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January 08

Venezuelan opposition leader rallies support in Panama ahead of Maduro inauguration

Self-exiled Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González is rallying regional support for the opposition's claims that he won the July election against President Nicolás Maduro
January 08
From left, Mexico's former President Vicente Fox, Panama's former President Ernesto Perez Balladares, Panama's former President Mireya Moscoso, current Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino, Venezuela's opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, his wife Mercedes Lopez, Costa Rica's former President Laura Chinchilla and a Mexico's former President Felipe Calderon, pose for a photo at the presidential palace in Panama City, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Agustin Herrera)
January 08

At least 6 die in a stampede at a temple in southern India, a report says

At least six people have died and dozens are injured after a stampede among hundreds at the entry of a temple in southern India
January 08
January 08

U.S. citizen denied entry into Poland after security staff object to handwritten notes in passport

A U.S. citizen has been barred from entering Poland because her passport was defaced with handwritten notes
January 08
January 08

Venezuela's ultimate political survivor faces his toughest challenge yet

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Friday will face more international rebuke than at any time in his 12 years in power
January 08
President Nicolas Maduro points the crowd during a march in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, days ahead of his inauguration for a third term. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
January 08

Canadian leaders say Trump's talk about Canada becoming the 51st state isn't funny anymore

Canada's finance minister says U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s comments that Canada should become the 51st state are no longer a joke and are meant to undermine America’s closest ally and major trading partner
January 08
Employment Minister Steven MacKinnon, left to right, Innovation, Science and Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne and Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc arrive for a Liberal caucus meeting in Ottawa on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)
January 08

Court reissues warrant for impeached South Korean president

Impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol’s lawyer said he still strongly believes that the Corruption Investigation Office's execution of the arrest warrant is illegitimate.
January 08
Impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol’s lawyer said he still strongly believes that the Corruption Investigation Office's execution of the arrest warrant is illegitimate.
January 08

Mexico's President Sheinbaum offers sarcastic response to Trump's 'Gulf of America' comment

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has responded sarcastically to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s proposal to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America
January 08
FILE - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum gives a media briefing at the National Palace in Mexico City, Oct. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)
January 08

Thousands of freshwater species are at risk of extinction, new report finds

Nearly 23,000 freshwater species studied are facing a multitude of threats.
January 08
The tidal-flat presents a tree-shaped landscape at the vast estuary of the Yellow River on Jan. 6, 2025 in Dongying, Shandong Province of China.
January 08

Blinken says Trump's push for US to take control of Greenland is 'not going to happen'

Outgoing U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is advising the world not to waste a lot of time on what President-elect Donald Trump has been saying about Greenland
January 08
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, right, and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken hold a press conference after their meeting, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, Pool)
January 08

Turkey insists on two states for ethnically divided Cyprus as the UN looks to restart peace talks

Turkey has again insisted on a two-state peace accord in ethnically divided Cyprus as the United Nations prepares to meet with all sides in early spring
January 08
U.N. Secretary General's Special Representative in Cyprus Colin Stewart, center, Cyprus' President Nikos Christodoulides, left, and the Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar shake hands as they attend the U.N.'s end of year reception at Ledras Palace inside the U.N buffer zone in divided capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
January 08

Nearly one-quarter of freshwater species at high risk of extinction: Study

Freshwater habitats cover less than 1% of Earth’s surface, but support over 10% of all known species, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
January 08
Freshwater habitats cover less than 1% of Earth’s surface, but support over 10% of all known species, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
January 08

Germany leader: All countries must respect existing borders, in rebuttal of Trump

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says the principle of inviolability of borders applies to every country, however powerful
January 08
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz gives a statement at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
January 08

Italian journalist Cecilia Sala arrives in Rome after she was released from three weeks' detention in Iran

Italian journalist Cecilia Sala arrives in Rome after she was released from three weeks' detention in Iran
January 08
January 08

How a Venezuelan man new to politics became an opposition leader who says it's his turn to rule

