International News

Latest International Headlines

37 minutes ago

An Algerian reporter says he was expelled from his country without explanation

An Algerian journalist is decrying his expulsion from the country after flying in from France and not being allowed to leave the airport last weekend
37 minutes ago
1 hour ago

UK lawmakers will vote on a landmark bill aiming to create the country's first smoke-free generation

British lawmakers are set to vote on the government’s plans to introduce a landmark smoking ban that aims to stop young people from ever smoking
1 hour ago
1 hour ago

Apple CEO says that he wants to increase investments in Vietnam

Apple CEO Tim Cook said Tuesday that he wants to further increase investment in Vietnam a day after the company announced it would spending on suppliers in the Southeast Asian manufacturing hub
1 hour ago
Apple CEO Tim Cook, left, shakes hands with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh in Hanoi, Vietnam on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. The tech giant CEO is on a visit to Vietnam to promote cooperation and boost investment in the Southeast Asian nation. (Duong Van Giang/VNA via AP)
1 hour ago

Argentina buys 24 of Denmark's aging F-16 fighter jets

Argentina’s defense minister has signed a deal worth about 2.1 billion kroner ($300 million) to buy 24 of Denmark’s aging F-16 fighter jets
1 hour ago
1 hour ago

Armenia insists top UN court has jurisdiction to hear case accusing Azerbaijan of racial hatred

Armenia has insisted that the top United Nations court has jurisdiction to hear its case accusing Azerbaijan of breaching an international convention that aims to stamp out racial discrimination
1 hour ago
FILE - Preliminary hearings opened in a case in which Armenia is asking judges at the United Nations' top court to order Azerbaijan to protect the rights of ethnic Armenians from the Nagorno-Karabakh region that was reclaimed last month by Azerbaijan, at the International Court of Justice, or World Court, in The Hague, Netherlands, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. Lawyers for Azerbaijan on Monday urged the top United Nations court to throw out a case filed by Armenia linked to the long-running dispute over the Nagorno-Karabakh region, arguing that judges do not have jurisdiction. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)
1 hour ago

The Latest | Israel must stop settler attacks on Palestinians, UN human rights office says

The U.N. human rights office says Israeli security forces must immediately put an end to attacks by Jewish settlers on Palestinians
1 hour ago
An Israeli air force F-15 warplane is seen before landing in an airbase in central Israel, Monday, April 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
1 hour ago

Singapore's outgoing prime minister will stay on as senior minister, his successor says

Singapore’s incoming leader says Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will stay on as senior minister in the government after he steps down next month
1 hour ago
FILE - Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong gestures during a joint press conference with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese following a bilateral meeting at the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit in Melbourne, Australia on March 5, 2024. Lee will relinquish his office on May 15 and hand the post to his deputy Lawrence Wong, his office said Monday, April 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Hamish Blair, File)
1 hour ago

More homes flooded in Russian region bordering Kazakhstan, other areas

Local authorities say nearly 14,500 homes have been flooded in a Russian region bordering Kazakhstan after water levels spiked in a local river
1 hour ago
In this grab taken from a video released by the Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, Russian Emergency Situations Minister Alexnader Kurenkov watches from a helicopter the flooded area at Tobol river in the Kurgan region, Russia. Nearly 14,500 homes have been flooded in a Russian region bordering Kazakhstan after water levels spiked in a local river, local authorities said Tuesday. (Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service via AP)
2 hours ago

Greece plans 2 marine protected areas as part of environmental protection program

Greece aims to create two large marine parks as part of an $830 million program to protect biodiversity and marine ecosystems
2 hours ago
FILE - In this Monday, May 25, 2020 photo, medical staff in a dinghy leaves from the Aegean Sea island of Milos to Sikinos island, Greece. Greece aims to create two large marine parks as part of a 780 million euro program to protect biodiversity and marine ecosystems, with the plans to be formally announced at an international oceans conference starting in Athens Tuesday. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis, File)
3 hours ago

Pakistan's premier calls for closer cooperation with Saudi Arabia to enhance investment in Pakistan

