Pro-Palestinian protesters blocked morning traffic around Los Angeles International Airport and New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport – two of the nation’s busiest – in coast-to-coast demonstrations that ended with dozens of arrests.

A thick layer of toxic smog wreathed Bangladesh’s capital of Dhaka as the air quality index plummeted into the “hazardous” category, while similar conditions prevailed in New Delhi, the capital of neighbouring India.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered its military, the munitions industry and the nuclear weapons sector to accelerate war preparations to counter what he called unprecedented confrontational moves by the U.S., state media said.

Mexico’s Foreign Minister Alicia Barce said she spoke with U.S. authorities about the importance of reopening border crossings.

Donald Trump scored a victory in his fight against challenges to his eligibility to run for the White House again.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was no different from Adolf Hitler.

Israeli forces pounded central Gaza by land, sea and air and Palestinian authorities reported dozens more deaths.

At least 10 people, including a nine-year-old girl, have died in eastern Australia during severe thunderstorms on Christmas and Boxing Day.

Russian President Vladimir Putin must be stopped in his war against Ukraine or all of Europe will pay a much higher price.

India has launched an investigation into how 303 Indians ended up on a chartered flight that was grounded in France last week.

Russia told South Korea not to be surprised if Moscow retaliates against Seoul for expanding the list of goods which cannot be exported from the East Asian nation to Russia without special permission.

Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry has said at least 241 people were killed in the past 24 hours, as Israel’s military operation continues in the territory.