Israeli troops stormed one of the last hospitals operating in northern Gaza on Friday, forcing many staff and patients outside to strip in winter weather, the territory’s health ministry said. The army denied claims it had entered or set fire to the complex and accused Hamas of using the facility for cover.
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Friday ordered parliament dissolved and set new elections for Feb. 23 in the wake of the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition, saying it was the only way to give the country a stable government capable of tackling its problems.
Senegal’s prime minister said Friday the government was closing “all foreign military bases,” an announcement essentially aimed at France, the West African nation’s former colonial power.
A court in China has sentenced a man to death for killing 35 people last month by driving into a crowd, in an attack that raised national concern about mass killings.
Russia’s aviation chief said Friday that a Ukrainian drone attack was underway in the Russian region that an airliner was destined for before it diverted and crashed earlier this week.
The Chinese government placed sanctions on seven companies on Friday in response to recent U.S. announcements of military sales and aid to Taiwan, the self-governing island that China claims as part of its territory.
Thomas Lazzaro was reportedly struck by a stray round from a hunter and killed Dec. 22 as he drove on the Eglin Air Force Base range in Florida in what the sheriff’s office called a “tragic hunting accident.”
NATO is calling for a probe into the downing of an Azerbaijan commercial aircraft as suspicions mount that a Russian air defense system was responsible for the crash.
An ongoing legal fight with the Navy is behind the delay of a plan to turn a contaminated former airfield in Dallas into a neighborhood.
South Korea’s opposition-controlled National Assembly voted Friday to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo despite vehement protests by governing party lawmakers, further deepening the country’s political crisis set off by President Yoon Suk Yeol’s stunning imposition of martial law and ensuing impeachment.
The federal government’s Thrift Savings Plan for service members and civilian employees will allow participants to transfer money from their traditional accounts into the plan’s Roth accounts starting in 2026, according to the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board.
Japan’s Cabinet on Friday approved the country’s largest-ever defense budget for the coming fiscal year, keeping with its plan for defense budget increases until fiscal 2027. The plan to spend 8.7 trillion yen, or about $54.8 billion, is a 9.7% increase from this year’s budget.
Warren “Red” Upton, the last surviving veteran of the battleship USS Utah, died on Christmas Day.
Phoenix police say the evening shooting was related to a family dispute that happened at a restaurant outside the security checkpoints in Terminal 4.
This year saw a host of multinational exercises and engagements, plus touching homecomings, epic sporting events and World War II commemorations. Here are the best 2024 images from Stars and Stripes.
President-elect Donald Trump warned federal employees last week that they must return to the office - or else “they’re going to be dismissed.”
Children’s Hospital Colorado signed an agreement this week with TriWest Healthcare Alliance to remain in network with Tricare, which will ensure that Children’s medical services for uniformed service members, retirees and their families in Colorado don’t lapse.
A tense calm prevailed Thursday after checkpoints were set up throughout Homs, Syria’s third-largest city, which has a mixed population of Sunni and Shia Muslims, Alawites and Christians. The security forces are controlled by the former insurgent group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham.
Savage Sandwich Co. dishes out beloved classics with creative twists, including house-made sauces, flavored fries and novel toppings.