30 People Die In Crash Between Passenger Bus And Truck In Brazil
Published: December 21, 2024 15:44
Witnesses told rescue teams that the bus blew a tire, causing the driver to lose control and collide with a truck.
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At Least 5 Dead, More Than 200 Injured In German Christmas Market Attack
Published: December 21, 2024 11:39
The violence shocked Germany and the city, bringing its mayor to the verge of tears and marring a festive event that’s part of a centuries-old German tradition.
At Least 2 Dead And 68 Hurt After A Car Drives Into A German Christmas Market In A Suspected Attack
Published: December 20, 2024 21:00
The driver of the car was arrested, German news agency dpa reported.
Putin Claims He Is Open To Talk To Trump As He Boasts About Gains In Ukraine
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/putin-press-conference-trump-ukraine_n_67640fcfe4b056eb91a9e7ce
Published: December 19, 2024 12:34
The Russian president said he plans to ask ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad about Austin Tice, a U.S. journalist who went missing in Damascus in 2012.
Gisèle Pelicot's Ex-Husband Found Guilty Of Rapes, All Other Charges Against Him In France
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/france-rape-trial_n_6763e201e4b090fb6a49a072
Published: December 19, 2024 09:17
In a case that has shocked France, Dominique Pelicot admitted that for years he knocked his wife out with drugs so that he and strangers he recruited online could abuse her.
Subway In Spain Recycles Energy From Braking Trains Into Power For Electric Cars
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/spain-subway-train-electric-cars_n_6762bd31e4b0a99db5b23d87
Published: December 18, 2024 12:36
Barcelona’s subway system sends energy from its braking trains up to street level to help charge EVs.
From Pooping Logs to Fierce Cats: The World's Quirkiest Holiday Traditions
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/other-christmas-traditions_n_6762ba06e4b0e5f90a967c93
Published: December 18, 2024 12:15
Naked Santa has also become an iconic part of one American city's Christmas lore.
Verdicts Due In Historic French Rape Trial That Turned Gisèle Pelicot Into Feminist Hero
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/france-rape-trial_n_6762ae84e4b0e5f90a967656
Published: December 18, 2024 11:34
French judges plan to deliver hugely anticipated verdicts this week in a historic drugging-and-rape trial that has turned the victim, Gisèle Pelicot, into a feminist hero.
Russia Says It Has Detained A Suspect In Top General's Killing
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/russia-says-it-detained-suspect-explosion_n_67629ea5e4b0a99db5b22b1d
Published: December 18, 2024 10:16
The suspect was described as an Uzbek citizen recruited by Ukrainian intelligence services.
Prince Andrew Withdraws From Royal Christmas After Chinese Spy Allegations
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/prince-andrew-suspected-chinese-spy_n_6761d203e4b0fa2f8ee46635
Published: December 17, 2024 21:48
The brother of King Charles said that he “ceased all contact” with Yang Tengbo after the U.K. government raised concerns.
Pope Francis Divulges New Details About 2021 Assassination Attempts On Him In Iraq
Published: December 17, 2024 21:21
“Almost everyone advised me against that trip,” Francis wrote in his upcoming autobiography, "Hope."
Netanyahu Says Israeli Troops Will Occupy A Buffer Zone Inside Syria For The Foreseeable Future
Published: December 17, 2024 17:35
Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday Israeli forces will stay in a buffer zone on the Syrian border
CNN Confirms It Was Misled By Man In Viral Syrian Prison Report
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cnn-syria-prisoner-clarissa-ward-mistake_n_676180cee4b0b7b778956e9b
Published: December 17, 2024 15:15
The news outlet reported the man was said to have been involved with the collapsed Assad regime as an intelligence officer.
Battle Erupts Over South Korean Court That Will Determine The Fate Of Impeached Yoon
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/south-korea-martial-law_n_676146d4e4b0675a669475bf
Published: December 17, 2024 09:47
If Yoon is dismissed, a national election must be held within two months.
An Explosion Kills The Head Of Russia's Nuclear Defense Forces
Published: December 17, 2024 07:30
Lt. General Igor Kirillov's assistant also died in the blast, triggered by an explosive device planted close to a residential apartment block in Moscow.
Canada's Finance Minister Resigns As Unpopular Trudeau Faces Biggest Test Of His Political Career
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bc-cn-canada-freeland-resigns-trudeau_n_6761045be4b06ea8a2b8c300
Published: December 17, 2024 04:59
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing the biggest test of his political career following the resignation of Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, long one of his most powerful and loyal ministers.
Israeli Strike Kills Gaza Man Who Went Viral For Tribute To Slain Granddaughter
Published: December 17, 2024 00:19
Khaled Nabhan caught global attention last year when a video showed him gently holding the body of 3-year-old Reem, whom he called the "soul of my soul."
7 Guests At 5-Star Fiji Resort Hospitalized After Drinking Cocktails
Published: December 16, 2024 22:44
The guests reportedly experienced “nausea, vomiting and neurological symptoms” after the drinks at the Warwick Fiji resort, according to The Fiji Times.
CNN Investigating If Man Gave 'False Identity' In Dramatic Syrian Prison Report
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cnn-syria-prisoner-report_n_67604611e4b0d06419ec31dc
Published: December 16, 2024 17:51
A Syrian fact-checking group alleges the man in the viral report had a violent past and had been detained for less than a month.
Ousted Leader Assad Claims He Wanted To Stay In Syria But Was Evacuated By Russia
Published: December 16, 2024 17:12
Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia from western Syria after rebels captured Damascus, ending the nation's decades-long tyrannical regime.
Death Toll From Israel's War In Gaza Surpasses 45,000 Palestinians
Published: December 16, 2024 16:44
Health officials in the obliterated territory warn that the real toll is higher because medics can't retrieve the many bodies under rubble or in inaccessible areas.
Germany's Olaf Scholz Loses Confidence Vote, Setting Up Early Election
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/germany-olaf-scholz-loses-confidence-vote_n_67604ac9e4b0d06419ec34d1
Published: December 16, 2024 15:51
Scholz fell well short of the majority of 367 needed to win.
Israel Closes Its Ireland Embassy As Relationship Deteriorates Over War In Gaza
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ireland-israel-mideast-wars-gaza_n_675ff6e3e4b09f3b4eafe3ef
Published: December 16, 2024 10:27
Israel's retaliatory offensive has killed almost 45,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza's Health Ministry.
South Korea's Impeached President Avoids Investigators As Court Mulls His Fate
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/south-korea-martial-law_n_675ffc0ae4b0fbf22798e349
Published: December 16, 2024 10:17
Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached by the opposition-controlled National Assembly over his Dec. 3 martial law decree.
Billionaire Founder Of Mango Fashion Brand Dies In Accident
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/spain-mango-founder-dead_n_675fd14be4b0554545876de0
Published: December 16, 2024 07:10
Isak Andic died following a fall while hiking near Barcelona, per Spanish media reports.
U.S. Has Been In Direct Contact With Syrian Rebel Group That Ousted Assad, Blinken Says
Published: December 14, 2024 15:58
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is the first U.S. official to publicly confirm contacts between the Biden administration and Hayat Tahrir al-Sham.
Ex-Soccer Player Becomes Georgia's President In Blow To Its EU Aspirations
Published: December 14, 2024 13:25
Mikheil Kavelashvili was the only candidate on the ballot and easily won the vote given the Georgian Dream party’s control of a 300-seat electoral college.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol Impeached After Martial Law Order
Published: December 14, 2024 08:17
Yoon’s presidential powers and duties will be suspended after the copies of a document on the impeachment are delivered to him and to the Constitutional Court.