Schools in the neighboring Baltic nations of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have temporarily closed following a "coordinated mass attack" of emailed bomb threats.
In northern Afghanistan, a suicide bomber detonated explosives during Friday prayers at a Shiite mosque, resulting in the deaths of at least seven individuals and injuries to 15 others.
A notorious Colombian serial killer known as "The Beast," who confessed to the gruesome murders of over 190 children in the 1990s, has passed away at the age of 66.
Pakistan announced that law enforcement has apprehended several individuals connected to the recent murder of a member of a banned anti-India militant organization during an assault within a mosque.
A military helicopter crashed in the northern Mexican state of Durango, resulting in the deaths of three military personnel, as reported by defense officials on Friday.
The United Nations is saying conditions in Gaza are dire amid Israeli demands for over 1 million civilians to evacuate the northern area of the territory.
Then-President Nixon created an ingenious plan to help Israel successfully fight off the Arab armies some 50 years ago. The plan was known as "Operation Nickel Grass."
In a landmark ruling celebrated by LGBTQ+ advocates, a court in Japan determined that a transgender person does not need to undergo surgery to change their gender on their documents.
A teacher was killed by an attacker in northern France Friday. Reports say the Chechen immigrant was already on a state watchlist as being a potential security risk. Another teacher was injured in the attack.
The new mega prison in El Salvador, which has a capacity of 40,000, is now a quarter full with inmates who were arrested during a mass crackdown on gang violence.
North Korean state media is contesting international speculation that weapons manufactured in the hermit nation are in the possession of Hamas terrorist actors.
China has forcibly returned an unspecified large number of North Korean escapees back to their homeland. South Korea said it has communicated its concerns to Beijing.
A suspected migrant-smuggling vehicle carrying 23 passengers has crashed and overturned in southern Germany. At least seven people have died in the incident.
Israeli authorities are warning people to “be alert" Friday and keep distance from protests as Hamas has called on supporters to carry out a “Day of Rage."