Several powerful explosions rocked Kyiv on Saturday, according to an AFP journalist, as authorities warned that the Ukrainian capital was under threat of missile attack.
According to local reports, the concert was scheduled to take place at 9:00 pm on Friday to commemorate a local school's anniversary.
Airlines canceled more than 1,000 US flights during the peak Christmas travel period on Friday, with severe winter storm warnings and heavy snow forecast across parts of the Midwest and northeast.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un highlighted on Saturday how his nation and Russia had shared "blood, life and death" in the Ukraine war, as he sent President Vladimir Putin new year's greetings.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday that he plans to meet US President Donald Trump in Florida on Sunday, as part of efforts to push forward a peace plan aimed at ending the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, CNN reported.
US President Donald Trump said in an interview published Friday that deadly strikes he ordered on Nigerian jihadists he has accused of persecuting Christians "decimated" their camps.
Christmas under Donald Trump brought air strikes abroad and political threats at home, as the US president used the holiday to project a vision of power rooted less in peace than grievance, even as aides leaned into their Christian faith.
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that Russia was using ordinary apartment blocks on the territory of its ally Belarus to attack Ukrainian targets and circumvent Kyiv's defences.
French police on Friday arrested a man suspected of stabbing three women in the Paris metro as the capital's end-of-year festivities were in full swing, prosecutors told AFP.
Russia has boosted the production of arms and ammunition by 22 times during the course of the Ukraine conflict, President Vladimir Putin said Friday.
Israel on Friday formally recognised Somaliland as an "independent and sovereign state" and signed an agreement to establish diplomatic ties, as the region's leader hailed its first-ever official recognition.
A Malaysian judge sentenced former prime minister Najib Razak to 15 more years in jail on Friday after convicting him of abuse of power and money laundering in a sovereign wealth fund graft scandal.
China on Friday opened to traffic a 22.13-km-long tunnel, which it claimed to be the "world's longest", in Xinjiang province.
A Palestinian from the Israeli-occupied West Bank killed a man and a woman in a stabbing and car-ramming attack in northern Israel before he was shot and wounded...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday that he would meet US President Donald Trump this weekend to discuss efforts to end Russia's invasion.
Beijing imposed sanctions on Friday against 20 US defence-related companies and 10 executives, a week after Washington announced large-scale arms sales to Taiwan.
After two Indian students in Toronto were killed in a span of one week, Canadian journalist Daniel Bordman has highlighted concerns over a culture of "anti-India sentiment" rising in the country.
Hindus in Bangladesh's troubled capital Dhaka in an exclusive conversation with NDTV's Ankit Tyagi, who is at ground zero, narrated the horrors they faced and concerns they have as attacks on them by radical Islamists.
A lawyer aligned with the pro-Pakistan Jamaat-E-Islami Bangladesh has issued a death threat to Tarique Rahman, just hours after the Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader landed in the country after 17 years in exile.
Bangladesh Crisis LIVE: Another Hindu man has been beaten to death in Bangladesh, days after Dipu Chandra Das was lynched and his body was set ablaze, local media reported on Thursday.
North Korean and Russian leaders celebrate their 'precious' shared experience of war, bloodshed in New Year greetings.
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Palestinian death toll since the start of the truce in Gaza rises to 411 amid near daily Israeli violations.
UN experts say the armed group remains a major threat to stability in Somalia and neighbouring countries.
Syndicate report says Israeli forces have systematically targeted journalists to undermine Palestinian narrative.
UK PM calls arrival of blogger and Egyptian government critic, who spent nearly 12 years in prison, 'profound relief'.
US president's base opposes intervention in Iran while pro-Israel donors and hawks push for heightened US involvement.
A new state law mandates warnings for young users on platforms with features that 'encourage excessive use'.
Washington's top diplomat says he thanked Asfura, who was backed by Trump, for 'advocacy of US strategic objectives'.
Egypt reach the knockout stages with a 1-0 win against South Africa while Angola and Zimbabwe draw.
2025 was the year of tariffs and a global shift in economic power.
Ukrainian president highlights 'significant progress' in talks, but Moscow says Kyiv is working to 'torpedo' deal.
Attacks by unknown assailants entering Tajik territory appear to target Chinese businesses and workers.
Breakaway region of Somalia achieves diplomatic breakthrough after more than 30 years without international recognition.
In a revamp of the 1973 mixed singles match, Aryna Sabalenka will play Nick Kyrgios on Sunday in Dubai.
Suspect is in police custody; no information about potential motive.
Attack comes a day after Israeli army reservist in civilian clothes rammed into Palestinian man praying on roadside.
Trump says strikes are related to 'Christian genocide' but attacks on Christian farmers happened in different area.
Beijing urged the US to cease 'dangerous' efforts to arm the island, which it claims as its own.
Prices of basic items like food are only expected to grow over the coming months as Iranians get poorer.
Drone attacks hit fuel market in city that serves as headquarters for RSF's alternative government.
Christians in Syria spent Christmas surrounded by armed soldiers, with security deployed outside churches in Aleppo.
Al Jazeera’s Assed Baig witnessed fighting at the Thai-Cambodia border despite talks taking place.
Military ruler Mamady Doumbouya is set to legitimise his rule after barring key opposition challengers.
US wants to move to phase 2 of ceasefire in January, is frustrated by Israeli 'delays', reports Israel's Channel 12.