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Iran restores WhatsApp, Google Play access after bans during protests

The report said the country's Supreme Council of Cyber Space made the decision in a meeting led by reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian

Israel intercepts projectile launched from Yemen, former hostage dies

Tel Aviv Israel's military said the projectile was intercepted before crossing into Israeli territory

Syria's new authorities 'very receptive' to Assad's war crimes probe: UN

UN associate spokesperson Stephane Tremblay said Monday the investigative team is preparing for an operational deployment as early as possible

Asian shares mixed as holiday-shortened week begins on shaky note

South Korea's consumer sentiment sharply dropped in December amid rising concerns over political uncertainty

Arsenal suffer huge body blow as Bukayo Saka ruled out for 'many weeks'

Saka limped off during the first half of Arsenal's 5-1 win at Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Saturday and was pictured leaving the stadium on crutches after the match.

England captain Ben Stokes ruled out of cricket for 3 months with injury

Stokes will undergo surgery on the hamstring next month, the England and Wales Cricket Board said in a statement on Monday.

FIFPRO disagrees with FIFA's temporary changes to its transfer rules

Former France international Diarra challenged FIFA 's rules due to a dispute with a club dating to 2014.

Biden signs defence bill despite objections to ban transgender health care

Biden said his administration strongly opposes the provision because it targets a group based on gender identity

Israel confirms killing Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, warns Houthis

The comments by Israel Katz appeared to mark the first time that Israel has acknowledged killing Ismail Haniyeh

New French government looks to fix 2025 budget while avoiding collapse

The government, put together by newly named Prime Minister Francois Bayrou, includes members of the outgoing conservative-dominated team and new figures from centrist or left-leaning backgrounds

Bill Clinton hospitalised with fever but in good spirits, says spokesperson

In 2004, he underwent quadruple bypass surgery after experiencing prolonged chest pains and shortness of breath

Here's how families, advocates react to Biden's death row commutations

Biden converted the sentences of 37 federal death row inmates to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole

Trump wants to rename North America's tallest peak Denali to Mount McKinley

Obama changed the official name to Denali in 2015 to reflect the traditions of Alaska Natives as well as the preference of many Alaska residents

US House Ethics report accuses Matt Gaetz of sex crimes, drug use in office

The 37-page report by the bipartisan panel includes explicit details of sex-filled parties and vacations that Gaetz, now 42, took part in while representing Florida's western panhandle

Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to murder in UnitedHealthcare CEO's death

The Manhattan district attorney formally charged him last week with multiple counts of murder, including murder as an act of terrorism

Trump's deportation plans spark debate over immigration enforcement

ICE deported more than 270,000 people over a recent 12-month period, the highest annual tally in a decade, the agency said in a recent report. But it also said it made fewer arrests of noncitizens

Trump again calls to buy Greenland after eyeing Canada, Panama Canal

Trump again having designs on Greenland comes after the president-elect suggested over the weekend that the US could retake control of the Panama Canal if something isn't done to ease rising cost

In another blow to new Labour govt, British economy flatlines in Q3

In its latest revision of the July to September period, the Office for National Statistics said the British economy showed no growth against the previous estimate of 0.1 per cent

Israel's airstrikes on Gaza kill at least 20, say Palestinian medics

Israel's air and ground offensive has killed over 45,200 Palestinians, according to Gaza's Health Ministry. The ministry says women and children make up more than half the dead

Many Americans rely on Chinese-made drones, lawmakers want to ban them

Washington has already placed restrictions on Chinese telecommunications companies and imposed high tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles