Police in Pennsylvania arrested Luigi Mangione after a five-day manhunt in the killing of UnitedHealthcare chief Brian Thompson, and a court ordered him held without bail.
Syrian opposition officials say Mohammed al-Bashir, who led the Salvation Government in Idlib, will be tasked with forming a new interim government after talks over the transfer of power.
Authorities searched about 40 schools in India’s capital after ransom emails claimed bombs had been planted, but officials reported no explosives found by Monday afternoon.
Former defense minister Kim Yong-hyun has been arrested and his home raided as investigators probe President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed martial-law decree.
On Dec. 7, 2024, farmers from Punjab revived a march toward New Delhi to demand better crop prices, legal support for minimum pricing and relief from debt.
Taiwanese prosecutors said four soldiers were charged after photographing military information and passing it to Chinese agents in exchange for payments.
Interim president Ibrahim Traoré removed Apollinaire Joachim Kyélem de Tambèla without giving a reason, while ministers remained temporarily in their posts.
Investigators say two masked men likely set fire to the Adass Israel Synagogue while worshippers were inside, injuring one person and gutting much of the building.
Police carried out arrests and searches across Italy against a group identified as Werwolf Division, with prosecutors citing terrorism-related and weapons charges.
On Dec. 4, 2024, more than 500 German officers took part in raids on an alleged Iraqi-Kurdish network accused of moving migrants toward the Channel using inflatable boats.
Foreign missions in South Korea warned their citizens to stay away from mass demonstrations as political tensions rose after President Yoon lifted emergency martial law.
Police detained the Coalition for Change leader and searched other opposition and NGO offices while protests over suspended EU talks kept building in Tbilisi.
Transport unions and other public-sector groups said they would strike on December 5 and 6, rejecting President Yoon Suk Yeol’s emergency martial law declaration.