TEHRAN, Iran—An intercity bus plunged into a ravine in western Iran on Saturday after the driver lost control of the speeding vehicle, killing nine passengers, state media reported. A state TV report said six of the nine victims were killed immediately at the site of the accident in the Pa-alam area on the road linking […]
ABUJA, Nigeria—At least 13 people, including four children, were killed in two separate stampedes in Nigeria as large crowds gathered to collect food and clothing items distributed at annual Christmas events, the police said Saturday. The two accidents came days after another such stampede in Africa’s most populous country, amid a growing trend by local […]
KINSHASA, Congo—A ferry overloaded with people returning home for Christmas capsized on the Busira River in northeastern Congo, leaving 38 people confirmed dead and over 100 others missing, officials and eyewitnesses said Saturday. Twenty people have been rescued so far. The sinking of the ferry late Friday came less than four days after another boat […]
RIO DE JANEIRO—Santa Claus has arrived in Rio de Janeiro—under water. Starting on Saturday, he’ll be spotted at AquaRio Marine Aquarium swimming with sharks during their daily fish feeding sessions as part of the city’s Christmas festivities. Nine-year-old Guilherme Martins Matos said he’d seen Santa—or at least an impersonator—at the mall. That was cool, he […]
President Joe Biden is set to visit Italy next month in what is likely the final international trip of his presidency. This week, the White House announced Biden will tour Italy from January 9 to 12, where he will visit with Pope Francis, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and Italian President Sergio Mattarella. At a […]
President Joe Biden signed a bill into law Saturday that averts a government shutdown, bringing a final close to days of upheaval after Congress approved a temporary funding plan just past the deadline and refused President-elect Donald Trump’s core debt demands in the package. Authorities investigated a Saudi doctor with a history of anti-Islam rhetoric […]
MAGDEBURG, Germany—Germans on Saturday mourned the victims and their shaken sense of security after a Saudi doctor intentionally drove into a Christmas market teeming with holiday shoppers, killing at least five people, including a small child, and wounding at least 200 others. Authorities arrested a 50-year-old man at the site of the attack in Magdeburg […]
SAO PAULO—A crash between a passenger bus and a truck early Saturday killed 38 people on a highway in Minas Gerais, a state in southeastern Brazil, officials said. The Minas Gerais fire department, which responded to the scene, said 13 others were taken to hospitals near the city of Teofilo Otoni. The bus had reportedly […]
HANOVER—Volkswagen on Friday announced sweeping changes to its German operations, including more than 35,000 future job cuts and sharp capacity reductions in a last-gasp deal between Europe’s top carmaker and unions to avert mass strikes. Union leaders hailed the agreement as a “Christmas miracle” after 70 hours of grueling negotiations, the longest in the company’s […]
The restored Notre-Dame Cathedral invites visitors to admire its luminous interior, with original limestone and stained glass beautifully highlighted. While many praise the changes, the inclusion of modern art has sparked varied opinions among tourists and Parisians alike.
The historic Distillery District in Toronto, Canada, attracts droves of people to its awe-inspiring Christmas displays. Set in a compound of 47 Victorian industrial buildings, it boasts nearly 60 local vendors and more than 30 food stalls offering unique holiday gifts and festive goodies.
The current power struggle in Syria presents a unique challenge for global leaders, as it could create a power vacuum that would facilitate the rejuvenation of radical Islam in the region. NTD spoke to Michele Rigby Assad, a former CIA intelligence officer and the author of “Get Off the X”, about the situation in Syria. […]
TORONTO—Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s chances of staying on in power have become more tenuous after the opposition party that backed his government for years announced it will vote no confidence in the government when Parliament resumes. An embattled Trudeau reshuffled his Cabinet on Friday—but whether he will step aside in the coming days or […]
At least two people were killed and more than 60 others injured when a car plowed into a busy Christmas market in Magdeburg, eastern Germany, in what appears to have been a deliberate attack. Authorities arrested the suspected driver, who they say is a 50-year-old Saudi Arabian man who first arrived in Germany in 2006. […]
MAGDEBURG, Germany—A car plowed into a busy outdoor Christmas market in the eastern German city of Magdeburg on Friday, killing at least five people and injuring at least 200 others in what authorities suspect was an attack. The driver was arrested shortly after the car barreled into the market at around 7 p.m., when it […]
KUALA LUMPUR—Malaysia has agreed to resume the search for the wreckage of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, its transport minister said on Friday, more than 10 years after it disappeared in one of the world’s greatest aviation mysteries. Flight MH370, a Boeing 777 carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew, vanished en route from Kuala Lumpur […]
Congress was scrambling to avert a partial government shutdown on Friday, hours after more than three dozen Republicans rejected a demand by President-elect Donald Trump to use the measure to lift the nation’s debt ceiling. The White House is abandoning its plan to cancel student loans for more than 38 million Americans. This is the […]
