- A bridge connecting two states in Brazil's northern and northeastern regions collapsed on Sunday as vehicles were crossing, killing at least one person and spilling sulfuric acid into the Tocantins River.
- Germany searched on Monday for answers on possible security lapses after a man drove his car into a Christmas market, killing at least five people and casting a renewed spotlight on security and immigration ahead of a snap election.
- Greenland is not for sale, its elected leader said on Monday, responding to comments made by US President-elect Donald Trump regarding the "ownership and control" of the vast Arctic island that has been part of Denmark for over 600 years.
- Luigi Mangione, the man suspected of fatally gunning down UnitedHealth Group chief executive Brian Thompson on a Manhattan street, is due to be arraigned on Monday on state murder charges that brand him a terrorist.
- South Korea's military said on Monday that it has detected signs of North Korea preparing to send more troops and weapons, including suicide drones, to Russia to support its war against Ukraine.
- Inflation dropped in most economies around the world in 2024, but voters didn"t care. In the United States, higher costs helped Donald Trump win a second term as president.
- Police arrested a man they said set a woman on fire while she appeared to be asleep on a New York City subway train on Sunday morning, killing her.
- Tens of thousands protested Sunday in Serbia's capital Belgrade to demand that leaders take responsibility for the collapse of a train station roof that killed 15 people last month.
- Spain's King Felipe VI and his family on Sunday carried out a surprise visit to one of the towns worst hit by deadly floods in October.
- President-elect Donald Trump threatened to reassert US control over the Panama Canal, accusing Panama of charging excessive rates to use the Central American passage.