipment to the Russian army," Zelensky said. "We will have tangible responses to this."

Dramatic vision shows the moment a Sunshine Coast paraglider is flown to hospital after colliding with another paraglider in mid-air.

The governments of Sweden and Norway have both warned their citizens that Iran is conducting operations in the region. In October, Norway even raised its terror alert to high from medium and enhanced border control measures in response to the threat.

At least one person died in the collapse and 15 others are still missing.

Russia scrambled to shoot down reports that exiled dictator Bashar al-Assad's wife Asma filed for divorce and wants to leave with her children to the UK.

Walking through the nascent settlement, the sound of children’s laughter is juxtaposed against the sight of multiple sandbagged defensive points where residents can take cover if fighting off invaders.

The heartbroken family of a 23-year-old Australian woman who was left for dead in a suburban street after being gunned down has spoken out.

Cadbury has held it consistently since 1854, surviving under six different monarchs until King Charles III's decision last week.

At least 147 Ukrainian POWs have been executed since Russia invaded the country in 2022 -- and 127 of them were killed just this year, according to the Ukrainian government.

Astonishing new photos from Brazil's Amazon rainforest give a glimpse of a prosperous, never-before-seen indigenous community living near the Bolivian border, according to a report.

In a Facebook post, grief-stricken mom Desiree Gleissner wrote that she wanted to “let my little teddy bear fly around the world again,” according to Sky News.

"I'm worried about all the hostages, because the conditions that they are in are the worst conditions that any human being could go through," Aviva said.

A crash between a passenger bus and a truck early Saturday killed 22 people on a highway in Minas Gerais, a state in southeastern Brazil, officials said.

At least 13 people were killed in two separate stampedes in Nigeria as large crowds gathered to collect food and clothing items distributed at annual Christmas events, police said.

A Swedish hip-hop star has been shot dead in a car park with disturbing footage of the apparent killing emerging online.

German authorities say the five people who died in the attack were a 9-year-old boy and four women aged between 45 and 75.

The suspect is a 50-year-old man from Saudi Arabia who has lived in Germany for almost two decades.