More than 600 people, including women and children, have been killed in Syria as its new Islamist rulers clash with supporters of the previous regime.

Dead cats have been found on the streets of Israeli cities in what animal rights activists believe could be a sick string of mass poisonings.

A Mexican drug kingpin depicted in Netflix's gritty crime drama "Narcos" was arraigned Friday in Brooklyn while wearing the handcuffs that belonged to the DEA agent he was convicted of murdering.

The progress came after days of negotiations and pressure from Washington to reach a deal, which would propel an end to Ukraine's brutal war with Russia.

Hamas on Saturday released all six remaining living Israeli hostages promised under the first stage of the ongoing cease-fire deal — as one heartbroken family finally received the remains of a mother murdered in terrorist captivity.

President Trump on Saturday announced that value-added tax systems in other countries will be treated like tariffs — and included in his new plan to impose US levies to match.

The United States is requesting detailed proposals from European countries on how they plan to support Ukraine throughout and following peace negations with Russia.

North Korean soldiers have returned to Russia's defense after being pulled from the frontlines, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

The "Super Bowl flu" could cost businesses several billion dollars and waste nearly 108 million working hours collectively, according to a new study.

Russia fired a barrage of drones and missiles at Ukraine on Saturday, killing 12 people and blasting its energy grid, officials said.

Approximately 4,000 North Korean soldiers have been killed or wounded while fighting Ukrainian troops in Russia, with minimal battlefield gains to show for it, according to the UK Ministry of Defense.

Ukraine's weapons procurement agency, which has been tasked with reforming the department long plagued by corruption, is battling another scandal as the Defense Ministry tries to fire its director.

Russia launched a widespread drone and missile attack on Ukraine early Saturday, killing at least three people in the capitol of Kyiv.

Russian President Vladimir Putin's priorities ahead of meeting with President-elect Donald Trump are ensuring Ukraine never joins NATO and that the military alliance pulls back some of its deployments in eastern Europe, according to a new report.

Two North Korean soldiers fighting in Russia were captured by Ukrainian troops this week, giving officials "irrefutable evidence" that the two countries are allied in the war against Ukraine, officials announced on Saturday.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dispatched a high-level delegation to Doha to help seal a hostage and cease-fire deal, according to reports.

President-elect Donald Trump is "strong and unpredictable," qualities that could help end the war between Russia and Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said this week.

The US Navy blasted several guided missiles at Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen from a warship in the Red Sea on New Year's Eve, impressive video shared by US Central Command shows.

International flights in and out of Syria's main airport in Damascus will resume next week after being halted since rebels overthrew the former regime last month.

The US State Department is planning to sell $8 billion in arms to Israel, marking what will likely be the Biden administration's last weapons sale to its ally.