USA - Legendary news anchor and journalist Barbara Walters has died at the age of 93.
VATICAN CITY - Pope Emeritus Benedict the XVI died Saturday morning at the age of 95 in the Vatican.
BRAZIL - Brazil is waking up to its first day without footballing legend Pelé who was revered as "the king", who won three world cups.
UNITED KINGDOM - UK Defence Minister Ben Wallace says the government is currently reviewing the possibility of restrictions on travelers coming from China.
NEW YORK - Workers cleaning up the Buffalo Niagara International Airport days after a deadly Christmas blizzard buried New York City in blinding snow.
SOUTH AFRICA - The death toll from a gas tanker blast in Johannesburg on Christmas eve has climbed to 27.
ISRAEL - Israel’s Premier Benjamin Netanyahu's hard-right Israeli government was sworn in aiming to expand Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank.
ITALY - Italian PM Giorgia Meloni urged the EU to follow its lead on imposing mandatory Covid tests for all passengers flying in from China.
HAITI - The U.N.'s Deputy Secretary-General urges countries "With capacity" to consider the Haitian government's plea for international armed force to help restore security.
UNITED STATES - The U.S. Supreme Court has voted to keep in place the Trump-era policy that blocked thousands from crossing the U.S. - Mexico border.
