A Helsinki court has ruled that the impounded tanker Eagle S will remain seized while Finland investigates whether the vessel and its cargo breached sanctions on Russian oil.
Read report »Police arrested a 24-year-old man after a two-week series of shootings in Rotterdam left three men dead and no clear motive.
Read report »Syrian activists say Aws Salloum, long accused of brutality inside Sednaya prison, has been detained in Homs after raids on remnants of the Assad regime.
Read report »Officials tried to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on January 3, 2025 but withdrew after a hourslong confrontation with his security detail at his Seoul compound.
Read report »Puerto Rico’s new governor took office during a ceremony overshadowed by public anger over a blackout that hit the territory days earlier.
Read report »President Daniel Noboa has again named Sariha Moya as interim vice president, deepening a constitutional fight with sidelined vice president Verónica Abad.
Read report »Police responded to Amazura nightclub shortly after 11pm local time, with 11 people reportedly injured and the suspect still at large.
Read report »Authorities in Las Vegas are investigating a Cybertruck explosion outside Trump International Hotel as a possible act of terror, with links to the New Orleans attack under review.
Read report »Liechtenstein has legalized same-sex marriage after a nearly unanimous parliamentary vote, becoming the latest European country to do so.
Read report »Federal prosecutors say a December search of a Virginia home turned up more than 150 homemade pipe bombs and other explosive material, setting off a major criminal case.
Read report »The two Balkan states marked their full entry into the Schengen travel area as land border checks ended at midnight.
Read report »Switzerland’s ceremonial presidency is shifting to Karin Keller-Sutter, a Federal Council member with a long domestic political career.
Read report »The Hindu said a Uttar Pradesh man was arrested in a Lucknow hotel murder case that left his mother and four young sisters dead.
Read report »Saudi Arabia has executed six Iranian nationals convicted of smuggling hashish, prompting Iran’s Foreign Ministry to summon the Saudi ambassador in protest.
Read report »Myanmar’s military government has brought in a cybersecurity law that expands censorship powers, restricts VPN use and forces platforms to retain user data.
Read report »New Zealand police say a driver hit officers on foot in Nelson on 2025-01-01, killing Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming and injuring four other people.
Read report »Donald Tusk used the launch in Warsaw to cast the six-month term as a test of European resilience, while Antonio Costa pressed for stronger security planning.
Read report »Police said fireworks accidents across Germany killed five people, injured a police officer seriously and led to hundreds of detentions in Berlin overnight.
Read report »Montenegro declared three days of mourning after a gunman killed 12 people, including two children, and wounded four others before dying from a self-inflicted gunshot.
Read report »A man stabbed five passersby in Villa Verucchio before charging carabinieri, who shot him dead after warning shots.
Read report »Police said a man who stole an excavator in Grünsfeld rammed vehicles and injured four officers before being shot dead.
Read report »A judge in Ecuador issued arrest warrants for 16 soldiers after genetic tests confirmed remains believed to be those of four children who vanished in Guayaquil.
Read report »Zimbabwe's president signed a law abolishing capital punishment with immediate effect, ending a penalty last carried out in 2005.
Read report »A federal appeals panel said Donald Trump had not shown that trial errors justified a new trial in E. Jean Carroll’s $5 million case.
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