World Regions - Page 859

January 3, 2025

Popular Italian city officially bans cigarette smoking outdoors

The smoking of tobacco products outdoors in Milan, Italy, is now banned as the city moves to improve public health and environment ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympics.

January 3, 2025

Diplomat says New Orleans terror attack injured Israeli reservists on leave from Hamas war: 'Global threat'

A diplomat warned Americans of the "global threat" of Islamic extremism after two Israeli reservists were among those hurt in the New Orleans terror attack.

January 3, 2025

Elon Musk demands UK act on grooming gang scandal amid growing calls for probe: 'National inquiry now!'

Elon Musk is ramping up pressure on the United Kingdom to launch a national inquiry into the scandal of grooming gangs abusing children throughout the U.K.

January 3, 2025

Zelenskyy says Trump could be ‘decisive’ in bringing an end to the war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he thinks President-elect Donald Trump could be "decisive" in ending the nearly three-years-long war and dealing with Russian President Vladimir Putin's demands.

January 3, 2025

ISIS increasingly unopposed following US withdrawal from Afghanistan, collapse of Syria

The Islamic State is seeing less resistance in areas of major security concern following the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, the fall of the Assad regime in Syria and potential troop drawdown in Iraq.

January 3, 2025

China rolls out its crime-fighting ball to chase down criminals

A Chinese company has developed a spherical, 276-pound law enforcement robot that has been chasing down criminals at impressive speeds.

January 3, 2025

Trump needs to channel Teddy Roosevelt in battling global threats

President-elect Trump is faced with numerous global threats when he takes office. Terrorism tops the list as an immediate danger, but the US has challenges around the globe.

January 3, 2025

How Donald Trump can make history and win 3 Nobel Peace Prizes

President-elect Donald Trump takes office with the world on a precipice. His commitment to fixing three major global dangers could secure him not one, but three Nobel Peace Prizes.

January 3, 2025

South Korea’s impeached president avoids arrest attempt after hourslong standoff

Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol avoided an arrest attempt Friday after an hourslong standoff between anti-corruption investigators and presidential security.

January 2, 2025

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu leaves hospital after prostate surgery

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was released from hospital on Thursday after his prostate surgery ended “successfully," his office reported on X.