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In Manaus, Brazil, one worker died when a crane carrying a Christmas tree toppled over during New Year preparations. The worker assembling the tree was killed, while the crane operator escaped unharmed. The incident, captured on amateur…

China has launched the Shenzhou-22 spacecraft on its first-ever emergency mission to return three astronauts stranded at the Tiangong Space Station. The Long March-2F Y22 rocket lifted off from the Jiuquan Launch Center at 12:11…

Russian missile and drone attacks hit residential areas and energy sites in Kyiv, killing six people and injuring 13. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia launched 22 missiles and more than 460 drones, also striking…

In northern Gaza’s Jabalia Refugee Camp, Palestinian resident Ismail al-Najjar is living with his family in a small cave-like space he dug beneath the rubble of their home, destroyed in Israeli airstrikes. With winter approaching and almost…

A major Ukrainian drone offensive struck southern Russia, killing three people and injuring 16 in Novorossiysk, Rostov-on-Don, and the Krasnodar region. Rostov Governor Yuri Slyusar reported damage to a paint shop, a warehouse, four…

The Hayli Gubbi Volcano in northeastern Ethiopia’s Afar region has erupted for the first time in roughly 12,000 years. No casualties or structural damage were reported, though several villages were covered in ash. Authorities said the ash…

In the Gaza Strip, where Israel continues to block humanitarian aid, widespread hunger is forcing people to search for food in garbage piles. In Deir el-Balah, residents — including children — were seen collecting discarded chickens to…

Weeks of monsoon rains in southern Thailand have triggered severe floods and landslides, killing 18 people and injuring 12. Thailand’s Disaster Prevention and Management Department said nearly 2 million people across 10 provinces…

Belgium has entered a three-day strike as unions protest the government’s pension and economic reforms, including raising the retirement age and cutting unemployment benefits. Transport workers halted buses, trams, and trains…

Two Romanian passengers were arrested at Cologne Bonn Airport in western Germany after smashing an emergency exit door and running onto the runway to catch a Wizz Air flight to Bucharest. The pair, aged 28 and 47, arrived late and tried to…