Congress passed a stopgap measure with broad bipartisan support and the president signed it into law before the shutdown deadline, keeping federal agencies open.
Albania says it will shut TikTok for a year after a teenager was killed in a social-media-linked dispute, setting up a fight over free speech and child protection.
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights found El Salvador violated the rights of a woman denied an abortion in a high-risk pregnancy and told the state to change its rules.
The House has rejected a Trump-backed funding bill, putting the United States on the edge of a government shutdown and exposing a widening rift inside the Republican Party.
On Dec. 18, 2024, a British civil court backed police efforts to recover cash tied to the Tate brothers' online businesses, adding another financial blow to the pair as other criminal cases continue.
Police in Vietnam said a man confessed to starting a blaze at a cafe and karaoke bar in Hanoi after a dispute with staff, leaving 11 people dead and two injured.
No one was inside when flames destroyed the joint chambers in Monrovia, one day after protests over an attempt to remove House Speaker Jonathan Fonati Koffa.
Salome Zourabichvili told European lawmakers that visa restrictions were insufficient as protesters challenged the Georgian government’s suspension of EU accession talks.
A Manhattan grand jury indictment escalates the case against Luigi Mangione with first-degree murder in furtherance of terrorism and multiple weapons charges tied to Brian Thompson's killing on December 17, 2024.
On Dec. 17, 2024, the anti-whaling activist was released from custody in Greenland after Danish authorities said Japan had not provided enough assurance about how any future sentence would be handled.
Air operations at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio were suspended for almost four hours after drone activity was reported over the installation.
Federal officials are sending New York a drone-detection system after repeated sightings raised alarms across the northeast, though authorities say there is no sign of foreign involvement.
The FAA alerted the airport to a drone in the area, prompting an hour-long runway closure and fresh pressure on federal authorities to respond to the sightings.