US President Donald Trump has blamed wind turbines for killing iconic American bald eagles in a year’s end social media post that hit on one of his pet peeves.

NPR’s A Martinez speaks to Nicholas Burns, former U.S. ambassador to China, about the current state of relations between the U.S. and China.

Italy has quietly made a small change to its national anthem, removing a single word.

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A fire at a bar in the upscale Alpine ski resort of Crans-Montana just north of the Matterhorn, in Switzerland, has killed dozens of people and injured nearly 100 after breaking out around 1:30 a.m. at the Constellation bar, with investigators now wor…

In Amsterdam, during New Years celebrations a large fire broke out in a historic church. Much like the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, the Dutch church had a wooden structure, making fighting the fire that much more difficult. Solange Mougin has more.
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World leaders have been exchanging New Year’s greetings, including Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin, with Xi using his address to express a desire to strengthen ties with Moscow while reiterating a warning against what…

Tour around the globe to see some of the most spectacular celebrations, from Australia and New Zealand across Asia and through Europe, as the world rings in the New Year 2026. Ellen Gainsford tells us more.

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Hundreds of megawatts of new data center capacity are being planned in Vernon, a city near LA, which is a key US-Asia cable-linking hub and is becoming crowded  —  – 6 min Click here to listen t…