Trump avoids prison or fine in hush-money case sentencing
NEW YORK – A judge has sentenced US President-elect Donald Trump to an "unconditional discharge," bringing to an end the first criminal trial of...
Wildfire sweeps through Hollywood Hills in LA
LOS ANGELES – At least six wildfires are now raging in Los Angeles and its neighboring Ventura county - all but one are completely...
Iran executed at least 901 people in 2024
TEHRAN – At least 901 people were reportedly executed in Iran last year, including about 40 in a single week in December, according to...
LA residents abandon cars to flee wildfire on foot
LOS ANGELES, California – Screaming Los Angeles residents left their cars behind to flee a fast-moving wildfire as it closed in on a picturesque...
Israeli attacks pushing Gaza healthcare to total collapse
GAZA STRIP – The United Nations (UN) Human Rights Office says Israeli attacks on and around hospitals have pushed Gaza's healthcare system to "the...
Ukraine in new offensive in Russia’s Kursk region
KYIV – Ukraine has launched a counter-attack in Russia's Kursk region, the Russian defense ministry says.
As officials in Ukraine also suggested an operation was...
Hamas lists 34 hostages it may free under ceasefire
GAZA STRIP – A senior Hamas official has shared with the BBC a list of 34 hostages that the Palestinian group says it is...
Chilean president makes historic trip to South Pole
SANTIAGO – Chile’s President Gabriel Boric has become the first leader in the Americas to visit the South Pole, after arriving at a US...
World’s oldest person dies aged 116 in Japan
TOKYO – A Japanese woman, recognized as the world's oldest person by Guinness World Records, has died aged 116.
Tomiko Itooka died in a nursing...
Trump to be sentenced over hush money case
WASHINGTON – A judge has ordered that Donald Trump will be sentenced on January 10 in his hush-money case in New York – less...