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Philippine volcano spews ash plume into the sky, prompting school closures
A restive Philippine volcano has erupted briefly on a central island, sending a 2.4-mile plume of ash and debris into the sky and forcing authorities to suspend classes in four villages due to ashfall
April 07, 2025UK Royals meet Italy's President Mattarella at Quirinale Palace
King Charles III and Queen Camilla met Italian President Sergio Mattarella on the second day of a state visit to Italy that marks the king’s first overseas trip since he was being briefly hospitalized for side effects of his cancer treatment
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Ukraine pushed back against claims its troops are surrounded in Kursk.
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UK Royals meet Italy's President Mattarella at Quirinale Palace
King Charles III and Queen Camilla met Italian President Sergio Mattarella on the second day of a state visit to Italy that marks the king’s first overseas trip since he was being briefly hospitalized for side effects of his cancer treatment
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NATO chief raises concern over China's arms buildup, calls on allies to work together
NATO's chief has raised concern about China’s arms buildup and military drills near Taiwan and called on the organization's members and friendly nations to work together to keep free and open sea lanes in the region
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South Korea says military fired warning shots after North Koreans crossed the border
South Korea says its military has fired warning shots after North Korean soldiers crossed the border
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Gas leak at Iranian coal mine kills 7 workers
A gas leak at a coal mine in northern Iran killed seven workers, three of whom were Afghanis, state media said Tuesday
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'They do not surrender': Ukraine commander details fight with North Koreans in Russia
Maj. Oleh Shyriaiev's unit battled North Koreans in Russia's Kursk region.
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Pakistan eyes multibillion dollars of investment as it hosts summit on country's minerals sector
A long-awaited international summit on mines and minerals—attended by delegations from the United States, Saudi Arabia, and China— has kicked off in Islamabad, as Islamabad eyes multibillion dollars of international investment in the country's largely ...
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South Korea will hold a presidential election June 3 to choose Yoon's successor
South Korea will hold a snap presidential election June 3 to choose Yoon Suk Yeol’s successor after the conservative was ousted over his imposition of martial law late last year
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South Korea says it will hold presidential election on June 3
South Korea says it will hold presidential election on June 3 to replace ousted president Yoon Suk Yeol
April 07
April 07
Philippine volcano spews ash plume into the sky, prompting school closures
A restive Philippine volcano has erupted briefly on a central island, sending a 2.4-mile plume of ash and debris into the sky and forcing authorities to suspend classes in four villages due to ashfall
April 07
April 07
Brazil to reinstate visas for US, Canadian and Australian citizens
Brazil will reintroduce on Thursday visa requirements for U.S., Canadian and Australian citizens
April 07
April 07
Israeli airstrike kills journalist in Gaza
ABC News' Diaa Ostaz reports from Gaza following an Israeli airstrike near a camp journalists were staying in.
April 07
April 07
Trump says US to engage in 'direct talks' with Iran
Sitting next to Israel's prime minister, President Trump said direct talks with Iran would start Saturday.
April 07
April 07
Garbage piles up on streets of UK's 2nd-largest city amid monthlong sanitation strike
Stinky garbage is piling up on the streets of the U.K.'s second-largest city and causing chaos a month into a strike by trash collectors
April 07
April 07
King Charles III arrives in Rome on state visit, first overseas trip since brief hospitalization
King Charles III has arrived in Rome for a state visit to Italy, his first overseas trip since being briefly hospitalized for side effects of cancer treatment
April 07
April 07
Dutch cannabis growers welcome expansion of state-run experiment to make sales legal
The Dutch government is allowing 80 “coffeeshops” in 10 towns and cities to only sell legally grown cannabis from licensed producers
April 07
April 07
Dominican Republic to crack down harder on migrants as Haitians flee violence
Dominican President Luis Abinader has announced more than a dozen measures to crack down on migrants who have entered the Dominican Republic illegally as people in neighboring Haiti flee a surge in gang violence
April 07
April 07
South Sudan says revocation of US visas is unfair and based on a case of mistaken nationality
South Sudan has criticized the revocation of U.S. visas for all its nationals as unfair and said it was based on an incident that didn’t involve one of its citizens but another African national
April 07
April 07
‘Little suns in the classroom’: Ukrainian city mourns children killed by Russian missile
Anger and outrage are gripping the hometown of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as it holds funerals for some of the 20 people, including nine children, killed by a Russian missile that tore through apartment buildings and blasted a playground
April 07
April 07
PM Netanyahu in DC to talk tariffs, Gaza with Trump
ABC News’ Maggie Rulli previews Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s meeting with President Donald Trump.
April 07
April 07
Death toll from flooding in Congo's capital reaches 33 as officials race to support victims
The death toll from flooding that cut access to over half of the Congolese capital of Kinshasa has reached 33 as authorities race to evacuate and support hundreds of families trapped in their homes
April 07
April 07
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Parachutist rescued after getting caught on stadium roof
A parachutist taking part in a pre-game display at France's Stadium de Toulouse became caught on the roof, prompting firefighters to rescue him.
