Germany’s federal prosecutor office said it arrested an American citizen on Thursday who allegedly spied for China.

Two former New York Giants players visited Vilseck High School and Elementary School to meet students, sign memorabilia and play some football on Thursday.

Israel’s parliament passed a law early Thursday that would allow it to deport family members of Palestinian attackers, including the country’s own citizens, to the war-ravaged Gaza Strip or other locations.

The head of the U.N. agency caring for Palestinian refugees said Wednesday that newly passed Israeli laws effectively banning its activities in Israel will leave a vacuum that will cost more lives and create further instability in Gaza and the West Bank.

Spc. Isac Alejandro Calderon’s appearance in Worcester Crown Court brought an end to a case that included his extradition from the United States.

A wildfire northwest of Los Angeles burned out of control for a second day Thursday after destroying dozens of homes, but officials said firefighters could get a break with fierce winds expected to subside by evening.

The meeting indicates India’s intention to build ties with the Taliban administration that received military and logistical support from Pakistan during the war against the U.S. forces. Taliban relations with Pakistan have since eroded after claims that the Taliban gave refuge to anti-Pakistan militant groups.

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s administration called it the largest package against Russia since May 2023. It also said it would be the first in the Group of Seven nations to target Russian proxy military groups in Africa.

Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki unleashed towering columns of ash into the air on Thursday, in an even larger eruption than the one that killed nine people and injured dozens of others three days ago.

South Africa closed its border with Mozambique shortly after opening it on Thursday as post-election violence in the neighboring country escalated, leading to clashes between protesters and the police.

Dozens of Russian drones targeted Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, in an eight-hour nighttime attack, authorities said Thursday as Russia kept up its relentless pounding of Ukraine after almost 1,000 days of war.

President-elect Donald Trump’s team is considering a plan that would see European troops in charge of a demilitarized zone in Ukraine, where the US would continue to provide arms in exchange for Kyiv giving up sizable territory and its NATO ambitions.

Thousands of US military personnel living in off-base housing in Naples will be required to sign amended leases and other documents as the Navy stops handling security deposits for their residences.

President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House may bring a change in the United States’ approach to foreign policy, where conflict with China seems a single collision or stray round away.

China extended its congratulations to Donald Trump for his victory in the U.S. election, while the president-elect reportedly spoke on the phone with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

Cuba was left reeling Thursday after a fierce Category 3 hurricane ripped across the island, destroying hundreds of homes, knocking out the country’s power grid and damaging other infrastructure.

Soldiers in a Ukrainian artillery battery on the front lines in the country’s east were only vaguely aware Wednesday of American election results pointing to Donald Trump’s victory. But they were firm in their hopes for the next president of the United States.

Japanese educators from elementary schools on Okinawa recently visited Kadena Air Base to receive a crash-course in a new method of teaching. In January, their American counterparts will visit their schools to learn how Japanese classrooms are run.

Several of the iconic cherry blossom trees that make this airlift hub in western Tokyo a popular spot to visit during each spring have gone missing.