Thousands of Iraqi protesters ended their assault on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad yesterday. Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked Parliament to shield him from prosecution.

Following violent protests at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad yesterday, the Pentagon said it would deploy 750 extra soldiers to the region as a “precautionary action.” Meanwhile, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned Wednesday that he’d resume testing nuclear weapons and long-range missiles.

The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad has been evacuated after supporters

of an Iranian-backed militia stormed it Tuesday. Meanwhile, ex-Nissan chairman

Carlos Ghosn has shocked the business world by secretly fleeing to Lebanon.

Two armed parishioners killed a gunman who opened fire in a Texas church Sunday, fatally wounding two victims. Meanwhile, U.S. warplanes attacked an Iran-allied militia in Iraq and Syria two days after an American contractor died in a missile strike on an Iraqi base.

House Democrats still haven’t submitted two passed impeachment articles to the Senate for trial, perhaps because they’re working on a third one. Meanwhile, Indian officials unrepentant reaction to turmoil over its Muslim-excluding immigration amendment are causing concern for the country’s secular governance.

A domestic flight in Kazakhstan crashed shortly after takeoff early

Friday, killing at least 12 of the 98 people on board. Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu handily defeated rival Gideon Saar on Thursday to remain leader of his Likud party.

Typhoon Phanfone pelted the Philippines’ central regions Wednesday with winds of up to 120 mph, leaving at least 16 people dead and sending

thousands to seek refuge in government shelters. Meanwhile, dozens of people

were killed during the past two days in three attacks in Burkina Faso.

Democrats and Republicans are headed for a weekslong standoff

over how President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial will proceed. Meanwhile,

NORAD is on the lookout for a missile launch following Pyongyang's threat earlier this month of a "Christmas gift" for the United States.

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Democratic lawmakers and President Donald Trump are getting stuff done in Washington, in spite of his impeachment on Wednesday. Meanwhile, 77.6 percent of Americans prefer to say “Merry Christmas,” signaling that the holiday has emerged victorious.