The Chinese Communist Party is urging the Taiwanese public to vote "on the right side of history" in its presidential election, hoping to negotiate the reintegration of the island.
Basdeo Panday, the first person of Indian descent to serve as the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, has passed away at the age of 90. He served two terms from 1995 to 2001.
Santiago Sánchez Cogedor, a Spanish man who spent 15 months in an Iranian prison after visiting the tomb of Mahsa Amini, has returned to his home in Madrid.
Members of the Free Democrats, the smallest party in German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's coalition, voted to remain in the government despite its low popularity.
A Russian warplane accidentally dropped bombs on the Russian village of Petropavlovka during an "emergency release," according to reports from the Ministry of Defense.
In Uganda, the popular traditional beverage tonto is facing legal challenges. Government efforts to regulate illicit home brews are posing threats to tonto production.
Israel will defend itself against genocide accusations filed by South Africa, an official said. South Africa has accused Israel of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.
Israel has rejected a second proposal from Hamas calling for the release of 120 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for 40 Israelis and a 40-day cease-fire.
Survivors of a Japan Airlines aircraft collision described the fear and panic that passengers experienced as smoke filled the cabin after the aircraft hit a coast guard plane.
At least 48 people have been killed and 16 inured following a series of earthquakes on the western coast of Japan, according to emergency response officials.
South Korea's opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was stabbed in the neck during a visit to the southern port city of Busan and has been airlifted to a hospital for treatment.
Israel's Home Front Command said Monday that some Israelis who fled their communities near the Gaza border after Oct. 7 can start to return to their homes.
The Israel Defense Forces announced that an airstrike killed Adil Mismah, a Hamas commander who helped lead the Oct. 7 massacre of more than 1,200 people.
At least four people are confirmed dead after a series of major earthquakes, including one a magnitude of 7.6, rocked the west coast of Japan's main island, Honshu.
A 16-year-old boy was fatally stabbed on Primrose Hill in central London during New Year's Eve fireworks celebrations. Despite efforts to revive him, he did not survive.