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Voters went to the polls Sunday for the initial phase of Myanmar's first general election in five years, held under the supervision of its military government while a civil war rages throughout much of the country.

Holland died early Saturday morning from complications associated with kidney disease, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced on its website.

Thailand and Cambodia on Saturday signed a ceasefire agreement to end weeks of armed combat along their border over competing claims to territory. It took effect at noon local time.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he'll meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Florida on Sunday to discuss security guarantees and "an economic agreement," the latest development in a U.S.-led diplomatic push to end the nearly four-year Ukraine-Russia war.

A Palestinian attacker rammed his car into a man and then stabbed a young woman in northern Israel Friday, killing both, police said, as the Israeli defense minister quickly ordered military retaliation on what he said was the attacker's West Bank hometown.

A bombing at a mosque located in the Syrian city of Homs during Friday prayers killed at least eight people and wounded 18 others, authorities said.

Turkish authorities said Friday they've apprehended a suspected ISIS member who was planning attacks on celebrations ushering in the new year. It comes a day after the prosecutor's office said authorities carried out raids and then detained over 100 people linked to the militant group.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday that he spoke with special envoy Steve Witkoff and U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner for "nearly an hour" about how to end the war with Russia.

Southern California is bracing Thursday for another powerful storm system that could cause more flooding and mudslides, a day after heavy rain and gusty winds were blamed for at least two deaths, as people reported getting trapped. "We're a little sad and upset that we're not going to be home with our families," said one resident.

King Charles's annual Christmas Day message highlights the importance of unity in diversity as wars and tensions put communities around the world under strain.

Turkish authorities have detained 115 suspected ISIS members they believe were planning to carry out attacks on Christmas and new year celebrations in the country, the chief prosecutor's office said Thursday.

Pope Leo gave his first Christmas sermon on Thursday from St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, decrying conditions for Palestinians in Gaza in an unusually direct appeal during what is normally a solemn, spiritual service.

Russian state media reported that the theatre is slated to officially reopen on Dec. 25, and that plays will start being staged there at some point in the new year. Russian occupation authorities have renamed it the Mariupol Republican Order of the Badge of Honour Russian Drama Theatre, and on its website write that the theatre is being reborn, like the entire city of Mariupol.

Below the long-isolated and neglected Neapolitan neighbourhood of Rione Sanita, a vast underground network of ancient burial chambers remained mostly forgotten for centuries. Today, a social co-operative ihas turned the cultural heritage of the Catacombs of San Gennaro into local jobs, skills and a steady draw of tourists.

While Democratic legislators, victims of Jeffrey Epstein and their lawyers have complained about the number of blacked-out pages and passages in the files released by the U.S. Department of Justice, internet sleuths have figured out ways to un-redact some of the documents.

From meat auctions to surf competitions, here are some Christmas events and celebrations happening around the world.

Trump-backed candidate Nasry Asfura won Honduras' presidential election, electoral authorities said Wednesday afternoon, ending a weeks-long count that has whittled away at the credibility of the Central American nation's fragile electoral system.

A powerful winter storm swept across California on Wednesday, with heavy rain and gusty winds leading to evacuation warnings for mudslides in the south, bringing near white-out snow conditions in the mountains and hazardous travel for millions of holiday drivers.

Watch Pope Leo XIV lead Christmas Eve mass, his first as pontiff, in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that Israel would retaliate after a military officer was wounded by a blast inGaza, while Hamas denied responsibility, suggesting the explosive device had been left over from the conflict.

TheEuropean Union, France and Germany condemned U.S. visa bans onEuropean citizens combating online hate and disinformation, with Brussels saying on Wednesday it could "respond swiftly and decisively" against the "unjustified measures."

Ukraine's president spoke to reporters Tuesday to describe a 20-point overarching plan that negotiators from Ukraine and the U.S. hammered out in Florida in recent days, though he said that many details are still being worked out.

It's rare for anyone to say they've lived through one mass shooting, let alone two.But at just 20 years old, Zoe Weissman now belongs to a growing club that no one would ever choose to join.The sophomore says she was in her dorm room on Brown University's campus Dec. 13, when she got a frantic phone call from a friend. Weissman says she suspected right away that there'd been a shooting.

