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Army bringing in more assets to reach missing US soldiers' vehicle in muddy bog

The soldiers' 70-ton vehicle is submerged in about 15 feet of water.
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The U.S. Army is searching for four soldiers who went missing during a scheduled training exercise near Pabradė, Lithuania.
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Earthquake eyewitness describes ‘horrifying’ building collapse

ABC News’ Britt Clennett reports on the deadly quake that rocked Southeast Asia, and eyewitness Jack Brown describes what he saw as the destruction unfolded.
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VIDEO: Earthquake eyewitness describes ‘horrifying’ building collapse
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Pope offers prayers for quake-stricken Southeast Asia from convalescence in Vatican

Pope Francis offered prayers to the victims of a powerful earthquake in Southeast Asia on the sixth day of his convalescence in the Vatican after a five-week hospitalization for life-threatening double pneumonia
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Pope Francis appears at a window of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, Sunday, March 23, 2025, where he has been treated for bronchitis and bilateral pneumonia since Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)
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Dozens missing as massive 7.7 quake rocks Myanmar and Thailand

Myanmar’s ruling junta has declared a state of emergency in six regions.
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Workers run away from a building as it collapses at a construction site following an earthquake, in Bangkok, Mar. 28, 2025.
March 28

More journalists detained by Turkey after covering anti-government protests

Two journalists have been detained in dawn raids in Istanbul as part of a crackdown on media coverage of the largest protests in Turkey for more than a decade
March 28
A woman is detained by police in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, March 27, 2025, during a protest called by university students after Istanbul's Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was arrested and sent to prison. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
March 28

7.7 magnitude earthquake rocks Southeast Asia

The USGS says the epicenter of the quake was in Mandalay, Myanmar.
March 28
The USGS says the epicenter of the quake was in Mandalay, Myanmar.
March 28

Strong earthquake rocks Thai capital of Bangkok, prompting evacuations

A strong 7.3 magnitude earthquake has rocked the Thai capital, causing buildings to sway
March 28
March 28

A remote Australian town seeks a doctor, offering a $400,000 salary and free rent

A remote Australian town that will soon lose its only doctor is offering a salary package of up to $680,000 Australian dollars, plus free rent and a car, to attract a new candidate
March 28
The Pony Club grounds in Julia Creek, a rural Queensland town with a population 500, Australia, Aug, 1, 2024. (Jo Thieme/ McKinlay Shire Council via AP)
March 28

Former police officer avoids prison after killing 95-year-old woman with a stun gun

A former Australian police officer has avoided a prison term for killing a 95-year-old nursing home resident with a stun gun
March 28
Kristian White, a former Australian police officer who was sentenced for killing a nursing home resident with a stun gun, leaves the Supreme Court of NSW, in Sydney, Friday, March 28, 2025. (AAP Image/Dean Lewins)
March 28

US defense chief says stronger deterrence needed against China in disputed sea

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday that the Trump administration would boost military ties with the Philippines to strengthen deterrence against “threats from the communist Chinese” and ensure freedom of navigation in the disputed South Ch...
March 28
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff General Romeo Brawner shake hands upon Hegseth's arrival at the Armed Forces of the Philippines Headquarters in Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City, Philippines, Friday, March 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerard Carreon)
March 28

Vance and wife to tour US military base in Greenland after diplomatic spat over uninvited visit

U.S. Vice President JD Vance and his wife will be visiting an American military base in Greenland
March 28
Pieces of ice float on the sea in Nuuk, Greenland, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
March 28

Trial of former President Sarkozy sheds light on France’s back-channel talks with Libya’s Gadhafi

The trial of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy over the alleged illegal financing of his 2007 presidential campaign is shedding light on France’s back-channel talks with the government of then-Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi
March 28
FILE - Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi gestures with a green cane as he takes his seat behind bulletproof glass for a military parade on Sept. 1, 2009, in Green Square, Tripoli, Libya. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)
March 27

