South Korea's military confirmed it had test-fired a solid-fueled rocket on Friday following a March launch. The unannounced launch started rumors about a UFO on social media.
A tanker blast near a hospital in South Africa has killed at least 34 people, including 11 health workers. The blast also tore off the roof of the hospital’s emergency department.
Putin will change out the lead of the Western Group of Forces for the fourth time this year, with the previous colonel-general serving for only three months.
Renowned Japanese architect Arata Isozaki has died at 91 years old. Isozaki won the Pritzker Architecture Prize, the highest honor in his field, in 2019.
A Viking cruise ship in Australia on a holiday cruise has been stranded off the coast for five days and denied permission to dock due to a fungus outbreak in the ship's hull.
Climate activist Greta Thunberg took a swipe at former kickboxer Andrew Tate after he was arrested on charges of human trafficking in continued Twitter spat.
Russian President Vladimir Putin originally deployed Chechen mercenaries and prisoners but now appears to be deploying soccer thugs he tried to ban from stadiums ahead of the 2018 World Cup.
Former kickboxer Andrew Tate and his brother were detained in Romania on Thursday, on suspicion of human trafficking, rape and forming an organized crime group.
The world population is expected to increase by almost 1% on New Year’s Day. The U.S. Census Bureau said the population will rise to 7.9 billion people.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov claimed that Moscow supports a nuclear deal with Iran and warned there will be an 'irreversible' arms race if one is not secured.
A Chinese airplane with the People's Liberation Army came within 20 feet of a U.S. military aircraft, according to United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM).
Air travelers going from China to Italy will all have to be tested for COVID-19 after almost half of passengers on two flights to Milan reportedly had the illness.
The U.S. military's CENTCOM said that U.S. and partner forces have run over 300 operations against ISIS in Iraq and Syria, killing or capturing over 1,000 fighters.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Thursday said Ukraine is "not ready for dialogue" after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy proposed a 10-point "peace formula" to end the war.