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The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for bombings in Iran that killed nearly 100 people.

The United States and 11 international partners have called for an immediate end to attacks on ships by Iran-backed Houthis in the Red Sea and suggested the rebels may face military retaliation if they continue their strikes.

Iranian militias have attacked American bases in Syria and Iraq at least 118 times since October 17, including five times since the start of 2024, injuring scores from U.S. forces, Worthy News learned Wednesday.

Aftershocks shook parts of Japan on Wednesday as the death toll from a series of strong earthquakes rose to 62, authorities said, prompting Pope Francis to pray for the nation.

More than 100 people have been killed and scores injured by two bombs near the tomb of Iran’s General Qasem Soleimani on the fourth anniversary of his assassination by the United States, Iranian officials said Wednesday.

Israel’s new foreign minister has warned of a “Third World War against Iran and radical Islam.”

Saudi Arabia officially became a full member of the BRICS, according to Saudi State TV on Tuesday.

Five people aboard a Japanese coastguard plane have died after their aircraft collided with a massive Japan Airlines passenger plane at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport, authorities said.

The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier strike group will be returning home after being deployed to the eastern Mediterranean Sea after the war erupted in the Middle East, the US Navy says.

Japanese authorities told residents on New Year’s Day to evacuate from the west coast after deadly earthquakes prompted the nation’s meteorological agency to issue tsunami warnings for the coastal prefectures of Ishikawa, Niigata, and Toyama.

A tense calm returned Sunday to Serbia’s capital after thousands of people rallied there in the biggest protest yet against hardline President Aleksandar Vucic, who they accuse of orchestrating fraud in this month’s parliamentary and municipal elections.

Seeking to inflict more death and destruction ahead of the New Year, Russia launched a massive barrage of cruise missiles and drones Friday against Ukraine, killing more than a dozen people, authorities said.

Iran and Russia have reached a deal to conduct trade using their own national currencies, bypassing the U.S. dollar, according to reports from Iran’s state media on Wednesday.

The United Nations agency UNHCR has appealed for the protection of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar in Indonesia after a large crowd of students stormed a convention center housing hundreds of Rohingya in the city of Banda Aceh.

On Wednesday, the Biden administration revealed its plan to provide Ukraine with a new weapons package worth $250 million. This announcement comes amid a standoff in Congress over additional funding for Ukraine as Republican lawmakers are insisting on linking any foreign aid to measures for strengthening the border.

A nuclear arms confrontation between Iran and Israel and its allies has come closer after confirmation that Tehran tripled production of nearly weapons-grade uranium, Worthy News established Wednesday.

Wolfgang Schäuble, the Christian Democratic politician who helped lead Europe’s largest economy through the worst financial challenges since World War Two, has died at the age of 81, his family said.

The UK’s Conservative government last week published draft guidelines indicating that schools in England should tell the parents if a child wants to change their gender identity, Politico reports.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has condemned Colorado’s recent decision to remove former U.S. President Donald J. Trump from their ballot before the 2024 presidential elections.