Germany's Federal Statistic Office announced that the country recorded its highest full-year inflation rate in more than 70 years. Germany's annual inflation in 2022 reached 7.9%.
Seven people, including two state investigators, have been killed in a shootout in Mexico, a report says, following a deadly prison break that unfolded near the U.S.-Mexico border.
The Chinese Communist Party has promoted its ambassador to the U.S., Qin Gang, to the position of foreign minister, striking a surprisingly friendly tone.
Russian nationalists and lawmakers are expressing outrage after the deaths of 63 Russian soldiers in a New Year's Eve strike on a Russian military barracks in Ukraine.
A German doctor was sentenced to nearly three years in prison for illegally issuing mask exemptions to people during the pandemic. The doctor's office assistant was also fined.
An Instagram account caught the footage using a drone: the owner showed the video to one of the unsuspecting swimmers, who was "stunned" at how close the shark swam.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Kyiv has gained intelligence that Russia is planning a 'prolonged' attack using Iranian supplied Shahed drones.
President Biden denied reports that the U.S. and South Korea were engaged in nuclear weapons management talks, something South Korea insisted was a miscommunication.
At least a dozen countries have implemented testing requirements and other containment measures on Chinese travelers amid an explosive COVID-19 outbreak.
Italian police predicted 30,000 visitors to view Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI's body. By the end of the evening, 65,000 people passed through St. Peter's Basilica.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's Supreme Leader, celebrated the new year by praising slain Gen. Qassem Soleimani, who was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of U.S. service members.
Staring on Jan. 1, 2023, condoms are free in French pharmacies for everyone younger than 26 years old as part of an effort to curb sexually transmitted diseases.
Hundreds of rescuers — now with federal support — worked again Monday to try to save a 10-year-old boy who fell down a narrow concrete shaft at a construction site on New Year's Eve.
While Russia continues its New Year's bombardment of Kyiv, Moscow admitted to heavy casualties in the Donetsk region, where anywhere between 63 to some 400 Russian soldiers were killed.
2022 saw several high-profile scandals hit the United Kingdom, most notably the downfall of former Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Other well known people involved in scandals included Prince Andrew and Boris Becker.