South Korea's worst wildfires are now almost contained following rain and cooler weather

Officials say the most destructive wildfires ever to hit South Korea are almost contained
March 27
A resident passes by a burnt-out house at a damaged village due to wildfires in Andog, South Korea, Friday, March 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
March 27

Daughter of rape victim Gisèle Pelicot: “For .. his family, Dominique is dead”

ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks with Caroline Darian, the daughter of rape victim Gisèle Pelicot, about her father’s crime and the public trial, both focuses in her book “I’ll Never Call Him Dad Again.”
March 27
VIDEO: Daughter of rape victim Gisèle Pelicot: “For .. his family, Dominique is dead”
March 27

At least 6 tourists dead in submarine accident in Egypt: Officials

The accident occurred less than a mile off the coast of Hurghada during an underwater excursion to see the coral reef, according to the Russian consulate in Hurghada.
March 27
VIDEO: At least 6 tourists dead in submarine accident in Egypt: Officials
March 27

5 injured, including 2 Americans, in 'serious' stabbing attack in Amsterdam: Police

The victims include two Americans -- a 67-year-old woman and a 69-year-old man -- police said.
March 27
The victims include two Americans -- a 67-year-old woman and a 69-year-old man -- police said.
March 27

Search for 4 missing US soldiers now recovery mission: Lithuanian official

The search for four U.S. Army soldiers who went missing during a scheduled training exercise near Pabradė, Lithuania, has shifted from rescue to recovery mission.
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5 injured, including 2 Americans, in 'serious' stabbing attack in Amsterdam: Police

A motive remains under investigation, police said.
March 27
Police officers stand in the area where five people were wounded during a stabbing attack near the central Dam Square in Amsterdam on March 27, 2025.
March 27

At least 6 tourists dead in submarine accident in Egypt: Officials

The submarine crashed during an excursion to see the coral reef, officials said.
March 27
People walk next to an Egyptian police vehicle in front of the hospital where the bodies of foreigners who were killed when a tourist submarine sank off Egypt's Red Sea resort city of Hurghada, and whose whose nationalities are still unknown, are kept in Hurghada, Egypt, March 27, 2025.
March 27

Zelenskyy claims Russia violated partial ceasefire after energy facility damaged

Zelenskyy said Russian artillery damaged an energy facility in Kherson.
March 27
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky attends a press conference in Paris, Mar. 27, 2025.
March 27

UN warns of 'severe' human rights abuses in Haiti as illegal weapons proliferate

A U.N. report states that a steady stream of illegal weapons smuggled into Haiti is fueling an increase in gang violence and leading to severe human rights abuses
March 27
People transport the body of a man who died during a gang attack in the Delmas neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
March 27

5 wounded in stabbing in Amsterdam, 1 person arrested

Police in Amsterdam say at least five people have been wounded in a stabbing in the Dutch city
March 27
Police officers stand behind a cordoned off area after a stabbing near Dam Square in central Amsterdam, Thursday, March 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Delong)
March 27

1 dead, 4 injured after fire at ski resort in Turkey

The hotel was closed in January following a deadly blaze at the Grand Kartal Hotel in nearby Bolu Province.
March 27
The hotel was closed in January following a deadly blaze at the Grand Kartal Hotel in nearby Bolu Province.
March 27

'Complicated' search ongoing for soldiers who went missing during training exercise

The soldiers are all based in Fort Stewart, Georgia.
March 27
U.S. soldiers gather near military and other vehicles parked at a training range in Pabrade, north of the capital Vilnius, Lithuania, March 27, 2025.
March 27

German nurse abducted and held in Somalia for 7 years pleads for release in new video

A German nurse who was abducted while working in Somalia seven years ago has pleaded with the German government to secure her release as security in the country continues to be fluid after an attempted assassination on the president by al-Qaeda-linked ...
March 27
March 27

British Steel plans closure of plant after failing to agree package with UK government