Officials say Pakistan’s prime minister has called for closer cooperation between Saudi Arabia and his cash-strapped Islamic nation to enhance Saudi investment in his country
3 hours ago
In this photo released by Prime Minister Office, visiting Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan, left, listens to Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif after their meeting, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. The Saudi Arabia's foreign minister led a high-level delegation on a two-day visit to Pakistan, which is seeking help in overcoming one of its worst economic crises. (Prime Minister Office via AP)
3 hours ago

Artist refuses to open Israeli pavilion at Venice Biennale until cease-fire, hostage release

The artist and curators representing Israel at this year’s Venice Biennale have announced they won’t open the Israeli pavilion exhibition until there is a cease-fire in Gaza and an agreement to release hostages
3 hours ago
A woman takes a photo as an Italian soldier patrols the Israeli national pavilion at the Biennale contemporary art fair in Venice, Italy, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. The artist and curators representing Israel at this year's Venice Biennale have announced Tuesday they won't open the Israeli pavilion until there is a cease-fire in Gaza and an agreement to release hostages taken Oct. 7.(AP Photo/Colleen Barry)
4 hours ago

On a China visit, the German chancellor says Russia's invasion of Ukraine threatens global security

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has told Chinese leader Xi Jinping who hosted him in Beijing that Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine threatens global security, in an apparent call for China to apply greater pressure on its neighbor to end the war
4 hours ago
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz takes part in a dialogue with students at Tongji University's Jiading Campus in Shanghai, China, Monday, April 15, 2024. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for fair competition in trade relations with China while warning about dumping and overproduction while speaking to students in Shanghai on Monday. (Fang Zhe/Xinhua via AP)
4 hours ago

Fire rips through Old Stock Exchange building in Copenhagen as people rescue artwork

"400 years of Danish cultural heritage" has gone up in flames: Official
4 hours ago
Smoke billows during a fire at the Old Stock Exchange, Boersen, in Copenhagen, Denmark April 16, 2024. REUTERS/Tom Little
4 hours ago

9 corpses found adrift in boat off Brazil were likely migrants from Mauritania and Mali, police say

Brazilian police investigating the discovery of a boat full of corpses say the dead were likely African migrants from Mali and Mauritania
4 hours ago
Police help move a boat that was carrying decomposing corpses to the Vila do Castelo port in Braganca, Brazil, early Monday, April 15, 2024. Security forces and forensics were dispatched to the area after fishermen reported on Saturday spotting a boat with decomposing corpses off the coast of Para state. (AP Photo/Raimundo Pacco)
April 16

Heavy rains lash UAE and surrounding nations as the death toll in Oman rises to 18

Heavy rains have lashed the United Arab Emirates, flooding out portions of major highways and leaving vehicles abandoned on roadways across Dubai
April 16
An SUV splashes through standing water on a road with the Burj Al Arab luxury hotel seen in the background in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Heavy rains lashed the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, flooding out portions of major highways and leaving vehicles abandoned on roadways across Dubai. Meanwhile, the death toll in separate heavy flooding in neighboring Oman rose to 18 with others still missing as the sultanate prepared for the storm. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)
April 16

Fire rages through the 17th-century old Stock Exchange in Copenhagen

A fire has swept through one of Copenhagen’s oldest buildings, causing the collapse of the iconic spire from the 17th-century Old Stock Exchange as passersby rushed to help emergency services save priceless paintings and other valuables
April 16
Smoke rise out of the Old Stock Exchange, Boersen, in Copenhagen, Denmark, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. One of Copenhagen’s oldest buildings is on fire and its iconic spire has collapsed. The roof of the 17th-century old Stock Exchange, or Boersen, that was once Denmark’s financial center, was engulfed in flames Tuesday. (Emil Helms/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)
April 16

Nissan says it will make next-generation EV batteries by early 2029

Nissan says it expects to mass produce electric vehicles powered by advanced next-generation batteries by early 2029
April 16
Nissan Executive Vice President Hideyuki Sakamoto speaks with reporters during a tour of what is set to be a plant for electric vehicles powered by all-solid-state batteries in Yokohama, Japan Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Nissan expects to mass produce electric vehicles powered by advanced next-generation batteries by 2028, the company said Tuesday during a media tour of an unfinished pilot plant. (AP Photo/Yuri Kageyama)
April 16

