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Four were hurt and others were rescued when a fire tore through a Philadelphia home on New Year's Eve.

Shirin Ebadi, who was awarded the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to bring democracy and safeguard human rights in Iran, spoke with RFE/RL's Radio Farda by phone on January 1 on what is driving her compatriots to confront the authorities and why these protests are different.

Nathan Ake rejects interest from West Ham; Bayern Munich and Paris St-Germain join Manchester United in battle for Yan Diomande's signature, and Brennan Johnson in line for medical at Crystal Palace.

Russian officials on Thursday said a Ukrainian drone strike killed 24 people and wounded at least 50 more as they celebrated the New Year in a Russian-occupied village in Ukraine’s Kherson region, as tensions between the two nations continue to spike despite diplomats hailing productive peace talks. Three drones struck a cafe and hotel in the resort town of Khorly on the Black Sea coast, the region’s Moscow-installed leader, Vladimir Saldo, said in a statement on Telegram. He said that one of...

Beneath the “China threat” thesis, often heard in Western policy circles, is the assumption that China will become expansionist as it grows more powerful. But history gives us little reason to treat that as inevitable. At moments of peak strength, China has not consistently converted power into the kind of overseas colonialism, expansionism or conquest that marked the ascent of Western great powers. There are three often-cited reasons to suggest China’s rise might lead to expansionism. First,...

From GLP-1 clinical trials to new advancements for breast cancer, NBC medical contributor Dr. Natalie Azar joins TODAY to discuss the medical innovations set to shape 2026.

Dozens of people are feared dead after a fire swept through a ski resort bar during a New Year’s celebration in Crans-Montana, Switzerland. NBC News’ Daniele Hamamdjian has the details.

Ulster captain Iain Henderson returns from a back injury against heavily-changed inter-provincial rivals Munster in Belfast on Friday.

A cold and sunny first day of 2026 is ahead for Philadelphia's annual Mummers Parade in the wake of light snow that swept across the region hours into the new year.

Dozens killed and around 100 others injured in blaze that tore through a popular Alpine bar as revellers rang in the New Year

Tom Shearman pays tribute to his wife and two children after a fire engulfed their home.

Tom Shearman pays tribute to his wife and two children after a fire engulfed their home.