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Trump unveils plan for 'Trump-class' battleships to boost US sea power
Reuters | Posted Dec. 22 - 5:23 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump announced on Monday plans to build a new "Trump-class" of battleships — larger, faster and "100 times more powerful" than any before — aimed at cementing U.S. naval dominance.
Japan prepares to restart world's biggest nuclear plant, 15 years after Fukushima
Kantaro Komiya, Yuka Obayashi and Katya Golubkova, Reuters | Posted Dec. 22 - 8:22 a.m. | Save Story
The Japanese region of Niigata is expected to endorse a decision to restart the world's largest nuclear power plant on Monday, a watershed moment in the country's pivot back to nuclear since the 2011 Fukushima disaster.
Australian state parliament reconvenes to push stricter gun laws after Bondi mass shooting
Renju Jose, Reuters | Updated Dec. 21 - 7:47 p.m. | Save Story
Australia's New South Wales state parliament was recalled on Monday to vote on proposed new laws that would impose major curbs on firearm ownership.
US envoy Witkoff calls Ukraine talks productive
Steve Holland and Erin Banco, Reuters | Posted Dec. 21 - 3:03 p.m. | Save Story
Talks held between U.S., European and Ukrainian officials over the last three days in Florida aimed at ending Russia's war in Ukraine were productive and focused on aligning positions, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff said on Sunday.
Multiple gunmen open fire at a South African pub, killing 9 and wounding 10
Michelle Gumede and Alfonso Nqunjana, Associated Press | Updated Dec. 21 - 1:56 p.m. | Save Story
Authorities report that nine people have died and at least 10 others are injured after a shooting at a South African pub. The incident occurred early Sunday in Bekkersdal, west of Johannesburg.
Australia holds day of reflection to honor victims of Bondi Beach attack
Sam McKeith, Reuters | Posted Dec. 21 - 8:02 a.m. | Save Story
Australia held a day of reflection on Sunday to honour those killed and wounded in a mass shooting that targeted a seaside Hanukkah celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach a week ago.
US seizes another oil tanker off Venezuelan coast, officials say
Idrees Ali, Phil Stewart and Nolan D. McCaskill, Reuters | Posted Dec. 20 - 4:28 p.m. | Save Story
The United States has seized another oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela in international waters, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem confirmed Saturday.
Brazil's Lula warns US intervention in Venezuela could be catastrophic
Manuela Andreoni, Reuters | Updated Dec. 20 - 12:56 p.m. | Save Story
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Saturday that an "armed intervention in Venezuela would be a humanitarian catastrophe" in the face of escalating actions from the United States toward regional neighbor Venezuela.
7 elephants killed in India train accident
Tora Agarwala, Reuters | Posted Dec. 20 - 11:02 a.m. | Save Story
Seven elephants were killed and one injured when a Delhi-bound train collided with a herd in northeast India early on Saturday, district police chief VV Rakesh Reddy said.
Paraplegic engineer becomes the first wheelchair user to blast into space
Marcia Dunn, Associated Press | Posted Dec. 20 - 10:43 a.m. | Save Story
A paraplegic engineer has become the first wheelchair user in space, blasting off with Blue Origin.
US hits ISIS in Syria with large retaliatory strikes, officials say
Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart, Reuters | Updated Dec. 19 - 8:00 p.m. | Save Story
The U.S. military launched large-scale strikes against dozens of Islamic State targets in Syria on Friday in retaliation for an attack on American personnel, U.S. officials said.
US issues sanctions on family members and associates of Venezuela's Maduro
Daphne Psaledakis and Timothy Gardner, Reuters | Posted Dec. 19 - 4:02 p.m. | Save Story
The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on family members and associates of Nicolas Maduro and his wife, as Washington ratchets up pressure on the Venezuelan president.
Rome to charge tourists to get close to the famed Trevi Fountain
Angelo Amante and Alvise Armellini, Reuters | Posted Dec. 19 - 11:28 a.m. | Save Story
Tourists who want to get close to Rome's Trevi Fountain will soon have to pay a 2-euro fee, the city mayor said on Friday, as authorities look to profit more handsomely from Italy's many attractions.
Romanian court sentences US rapper Wiz Khalifa to 9 months for drug possession
Associated Press | Posted Dec. 19 - 9:04 a.m. | Save Story
A court in Romania has sentenced American rapper Wiz Khalifa to nine months in jail on drug possession charges. The ruling on Thursday came more than a year after he took part in a music festival in the Eastern European country.
Gaza no longer in famine after aid access improves, hunger monitor says
Michelle Nichols, Reuters | Posted Dec. 19 - 8:21 a.m. | Save Story
There is no longer famine in Gaza, a global hunger monitor said on Friday, after access for humanitarian and commercial food deliveries improved following a fragile Oct. 10 ceasefire in the war between Israel and Palestinian Hamas militants.
TikTok signs deal to sell US unit to American investor-led venture
David Shepardson, Reuters | Updated Dec. 18 - 9:47 p.m. | Save Story
TikTok's Chinese owner, ByteDance, signed binding agreements with three major investors to sell just over 80% of the company's U.S. assets to American and global investors to avoid a government ban.
US announces $11B arms package for Taiwan, largest ever
Ben Blanchard and Michael Martina, Reuters | Updated Dec. 18 - 12:03 p.m. | Save Story
The Trump administration announced on Wednesday $11.1 billion in arms sales to Taiwan, the largest ever U.S. weapons package for the island which is under increasing military pressure from China.
Trump attends ceremony to witness return of personnel killed in Syria
Jeff Mason, Reuters | Posted Dec. 17 - 10:58 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump attended a ceremony on Wednesday for three U.S. personnel killed in Syria by a suspected Islamic State attacker as they were returned to American soil in flag-draped caskets.