Sydney religious leader's stabbing to be investigated as terror related

A 16-year-old suspect was arrested at the scene, police said.
April 16
NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb, Premier of NSW Chris Minns, NSW Deputy Police Commissioner Peter Thurtell and Ambulance Commissioner Dominic Morgan hold a press conference on April 16, 2024 in Sydney, Australia.
April 16

Tensions rise in Australia after a bishop and priest are wounded in a knife attack in a church

A teenager has been accused of wounding a Christian bishop and priest during a church service in a second high-profile knife attack to rock Sydney in recent days, leaving communities on edge, leaders calling for calm and a besieged church urging agains...
April 16
Police patrol outside the Christ the Good Shepherd church in suburban Wakely in western Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Australian police say a knife attack in Sydney that wounded a bishop and a priest during a church service as horrified worshippers watched online and in person, and sparked a riot was an act of terrorism.(AP Photo/Mark Baker)
April 16

Rescuers search for 3 missing after boat capsizes in Indian-controlled Kashmir, killing at least 6

Six people are dead after a boat carrying a group of people capsized in a river in Indian-controlled Kashmir
April 16
People watch rescuers of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) search after a boat carrying people including children capsized in Jhelum river on the outskirts of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Tuesday, April. 16, 2024. Rescue operation is continuing for the several missing people. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
April 16

Philippines' Marcos says 'not one person died' as police make huge drug bust, in dig at predecessor

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says police have seized the largest haul of methamphetamine in the country in years without anybody being killed, in a subtle criticism of his predecessor’s notoriously deadly crackdown on illegal drugs
April 16
FILE - Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. answers questions during a forum of the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines on Monday, April 15, 2024, in Manila, Philippines. President Marcos Jr. said Tuesday, April 16, police seized the largest haul of methamphetamine in the country in years without anybody being killed, in a subtle criticism of his predecessor’s notoriously deadly crackdown on illegal drugs.(AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)
April 16

Bodies of 3-year-old girl and her mother recovered after Indonesian landslides that killed 20

Rescuers have recovered the bodies of a 3-year-old girl and her mother who were the last victims still missing after landslides on Indonesia’s Sulawesi Island that killed 20 people
April 16
April 16

AP PHOTOS: What's on the voters’ minds as India heads into a 6-week national election

Raj Sud, 94, has voted in almost every election held in independent India, bearing witness to the eventful journey of a diverse, and now the world’s most populous, democracy over the last 76 years. Nearly 970 million people are eligible to vote in India’s 6-week national election starting Friday, and the elderly homemaker has a clear favorite in the race. Most polls have predicted a victory for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party for a third straight five-year term. “I like Modi very much. Modi is working honestly. And he is doing very good work and wants to make the whole country absolutely beautiful,” said Sud. Modi is considered a champion of the country’s Hindu majority and has overseen rapid economic growth during his last two terms. But critics say he's also undermined India’s democracy and its status as a secular nation with attacks by Hindu nationalists against the country’s minorities and a shrinking space for dissent and free...
April 16
Ankita Jasra,18, a first time voter and an undergraduate student, talks to the Associated Press on electoral issues, in New Delhi, India, March 29, 2024. Ankita Jasra raised the concern that going abroad is “more attractive” for students and “the skill and all the talents that India holds is going out to countries that are not ours.” (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
April 15

China's economy grew 5.3% in first quarter, beating expectations, though weak spots remain

China’s economy grew faster than expected in the first quarter of the year with help from policies and stronger demand, though signs of weakness persisted
April 15
A worker assembles an SUV at a car plant of Li Auto, a major Chinese EV maker, in Changzhou in eastern China's Jiangsu province on Wednesday, March 27, 2024. Manufacturing in China expanded in March after contracting for five consecutive months, according to an official survey of factory managers released Sunday, suggesting a rebound in industrial activities following the Lunar New Year holiday. (Chinatopix Via AP)
April 15

