Five Western nations have condemned Israel's plan to construct 1,200 settlement homes in the occupied West Bank, calling the decision 'unacceptable' and urging an immediate retraction, according to the BBC.
North Korea launched over 10 short-range ballistic missiles on August 20 toward the East Sea as U.S.-South Korea joint military drills near their end, according to South Korean military sources.
Lebanon extradited a former Syrian general to Syria for the first time since Bashar al-Assad's government fell, according to the BBC.
The body of 18-year-old Lily Hooper was found in the Australian bush after an eight-day search, according to police.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to implement tougher economic measures against Iran and countries supporting it, as the United Arab Emirates announced it would sever financial ties with Iran.
Lesley Vogel, mother of actress Hayden Panettiere, told NBC News that a narcotics investigator has joined the investigation into her daughter’s death, per Us Weekly and TMZ. Panettiere, 36, was found unresponsive in a South Carolina residence.
At least 377 Ukrainian civilians were killed and 2,129 injured in August from Russian attacks, the highest toll since the war began in February 2022, according to Ukrainian government figures. In a single overnight strike on Kyiv, five people were killed and 23 injured, with one death in the Brovary district.
An Australian court has been told that the crimes of mushroom murderer Erin Patterson were 'truly dreadful' and that she should never be allowed to leave prison. Crown prosecutors are appealing against a sentence they call 'manifestly inadequate' as it allows for the possibility of parole.
At least 13 people have been killed and 40 injured in the latest Russian strikes on Kyiv, Ukraine’s prime minister said, as the city continues to face a shortage of air defense missiles. According to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, apartment blocks, warehouses, and a children’s hospital were damaged in the overnight attack.
The founder of Evergrande, a collapsed Chinese property giant, has been sentenced to life in prison and had his personal property confiscated, according to the BBC.
Nigerian entertainer Poco Lee is facing serious allegations of rape and reported arrest in the UK, following a detailed accusation by rapper Ms Jorji, who claims the incident occurred in Dallas, Texas, two years ago.
Australia's foreign minister expressed outrage on Thursday over Israel's decision not to prosecute those responsible for the killing of aid worker Zomi Frankcom in Gaza, according to the BBC.
Five Americans were among seven people killed in a helicopter crash in Kenya's Samburu County on Wednesday, the U.S. State Department confirmed.
More than 100 people were killed when a goldmine collapsed in the Central African Republic near the border with Cameroon on Tuesday. According to The Guardian and Canal 9 Bío Bío Televisión, the incident occurred in the village of Zamboye, where miners were operating in underground tunnels.
An estimated 4,000 humpback whales, 6,000 fin whales, and 6,000 minke whales were recorded in the Greenland Sea in the summer of 2024, according to the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources.