World Regions - Page 160

January 2

Iran crackdown rattles Middle East as analysts weigh US options short of military intervention

Trump threatens U.S. intervention if Iran violently suppresses ongoing protests, escalating tensions after last year's 12-day war between Israel and Iran.

January 2

NEW: Potential cause of deadly NYE resort fire revealed

Swiss Alps bar witnesses claim champagne bottles with sparklers started a deadly New Year’s Eve fire that killed around 40 people and injured more than 100 at a ski resort in Crans-Montana.

January 2

Officials race to identify mostly young victims of deadly Swiss Alps bar fire

Deadly New Year's Eve bar fire at Swiss ski resort kills around 40 people, mostly young victims as the investigation and identification process continues.

January 2

Israel accuses Mamdani of pouring 'antisemitic gasoline' after he revokes Adams executive orders

Israel accuses NYC's new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, of antisemitism after he revoked executive orders supporting the Jewish state on his first day in office.

January 2

Coast Guard suspends search for 77-year-old woman who went overboard from Holland America Line cruise ship

Coast Guard suspends search for 77-year-old woman who went overboard from Holland America cruise ship near Cuba on New Year's Day after 8-hour effort.

January 2

Swiss Alps bar witness says champagne bottles with sparklers started deadly NYE fire

Swiss authorities have begun the grim task of identifying the mostly young victims of a deadly New Year’s Eve bar fire that killed around 40 people and injured more than 100 at a ski resort in Crans-Montana.

January 2

Trump says US will intervene if Iran starts killing protesters: ‘Locked and loaded’

President Trump warned the U.S. would intervene if Iran begins killing protesters, as demonstrations fueled by economic collapse spread beyond Tehran and raise fears of a violent crackdown.

January 2

DAN GAINOR: The 7 craziest stories of 2025. You won't believe what made this list

From biting lawyers to strange AI interviews, here are seven bizarre 2025 stories involving PETA protests, Oregon officials and even ex-CNN anchor Jim Acosta.

January 1

Pope Leo XIV opens 2026 urging world to reject violence in powerful New Year's Day message

Pope Leo XIV delivered a message of peace to 40,000 gathered in St. Peter's Square on New Year's Day, calling for disarmed hearts and an end to all forms of violence in 2026.

January 1

Trump tears into 'average guy' George Clooney who 'complained, constantly, about common sense in politics'

President Donald Trump attacked actor George Clooney on Truth Social on New Year's Eve, calling the actor and his wife "two of the worst political prognosticators of all time."