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Incoming president Donald Trump celebrated his election victory with a visit to a mixed martial arts tournament in New York City.

The Supreme Court of South Africa has demanded that the police no longer block the entrances to the abandoned gold mine in the city of Stilfontein.

A South Korean man was arrested in Peru for attempting to smuggle over 300 tarantulas out of the country tied to his body. Security at Lima airport noticed 'noticeable bumps' and stopped him.

A 21-year-old student has been arrested on suspicion of carrying out a stabbing attack at a education institution in Jiangsu province, China.

A fire broke out in the neonatology department of a hospital in India, resulting in the death of at least ten newborn babies.

A unique, 150-million-year-old skeleton of a dinosaur is set to be auctioned in Paris with hopes of breaking the world record for the highest auction amount paid for a dinosaur fossil.

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has confirmed having SMS contact with Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla.

Oxford professor Tim Coulson predicts that octopuses could evolve to develop complex civilizations underwater, potentially replacing humans as the dominant species on Earth.

Norwegian fishermen caught 200 kilograms of halibut and a 7,800-ton American nuclear submarine in their nets off the coast of Norway, according to reports.

The main opposition leader of South Korea has been sentenced to a one-year suspended prison term for violating the election law.

At least ten people have died in a fire at a care home in Spain, according to the Spanish news agency EFE. One person remains in critical condition.

Billionaire Elon Musk, appointed by incoming president Donald Trump as head of the new Ministry for Government Efficiency, has held a meeting with the Iranian UN ambassador, Amir Saeid Iravani.

Russian TV chef Alexei Zimin, known for his outspoken criticism of the war in Ukraine, was found dead in a hotel room. Authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding his death.

A suicide bomber detonated explosives at the Supreme Court in Brasilia, Brazil, causing panic and leading to the death of the attacker. The incident prompted the evacuation of judges and heightened security measures in the capital.

A 65-year-old American tourist has been arrested in Tokyo for allegedly scratching a pillar at the famous Meiji Jingu shrine with his fingernails. Concerns over disrespectful behavior of tourists in Japan are on the rise.

American special prosecutor Jack Smith is reportedly planning to step down before Donald Trump's inauguration as president, according to The New York Times.

The Taliban in Afghanistan have executed their sixth public execution since 2021, when the group regained control of the country. A convicted murderer was shot dead with three bullets in a sports stadium filled with thousands of spectators.

Incidents of antisemitism have been increasing since October 7, 2023, causing concerns among Jewish communities globally.

The police are investigating threats made towards a number of secondary schools in Amsterdam-West. The police state that they are taking the threat seriously and have implemented visible and invisible measures. The schools are open as usual on Wednesday. It is not yet clear if the online threat is related to the recent unrest in the capital city in the past few days, as the police are still investigating.

Ukraine prepares for a second Russian counteroffensive in Kursk as Moscow mobilizes troops for a major assault. President Zelensky warns of a formidable Russian army presence in the region.

An accident in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai has resulted in the death of 35 people and injuries to 43 others after a driver ran over a large number of people.

A fallen American soldier, Jeremiah P. Mahoney, who perished in World War II, is finally getting his name back after almost 80 years.

German authorities have arrested a 17-year-old German-Turkish teenager who was reportedly planning to drive a truck into a Christmas market. The arrest apparently prevented a terrorist attack in the northern state of Schleswig-Holstein, German media reported.

Bhutan, a tiny country in the eastern Himalayas, aims to construct a new city called Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) to promote mindfulness and attract both spiritual residents and tourists.

Authorities in Henan province, China, have implemented strict measures to prevent thousands of students from undertaking a 60-kilometer bike tour to buy popular soup dumplings in Kaifeng.

According to reports, a large number of Russian and North Korean soldiers have been surrounded in the Ukrainian-occupied part of Koersk, with an offensive expected to start soon.

NASA is working to stabilize and reverse the weight loss of astronaut Sunita Williams after being in the International Space Station for almost 5 months.

Armed men opened fire in a bar in the city center of Querétaro, Mexico, killing ten people and injuring several others.

Thirty police officers were injured and three people were arrested during protests in the Spanish city of Valencia, as reported by local media.

Authorities in Berlin demand strict consequences for those who attacked Jewish youth footballers in the German capital.