British police had been investigating comments by the rap duo Bob Vylan, which included an on-stage chant of "death, death to the IDF," made at the Glastonbury music festival in June. Police concluded on Tuesday that the comments did not meet the threshold for criminal prosecution.

Norwegian biathlon Olympic hopeful Sivert Guttorm Bakken has died suddenly. He was 27.

The Cathedral of Saint Michael and Saint Gudula in Belgium's capital is celebrating its 800th anniversary in 2026. The festivities include a one-hour immersive light show that combines 360-degree video mapping and live music.

New charges against British comedian and actor Russell Brand follow five initial ones made in April involving four women.

Russia fired more than 650 drones and three dozen missiles at Ukraine in a large-scale attack that began during the night and stretched into daylight hours Tuesday, officials said. At least three people were killed, including a four-year-old child.

A portion of a postponed 60 Minutes segment critical of the Trump administration's deportation policies was temporarily available to watch Monday through a Canadian network's website and app.

Vince Zampella, one of the creators behind some of the world's bestselling video games, has died at 55. He helped create the Call of Duty franchise, which has sold more than half a billion games.

Six British men, including a woman's former husband, were charged with more than 60 sexual offences against her over 13 years, U.K. prosecutors said on Monday.

Singer Barry Manilow announced he will be undergoing surgery in late December to remove a cancerous spot on his lung. He announced his January concerts will be postponed to February.

Street artist Banksy appeared to confirm via his Instagram account on Monday that a new mural in London, depicting two children lying down and pointing up at the sky, is his latest work.

The International Swimming League plans to relaunch as soon as 2026 after a three-year hiatus, betting a reshaped commercial model, stable backing and momentum from the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics can sustain a global, team-based competition in one of the Games' marquee sports.

The Israeli military said it was reviewing an incident in the occupiedWestBankin which soldiers shot dead a 16-year-old Palestinian who they said had thrown a brick at them, after CCTV footage appeared to show he was not doing so when shot.

CBSNews pulled a 60 Minutes report on El Salvador's CECOT prison just hours before its scheduled Sunday broadcast, saying it would air at a future time.

A car bomb killed a Russian general on Monday, the third such killing of a senior military officer in just over a year. Investigators said Ukraine may be behind the attack.

India's archaic judicial system and its backlog of millions of cases leave those seeking justice, along with many lawyers and judges, with a sense of hopelessness.

The students are among more than300 pupils and 12 staff seized by gunmen from St Mary's Catholic boarding school in the village of Papiri in the early hours of Nov. 21.

An autism diagnosis for his son motivated Nico Acampora in Italy to open a restaurant staffed only by those on the autism spectrum. Everything in PizzAut is also designed to provide a sensory friendly experience and it's become a tremendous success.

Thousands of mourners gathered under tight police security at Sydney's iconic Bondi Beach on Sunday evening to mark a week since two gunmen targeting a Jewish festival killed 15 people. Since then, Australian governments have been galvanized into action on countering antisemitism and tightening already strict national gun controls.

Piracy off the coast of Somalia is back in the headlines after European Union naval forces seized an Iranian fishing vessel last month that Somali pirates used to briefly hijack a Malta-flagged tanker carrying gasoline from India to South Africa. Fishermen insist the bigger problem in the region is that foreign vessels are fishing in waters intended for locals, harming their livelihoods.

A Russian missile strike on port infrastructure in Odesa, in southern Ukraine, killed eight people and wounded 27, Ukraine's emergency service said Saturday, as a Kremlin envoy was set to travel to Florida for talks on a U.S.-proposed plan to end the nearly four-year war.

The United States on Saturday seized an oil tanker that was last docked in Venezuela, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary KristiNoem said in a post on social media platform X.

Luigi Mangione's lawyers contend Attorney General Pam Bondi's decision to seek the death penalty against him in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was tainted by her prior work as a lobbyist at a firm that represented the insurer's parent company.

Canada's growing profile in Antarctic research may get another boost in early 2026, as the commander of the Royal Canadian Navy confirms a possible second expedition is in the works, in collaboration with the Chilean navy. Climate scientists from the first all-Canadian expedition in March hope it offers the chance to collect more samples, as preliminary results come in from the earlier research mission.

After eight years in Washington, D.C., Ambassador Kirsten Hillman will step down from her post in the new year. She sat down with CBC's The House to share how she connects with Trump-era Republicans and what Canadians need to know about the United States today.