An Azerbaijan Airlines flight that crashed in Kazakhstan on Wednesday was downed by a Russian air defense system, four sources in Azerbaijan with knowledge of the investigation told Reuters.
Russia's Federal Security Service said on Thursday it had foiled several plots by Ukrainian intelligence services to kill high-ranking Russian officers and their families in Moscow using bombs disguised as power banks or document folders.
South Korea's main opposition party said it would introduce a bill to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo on Thursday and hold a vote on Friday, a move that could deepen the country's constitutional crisis triggered by a short-lived martial law.
An organizer of a Christmas fair in Mexico was shot to death outside of a church during the Christmas Eve festivities Tuesday. Martin Ramirez Ruiz, board president of the Christmas fair in the state of Guerrero’s capital, Chilpancingo, was killed alongside another man in a targeted attack, according to the Associated Press. Nativity scene ceramics...
Kirsty Sansum, 30, avoided jail after being caught with three kilograms of cocaine at a Motorway service station. But social media users swooned over her when police shared her mugshot alongside her co-conspirators.
An act of arson against a Christmas tree in the predominantly Christian town of Suqaylabiyah has ignited protests across Syria and fuelled anxieties about the future of religious minorities.
Recent optimism surrounding the hostage negotiations between Israel and Hamas has given way to mounting frustration as Israeli officials reveal significant obstacles in their dealings with Hamas.
Thousands of people have flocked to celebrate Christmas Day at a Sydney beach party that has been hailed as a “pretty special” event, despite reports of injuries and assault.
An Azerbaijani airplane crashed in Kazakhstan Wednesday likely killing dozens of the 67 people on board — even as others miraculously escaped with their lives, officials said.
Pilgrims lined up early Wednesday to walk through the great Holy Door at the entrance of St. Peter’s Basilica, as Christmas marked the start of the 2025 Holy Year celebration that is expected to bring some 32 million Catholic faithful to Rome.
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