CNN — A police officer in Zambia has been arrested for allegedly releasing over a dozen prisoners so they could…
Dozens die in shipwrecks off Tunisia as 2025 is already deadly for migrants in Mediterranean
CNN — At least 27 people have died after two boats carrying migrants sunk off the coast of Tunisia on…
Changes to Syria’s school curriculum spark online outrage
CNN — Syria’s new government is facing backlash after announcing changes to the school curriculum, including introducing what some critics…
Suspect in Montenegro shooting dies from self-inflicted injuries after killing at least 10 people
Podgorica, Montenegro Reuters — A gunman who killed at least 10 people in a rampage in a small town in…
Five killed and emergency workers targeted as firework chaos mars Germany’s New Year celebrations
Berlin CNN — Five people have been killed and dozens of emergency workers were injured as a spate of incidents…
Italy’s fashion capital Milan introduces country’s toughest rules on smoking
Rome CNN — Cigarettes have long been associated with fashion so much so that they remain an occasional feature of…
Romania and Bulgaria fully join Europe’s borderless travel zone
CNN — Romania and Bulgaria have become full members of the European Union’s border-free Schengen area after scrapping land border…
Breakaway Moldovan region cuts heating and hot water after Russia stops gas flow
Reuters — The breakaway Moldovan region of Transnistria cut heating and hot water supplies to households on Wednesday after Russia…
Damaged black box from crashed South Korean plane will be sent to US for analysis as investigation ramps up
Seoul, South Korea CNN — The damaged flight data recorder from the Jeju Air passenger jet that crash-landed in South…
Dominique Pelicot says ‘chapter closed,’ as at least 17 others convicted in mass rape trial appeal their convictions
Paris CNN — Seventeen men convicted in the Pelicot mass rape trial have appealed the verdict, according to the prosecutor’s…