Russia has successfully tested its new Avangard hypersonic missile, the Kremlin said on December 26.
A court in Russia has sentenced blog editor Aleksandr Valov to six years in prison after finding him guilty of extortion, a charge the journalist denies.
Unidentified gunmen opened fire on a Pakistani politician outside his home in the southern port city of Karachi on the evening of December 25, before fleeing the scene, police said.
Militants have attacked the Foreign Ministry of Libya in Tripoli, killing three and injuring around 20.
The Islamic State (IS) extremist group has claimed responsibility for a car bombing in the Iraqi city of Tal Afar that left two people dead.
Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said he had “productive meetings” with Afghan leaders in Kabul, including over the peace process with the Taliban.
Pope Francis used his Christmas message on December 25 to urge the world to put aside "partisan interests" to find a political solution to conflicts in Syria, Yemen, and other flash points.
Afghan officials say at least 43 people were killed after militants stormed government offices in the eastern part of the capital Kabul, triggering an hours-long gun battle.
Rescue workers in Indonesia searched for survivors of a tsunami likely triggered by a volcano as the death toll in the December 22 disaster rose to 373 people.
According to documents from Russia's Investigative Committee obtained by the independent Novaya Gazeta newspaper, two Chechen men who were killed in 2017 in a Chechen "prison for gays" were shot in the head at close range.
Russia's Foreign Ministry has said "it is quite possible" that Ukraine "might switch to full-scale combat actions within the next few days."
Security forces in the Afghan capital, Kabul, continue to battle with militants who earlier in the day stormed a government compound.
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