Ukraine urges Mongolia to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin under an International Criminal Court warrant during his visit. The ICC accuses Putin of war crimes and illegal deportation of children from Ukraine. Russia dismisses concerns over Mongolia’s ICC membership. The warrant obliges member states to arrest Putin if he travels to their country.
Shigeru Ishiba won the Liberal Democratic Party leadership election with 215 votes and is set to become Japan’s next prime minister. Defeating Sanae Takaichi who secured 194 votes, Ishiba emphasizes his experience in tackling social issues. The LDP has governed Japan nearly uninterrupted for decades, often overshadowing opposition parties.
The unusual activity is “a lot to happen at once, but not unprecedented,” an atmospheric science professor said.
Front door surveillance cameras can help catch people stealing packages, but they don’t necessarily help stop the thefts. Ash-har Quraishi takes a look at several ways people are trying to protect themselves from porch pirates this holiday season.
A 77-year-old woman in Maharashtra’s Amravati district was brutally assaulted and humiliated on December 30 after being accused of practicing black magic by her neighbors. She was beaten, branded, forced to drink urine, and parade with a garland of slippers. The police are investigating the incident and any potential suppression by local authorities.
In the delivery room of a hospital in Jerusalem, as the contractions intensified and the midwife tried to help the laboring woman shift to a more comfortable position, the mother felt something strange. “She told me something was hurting her,” recalled Erga Froman, the midwife. “Then I realized it was my gun, which was holstered…
The Justice Department has convicted more than 1,000 Jan. 6 rioters. U.S. Attorney Matthew Graves says the crimes that occurred that day are likely some of the most recorded in history.