Turkish President Erdogan has dropped objection to Sweden's entry into the NATO bloc, which prompted a lengthy parliamentary approval process for the Scandinavian nation's bid.
Four children between nine months and 10 years old and their mother have been killed in their apartment east of Paris in what the local prosecutor called an exceptionally violent crime.
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny shared an update on his conditions at the "Polar Wolf" prison, which is considered one of the toughest in Russia.
Ukraine struck a Russian landing warship in Crimea overnight, killing at least one person. The ship, called Novocherkassk, was hit at a base in Feodosia.
Sudan's civil war has led to hundreds of thousands of displaced people. Over 12,000 people have already been killed in the violence that seems to be getting worse as the conflict continues at a pace.
American and German Christian leaders slammed Hamas and the Palestinian Authority for failing to allow Christmas to be properly celebrated in Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus.
The world saw its share of political scandals in 2023, from the end of the tenure of Finland's controversial prime minister to a probe of a Chinese military officer.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin announced that three U.S. service members were injured by Kataib Hezbollah terrorists during an attack on Monday, including one critically.
A senior Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps adviser, Sayyed Razi Mousavi, was reportedly killed in an Israeli airstrike on the capital city of Damascus in Syria on Monday.
Alexei Navalny's team located him in a Siberian prison colony, and his lawyer was delayed from meeting with him before finally confirming his client was alive.
Chadian voters went to the polls on Sunday and 86% of those citizens voted in favor of a new constitution that would help solidify Mahamat Idriss Deby's ruling power.
Amid Christmas being banned in North Korea, activists are gathering to send bottles with messages of hope, faith and freedom to those in the country under the dictatorship of Kim Jong Un.
A brief look at the history of one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World and how unusually low water levels at the Panama Canal could delay Christmas gifts.
