Gunmen stormed a live TV show in Ecuador and demanded an end to the crackdown on gangs that began when the country's most wanted prisoner escaped.
Before a door plug fell from Alaska Airlines Flight 1281, an advisory light came on three times in the Boeing 737 Max 9. The new plane, delivered in October 2023, was checked and cleared after each pressurization warning. Audio from www.liveatc.net.
Satellite images show the extent of the destruction after a series of powerful earthquakes hit Japan starting January 1.
All 379 passengers and crew members of a Japan Airlines flight survived a crash at Tokyo's busiest airport, evacuating the plane before it was engulfed in flames. The commercial plane collided with a coast guard aircraft, killing five on board.
Workers at the historic catacombs of Paris are rebuilding a wall containing remains of martyrs from the French Revolution. The massive underground gravesite houses up to 7 million bodies transferred there after centuries of cemetery overflow.
Russian celebrities and influencers are facing backlash over an $11,000-per-ticket costume party with a "nude illusion" theme as Ukraine war rages.
For the first time in over a century, Ukrainians celebrated Christmas on December 25. The move marks an ongoing shift for the country in an attempt to break away from Russia's political, historical, and cultural influence.
Drone footage shows scenes from Gaza before and after Israel began bombing in retaliation for the October 7 Hamas attacks.
13-year-old Yazan Fasfous works side-by-side with his mother at European Gaza Hospital as bombs rain down in the Israel-Hamas war.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin met in Beijing, signaling a stronger alliance between the two countries.