China's economy grew at 5.3% in the first quarter, beating estimates with help from policies and better demand

China's economy grew at 5.3% in the first quarter, beating estimates with help from policies and better demand
April 15
April 15

Sudanese War: 1 Year Later

ABC News' Marcus Moore reports on the year-long war in Sudan that's forcing millions to flee and inflaming the humanitarian situation in the region.
April 15
VIDEO: Sudanese War: 1 Year Later
April 15

Australian police say a knife attack in Sydney against 2 clergymen is being treated as terrorism

Australian police say a knife attack in Sydney against 2 clergymen is being treated as terrorism
April 15
April 15

Growing tensions between Israel and Iran

Iran launched an unprecedented strike against Israel coming almost a month after Israel’s deadly attack on the Iranian consulate in Syria.
April 15
VIDEO: Growing tensions between Israel and Iran
April 15

4th global coral reef bleaching event underway as oceans continue to warm: NOAA

Mass coral reef bleaching can subject coral to mortality without intervention.
April 15
Underwater photo of bleached corals on a coral reef in the Maldives.
April 15

Colombia's capital announces new measures to cut water consumption as dry weather persists

The mayor of Colombia’s capital has announced new measures to reduce water consumption in the city of eight million people, where a drought associated with the El Niño weather pattern has already prompted officials to ration water in most neighborhoods...
April 15
A view of the exposed banks due to low water levels of the El Penol-Guatape hydroelectric dam, in Guatape, Colombia, Wednesday, April 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Fredy Amariles)
April 15

Fallout from Iran’s attack on Israel

Chris Costa, former National Security Council senior director for counterterrorism, shares his analysis of what this means for both countries going forward.
April 15
VIDEO: Fallout from Iran’s attack on Israel
April 15

Georgia lawmakers scuffle over a divisive bill that opponents say mimics Kremlin's repressive law

Lawmakers in Georgia’s legislature have scuffled as the parliament started debating a divisive new law dubbed the foreign agent bill
April 15
Protestors hold anti-Russian and anti-Putin posters as they gather outside the parliament building in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Monday, April 15, 2024, to protest against the "the Russian law" similar to a law that Russia uses to stigmatize independent news media and organizations seen as being at odds with the Kremlin. (AP Photo/Zurab Tsertsvadze)
April 15

World leaders urge Israel not to retaliate

Israel is still weighing its response to Iran's attack with a second day of war cabinet meetings. Israel's military chief says, "Israel will indeed respond."
April 15
VIDEO: World leaders urge Israel no to retaliate
April 15

A political prisoner in Belarus smuggles out account of beatings after writing on toilet paper

A political prisoner in Belarus has shed light on the country’s brutal prison system by smuggling out her story written on pieces of toilet paper
April 15
April 15

John Kirby reaffirms US will not take part in any Israeli retaliation against Iran

Kirby, however, did say during his press briefing that the U.S. is committed to defending Israel.
April 15
VIDEO: John Kirby reaffirms US will not take part in any Israeli retaliation against Iran
April 15

Israel’s military chief says that Israel will respond to Iran’s weekend missile attack

Israel’s military chief says Israel will respond to Iran’s weekend missile strike
April 15
Demonstrators wave a huge Iranian flag in their anti-Israeli gathering in front of an anti-Israeli banner on the wall of a building at the Felestin (Palestine) Sq. in Tehran, Iran, Monday, April 15, 2024. World leaders are urging Israel not to retaliate after Iran launched an attack involving hundreds of drones, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles. The sign on the banner reads in Hebrew: "Your next mistake will be the end of your fake country." And the sign in Farsi reads: "The next slap will be harder." (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
April 15

Israeli military chief warns "there will be a response" to Iranian missile attack

Israeli military chief warns "there will be a response" to Iranian missile attack
April 15
April 15