April 07
April 07
An American is arrested in India after trying to make contact with an isolated tribe
Indian police have arrested a 24-year-old American Youtuber who visited an off-limits island in the Indian ocean to try to establish contact with an isolated tribe known for attacking intruders
April 07
April 07
Pakistani security forces kill 9 militants in a raid near the Afghan border
Pakistan's military says its security forces have raided a militant hideout in the restive northwest near the Afghan border and killed nine militants
April 07
April 07
China accuses US of unilateralism, protectionism and economic bullying with tariffs
China on Monday accused the U.S. of unilateralism, protectionism and economic bullying with tariffs, while calling on representatives of American companies including Tesla, to “take concrete actions” to resolve the tariffs
April 07
April 07
Zen the border collie teaches other dogs how to rescue people in Italy's avalanche-prone Dolomites
The role of dogs in Italian alpine rescues is becoming more important as the number of people caught by avalanches increases — up by 50% over the last 25 years
April 07
April 07
Japanese emperor visits Iwo Jima to honor war dead 80 years after one of WWII's fiercest battles
Japan’s Emperor Naruhito is visiting Iwo Jima to pay tribute to those who died on the island where one of World War II's harshest battles was fought 80 years ago
April 07
April 06
Sahel alliance recalls ambassadors from Algeria after the downing of a Malian drone
A military alliance between Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger has withdrawn their respective ambassadors from Algeria in response to the downing of a Malian drone last week
April 06
April 06
Brazil's Bolsonaro leads rally in support of amnesty law as he faces trial for alleged coup plot
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is leading a rally in support of an amnesty law that could free him from criminal charges, and eliminate the prison sentences of dozens of supporters who stormed the nation’s congress two years ago to protest t...
April 06
April 06
Forecast of a week of rain adds to woes faced by victims of Myanmar quake, as death toll tops 3,500
People in Myanmar’s earthquake-stricken areas were braced for thunderstorms late Sunday, after heavy rains and winds the previous night disrupted rescue and relief operations and added to the misery of the many who lost their homes in the disaster and ...
April 06
April 06
Pope Francis makes first public appearance since leaving hospital
The pope was discharged from hospital on March 23 after being treated for double pneumonia.
April 06
April 06
Turkish opposition party reelects chairman following arrest of Istanbul mayor
Turkey’s main opposition party has reelected its chairman two weeks after the arrest of the mayor of Istanbul, the party’s highest profile rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
April 06
April 06
Former German president warns of far right at 80th anniversary of Buchenwald liberation
Germany has marked the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazis' Buchenwald concentration camp, with warnings against “radicalization and a worldwide shift to the right.”
April 06
April 06
At least 8 killed after heavy rains flood Congo's capital
Major flooding in the Congolese capital of Kinshasa has killed at least eight people and cut off access to over half of the city and the country’s main airport
April 06
April 06
Moscow court sends US citizen awaiting trial to a psychiatric hospital
Russian state media say a U.S. citizen awaiting trial in Moscow has been forcibly admitted to a psychiatric hospital
April 06
April 06
Pope Francis makes first public appearance since leaving hospital
Francis, 88, greeted crowds from a wheelchair in St. Peter's Square.
April 06
April 06
3 people are missing after an ambulance helicopter crashes in southwestern Japan
A medical transport helicopter fell into the sea in southwestern Japan, killing the patient and two other people
April 06
April 06
Le Pen supporters rally in Paris, turning a protest into a populist show of force
Far-right French politician Marine Le Pen, who was convicted last week of embezzling public funds and banned from running for office, stood unshaken before a sea of French flags in Paris on Sunday
April 06
April 06
Labour suspends lawmaker after his arrest in connection with an investigation into sex offenses
Britain’s ruling Labour Party has suspended one of its lawmakers after he was arrested in connection with an investigation into allegations of rape and child sex offenses
April 06
April 06
Pope appears before crowd in St. Peter’s Square, 2 weeks after his release from hospital
Pope Francis was rolled into St. Peter’s Square in a wheelchair during a special Jubilee Mass for the sick in his first public appearance at the Vatican since his release from the hospital two weeks ago
April 06
April 06
Firefighters in Northern Ireland mop up after fire swept through forest
Firefighters in Northern Ireland are mopping up after a significant fire swept through forest land in the southeastern corner of the province overnight
April 06
April 06
Russia launches missile strike on Ukraine with explosions reported in Kyiv
At least one person was killed in Kyiv, the city's mayor said.
April 06
April 06
Pilot dies after his helicopter crashes while extinguishing fire in South Korea
A helicopter has crashed during an operation to extinguish a fire in southeastern South Korea on Sunday, killing its pilot
April 06
April 06
1 killed in Russian attack on Kyiv as death toll from earlier missile strike rises to 19
One person was killed as Russian air strikes hit the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, Sunday, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said
April 06
April 06
Facing a government crackdown on dissent, Turkey's protesters put aside their differences
The arrest of an opposition presidential candidate last month has triggered the largest anti-government protests Turkey has seen in more than a decade, uniting demonstrators from different walks of life and sometimes diametrically opposed political views
April 06
April 06
Yemen's Houthis say US strikes kill 6 as Trump's bombing video suggests higher overall death toll
Suspected U.S. airstrikes over the weekend targeting Yemen’s Houthi rebels killed at least six people
April 06
April 06
Thousands of Ukrainian civilians are still held by Russia with uncertain hope of release
In its 3-year-old war, Russia has detained what human rights activists say are thousands of Ukrainian civilians and has charged them with various crimes
April 06
April 05
Canadian police say arrest made after man barricaded himself inside Parliament's east block
Canadian police police say a man has been arrested after an hours-long lockdown on Parliament Hill
April 05
April 05
A rebel group begins handing weapons over to the Colombian government as peace talks advance
Colombia's defense ministry says a rebel group called the Commoners of the South has begun handing its weapons over to the government
April 05
April 05
Palestinian medics allege video shows IDF kill aid workers in Gaza last March
Newly released video shows the moment a convoy of first responders in Gaza came under fire on March 23. The incident is under "thorough examination," the IDF said in a statement to ABC News.
April 05