Washington Times - World
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Israel Defense Forces says it killed top Palestinian terror official in Gaza
Israel says it killed a top Palestinian Islamic Jihad official in an airstrike in the Gaza Strip.
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Airstrike in central Baghdad kills Iran-backed militia leader as regional tensions escalate
A U.S. airstrike on the headquarters of an Iran-backed militia in central Baghdad on Thursday killed a high-ranking militia commander, militia...
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With 2024 being a U.K. election year, opposition wants an early vote. PM Rishi Sunak is in no rush
The politician favored to become Britain's next prime minister accused the governing Conservatives on Thursday of leading the country into decline...
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Italian Premier Meloni says curbing migrant arrivals from Africa is about investment, not charity
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni told her European Union partners Thursday that curbing migration flows from African countries has less to do...
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Denmark's Queen Margrethe makes one last public appearance before stepping down in a rare abdication
Europe's longest reigning monarch Queen Margrethe rode through Denmark's capital Thursday in a gilded, horse-drawn coach as she concluded her final...
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A German who served time for a high-profile kidnapping is convicted over armed robberies
A German man who served prison time for a high-profile 1996 kidnapping was convicted of robbery and attempted murder on Thursday for his alleged...
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Extreme cold leaves thousands without power in Nordic countries as floods persist in Germany
Extremely cold temperatures compounded by gale-force winds and snow wreaked havoc across the Nordic region Thursday, leaving thousands without...
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Stock market today: Wall Street ticks modestly higher in premarket, seeking first gains of 2024
Markets on Wall Street drifted higher early Thursday in search of their first gains of the new year.
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Striking doctors in England at loggerheads with hospitals over calls to return to work
The longest planned strike in the history of Britain's state-funded National Health Service entered its second day of six on Thursday with doctors...
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Unsold Christmas trees served to elephants and bison at the Berlin Zoo
There's a bit of post-Christmas cheer on the menu for elephants and other tenants at the Berlin Zoo: they can chomp on Christmas trees that didn't...
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Serbia army proposes bringing back the draft as tensions continue to rise in the Balkans
Serbia should reintroduce compulsory military service, the defense ministry said Thursday, as tensions continue to escalate in the Balkans.
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Taiwan's presidential candidate Ko Wen-je seeks a middle ground with China, attracting young voters
With Taiwan's presidential and parliamentary elections less than two weeks away, the island's alternative party candidate Ko Wen-je is promoting a...