Edmundo González has become a beacon of hope for millions of Venezuelans
January 08
Edmundo Gonzalez, who represented Venezuela's main opposition coalition in the July presidential election, addresses a gathering of supporters outside of the Organization of American States, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
January 08

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January 08
Catch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines.
January 08

Poland to hold presidential election on May 18, says parliament speaker who will run in it

The head of Poland’s parliament says the country’s presidential election will be held on May 18, with a runoff on June 1 if needed
January 08
French President Emmanuel Macron, left, meets with Polish President Andrzej Duda, at the Presidential Palace, in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
January 08

Brazil marks 2nd anniversary of right-wing coup attempt as Bolsonaro's legal troubles deepen

Brazilian authorities are gathering in capital Brasilia to mark the second anniversary of an alleged coup attempt by supporters of former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro
January 08
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends a ceremony marking two years since the alleged coup attempt when supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro invaded government buildings and called for a military intervention in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
January 08

Aid convoy reaches remote district in NW Pakistan after prolonged blockade amid sectarian violence

Trucks carrying food and other relief supplies for hundreds of thousands of besieged residents have reached a remote region in restive northwestern Pakistan, a government spokesman said
January 08
January 08

Egypt unveils ancient rock-cut tombs and burial shafts in Luxor

Egypt has unveiled several discoveries near the famed city of Luxor including ancient rock-cut tombs and burial shafts dating back 3,600 years
January 08
A recently discovered ancient rock-cut tomb discovered by Zahi Hawass Foundation for Antiquities & Heritage at the causeway of Queen Hatshepsut's Funerary temple at Deir al-Bahri on the Nile's West Bank, in Luxor, Egypt, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Khaled Elfiqi)
January 08

6 soldiers and 34 extremist rebels die in a clash in northeastern Nigeria, military says

The Nigerian military says six soldiers and 34 Islamic extremists have died in a clash in the northeastern Borno state
January 08
January 08

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen pays tribute to her politically polarizing father

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has paid tribute to her father Jean-Marie, the founder of the National Front party who died at 96, calling him a “warrior” in politics despite their notoriously harsh political disputes
January 08
FILE - French far-right Front National leader Marine Le Pen is kissed by her father Jean-Marie Le Pen, in Lyon, central France, Sunday Nov. 30, 2014. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani, File)
January 08

Ukraine claims it struck a key military fuel depot deep inside Russia

The Ukrainian military says it struck a fuel storage depot deep inside Russia
January 08
Rescuers work at the site of a Russian airstrike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Wednesday Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Oleg Movchaniuk)
January 08

UK police face probe into handling of sex crimes allegations against Harrods owner Al Fayed

U.K. police watchdogs will investigate whether the London force bungled its handling of sex crimes allegations against Mohamed Al Fayed
January 08
FILE - Egyptian businessman and Ritz hotel owner Mohammed Al Fayed poses with his hotel staff in Paris, June 27, 2016. (AP Photo/Kamil Zihnioglu, File)
January 08

124 migrants detained on an eastern Greek island after using unmarked speedboats

Authorities in Greece have detained 124 migrants on the eastern island of Karpathos after spotting speedboats without identification markers
January 08
January 08

Italian journalist Cecilia Sala released from Iran and returning home

An Italian journalist detained in Iran since Dec. 19 has been freed
January 08
This image released Friday Dec. 27, 2024 by Chora Media shows Cecilia Sala, an Italian journalist who was detained on Dec. 19 as she was reporting in Iran, Italy's foreign ministry said. ( Chora Media via Ap )
January 08

Court reissues warrant for impeached South Korean president, who remains at residence

Impeached President Yoon has been suspended from his position since Dec. 14.
January 08
A supporter of impeached South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol stands next to an extendable police barrier in front of a picture of Yoon displayed on a large monitor, expressing Korean words of encouragement for Yoon, during a rally near his residence in Seoul on Jan. 8, 2025.
January 08

Rescuers search for 2 British hikers missing since New Year's Day in Italian alps

