In snapshots, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is joined by his wife, Sara, as well as US Ambassador Mike Huckabee and a group of Israeli soldiers, as they light Hannukah candles.

Tehran threatened to retaliate against Israel and US military bases in the event of U.S. strikes on Iran, issuing the warning as Israeli sources said Israel was on high alert for the possibility of any US intervention.

In a new role, Letby will be responsible for handing out books and DVDs to fellow inmates.

Nepal's former king Gyanendra Shah has expressed concern over the state of the country four months after a youth-led uprising toppled the previous government.

Hospitals across Iran are struggling to cope with a surge of patients as large-scale anti-government protests continue to spread nationwide.

The Pentagon has not offered an official explanation for why the E-4B was used instead of a standard government plane, which is consistent with past protocol for the classified aircraft.

A data breach affecting around 17.5 million Instagram accounts has been reported by cybersecurity firm Malwarebytes. The leaked data is already being shared freely on hacker forums and the dark web, putting millions of users at risk

Israel is on high alert for the possibility of any US intervention in Iran as authorities there confront the biggest anti-government protests in years, according to three Israeli sources with knowledge of the matter.

Iran's parliament speaker warned the US military and Israel would be "legitimate targets" if America strikes the Islamic Republic, as threatened by President Donald Trump.

Reza Pahlavi, the US-based son of Iran's deposed Shah, has appealed to protesters not to leave the streets and said he would soon be by their side.

President Donald Trump said Saturday that the United States is "ready to help" as protesters in Iran faced an intensifying crackdown by authorities of the Islamic republic.

Demonstrations broke out in Iran on December 28 and have spread nationwide as protesters vent their increasing discontent over the Islamic Republic's faltering economy and the collapse of its currency.

Anti-government chants filled the streets of Iran's capital on Saturday night, as protesters pressed the biggest movement against the Islamic republic in more than three years despite a deadly crackdown under cover of an internet blackout.

Nicaragua's authoritarian government said Saturday it had freed "tens" of detainees, following US pressure and a week after American forces seized Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, a close Managua ally.

Reviving a campaign pledge, President Donald Trump wants a one-year, 10% cap on credit card interest rates, a move that could save Americans tens of billions of dollars but drew immediate opposition from an industry that has been in his corner.

Myanmar's junta opened polls on Sunday in the second phase of elections, continuing a vote democracy watchdogs say is letting the military prolong its rule in a civilian guise.

Thousands of people marched in Minneapolis Saturday to protest the fatal shooting of a woman by a federal immigration officer there and the shooting of two protesters in Portland, Oregon, as Minnesota leaders urged demonstrators to remain peaceful.

A bold protest trend showing Iranian women lighting cigarettes with photographs of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has gone viral globally.

US President Donald Trump said Venezuela has begun the process of releasing political prisoners, claiming the move was carried out "in a big way" following US action against the Venezuelan leadership.

The US has launched another round of retaliatory strikes against the Islamic State in Syria following last months ambush that killed two US soldiers and one American civilian interpreter in the country.