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  Magnitude 6 Earthquake Strikes Off Coast Of Japan's Noda Region: USGS

  Magnitude 6 Earthquake Strikes Off Coast Of Japan's Noda Region: USGS

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  UK Boy, 12, Tragically Dies Attempting Squid Game Prank

  Sebastian Cizman, 12, died at home after attempting a Squid Game-inspired choking prank. Police found related content on his phone.

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  Trump Family Delays Shipment Of Gold-Coloured Smartphone: Report

  Trump Mobile has pushed back plans to deliver its gold-colored smartphone by year-end, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.

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  China Says It "Successfully Completed" Military Drills Around Taiwan

  China "successfully completed" military drills around Taiwan that included live-fire exercises aimed at simulating a blockade of key ports and assaults on maritime targets, its military said on Wednesday.

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  Putin Says Russia Believes It Will Win In Ukraine In New Year Address

  Russian President Vladimir Putin said his country believed it would win in Ukraine, where Moscow has led an almost four-year offensive, in his New Year's Eve address on Wednesday.

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  Eurostar Resumed Service After Power Glitch Sparked Travel Chaos

  Traffic slowly resumed Wednesday in the Channel tunnel after an electricity failure halted train trips connecting London to the European mainland, as frazzled passengers arrived in France after hours trapped in a powerless train.

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  Zohran Mamdani's 'Al-Qaeda Lawyer' Pick As Legal Advisor Sparks Row

  New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani ruffled feathers after he announced on Tuesday that he is appointing a controversial lawyer as the city's top attorney.

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  "Hope This Nightmare Will End": Gazans Seek "Normal Life" In 2026

  As 2025 draws to a close, Palestinians in Gaza are marking the new year not with celebration, but with exhaustion, grief and a fragile hope that their "endless nightmare" might finally end.

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  Quad Envoys Hold "Rare" Meeting In China To Discuss Indo-Pacific

  Ambassadors of the Quad nations, consisting of the US, India, Australia and Japan, held a rare publicised meeting in Beijing.

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  Russia Releases Video Of Drone It Claims Was Used To Attack Putin's Home

  Russia had alleged that Ukraine carried out a drone attack on Russian President Vladimir Putin's residence in the Novgorod region, although they did not say where he was at the time.

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  Indian Army Hits 91% Ammunition Self-Reliance, Bolstering Long-War Endurance

  As global security dynamics grow more volatile, the Indian Army is reshaping its preparedness around a critical pillar of modern warfare: endurance.

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  Fireworks, Celebrations: Several Countries Ring In 2026. This Was The First

  As the world prepares to turn the calendar page, New Zealand, Australia, South Korea, North Korea and Japan have already welcomed the New Year.

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  "I'm In Dubai": Man Accused Of Osman Hadi's Murder Amid 'India' Claims

  In a surprising twist in the Bangladeshi student leader Osman Hadi's murder case, the prime accused, Faisal Karim Masud, has publicly denied any role in the killing, claiming he was in Dubai.

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  Nepal To Mexico, Top Gen Z Revolutions Around The World In 2025

  The Gen Z-led protests, inspired by earlier uprisings in Bangladesh and Kenya in 2024, focused mainly on corruption, economic inequality, poor governance, unemployment, and lack of public services.

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  Japan's Female MPs Petition For More Restrooms In Male-Dominated Parliament

  Nearly 60 women lawmakers in Japan, including Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, have submitted a petition calling for more toilets in the parliament building to match their improved representation.

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  US Conducts 1st Known Strike Inside Venezuela, Targets Drug Trafficking Dock

  US pressure on Venezuela escalated earlier this month when the CIA conducted a drone strike on a coastal port site.

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  Indian-Origin Adviser Rewarded Over Trump's "India-Pakistan Truce" Claim

  Ranjit 'Ricky' Singh Gill, an Indian-origin adviser to US President Donald Trump, is grabbing headlines after being awarded for his supposed role in "India-Pakistan ceasefire negotiations" following Operation Sindoor earlier this year.

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  Opinion | Bangladesh To Pak, An Embattled India Steps Into 2026 - By Shashi Tharoor

  The events in our backyard offer a reminder that being a "Global South" leader is a hollow title if one's own immediate periphery is on fire.

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  All About Warren Buffett, The Oracle Of Omaha Retiring After 60 Years

  Warren Buffett, the "Oracle of Omaha," retires on December 31 as chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway. He will continue as chairman. Greg Abel will formally take over as CEO on Thursday, January 1.

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  5.2 Million Epstein Files Still Under Review, Document Shows

  The U.S. Justice Department revealed it has 5.2 million pages of Epstein files left to review and needs 400 lawyers from four different department offices to help with the process through late January, according to a government document