Authorities report that at least 41 young men have died from circumcision procedures during traditional initiation activities in South Africa in November and December.

Meteorological office reports high temperatures across country and record measured at Seyðisfjörður in east

Thieves used the quiet Christmas period to drill their way into the vault of a German retail bank and make off with at least 10 million euros' worth of money and valuables from customers' deposit boxes, police said on Tuesday.

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The US Coast Guard has suspended an operation to seize the sanctioned oil tanker Bella 1 after an image of the Russian flag appeared on its hull.

They are beautiful, eloquent — and do not exist. AI-generated girls from the 'Prawilne_Polki' profile called for Polexit and preached right-wing views. The TikTok account has been deleted, but disinformation and propaganda in Poland persist.

Iran has called for international condemnation of US President Donald Trump's war threats against the Islamic Republic. "Threatening to use force against other states is a blatant violation of the UN Charter and should be condemned," Foreign Minister Abbas…

Every 10 days fuel disappeared.

Ukrainian forces have intensified attacks on Russian oil infrastructure, affecting export viability amid ongoing international sanctions on energy revenues.

Protests over the economy are sweeping through Iran. The country's currency is plummeting amid concerns Israel will restart its war with Iran, a move President Trump signaled he would approve.

Russian courts have removed thousands of missing or deceased case records, limiting independent assessments of military losses in Ukraine.

Finland has detained a ship and its crew after a critical undersea telecommunication cable connecting the country to Estonia was damaged Wednesday, Finnish authorities said.

The world’s tallest peak has a serious trash problem. Officials hope a revised cleanup plan could finally make a difference.

Exclusive: Research finds ‘worrying’ surge in support for hard-right narratives on national identity

Reunification ‘is unstoppable’, says Chinese president, a day after the conclusion of intense military drills

Crew members aboard the aging, rusted oil tanker that the US has been pursuing at sea for nearly two weeks appear to have painted a crude image of a Russian flag on the ship’s hull, which American officials believe is an attempt at claiming Russian protection…

Moscow prefers parliament ratification it can later dismiss

The initiative is backed by President Emmanuel Macron, who said earlier this month that Parliament should start debating such a proposal in January.

Ramzan Kadyrov, the Kremlin's protégé and head of Chechnya, was urgently hospitalised in Moscow on the night of 24-25 December.

There have been no gun killings in the Republic of Ireland this year for the first time in nearly 60 years.