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The traditional Spanish Christmas lottery, El Gordo, brings families and friends together in hopes of winning big prizes.

At least 76 people have been confirmed dead on the island of Mozambique after the passage of cyclone Chido, which also caused considerable damage on the French island of Mayotte.

Researchers have discovered 27 new species, including a blobfish and an aquatic mouse, during an expedition in Peru.

Taleb Al Abdulmohsen, the alleged suspect in the Maagdenburg attack, has left authorities puzzled with a bizarre trail of online threats. Abdulmohsen appears to be an Islam critic rather than a radicalized individual, expressing anger towards the German government on social media.

Tech billionaire Elon Musk criticized German Chancellor Scholz after the recent attack on a Christmas market in Maagdenburg.

The US House of Representatives passed legislation on government spending hours before a potential shutdown. The bill did not include President Trump's request to raise the debt limit.

A French court on Friday imposed heavy sentences on multiple men for their role in the jihadist beheading of teacher Samuel Paty in 2020, a murder that deeply shocked France.

A tragic incident at a Christmas market in Maagdeburg brings back memories of the terrorist attack in Berlin eight years ago. The assailant drove through the crowd, leaving casualties behind.

Italian deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini has been acquitted of charges after refusing a rescue boat carrying 147 migrants to enter Italian territory.

A car has driven into a Christmas market in German Magdeburg, confirmed by the spokesperson of the state government of Saxony-Anhalt. Several injuries reported.

Popular Swedish rapper Gaboro was shot dead on Thursday evening, with the murderer filming the crime. This incident adds to a series of murders within the Swedish rap community.

Discover why murder suspect Luigi Mangione has garnered a large fan base despite his criminal charges. Dive into the psychological reasons behind the allure of criminals like Mangione.

The European Commission is assisting Mayotte and African countries like Mozambique affected by cyclone Chido. Belgium, Germany, Italy, and Sweden have offered tents and other goods at the request of France.

A boy has wounded several students and a teacher with a knife at an elementary school in the Croatian capital Zagreb. The attacker has been apprehended, with reports suggesting a child may have died in the incident.

At least eight migrants have died in the waters of the Aegean Sea between the Greek island of Rhodos and the Turkish mainland as their boat capsized. The coast guard managed to rescue eighteen people, eight of whom were injured, while many others are still missing. This incident adds to the recent tragedies in the region.

US aviation authorities have banned the use of drones in various locations in New Jersey and New York in response to recent mysterious drone sightings. Violators risk interception and arrest by the police.

The Malaysian government has approved a new search for Malaysia Airlines plane that disappeared over a decade ago. The search will focus on a new location in the southern Indian Ocean.

A Boeing 737 had a close call during landing in Molde, Norway.

Researchers reveal new insights into the reconstruction of Stonehenge and its origins

The upcoming American president Donald Trump has achieved a legal success in a court case related to previous elections.

Luigi Mangione (26) has given up the fight against his extradition to New York where he faces eleven charges including murder, murder as a terrorist act, illegal weapon possession, and possession of a fake driver's license.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky lashes out at Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's idea for a ceasefire during Christmas and a major prisoner exchange.

A 25-year-old woman in Germany has been sentenced to life imprisonment for killing a 23-year-old woman who resembled her, in an attempt to start a new life under the victim's name. The case is known in Germany as the doppelganger murder.

The fall of Bashar al-Assad has caused even more headaches for Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The Swedish police boarded the Chinese ship Yi Peng 3, suspected of sabotaging communication cables in the Baltic Sea. Representatives from Germany, Finland, and China are also conducting an investigation on the ship, which has been stationary for a month in the Kattegat area.

An Austrian couple is facing legal consequences for an unusual case of pension fraud involving multiple marriages and divorces.

Backpacker Jessica went missing in London, colleagues received a cryptic message from her phone.

European leaders, including Premier Dick Schoof and Giorgia Meloni, met to discuss creating a stable regime in Syria and innovative solutions for migrant returns.

Ukraine has developed a new weapon called 'Tryzub' with unprecedented capabilities, according to Ukrainian commander Vadym Sukharevsky. But is it a game-changer or just boasting?

An international team of paleontologists has discovered a fossil on Mallorca of an evolutionary relative of the first mammal. The finding could potentially rewrite a portion of evolutionary history.