NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Pope Leo XIV opened the new year Thursday with an appeal to the world for peace and urging people everywhere to begin 2026 by rejecting violence and committing to reconciliation.Speaking during his first Angelus address of 2026, the pope invited the faithful…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appeared publicly with his daughter, Ju Ae, during a New Year’s Day visit to the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, a symbolic site honoring the country’s founding leaders.Images from the state news agency KCNA show Ju…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Protests in Iran entered a fifth consecutive day on Thursday, with demonstrations and clashes reported across Tehran and multiple provincial cities as authorities, state-linked media and rights groups cited additional deaths overnight.According to Reuters, several people have been killed since the unrest…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A University of Alabama student reportedly suffered multiple skull fractures and other injuries after he fell while on vacation with his family in the Caribbean. A GoFundMe page set up for Matthew Polaski and his family reads, “What should have been a joyful…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An explosive fire at a bar in the Swiss Alps killed multiple people and injured others during New Year’s celebrations, police said.The blaze happened in the Alpine ski resort municipality of Crans-Montana, Switzerland, police said.”The fire started around 1:30 a.m. this morning…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! France is planning to ban children under 15 from social media and to restrict cellphone use in high schools starting next year, local media Le Monde reported on Tuesday.The proposal aims to curb excessive screen time and shield minors from online risks such…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! China will begin charging a 13% value-added tax on contraceptives starting Jan. 1 while exempting childcare services from the same tax, a move authorities say is part of a broader effort to boost births as the country faces a sustained population decline,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Iran ground to a near standstill Wednesday as businesses, universities and government offices closed under a government-ordered shutdown amid protests caused by a growing political and economic crisis.Video footage circulating online and shared by the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (MEK) shows…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Russia’s Defense Ministry on Wednesday released nighttime video footage it claimed shows the wreckage of a Ukrainian drone intercepted during an attempted attack on a residence used by President Vladimir Putin.The video, filmed in a snow-covered, forested area in Russia, shows a…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The number of American citizens arrested and held in Venezuela has risen in recent months, according to a new report.Several Americans have been detained by Venezuelan security forces as the Trump administration stepped up efforts to isolate President Nicolás Maduro, including sanctions…