British Steel says it is planning to close its two blast furnaces and steelmaking operations in the north England town of Scunthorpe, after its Chinese owner Jingye failed to agree a rescue package with the U.K. government
March 27
FILE - A flag with a British Steel logo at the entrance to the steelworks plant in Scunthorpe, England, June 1, 2016. (Anna Gowthorpe/PA via AP)
March 27

Trump says US will 'go as far as we have to' to get control of Greenland

The president suggested that "the world needs us to have Greenland."
March 27
President Donald Trump speaks to the press before signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House, Mar. 26, 2025 in Washington.
March 27

Taliban leader cites Quran in Eid message calling for unity and reconciliation in Afghanistan

The Taliban leader says Afghanistan has a “golden opportunity” for unity and reconciliation
March 27
March 27

A 'coalition of the willing' mulls more aid for Ukraine and a possible European armed force

Ukraine’s allies from across Europe have gathered for talks in Paris about how to strengthen Kyiv’s hand and its military as it pushes for a ceasefire with Russia
March 27
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, French President Emmanuel Macron and Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speak during a trilateral meeting on the sidelines of a summit for "coalition of the willing" at the Elysee Palace, Thursday, March 27, 2025. (Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP)
March 27

Bosnian court seeks international arrest warrant for pro-Russian Serb president Dodik

A Bosnian court has requested that an international warrant be issued for the arrest of the pro-Russia Bosnian Serb president who is wanted for his separatist policies
March 27
Bosnian Serb President Milorad Dodik gestures during a news conference after Bosnian prosecutors ordered the detention of three top Bosnian Serb officials over a series of separatist actions, in the Bosnian town of Banja Luka, 240 kms northwest of Sarajevo, Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Radivoje Pavicic)
March 27

Fire at ski resort hotel in Turkey kills 1, injures 4

The fire reportedly started in the dining area before 5:30 a.m.
March 27
March 27

Indonesia arrests Argentinian woman and British man for smuggling cocaine into Bali

Indonesian authorities say they have arrested an Argentinian woman and a British man for allegedly smuggling cocaine on the tourist island of Bali
March 27
March 27

German and Austrian ministers break off planned Syria trip because of possible threat

German authorities say the German and Austrian interior ministers have broken off a planned trip to Syria because of a possible threat to their delegation
March 27
FILE -Austrian Interior Minister Gerhard Karner attends a press conference in Vienna on Aug.8, 2024. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader), File)
March 27

Fire kills 1 person at a ski resort hotel in Turkey

A fire at a closed ski resort hotel in northwest Turkey has killed one person, two months after a blaze at another Turkish winter resort left 79 dead
March 27
March 27

Crowds flock to newest Catholic saint in Assisi — a millennial teen

Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims have been pouring into the medieval hilltop town of Assisi in Italy to venerate the Catholic Church’s newest saint
March 27
Pictures of 15-year-old Carlo Acutis, an Italian boy who died in 2006 of leukemia, are displayed for sale at a kiosk in Assisi, Italy, on Saturday, March 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
March 27

Brazil ex-President Bolsonaro will stand trial over an alleged coup plan. Here’s what happens next

A panel of Brazil Supreme Court justices unanimously ruled that former President Jair Bolsonaro and seven of his associates will stand trial on five counts, including attempting to stage a coup after the far-right leader lost the 2022 election
March 27
Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro speaks to the press at Congress in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, March 26, 2025, after panel of Brazil Supreme Court justices accepted charges against him over an alleged attempt to stay in office after his 2022 election defeat. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
March 27

Mali embraces solar power for rural areas but the challenges are still vast

A solar power plant in this rural corner of Mali has jolted a village to life and awakened dreams of steady power in this West African nation
March 27
Samba Diakité who bakes 600 loafs of bread per day, poses for a photograph in Karan, Mali, on Feb. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Baba Ahmed)
March 27

