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Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai found guilty of collusion with foreign forces
Reuters | Posted Dec. 14 - 8:06 p.m. | Save Story
Hong Kong's High Court on Monday found pro-democracy campaigner and tycoon Jimmy Lai guilty of collusion with foreign forces under a China-imposed national security law that could see him jailed for life.
Rare fresco of Jesus as the 'Good Shepherd' uncovered in Turkish town visited by the pope
Mehmet Guzel and Andrew Wilks, Associated Press | Updated Dec. 14 - 7:47 p.m. | Save Story
Archaeologists in Turkey have uncovered one of the most important finds from Anatolia's early Christian era: a fresco of a Roman-looking Jesus as the "Good Shepherd."
Utah and Peru: 2 regions sharing rich Latter-day Saint histories
Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Posted Dec. 14 - 7:11 p.m. | Save Story
Much of the intrigue around Delta Air Lines' launch of seasonal service from Salt Lake City to Lima, Peru, surrounded on the commercial and cultural opportunities waiting to be optimized.
Egypt reveals restored colossal statues of pharaoh in Luxor
Samy Magdy and Ahmed Hatem, Associated Press | Updated Dec. 14 - 6:35 p.m. | Save Story
Egypt on Sunday revealed the revamp of two colossal statues of a prominent pharaoh in the southern city of Luxor, the latest in the government's archaeological events that aim at drawing more tourists to the country.
Here's what Team USA will be wearing at the 2026 Winter Games in Italy
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted Dec. 14 - 5:54 p.m. | Save Story
Designer Ralph Lauren is once again outfitting Team USA, this time for the 2026 Winter Games that will take place starting next February in one of the world's fashion capitals, Milan.
Gunmen kill at least 16 people in attack on Hanukkah celebration on Sydney's Bondi Beach
Kristen Gelineau, Charlotte Graham-mclay and Rod Mcguirk, Associated Press | Updated Dec. 14 - 2:56 p.m. | Save Story
A child is one of at least 16 people killed in an attack at one of the world's most famous beaches. Hundreds of people had gathered at Bondi Beach for an event to celebrate the first day of Hanukkah, when gunmen opened fire.
Trump pledges retaliation after 2 US soldiers, 1 civilian interpreter killed in Syria
Eyad Kourdi and Natasha Bertrand, CNN | Posted Dec. 14 - 10:45 a.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump said Saturday that there will be "very serious retaliation" after two U.S. soldiers and one civilian interpreter were killed in an ambush in Syria on Saturday.
Ukraine's Zelenskiy ditches NATO ambition ahead of peace talks
Friederike Heine, Matthias Williams and Olena Harmash, Reuters | Posted Dec. 14 - 9:32 a.m. | Save Story
Ukraine has relinquished its ambition of joining the NATO military alliance in exchange for Western security guarantees as a compromise to end the war with Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said ahead of talks with U.S. envoys in Berlin.
2 US soldiers and an interpreter killed in suspected Islamic State attack in Syria
Idrees Ali, Phil Stewart, Steve Holland and Maya Gebeily, Reuters | Updated Dec. 13 - 10:26 p.m. | Save Story
Two U.S. Army soldiers and a civilian interpreter were killed in Syria on Saturday by a suspected Islamic State attacker who targeted a convoy of American and Syrian forces before being shot dead, the military said.
Idaho Falls woman searching for biological family discovers she was kidnapped by orphanage
Kaitlyn Hart, EastIdahoNews.com | Posted Dec. 13 - 7:44 p.m. | Save Story
McKenna Christensen could never have guessed what she would discover when she decided to finally start looking for her biological family.
Israel says it killed senior Hamas commander Raed Saed in Gaza
Nidal al-Mughrabi and Emily Rose, Reuters | Posted Dec. 13 - 6:30 p.m. | Save Story
The Israeli military said it killed senior Hamas commander Raed Saed, one of the architects of the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks on Israel, in a strike on a car in Gaza City on Saturday.
Thailand vows to keep fighting Cambodia after Trump ceasefire claim
Panu Wongcha-um, Chantha Lach and Thomas Suen, Reuters | Updated Dec. 13 - 2:14 p.m. | Save Story
Thailand's leader vowed on Saturday to keep fighting on the disputed border with Cambodia as fighter jets struck targets hours after President Donald Trump said he had brokered a new ceasefire.
Chileans in Utah will be among the voters casting ballots in Chile's presidential election
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted Dec. 13 - 1:32 p.m. | Save Story
Chileans living in Utah will be among the voters heading to the polls Sunday to cast ballots in the South American nation's presidential election.
US lifts sanctions on Brazil judge targeted by Trump
Fernando Cardoso, Lisandra Paraguassu and Daphne Psaledakis, Reuters | Posted Dec. 13 - 10:31 a.m. | Save Story
The United States has removed sanctions against the Brazilian Supreme Court judge targeted for overseeing a criminal case against an ally of President Donald Trump, the Treasury Department said Friday.
Lapses gave Louvre thieves crucial 30-second advantage over police, inquiry finds
Louise Rasmussen, Reuters | Updated Dec. 13 - 8:07 a.m. | Save Story
The burglars who robbed Paris's Louvre museum benefited from 30 seconds of lapses that helped ensure their getaway with France's crown jewels, an inquiry from France's culture ministry into the spectacular heist showed.
Trump says Thailand and Cambodia agree to 'cease all shooting'
Trevor Hunnicutt and Panarat Thepgumpanat, Reuters | Posted Dec. 12 - 3:31 p.m. | Save Story
Thailand and Cambodia have agreed "to cease all shooting" effective Friday, President Donald Trump said after calls with the countries' leaders to try to salvage a ceasefire he brokered earlier this year after a fifth day of fighting.
Judge blocks new effort to detain Kilmar Abrego
Mike Scarcella, Reuters | Posted Dec. 12 - 11:12 a.m. | Save Story
A federal judge on Friday blocked an effort to have Kilmar Abrego returned to custody a day after his release from detention.
IOC decision on transgender athlete participation now expected early next year
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted Dec. 12 - 11:03 a.m. | Save Story
An International Olympic Committee decision on how to "protect the female category" in sports competition is coming soon.