Rescue crews have found the body of a British hiker buried in the snow of the Italian alps
January 08
This image released Wednesday Jan. 8, 2025 by the Italian Soccorso Alpino alpine rescue shows rescuers searching for two British hikers missing on the Adamello mountain of the Italian Alps. (Soccorso Alpino via AP)
January 08

Thai police say Chinese actor was trafficked to Myanmar to work in a scam operation

Thai police say a Chinese actor who disappeared and was found near the border of Myanmar in an area where online scam networks operate was a victim of human trafficking
January 08
In this image provided by the Royal Thai Police, Chinese actor Wang Xing, right, talks with Thai police officers in Mae Sot district, in Thai-Myanmar border, Tak province Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (The Royal Thai Police via AP)
January 08

Japan links hacker MirrorFace to dozens of cyberattacks targeting security, tech data

Japan has linked more than 200 cyberattacks over the past five years targeting the country’s national security and high technology data to a Chinese hacking group, MirrorFace
January 08
FILE - The logo of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, is seen at its Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitanecho, Kagoshima prefecture, Feb. 16, 2024. (Kyodo News via AP, File)
January 08

S. Korean court clears govt, agency of liability in adoptee’s US deportation case

A South Korean court has cleared the government and an adoption agency of all liability in a lawsuit filed by a Korean man whose traumatic adoption journey led to an abusive childhood in the United States and ultimately his deportation to South Korea a...
January 08
FILE - South Korean adoptee Adam Crapser speaks during an interview in Seoul, South Korea, on Jan. 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)
January 08

Thai police issue arrest warrant for man suspected of gunning down ex-lawmaker

Thai police say an arrest warrant has been issued for a man suspected of gunning down a former opposition politician from Cambodia in a popular Bangkok tourist area
January 08
January 08

Indian army divers retrieve the body of one of at least 9 miners trapped in a flooded coal mine

Indian army divers have retrieved the body of one of at least nine miners trapped inside a flooded coal mine in India’s northeastern Assam state
January 08
This image provided by Indian Army shows soldiers preparing their equipment to rescue workers who are trapped inside a coal mine, in Umrangso area of Dimapur Hasao district in northeastern state of Assam, India, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (Indian Army via AP)
January 08

Hostages in Gaza endure another winter as their families plead for a ceasefire

As winter deepens, so does the suffering of dozens of hostages in Gaza, and their families are pressing for a ceasefire that will secure their release
January 08
FILE - Residents of Kibbutz Kfar Azza wear blindfolds during a demonstration in solidarity with friends and relatives being held hostage in the Gaza Strip, in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Nov. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty, File)
January 07

Wild weather halted ferries between New Zealand's main islands again. Why isn't there a tunnel?

Wild weather during New Zealand’s peak summer holiday period has disrupted travel for thousands of passengers on ferries that cross the sea between the North and South Islands
January 07
An Interislander ferry battles heavy seas after leaving Wellington, New Zealand, on its way to Picton on March 5, 2006. (Andrew Gorrie/Dominion Post via AP).
January 07

Mexico offers protection to famed corridos singer after drug cartel death threats

Authorities in Mexico are offering famed corridos singer Natanael Cano and other artists state protection after a drug cartel in northern Mexico publicly threatened them, prosecutors say
January 07
FILE - Mexican singer Natanael Cano performs at the Arre Music Festival in Mexico City, Sept. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)
January 07

Venezuelan opposition leader says his son-in-law has been kidnapped in Caracas

Self-exiled Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González, who claims to have defeated President Nicolás Maduro in last year’s presidential election, says that his son-in-law has been kidnapped in Caracas
January 07
Bolivarian Militia members leave the 4F Military Museum for a gathering of security forces at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, ahead of the presidential inauguration. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
January 07

North Korea says it test fired hypersonic missile

North Korea's state-run Korean Central News Agency said the successful test took place on Monday.
January 07
North Korea's state-run Korean Central News Agency said the successful test took place on Monday.
January 07

