As the world marks 79 years since the liberation of Auschwitz, Holocaust Remembrance Day 2024 comes at a dark time for the Jewish community. 

About 20 survivors from various camps set up by Nazi Germany around Europe were to lay wreaths at the Death Wall in Auschwitz and hold prayers at the monument in Birkenau.

Canada's foreign minister repeated language previously used by the government that critics have called "incomprehensible" on South Africa's genocide case against Israel.

The twins' adoptive families claim they had no idea their daugthers were born as identical twins.

U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said the U.S. is 'extremely troubled' by the allegations that '12 UNRWA employees' may have been involved in the Hamas attack.

NATO boss Jens Stoltenberg said on Friday he expected Hungary's parliament to ratify Sweden's accession as soon as it reconvenes at the end of February.

Taiwan's defence ministry said it detected 23 Chinese air force planes operating around Taiwan and carrying out "joint combat readiness patrols" with Chinese warships on Friday.

The top UN court stopped short Friday of ordering a ceasefire in Gaza, but demanded Israel try to contain death and damage in its military offensive in the tiny coastal enclave.

King Charles III was admitted to a private hospital on Friday to undergo a “corrective procedure” for an enlarged prostate, Buckingham Palace said.

'My little brother had to watch his wife being murdered in front of his eyes before he was taken into Gaza. Since then, our lives, are not the same.'

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan later also linked the ratification to Turkey’s desire to buy fighter jets from the United States.

The World Health Organization is warning of an "alarming rise" of measles cases in Europe that is only accelerating, and is calling for urgent action.

The United Kingdom hit pause on trade talks with Canada less than a month before the next round of talks towards a permanent trade deal was expected to take place.

Severe drought conditions have reduced water levels in the Panama Canal, forcing authorities to reduce ship crossings. The crisis in the Red Sea has compounded impacts on trade.

IKEA on Thursday said it aims to cut emissions by 50 per cent by its 2030 financial year, up from its previous target of 15 per cent which it already exceeded in 2023.