A Pakistani teenager allegedly shoots his sister during a video argument on TikTok; police investigate.
2024 may set new heat records due to anthropogenic warming and a strong El Niño phase, which increases the likelihood of extreme weather events.
Five oil companies - BP, Shell, Chevron, ExxonMobil, TotalEnergies - will pay shareholders more than $100 billion after a year of high profits.
In his New Year's address, Macron promised a productive 2024, with a focus on the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris, amid heightened security due to possible terrorist threats and national unrest.
During the New Year's Eve celebrations in Berlin, there were about 300 arrests amid tensions and aggressive use of fireworks; numerous injuries caused by fireworks were reported.
In Haarlem, the Netherlands, a man was killed by a fireworks explosion on New Year's Eve; 18 other people were injured in separate incidents.
Ukrainian special forces discovered and destroyed a Russian Buk-M2 anti-aircraft missile system in the Donetsk sector.
Russian drones attacked Lviv, causing a fire in the Shukhevych Museum; officials promise that the attackers will pay.
An earthquake with a magnitude of 7. 4 occurs off the Japanese island of Honshu, with a tsunami warning of up to 5 meters in height; no immediate reports of casualties.
The Polish company PSE provided emergency assistance by purchasing 600 MWh of surplus electricity from Ukraine to maintain the energy balance.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has threatened to "destroy" South Korea and the United States if provoked and ordered his military to be ready for a decisive strike.
Venice limits tourist groups to 25 people and bans loudspeakers - the new rules come into force on 1 June 2024.
Kim Jong-un promises to expand North Korea's nuclear arsenal and launch three spy satellites by the end of 2024 amid tensions with the US.
The dominance of dinosaurs may have led to mammals losing their longevity genes, suggest researchers at the University of Birmingham. This evolutionary shift prioritized rapid reproduction over longevity.
Russian troops strike Kharkiv with Iskander missiles, damaging buildings, including the Kharkiv Palace, and drones hit residential and social facilities; no casualties have been reported so far.
russia has aircraft capable of launching numerous missiles, but lacks the missiles themselves, according to a representative of the air force.
The number of victims of the explosion in Belgorod has risen to 21, including 3 children; 110 were injured. More than 30 buildings and 51 cars were damaged.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces report that the threat of Russian drones remains in Kherson and Mykolaiv regions, while other regions have been informed that the danger has passed.
Several residential buildings in the city centre were hit. There are fires there. All relevant services are already working at the scene. This is what the mayor of the city of Kharkiv says.
Several groups of UAVs launched across Ukraine pose a threat to Zaporizhzhia, Ternopil, Khmelnytsky, and Kharkiv regions; authorities urge people to stay in shelters.
Russian troops killed three civilians and wounded six in Donetsk region; authorities launched a war crimes investigation.
As a result of the evening shelling of Kharkiv, 21 people were wounded; 11 were hospitalized in non-critical condition after shells hit a hotel and a residential area.
The number of victims of the shelling of Kyiv on December 29 has risen to 17, and search operations continue.
Ukraine is on air alert as UAVs threaten many regions; Kyiv is also under missile threat.
the Russian shelling of the center of Kharkiv resulted in 21 civilians, including children, being injured and infrastructure damaged.
Zelensky was told about the 2024 action plan and Ukraine's need to influence important future decisions.
During a rocket attack in Kyiv, a local resident saved neighboring cars from a fire by driving away in a burning vehicle, earning him recognition and awards from the police.
Three medical institutions in Kharkiv were damaged by rocket fire; no staff/patients were injured, but 9 people were hospitalized.
The State Border Guard Service confirms that there have been no changes to the border crossing rules; document checks continue amid cases of forged documents and inconsistencies with the purpose of the trip.
A rocket attack by Russian troops on Selydove, Donetsk, killed 1 person, wounded 6, and damaged 38 houses.
