A man was arrested by German authorities on Sunday, bringing the total number of people detained in connection with an alleged attack on Cologne Cathedral to five.The detained suspects are believed to be part of a larger Islamic extremist network spanning Germany and other European countries.The alleged plot involved a…

Berlin authorities have reported a decrease in violence during New Year’s Eve celebrations in comparison to the previous year.The holiday saw the temporary detention of 390 people and injuries to 54 police officers.A significant police presence of 4,500 officers patrolled the city, which was the highest number in decades.Authorities in…

Dictator Kim Jong Un and President Xi Jinping are spending 2024 celebrating their countries’ friendship.The supreme leader of North Korea and highest-ranking official of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) swapped declarations of “DPRK-China friendship” as the world welcomed in the new year this week.”Through the ‘year of DPRK-China friendship,’ the…

One person died, and 21 people were severely injured when fire broke out at a bar in the southeastern Austrian city of Graz in the early hours of the New Year.Austrian police said that the fire broke out around 4 a.m. at a bar in the city center where people…

Israeli Defense Forces released footage of K9 units clearing houses in Gaza and uncovering Hamas weapons stashes on Monday.The IDF detailed two instances in which it says IDF K9s “neutralized” a Hamas terrorist lying in ambush for Israeli troops. Israel says it regularly uses dogs with the Oketz Unit to…

Japanese authorities issued tsunami alerts and evacuation announcements Monday after a series of earthquakes shook the west part of the main island. A 7.6 magnitude earthquake was reported around 4 p.m., the strongest of more than a dozen documented by the Japan Meteorological Agency. Major tsunami warnings were issued for Ishikawa prefecture,…

Israel plans to partially withdraw its forces from Gaza in the coming months as the war against Hamas enters a new phase Monday.Israeli Defense Forces will now shift toward more targeted operations against Hamas, reducing the use of artillery and air strikes. Some of the reservists pulled up for active…

People across the globe celebrated the turn of the new year Sunday night and into Monday morning as they watched the ball drop and kissed loved ones under confetti that showered onto city streets marking the start of 2024.In New York City’s Times Square, Frank Sinatra’s “New York, New York”…

North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un told his military leaders during a meeting on Sunday to mobilize the most powerful means to destroy South Korea and the U.S. if either country chooses to go to war, according to state media reports.Kim warned the leaders of the dangers of an armed…

Iran-backed Houthi rebels operating in Yemen are showing no signs of scaling back attacks on commercial ships traversing the Red Sea, the U.S. Navy said. Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, the top commander of U.S. naval forces in the Middle East, told The Associated Press that these attacks have continued despite the…