WORLD

Flash floods have prompted multiple rescues and calls for help as thunderstorms brought hail, damaging winds and heavy rainfall to areas across New South Wales stretching to the Queensland and Victorian borders. Almost 600 NSW State Emergency Service volunteers responded to calls for assistance late on Christmas Eve, including 25 separate flood rescue incidents, the … Read more

In the unusual police incident category, a painful sting operation didn’t stop an arrest and two fake passengers were spotted in vehicles on restricted passenger lanes. Article content The Pacific Institution is shown in this undated handout photo. A prison union spokesperson says a pigeon carrying a miniature backpack filled with drugs was captured last … Read more

(The Hill) — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released an advisory Thursday warning customers not to use counterfeit Ozempic shots found in the drug supply chain. The administration said it is investigating occurrences of fake semaglutide — the drug found in weight-loss medications such as Ozempic and Wegovy — and said it has already … Read more

FRANKFURT, Germany – Christians around the world were striving on Christmas Eve to put aside the worries and fears of an unsettled, war-torn world as they prepared to celebrate the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. Believers in Syria gathered Sunday in a country still suffering from the aftermath of a long civil war … Read more

Police fired teargas as thousands gathered in Belgrade to demand the annulment of parliamentary and local elections a week ago that international observers said were unfair. The populist ruling Serbian Progressive party (SNS) won 46.72% of the votes in snap parliamentary elections last weekend, according to state election commission preliminary results. An international monitoring mission … Read more