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Lufthansa employees injured after Boeing 787’s nose landing gear collapses at Frankfurt airport

Several Lufthansa employees were injured when the nose gear of a Boeing aircraft retracted at Frankfurt airport.

 

Board of Peace will ask the UN Security Council to press Hamas to disarm

The body overseeing the U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Gaza plans to ask the United Nations Security Council to press Hamas to disarm.

 

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What to know about the US military presence in Europe as Trump seeks drawdown of thousands of troops

U.S. President Donald Trump’s pledge to shrink America’s military deployment in Germany is putting a new spotlight on the U.S. military presence in Europe.

 

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Georg Baselitz, German artist known for provocation and upside-down paintings, dies at 88

Georg Baselitz, an acclaimed and award-winning neo-Expressionist German artist with a penchant for provocation and known for painting images upside down, has died.

 

Daughter of former Uzbek president goes on trial in Switzerland over money laundering

The daughter of a former president of Uzbekistan has gone on trial in Switzerland in connection with alleged bribery and money laundering involving assets worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

 

Trump dispatches Witkoff and Kushner to Pakistan for new talks with Iran’s foreign minister

President Donald Trump is sending his envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Pakistan to meet with Iran’s foreign minister as officials in the South Asian nation push to revive ceasefire talks.

 

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Trump orders US military to ‘shoot and kill’ Iranian small boats choking Strait of Hormuz

U.S. President Donald Trump says he has ordered the U.S. military to “shoot and kill” small Iranian boats that deploy mines to choke traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.

 

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US military says it seizes another oil tanker associated with Iran

The U.S. military hsa seized another tanker associated with the smuggling of Iranian oil. The move on Thursday ratcheted up a standoff with Iran a day after its paramilitary Revolutionary Guards took control of two vessels in the crucial Strait of Hormuz.

 

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War intensifies uncertainty for makers of the ultimate in bling, luxury watches

The annual luxury watch fair “Watches and Wonders” opens this week in Switzerland, with the Iran war casting new doubt over an industry that had hoped to rebound from tariff turmoil and a contracting market over the last two years.

 

US-Europe rift widens as Trump lashes out at NATO allies over Mideast war

U.S. President Donald Trump says he’s strongly considering pulling the United States out of NATO, yet he failed to mention the alliance in his speech to the American public about the Iran war.

 

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CERN runs a delicate test on transporting antimatter

Scientists at CERN took some antiprotons out for a spin in a never-tried-before test drive. Tuesday’s experiment was hailed as a success.

 

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NATO chief downplays Trump’s rift with alliance

Today’s live updates have ended. Follow more live coverage on the Iran war.

 

UN rights report condemns displacement of Palestinians in West Bank

The U.N. human rights office has expressed concerns about possible “ethnic cleansing,” warning of an acceleration of Israeli settlements and displacements of thousands of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.

 

Suspect in fatal Swiss bus fire had no terror links, police say

A man who doused himself in a flammable substance and set his body on fire killing himself and five others aboard a bus in Switzerland had previously been reported missing by his family and didn’t appear to have any terror-related motive.

 

Chaos sown by Iran’s attacks across the Persian Gulf is key to its strategy

For years, Iran’s theocratic government warned it would blanket the Middle East with missile and drone fire if it felt its existence was threatened.

 

Lebanon urges Hezbollah militant group to avoid getting involved if the US strikes Iran

Lebanon’s foreign minister says his government has urged the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah not to get involved if any fighting erupts between the United States and Iran, voicing concerns about a new possible conflict with Israel.

 

US sheds light on its allegation of Chinese nuclear test and urges nations to push for disarmament

A U.S. official focusing on arms control has provided what he called new, declassified details of a Chinese underground nuclear test nearly six years ago.

 

Thanks but no thanks: Trump’s hospital ship plan provokes defense of Greenland health care system

U.S. President Donald Trump says he is sending a U.S. Navy hospital ship to Greenland because people there are sick and lack care.

 

UN experts say destruction by Sudan’s rebels in el-Fasher in October bears ‘hallmarks of genocide’

U.N.-backed investigators say Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have carried out a campaign in the city of el-Fasher in the Darfur region that shows “hallmarks of genocide” against non-Arab communities.

 

Envoys signal no breakthrough on bridging Russia and Ukraine’s political and military differences

The latest U.S.-brokered talks between envoys from Moscow and Kyiv over Russia’s all-out invasion of Ukraine have ended with no sign of a breakthrough.

 

Russian and Ukrainian officials meet in Geneva for US-brokered talks after almost 4 years of war

Russian and Ukrainian delegations are meeting in Geneva for U.S.-brokered talks although both sides are far apart on issues such as land, security and a possible ceasefire.

 

Iran says it temporarily closed the Strait of Hormuz as it held more indirect talks with the US

The talks come as the U.S. ramps up its military presence in the Middle East and Iran holds large-scale maritime exercises.

 

Iran meets UN nuclear watchdog in Geneva ahead of more US talks

Iran’s top diplomat has held talks with the U.N. nuclear watchdog in Geneva before a second round of negotiations between the U.S. and Iran.

 

The return of millions of Afghans from Pakistan and Iran pushes Afghanistan to the brink, UN warns

The U.N. refugee agency says the return of millions of Afghans from neighboring Pakistan and Iran is pushing Afghanistan to the brink.

 

Swiss to vote on proposal by anti-immigration party to cap population at 10 million

Switzerland will hold a referendum on a proposal to cap the rich Alpine country’s population at 10 million.

 

Kremlin says Russia and US agree that quick nuclear arms are talks needed

The Kremlin says Russian and U.S. negotiators have discussed the expiration of their last remaining nuclear arms pact.

 

UN human rights chief warns of impunity for perpetrators as he seeks extra funds

The U.N. human rights chief says his office is in “survival mode” as he appeals for $400 million to meet this year’s needs.

 

What to know about Norway’s royals as crown princess and her son face new scrutiny

The eldest son of Norway’s crown princess is back in court for Day Two of a trial at which he is facing allegations of multiple alleged offenses, including rape.

 

Trump steals the show in Davos with a mixed bag of rhetoric and results at elite gathering

U.S. President Donald Trump has taken center stage at the World Economic Forum in Davos, overshadowing discussions on AI and renewable energy.

 

Economic leaders at Davos say global growth is resilient despite Trump disruption

Leading global economic policymakers at the World Economic Forum in Davos urged countries and businesses to filter out the turmoil from a week of clashes with the Trump administration and focus on boosting growth and fighting inequality in a world where trade will continue to flow and international

 

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