Situation in Gaza getting ‘significantly worse’: Emergency doctor

Emergency physician Dr. Mimi Syed discusses the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and what she’d like to see from the international community.
January 07
VIDEO: Situation in Gaza getting ‘significantly worse’: Emergency doctor
January 07

At least 126 dead, scores injured in 6.8 magnitude earthquake near Tibet

ABC News’ Britt Clennett reports on the earthquake that has injured more than 188 people, according to Chinese state media.
January 07
VIDEO: At least 126 dead, scores injured in 6.8 magnitude earthquake near Tibet
January 07

The UN says more than 5,600 people were killed in Haiti last year as gangs rampage

Officials say more than 5,600 people were reported killed in Haiti last year as a U.N.-backed mission led by Kenya struggles to contain rampant gang violence
January 07
A wounded journalist talks on the phone while lying on the floor of the General Hospital, after being shot by armed gangs in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Dec. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Jean Feguens Regala)
January 07

At least 126 dead in 6.8 magnitude earthquake in Tibet, Chinese media reports

Chinese media also reported multiple aftershocks, the largest of which was 4.4.
January 07
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescue workers search for survivors in the aftermath of an earthquake in Changsuo Township of Dingri in Xigaze, southwestern China's Tibet Autonomous Region on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025.
January 07

Donald Trump Jr. arrives in Greenland after his father said U.S. should own territory

The eldest son of President-elect Donald Trump is in Greenland on a private visit that has heightened speculation that the incoming U.S. administration could seek to take control of the mineral-rich Danish territory that’s home to a large U.S. military...
January 07
FILE - People walk in the town of Aasiaat, in western Greenland, located on its namesake island in the heart of Aasiaat Archipelago at the southern end of Disko Bay, in Greenland, Saturday, June 29, 2024. (Ida Marie Odgaard/Ritzau Scanpix via AP, File)
January 07

Ailing former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia to leave for London for medical treatment

Aides to Bangladesh’s ailing former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia say she is leaving for London for medical treatment, leaving behind a nation grappling with uncertainty over its political future after her archrival, former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, w...
January 07
January 07

Jean-Marie Le Pen, French far-right leader, dies at 96

Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of France’s far-right National Front who was known for fiery rhetoric against immigration and multiculturalism that earned him both staunch supporters and widespread condemnation, has died
January 07
FILE - French far-right Front National former leader Jean-Marie Le Pen delivers a speech during the 15th congress of the party, in Lyon, central France, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2014. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani, File)
January 07

Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of France's far right National Front, dies at 96, a senior party official says

Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of France's far right National Front, dies at 96, a senior party official says
January 07
January 07

Trump's Ukraine envoy postpones planned trip to Kyiv, top Ukrainian diplomat says

A visit to Kyiv by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine and Russia has been canceled but will be rescheduled, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said Tuesday
January 07
Iceland's Foreign Minister Thorgerdur Katrin Gunnarsdottir attends a flower laying ceremony at the Memory Wall of Fallen Defenders of Ukraine in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
January 07

North Korea hypersonic missile launch 'cannot be ignored,' Kim says

The North Korean leader said the test "cannot be ignored."
January 07
This undated picture released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency via KNS on Jan. 7, 2025 shows the launch of a missile at an undisclosed location in North Korea.
January 07

Over 38,000 Russian troops killed, hurt in Kursk, Zelenskyy says amid new offensive

The president said Russia has lost 15,000 troops in Kursk since August.
January 07
A Ukrainian serviceman fires a Giatsint-B howitzer towards Russian troops at a position on a front line in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on Jan. 6, 2025.
January 07

Chinese city unveils magical ice and snow festival

China's city of Harbin unveiled its annual Ice and Snow Festival this week, which features sculptures, castles and even huge ice slides.
January 07
VIDEO:  Chinese city unveils magical ice and snow festival
January 07

Mahama will be sworn in as Ghana's president for third time

John Mahama will be sworn in on Tuesday as Ghana’s president for the third time, as the country faces its worst economic crisis in a generation
January 07
Supporters of Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama, attend his inauguration ceremony, at the Independence Square in Accra, Ghana, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)