Police use force to break up protests at a university in Turkey's capital

Police have used pepper spray, plastic pellets and water cannon against protesters in Turkey’s capital
March 27
A woman is detained by police in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, March 27, 2025, during a protest called by university students after Istanbul's Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was arrested and sent to prison. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
March 27

France's foreign minister is in China to discuss Ukraine and trade issues

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot has begun a two-day visit to China
March 27
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks during a joint briefing with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Thursday, March 27, 2025. (Greg Baker/Pool Photo via AP)
March 27

South Sudan opposition says peace deal has collapsed after arrest of its leader

South Sudan’s main opposition party says a peace agreement that ended a five-year civil war has collapsed, following the arrest of its leader Riek Machar a day earlier
March 27
FILE - South Sudan's President Salva Kiir, right, and Vice President Riek Machar, left, attend a Holy Mass led by Pope Francis at the John Garang Mausoleum in Juba, South Sudan Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)
March 26

South Korea is in uphill battle to contain massive wildfires

Multiple wildfires raging across South Korea’s southern regions for days have killed 26 people and destroyed more than 300 structures, as thousands of personnel and dozens of helicopters has mobilized again to battle the the county’s worst-ever blazes
March 26
South Korean army soldiers work to prevent the further spread of wildfires in Uiseong, South Korea, Thursday, March 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
March 26

By the Numbers: How Canadians are protesting Trump’s tariffs and insults

Unhappy Canadians are now protesting with their pocketbooks – canceling vacations to the United States just as the travel season heats up. The harm to the hospitality industry could be substantial.
March 26
VIDEO: By the Numbers: How Canadians are protesting Trump’s tariffs and insults
March 26

Ancient parasitic 'Venus flytrap' wasp found preserved in amber

The species likely used its unique apparatus to trap its hosts, scientists said.
March 26
Holotype of Sirenobethylus charybdis.
March 26

North Korea sent 3,000 more troops to Russia, according to South's assessment

South Korea’s military says North Korea sent around 3,000 additional troops to Russia in January and February in continued support for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine
March 26
In this photo provided Thursday, March 27, 2025, by the North Korean government, its leader Kim Jong Un, center left in a black jacket, stands by what appeared to be a large reconnaissance drone at an undisclosed location in North Korea, earlier this week. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
March 26

Zelenskyy threatens 'new measures' against Moscow if proposed partial ceasefire fails

The White House said Tuesday it brokered a pause to naval and energy attacks.
March 26
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks to journalists during his press conference in Kyiv on March 25, 2025.
March 26

DHS secretary set to visit infamous migrant prison in El Salvador

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Wednesday is set to visit the prison in El Salvador that took in migrants at the center of the deportation battle playing out in U.S. courts.
March 26
VIDEO: DHS secretary set to visit infamous migrant prison on trip that includes stops in El Salvador
March 26

Greenland lawmaker reacts to upcoming visit by JD and Usha Vance

Greenland lawmaker Aaja Chemnitz weighs in on the upcoming visit by U.S. Vice President JD Vance and his wife Usha to the country.
March 26
VIDEO: Greenland lawmaker reacts to upcoming visit by JD and Usha Vance
March 26

Macron says a proposed European force for Ukraine could 'respond' if attacked by Russia

French President Emmanuel Macron says that a proposed European armed force for possible deployment in Ukraine in tandem with an eventual peace deal could “respond” to a Russian attack if Moscow launched one
March 26
French President Emmanuel Macron, left, welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy before their meeting to prepare Thursday's gathering of the so-called "coalition of the willing" nations that are allies of Ukraine, Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at the Elysee Palace in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
March 26

'We want to live': Anti-Hamas protests erupt in Gaza

Hundreds of people rallied in northern Gaza on Tuesday.
March 26
Palestinians walk amid the destruction caused by the Israeli air and ground offensive at Al-Shati camp, Gaza City, on March 25, 2025.