US citizen who was arrested in Moscow on drug charges appears in court

A U.S. citizen arrested on drug charges in Moscow amid soaring Russia-U.S. tensions has appeared in court
April 15
U.S. citizen Robert Woodland Romanov sits in a cage prior to a court session on drug-related charges in Moscow, Russia, Monday, April 15, 2024. Romanov is facing charges of trafficking large amounts of illegal drugs as part of an organized group — a criminal offense punishable by up to 20 years in prison. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
April 15

Prince Harry in legal setback about security protection in UK

Prince Harry’s fight for police protection in the U.K. has received another setback
April 15
FILE - Britain's Prince Harry, right, and wife Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, arrive for the 2024 Royal Salute Polo Challenge to Benefit Sentebale, on April 12, 2024, in Wellington, Fla. Prince Harry’s fight for police protection in the U.K. has received another setback. A judge on Monday, April 15, 2024 rejected his request to appeal an earlier ruling upholding a government panel’s decision to limit his access to publicly funded security after he quit as a working member of the royal family. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)
April 15

Israel orders eviction of Palestinian family from east Jerusalem property, reigniting a legal battle

An Israeli court has ordered the eviction of Palestinian family in a deeply contested neighborhood of east Jerusalem
April 15
FILE - A Palestinian resident of the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of east Jerusalem stands near a sidewalk, Nov. 2, 2021. An Israeli court on Monday, April 15, 2024 ordered the eviction of a Palestinian family in the contested neighborhood of east Jerusalem, the latest in a legal saga that has come to symbolize the conflicting claims to the holy city. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean, file)
April 15

Man arrested after allegedly stabbing bishop in Sydney suburb

The horrifying incident was captured on the church’s livestream.
April 15
The horrifying incident was captured on the church’s livestream.
April 15

French president says world donors are pledging 2 billion euros in aid for Sudan after a year of devastating war

French president says world donors are pledging 2 billion euros in aid for Sudan after a year of devastating war
April 15
April 15

Saudi foreign minister arrives in Pakistan to discuss how to help with the country's economic crisis

Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister is leading a high-level delegation on a two-day visit to Pakistan, which is seeking help in overcoming one of its worst economic crises
April 15
In this photo released by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Pakistani's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, right, greets his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan upon his arrival at a military airbase in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Monday, April 15, 2024. Saudi Arabia's foreign minister led a high-level delegation on a two-day visit to Pakistan, which is seeking help in overcoming one of its worst economic crises. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs via AP)
April 15

Israel weighs potential response to Iran’s attack

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with his war cabinet for the second time after being unable to make a final decision.
April 15
VIDEO: Israel weighs potential response to Iran’s attack
April 15

Sudden heavy rains in Oman kill at least 17 including schoolchildren whose bus was overtaken

Heavy rainfall has caused flash flooding in Oman on the eastern edge of the Arabian Peninsula and killed at least 17 people
April 15
This is a locator map for the Gulf Cooperation Council member states: Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait and United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo)
April 15

Blinken assures US support of Black Sea allies as Ukraine urges military aid during conference

The U.S. secretary of state has assured allies bordering the Black Sea they can depend on his country's support to make the region more secure, prosperous and integrated
April 15
April 15

In North Macedonia, two inmates walked out of hospital. Now, police are accused of helping them

Authorities in North Macedonia say 17 police officers serving at a prison in the country’s capital Skopje have been detained on suspicion of assisting in the separate escapes last year of two inmates, including a murder convict
April 15
April 15

Ukraine's foreign minister says Israel's response to an Iranian aerial attack shows what Kyiv needs

Ukraine’s foreign minister says the success of Israel and its allies in largely thwarting a massive Iranian missile and drone attack shows what Ukraine could achieve against Russian aerial barrages if it had more support from its partners
April 15
Damaged thermal power plant, one of the country's largest, recently destroyed by Russian missiles is seen in near Kharkiv, Ukraine, Friday, April 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)
April 15

International headlines from ABC News

Catch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines.
April 15
Catch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines.
April 15

The Philippine president says he won't give US access to more local military bases

The Philippine president says his administration has no plan to give the U.S. military access to more Philippine army sites
April 15
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. gestures as he answers questions during a forum of the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines on Monday, April 15, 2024, in Manila, Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)