The United States considered making a bid for the North Atlantic island in 1867, when it also purchased Alaska from Russia.

Ukraine sees tactical advances in Russia's Kursk, while Moscow claims to have secured front line town in Donbas.

The leader of Canada's Conservative Party, who has drawn comparisons to President-elect Donald Trump, was thrown into the global spotlight on Monday when Trudeau -- his lefty rival -- announced he was quitting after mounting calls to step down.

Images of abandoned military vehicles, weapons and equipment near the border with Lebanon suggest many Iranian soldiers were forced to quickly flee as the rebels took Syria in just 11 days.

A woman has claimed that a man acted inappropriately toward her at the gym, however when she shared footage of their interaction online, she didn’t get the support she was hoping for.

Even as the mercury dropped well below freezing, enthusiasm soared among about a dozen hardy swimmers during a daily ritual in northeast China’s “ice city” of Harbin.

The Umschlagplatz monument is only the latest Holocaust memorial to recently be defaced in the Polish capital.

Hamas has threatened to prosecute US Secretary of State Antony Blinken for his alleged role as "a partner in the war of extermination" in Gaza after the official blamed the terror group for the failures in reaching a cease-fire agreement.

The three crowns that had been on the coat of arms, the royal family said, had been removed “as it is no longer relevant.”

Brian Garlick has been forced out of his home alongside the A417 Missing Link — a three-mile-long dual carrigeway under construction between Gloucester and Cirencester.

Jean-Marie Le Pen, who was known for fiery rhetoric against immigration and multiculturalism, has died at 96.

"We will protect it, and cherish it, from a very vicious outside World," Trump said. "MAKE GREENLAND GREAT AGAIN!”

The Israeli military launched a wave of raids across the occupied West Bank overnight and into Tuesday, killing at least three Palestinians it said were terrorists a day after a deadly shooting attack.

The content creator's death was confirmed by her sister, who took to Instagram to share a heartfelt tribute.

North Korea, since 2021, has been testing various hypersonic weapons designed to fly at more than five times the speed of sound.

Lima's successor joked that his staff would be using "a communal potty" until their missing toilet was returned.

A strong earthquake shook a mountainous region in western China near Nepal on Tuesday morning, killing at least 32 people.

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is currently monitoring reports of a spike in human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in China, as the US sees an increase in such cases.

Two elderly men in Japan died after choking to death on mochi rice cakes as part of a New Year's tradition that authorities have issued warnings about annually.

Surviving family members recalled an "unpleasant" and "spicy" hint to the cake.