Another vessel has been hijacked near the coast of Somalia, a British sea trade monitoring agency said Friday, raising more concerns that Somali pirates are active again, nearly a decade after they caused chaos for international shipping.A dhow trading vessel was seized by heavily armed people near the town of…

Christmas has come early for hundreds of lucky ticket holders in Spain as they are set to share the spoils of the world’s largest lottery, totaling $2.86 billion.Known as “El Gordo,” meaning “the fat one,” fortuitous players with the number 88008 each won 400,000 euros ($440,000) in the top prize…

Authorities in southern Greece have rescued 81 people stranded on a ship south of the mainland, on a route frequently used to take migrants illegally to Italy, local officials said Friday.GREECE TO INVESTIGATE HANDLING OF MASS-CASUALTY MIGRANT BOAT WRECKMunicipal officials in the southern Greek port of Kalamata said the city…

French authorities grounded a flight from the United Arab Emirates to Nicaragua carrying 303 Indian passengers after receiving a tip that it could be carrying victims of human trafficking, prosecutors said Friday.Special investigators are questioning all those aboard and two people are in custody pending further examination, the Paris prosecutor’s…

The Police of the Czech Republic released bodycam footage on Friday showing the moment officers arrested a suspect they say admitted to being “inspired” by the Prague mass shooter and “wanted to buy a gun and also kill.” The development comes as police say they have boosted security at schools and…

The United Nations Security Council voted Friday to approve a United Arab Emirates-sponsored resolution demanding a humanitarian pause in the Israel-Hamas war.A vote on the resolution was previously scheduled for 5 p.m. Monday, but was delayed to try to avoid another veto by the United States. The resolution passed Friday, in…

The widow of murdered Saudi journalist and dissident Jamal Khashoggi has been granted political asylum in the U.S., according to reports. Hanan Elatr feared for her safety and came to the U.S. in August 2020, when she applied for asylum following the death of her husband two years earlier. Khashoggi, an…

A prolific child serial killer sentenced in England, hundreds of dead bodies recovered from a Christian cult in Kenya, and a violent takedown of El Chapo’s son in Mexico were among some of the most notable crime stories from around the world this year.Four Americans were kidnapped in Mexico by…

An accident in a coal mine in China’s northeastern Heilongjiang province left 12 people dead and 13 injured, state broadcaster CCTV reported Thursday.The coal workers were in a mining cart underground that ran off the tracks, according to state media reports.OVER 100 DEAD, MANY MORE INJURED IN CHINA’S DEADLIEST EARTHQUAKE…

The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem has released images of the church compound that Christian leaders allege was bombed by Israeli Defense Forces (IDF).Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa published a letter last week alleging two Christian women were shot, and a convent was bombed by the IDF on Saturday at…