Rebels in Yemen fired a ballistic missile at the Liberian-flagged MSC Palatium III in the Red Sea, near the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait, according to various reports.
National security adviser Jake Sullivan visited with Israeli leaders and, separately, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to discuss postwar arrangements for Gaza.
Figures coming out of Gaza now are only an “estimate," say international agencies but they still quote Hamas terrorist group's data as fact, which some critics say is problematic.
Hong Kong police accused five activists based overseas of breaching a harsh national security law imposed by Beijing and offered rewards of 1 million dollars for information leading to each of their arrests.
The intention of the EU is to integrate trade, prevent war, and preserve stability, but the process to join entails high hurdles, and Ukraine faces serious political and economic challenges.
Polish leaders joined members of the Jewish community Thursday to celebrate Hanukkah, shortly after fringe lawmaker Grzegorz Braun took a fire extinguisher to the parliamentary menorah.
Prosecutors in Germany announced the arrests of several terror suspects, including alleged Hamas members suspected of plotting attacks on Jewish institutions.
Venezuela claims that an improperly drawn border and arbitration agreement negates Guyana's claim to the Essequibo region, which is rich in oil and minerals.
3,000 tickets were made available to women for a key men's soccer match, in a concession by Iran's conservative government, which had previously largely prohibited the practice.
Norwegian authorities report that Russian spy Mikhail Mikushin has disclosed his real identity after spending over a year disguised as an academic and college lecturer.
Sergey Vladimirovich Ochigava could not describe how he made his way through airport security, and authorities only found Russian and Israeli identification cards in his possession.
A former British soldier is set to stand trial for the killings of two civil rights protesters during Northern Ireland's "Bloody Sunday" clash in early 1972.
Former President Donald Trump is disputing a report claiming that he would provide political accommodations to North Korea, including abandonment of denuclearization demands.
The Mexican government's effort to locate missing individuals has identified 16,681 people who had returned home without notifying authorities, according to officials.
Two human rights organizations have accused Greek authorities of failing to investigate a migrant boat sinking that occurred six months ago, resulting in hundreds of deaths.
Kenya's military is working to evacuate hundreds of people stranded by severe floods. The Red Cross reports at least 170 deaths since heavy rains began in November.
Multiple individuals across the European Union were arrested Thursday by Danish and German law enforcement under accusation of plotting terrorist attacks.
Danish shipping company Maersk says its ship Gibraltar was targeted with a missile in an area where Yemen’s Houthi rebels have been going after vessels.
A top Hamas official has called for violence against the allies of Israel, specifically attacking American and British "interests" as a price for the deaths of Gaza citizens.
Hasan Bitmez, a Turkish legislator who suffered a heart attack earlier in the week following a speech where he criticized his country's relationship with Israel, has died.