Zimbabwe abolishes the death penalty as Mnangagwa signs landmark law
Zimbabwe's president signed a law abolishing capital punishment with immediate effect, ending a penalty last carried out in 2005.
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Appeals court upholds Carroll verdict in Trump sexual abuse and defamation case
A federal appeals panel said Donald Trump had not shown that trial errors justified a new trial in E. Jean Carroll’s $5 million case.
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Kenya Police fire tear gas at demonstrators in Nairobi protesting against alleged government extrajudicial abductions in the past few months
2024-12-30 event: Kenya Police fire tear gas at demonstrators in Nairobi protesting against alleged government extrajudicial abductions in the past few months
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Biden orders state funeral for Jimmy Carter after his death at 100
The former president’s death triggers a state funeral in Washington and 30 days of half-staff flags nationwide.
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German prosecutors charge Iraqi couple over alleged Islamic State crimes against Yazidi girls
German prosecutors have filed charges against an Iraqi couple accused of Islamic State crimes, including enslavement and torture of two Yazidi girls.
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Taliban say they will close NGOs employing Afghan women
The Taliban have ordered the closure of national and foreign NGOs in Afghanistan that employ women, escalating restrictions on aid work and women’s participation in public life.
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Venezuela fines TikTok $10 million over deadly viral challenges
Venezuela’s Supreme Court says TikTok failed to stop harmful viral challenges and ordered the company to pay $10 million and open a local office.
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Chad vote opens amid boycott calls and doubts over reform
Voting begins in Chad with opposition parties urging a boycott and casting the polls as a test of whether the transition to civilian rule has real traction.
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North Korea promotes Pak Thae-song to premier in year-end reshuffle
State media says Pak Thae-song replaces Kim Tok-hun as premier after a year-end Workers’ Party meeting that also elevated other senior officials.
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Jimmy Carter, one-term US president and humanitarian, dies at 100
The Carter Center says the former president died in Plains, Georgia, after hospice care, closing a life that stretched from the White House to global humanitarian work.
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Kavelashvili takes office as Georgia's new president amid election legitimacy row
The former footballer was sworn in as the country's sixth president while Salome Zourabichvili rejected the result and anti-government protests spread.
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Taliban bans windows overlooking areas used by women
Afghanistan’s supreme leader has ordered new windows blocked and existing ones covered if they look onto spaces where women may be seen.
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Thousands of Mozambicans flee into Malawi as post-election violence spreads
Malawian officials say thousands have crossed the border after Mozambique’s election unrest deepened, with some temporary sites now sheltering new arrivals.
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South Korea’s impeachment crisis deepens as Yoon is accused of authorizing live fire against MPs
New allegations that Yoon Suk Yeol authorized the use of live firearms against lawmakers have intensified South Korea’s constitutional and political crisis.
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Montenegro approves Do Kwon extradition to the United States
Montenegro’s justice minister has approved the extradition of crypto entrepreneur Do Kwon to the US, ending a long legal battle over the collapse of TerraUSD and Luna.
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Steinmeier dissolves Bundestag and sets German snap election for February 23
Germany’s president opened the way to early parliamentary elections after the governing coalition collapsed and lawmakers failed to assemble a new majority.
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Chinese Court Sentences Zhuhai Crowd Attack Suspect to Death After 35 Killed
2024-12-27 event: A court in southern China sentenced Fan Weiqiu to death for driving into a crowd in Zhuhai, an attack that killed 35 people and injured dozens more.
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South Korean lawmakers impeach acting president Han Duck-soo
The National Assembly suspended Han after a dispute over Constitutional Court appointments, deepening the crisis triggered by President Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial-law declaration.
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Manmohan Singh, India’s former prime minister, dies at 92
India’s former prime minister Manmohan Singh has died in New Delhi at the age of 92, closing a public life that helped steer the country through a major economic opening.
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South Korea opposition moves to impeach acting president Han Duck-soo
Lawmakers accuse Han Duck-soo of blocking constitutional court appointments and helping prolong the crisis triggered by Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial law attempt.
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Turkish court gives long prison terms over Grand Isias Hotel collapse
A court in Adıyaman has sentenced the hotel owner and architect after the 2023 earthquake disaster that killed 72 people, including school volleyball players from Cyprus.
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Kosovo appeal authority lets Serb List compete in upcoming election
The country’s election appeals body overturned an effort to bar the Serb ethnic party, saying it met certification requirements for the vote.
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More Than 1,500 Prisoners Escape During Deadly Maputo Jail Unrest
Mozambican authorities reported 33 deaths and 15 injuries after inmates breached a wall, while officials offered differing accounts of whether election protests triggered the riot.
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Italy arrests five over alleged Al Qaeda-supporting network
Police raids in four cities targeted a group prosecutors say spread jihadist propaganda online and prepared members to reach militant-held territory.
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