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Revelers in major city centers across Europe and the Middle East were ushering in 2023 with countdowns and fireworks, as many cities around the globe celebrated New Year’s Eve without restrictions for the first time since the start of the

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI died Saturday morning in a Vatican City monastery at the age of 95. In St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Francis remembered his predecessor, who made history by resigning in 2013, as “noble” and “kind.” But Benedict’s papacy

In our news wrap Saturday, a fresh wave of Russian missile strikes hit Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv, killing at least one person and wounding more than a dozen, and an Arizona state appeals court ruled that doctors cannot be prosecuted

As we wrap up 2022, we take a look back at some of the biggest moments that shaped the past year, and how the PBS NewsHour covered them.

Music, movies and relaxed dress codes have some Saudis asking whether their country is changing too much, too soon.

Victim was held in Umm al-Fahm for 4 days; suspected attackers demanded ransom of hundreds of thousands of shekels following work dispute

Target seen hit in Iranian video resembles Eilat Naval Base on Red Sea coast; mock Israeli corvette also on display

From Sydney to Bangkok, time zones across the world have already entered 2023. (Image credit: Roni Bintang/Getty Images)

White House tells GOP chairmen they’ll have to restart oversight requests when new Congress begins  CNN Republicans rage over White House plans to slow investigations  POLITICO White House to Jim Jordan, James Comer: Sorry, but you have to restart your oversight requests  POLITICO

White House antitrust adviser Tim Wu set to depart  POLITICO