South Korean prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for former President Yoon Suk Yeol, who is standing trial on charges of leading an insurrection. During a 17-hour closing hearing on Tuesday, prosecutors argued that Yoon’s alleged actions posed a grave threat to the constitutional order and warranted the maximum punishment allowed under South Korean law.

Ukraine's chief of defense estimated Wednesday that 200,000 soldiers have gone absent without official leave during an address to parliament.

France announced a ban on 10 British anti-migrant activists who have traveled onto French soil. They are from the Raise the Colours movement.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in Beijing on Wednesday night, beginning a four-day visit designed to repair foundering relations between the two nations as Canada looks to develop relations with countries other than the United States.

Unlike other travel bans, which for some countries only affect certain visa types, this appeared to be a total pause on visa processing for the countries included. When President

A man was killed in Russia’s southern city of Rostov-on-Don and four others were wounded, including a 4-year-old child, following a Ukrainian drone attack on Wednesday, local authorities said.

Tent shelters housing displaced Palestinian families are set up along the shore in Gaza City on Jan. 13, 2026. Tent shelters housing displaced Palestinian families are set up along the shore in Gaza City on Jan.

At least 32 people were killed on Wednesday as a construction crane for a high-speed rail bridge collapsed onto a moving passenger train in Thailand, government officials said. At least 64 others were injured,