A New Year’s Eve blaze at the popular Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, killed 40 people and injured 119 with victims including young international visitors and identification still underway

Fireworks illuminated skies around the world as 2026 began, with cities across the globe marking the New Year with light, sound, and shared celebration

Swiss officials call the New Year’s Eve blaze in Crans-Montana one of the country’s worst tragedies, with more than 100 people injured and victims from multiple countries

Outgoing UNHCR chief Filippo Grandi highlights harsher government policies and populist rhetoric targeting refugees, stressing the need for international cooperation amid record global displacement

Criminals exploited the Christmas shutdown to breach a Sparkasse branch in western Germany, breaking into thousands of safe deposit boxes before fleeing with valuables estimated in the tens of millions of euros

A 45-year-old domestic worker allegedly stole over €23,000 from vulnerable employers, with police recovering valuables, a folding knife, drugs, and forged documents

The microscopic Republic Kiribati in the Pacific was the first territory to usher in the new year, along with Samoa

Erdogan pointed to significant developments in Turkey and around the world, noting that the country continues to move forward with confidence.

Abu Dhabi says it will end its last counterterrorism mission after Saudi Arabia backed a demand for Emirati troops to leave, following airstrikes and rising tensions between the two Gulf powers over Yemen

What has changed since last November, beyond increased fluidity and more active U.S. interest in the region? Around the Foreign Ministry, two approaches are observed

The journalist and author passed away weeks after revealing she had been diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of leukemia, a condition she publicly wrote about shortly before her death

An incident inside the UN-controlled Green Line near Mammari on Monday involved Turkish soldiers and so-called police, with farmers reporting stone-throwing, attempted arrests and damage to agricultural equipment

The new Iron Beam laser interceptor is designed to complement Israel’s existing missile defenses, offering a faster and significantly cheaper way to counter rockets, drones, and other aerial threats

Moscow urges West to acknowledge battlefield realities as Zaporizhzhia offensive intensifies, while arms talks with the U.S. continue

Donald Trump spoke with Vladimir Putin following his call with Volodymyr Zelensky, discussing recent drone attacks and ongoing peace negotiations in Ukraine, with the White House describing the conversation as constructive

Speaking at Mar-a-Lago, Trump signals potential strike on Iran if weapons programs resume and calls on Hamas to lay down arms as the Gaza ceasefire plan enters its next phase

Key treaties are set to expire and diplomatic divisions are deepening, raising concerns among experts that the international framework limiting nuclear weapons could weaken further amid growing geopolitical tensions.

After sharp cuts in 2025, the United States commits $2 billion to U.N. humanitarian programs, as global aid needs continue to outpace funding and the U.N. appeals for $23 billion to assist millions at risk

Turkey, a non-signatory to UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), ratified the so-called 'High Seas Treaty'

The Jerusalem Post on Sunday reported that the agreement was signed earlier this month in Nicosia but only announced over the weekend. IDF post on its Turkish-language X account