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Live Updates: New Year's Eve celebrations kick off around the world amid coronavirus pandemic

Times Square in New York City was missing its usual enormous New Year's Eve crowd on Thursday night as the coronavirus pandemic continued to disrupt life -- but the traditional ball drop at midnight to welcome the new year happened as planned.

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Afghanistan13 hours ago

US official confirms effort to declassify uncorroborated intel that China offered bounties on US troops

A senior Trump administration official has confirmed to Fox News that the government is working to declassify uncorroborated intelligence recently briefed to the president that suggests China may have offered to pay a bounty on U.S. troops in Afghanistan.

Canada11 hours ago

Ontario's finance minister resigns after taking Caribbean holiday amid pandemic

Ontario’s Finance Minister Rod Phillips resigned Thursday after provoking outrage for taking a holiday in the Caribbean earlier this month in defiance of his own government’s pandemic safety guidelines.

Middle East

Iran1 day ago

B-52s fly over Persian Gulf as 'complex attacks' from Iran feared, US ready to thwart

TERRORISM1 day ago

Explosion rocks Yemen airport in 'cowardly terrorist attack' as new Cabinet members land

National GuardDecember 24

Pennsylvania teacher sends Merry Christmas message home to students while deployed with National Guard

IranDecember 24

How Iran's central bank currency system is manipulated to fund regional proxy wars

Europe

Europe1 hour ago

Coronavirus outbreak at Belgian retirement home after Santa visit kills more than two dozen: report

Brexit19 hours ago

UK prime minister's father seeks French citizenship: 'I will always be European'

DISASTERS1 day ago

Norway landslide injures 10, about two dozen missing

Brexit1 day ago

British lawmakers approve post-Brexit trade deal with EU

Latin America

Latin America2 days ago

Bill legalizing abortion passed in Argentina, largest Latin American to legalize procedure

WorldDecember 11

Argentina's lower house passes bill legalizing abortion

Venezuelan Political CrisisDecember 7

Venezuela’s Maduro claims sweep of boycotted election

Venezuelan Political CrisisDecember 6

Venezuelan voting begins in disputed assembly elections amid boycotts from opposition

Europe1 hour ago

Coronavirus outbreak at Belgian retirement home after Santa visit kills more than two dozen: report

Dozens of residents at a Belgian retirement home have reportedly died of coronavirus since a volunteer Santa Claus who visited the facility tested positive for the illness.

Canada11 hours ago

Ontario's finance minister resigns after taking Caribbean holiday amid pandemic

Ontario’s Finance Minister Rod Phillips resigned Thursday after provoking outrage for taking a holiday in the Caribbean earlier this month in defiance of his own government’s pandemic safety guidelines.

Afghanistan13 hours ago

US official confirms effort to declassify uncorroborated intel that China offered bounties on US troops

A senior Trump administration official has confirmed to Fox News that the government is working to declassify uncorroborated intelligence recently briefed to the president that suggests China may have offered to pay a bounty on U.S. troops in Afghanistan.

Brexit19 hours ago

UK prime minister's father seeks French citizenship: 'I will always be European'

As Britain prepares to split from the European Union, the father of Prime Minister Boris Johnson appears to be seeking closer ties with the bloc by applying for French citizenship.

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Live Coverage20 hours ago

Live Updates: New Year's Eve celebrations kick off around the world amid coronavirus pandemic

Times Square in New York City was missing its usual enormous New Year's Eve crowd on Thursday night as the coronavirus pandemic continued to disrupt life -- but the traditional ball drop at midnight to welcome the new year happened as planned.

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WorldSeptember 11

The week in pictures, Sept. 5-Sept. 11

Here's a selection of the most amazing images captured around the world in the past seven days. Enjoy!

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China21 hours ago

China utilizes new, 'sophisticated' methods to revive patriotic education: report

The government started targeting younger age groups after older students led the charge on the Hong Kong protests in 2019.

Iraq22 hours ago

Security firms say suspicious object on oil tanker off Iraq

Maritime security firms say a suspicious object has been found on the hull of an oil tanker in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Iraq.

World1 day ago

Indonesia nurse suspended after having sex with COVID-19 patient

A male nurse in Indonesia has been suspended after admitting that he stripped off his personal protective equipment to have sex in a toilet with a man infected with COVID-19, according to reports.

Pope Francis1 day ago

Pope Francis to skip New Year's Eve ceremonies due to back pain

Pope Francis is skipping New Year’s ceremonies due to what the Vatican says is a painful back condition, a spokesman said Thursday.

Hong Kong1 day ago

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai's bail revoked

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai has had his bail revoked after prosecutors succeeded in asking the city’s highest court to send him back to detention.

Israel1 day ago

Convicted spy who sold US military secrets arrives in Israel, granted citizenship

A former Navy intelligence analyst who spent 30 years behind bars for selling U.S. military secrets to Israel, arrived in Israel Wednesday where he and his wife were formally granted citizenship by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

China1 day ago

China clamping down on research into origins of COVID-19 pandemic

More than a year after the first known COVID-19 cases broke out in China, Beijing is clamping down on research into the pandemic’s origins, while actively promoting fringe theories that it could have originated outside the country.

AIR AND SPACE1 day ago

Japan’s solution to space junk problem is wooden satellites that would burn up upon reentry

Japanese researchers are working on satellite technology that would use wood components to eliminate excess space junk as the objects burn up harmlessly upon reentry into the Earth’s atmosphere.

World Clips

Europe1 hour ago

Coronavirus outbreak at Belgian retirement home after Santa visit kills more than two dozen: report

Canada11 hours ago

Ontario's finance minister resigns after taking Caribbean holiday amid pandemic

Afghanistan13 hours ago

US official confirms effort to declassify uncorroborated intel that China offered bounties on US troops

Brexit19 hours ago

UK prime minister's father seeks French citizenship: 'I will always be European'

Live Coverage20 hours ago

Live Updates: New Year's Eve celebrations kick off around the world amid coronavirus pandemic

China21 hours ago

China utilizes new, 'sophisticated' methods to revive patriotic education: report

Iraq22 hours ago

Security firms say suspicious object on oil tanker off Iraq

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