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Huge crowds turned out to say goodbye to Khaleda Zia, the country’s first female prime minister, amid a huge army presence following recent political violence.

The attacker likely had links to the Islamic State and was possibly targeting a Christian church in the center of Aleppo, according to a government spokesman.

The Kremlin leader kept his speech short, spoke only briefly about the fighting in Ukraine, and did not mention U.S.-mediated talks on ending the war.

The authorities seized the Fitburg, a cargo ship that was en route from Russia to Israel when it sliced the cable in the Gulf of Finland.

See how people across the globe celebrated.

Amid mounting street protests, businesses, universities and government offices stayed closed Wednesday under government orders, in 21 of 31 provinces, including the Tehran.

French lawmakers are expected next month to discuss a ban on social media for children. In his New Year’s Eve address, the French president restated his support for restricting their access.

The number of American citizens held in Venezuela has grown since the start of the U.S. military and economic campaign against President Nicolás Maduro.

The robbers stole valuables with an insured value of at least $36 million from a bank in Gelsenkirchen, western Germany.

Thousands gathered around the harbor to lift candles and phone lights during a minute of silence in solidarity with the Jewish community that was targeted in the attack.