World Regions - Page 174

December 24

Reckless joyride ends with driver smashing huge Christmas tree in town square

CCTV shows a car spinning before plowing into a 40-foot tree in a Kazakhstan central square, toppling it before the driver fled and police later tracked him down and ordered repairs. (Credit: East2West)

December 24

Norwegian Olympic hopeful dead at 27

Olympic biathlon hopeful Sivert Guttorm Bakken was found dead in his hotel room in Italy on Tuesday, according to Norwegian media. He was 27.

December 24

Golf Hall of Famer Masashi 'Jumbo' Ozaki dead at 78 after cancer battle

Japanese golf legend Masashi “Jumbo" Ozaki, who won 113 tournaments and inspired future stars like Hideki Matsuyama, died at 78 after fighting colon cancer.

December 24

Christmas spirit returns to Jesus' birthplace after more than two years of war

Thousands celebrate Christmas in Bethlehem for the first time since the implementation of the U.S.-brokered Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement.

December 24

College Middle Eastern studies departments are broken — shut them down to end campus radicalism

Campus antisemitism linked to Middle Eastern studies programs as faculty allegedly praise Hamas while students face harassment and exclusion from spaces.

December 24

Ukraine, US near 20-point peace deal as Putin spurns Zelenskyy Christmas ceasefire offer

Ukraine and U.S. near finalizing 20-point security framework as Zelenskyy reports 90% agreement on guarantees while Russia pushback signals changes needed.

December 24

Colorado mom accused of killing 2 children and fleeing to UK returns stateside to face murder charges

Colorado mother accused of killing two of her children, injuring another during custody battle extradited from U.K. to face murder charges after lengthy international legal fight.

December 24

New Trump admin envoy says US won’t ‘conquer’ Greenland, emphasizes talks with locals as Denmark balks at move

President's new envoy to Greenland, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, says U.S. wants diplomatic dialogue, not conquest, as tensions rise with Denmark over Arctic territorial claims.

December 23

Jet crash carrying Libya’s top general triggers airspace shutdown over NATO capital

Turkey shuts down Ankara airspace after business jet carrying Libya's top military commander crashes. Ali Ahmed Al-Haddad is feared dead.

December 23

New US military GenAI tool ‘critical first step’ in future of warfare, says expert

The recently launched “GenAI" tool for U.S. service members and Department of War workers is a “critical first step" in the future of warfare, according to a military expert.