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Israeli army finds bodies of 3 hostages in Gaza killed at Oct. 7 music festival
The Israeli military says its troops in Gaza found the bodies of three Israeli hostages killed by Hamas in its Oct. 7 attack, including German-Israeli Shani Louk
May 17, 2024'The world's fault': Zelenskyy speaks out amid Russian assault
ABC News spoke exclusively with the Ukrainian president.
May 16, 2024King Charles III unveils his first official portrait since his coronation
King Charles III unveiled his first completed portrait since the coronation, a vivid image in reds depicting the monarch in the uniform of the Welsh Guards
May 14, 2024
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Residents forced out of Canada's oil sands hub by wildfire cleared to return, officials say
Authorities say residents ordered out of Canada’s oil sands hub of Fort McMurray, Alberta due to a nearby wildfire are clear to return home
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As ethnic armed group claims to have captured a town in western Myanmar, Muslim Rohingyas flee again
A powerful ethnic armed group fighting Myanmar’s military government in the country’s western state of Rakhine is claiming to have seized a town near the Bangladesh border, marking the latest victory for foes of the country’s military government
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An ultimatum raises pressure on Netanyahu to make postwar plans for Gaza
Pressure is coming from his own War Cabinet and his country’s closest ally.
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Militia clashes rock western Libyan town. At least 1 civilian was killed, officials say
Libyan health authorities say clashes between government-allied militias rocked the western town of Zawiya, killing at least one civilian man and wounding 22 others
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Former South Africa leader Zuma promises jobs and free education as he launches party manifesto
Former South African President Jacob Zuma has lamented the high levels of poverty among black South Africans and promised to create jobs and tackle crime as he launched his new political party’s manifesto ahead of the country’s much anticipated elections
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Israeli War Cabinet member Gantz says he'll quit government unless it adopts new war plan by June 8
Israeli War Cabinet member Gantz says he'll quit government unless it adopts new war plan by June 8
May 18
May 18
Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Gonzalez seeks unity in first rally
The presidential candidate of Venezuela’s chief opposition coalition has sought to cultivate a mood of hope and possibility in a large rally that marked the start of a campaign he admittedly never imagined leading
May 18
May 18
Pakistan asks its nationals studying in Kyrgyzstan to stay indoors after mobs attacked foreigners
Pakistan has asked its nationals in Kyrgyzstan to stay indoors after mobs attacked foreigners in the capital Bishkek Friday night over some unknown dispute with migrants
May 18
May 18
Water, water everywhere ... most is now safe to drink in an English village after parasite outbreak
Most residents near a scenic fishing village in southwestern England were told their tap water is safe to drink again after a parasite sickened more than 45 people
May 18
May 18
Yemen's Houthi rebels launch a missile that strikes an oil tanker in the Red Sea, US military says
Ballistic missile damaged a Panama-flagged, Greek-owned vessel.
May 18
May 18
Member of Israel's War Cabinet says he'll quit the government June 8 unless there's a new war plan
A popular centrist member of Israel’s three-man War Cabinet has threatened to resign from the government if it doesn’t adopt a new plan for the war in Gaza in the next three weeks
May 18
May 18
Georgia's president vetoes media law that has provoked weeks of protests
Georgia’s president has vetoed the so-called “Russian law” targeting media that has sparked weeks of mass protests
May 18
May 18
Georgia's president vetoes the so-called 'Russian law' targeting the media that has sparked weeks of mass protests
Georgia's president vetoes the so-called 'Russian law' targeting the media that has sparked weeks of mass protests
May 18
May 18
Poland invests $2.5 billion into fortifying border with Russia and Belarus
Poland's prime minister says it is investing about $2.5 billion to step up security and deterrence on its border with Russia and its ally Belarus
May 18
May 18
Vietnam nominates its public security minister as new president
Vietnam has nominated its Public Security Minister To Lam as its new president, after his predecessor resigned in the ongoing anti-corruption campaign that has shaken up the country’s political establishment
May 18
May 18
3 Spaniards were among 6 people killed when gunmen opened fire in central Afghanistan, officials say
Taliban and Spanish officials say three Spanish citizens and three Afghans were killed when gunmen opened fire in central Afghanistan
May 18
May 18
Dead or alive? Parents of children gone in Sri Lanka's civil war have spent 15 years seeking answers
It has been 15 years since the end of Sri Lanka's civil war, which pitted government forces against Tamil Tiger separatists
May 18
May 18
A court in Slovakia says a suspect charged with attempting to assassinate Prime Minister Fico will remain in detention
A court in Slovakia says a suspect charged with attempting to assassinate Prime Minister Fico will remain in detention
May 18
May 18
1 Ukrainian mother's mission to save her child: Reporter's notebook
Some say they thought they were safe. They were wrong.
May 18
May 18
Slovakian health minister says Prime Minister Robert Fico's condition is stable but his situation 'remains serious'
Slovakian health minister says Prime Minister Robert Fico's condition is stable but his situation 'remains serious'
May 18
May 18
Ukraine's mobilization law comes into force as new Russian push strains troops
Some fear Russia's new offensive could reach Ukraine’s second-largest city.
May 18
May 18
Slovak prime minister still in serious condition as suspect appears in court
The man accused of attempting to assassinate Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has been ordered to remain behind bars
May 18
May 18
Climate activists protest by glueing themselves at Munich airport
Six climate activists have broken through a security fence at Munich airport and glued themselves to access routes leading to runways, temporarily shutting down flights
May 18
May 18
Parts of northern India scorched by extreme heat with New Delhi on high alert
On Friday, parts of New Delhi reported up to 116 degrees Fahrenheit.
May 18
May 18
Radio Caroline, the pirate radio station broadcasting from sea, turns 60 years old
"When you tell people it is factual, you say, no, that surely didn't happen.”
May 18
May 18
Flash floods due to unusually heavy rains kill at least 50 people in Afghanistan
Taliban officials say flash floods from heavy seasonal rains have killed at least 68 people in Afghanistan, adding the death toll was based on preliminary reports
May 18
May 18
Malaysia minister says terror suspect who killed 2 police officers acted on his own
Malaysia says the man who attacked a police station and killed two officers is believed to have acted on his own despite suspected links to the Jemaah Islamiyah extremist group
May 18
May 18
It was once a center of Islamic learning. Now Mali's historic city of Djenné mourns lack of visitors
Mali’s historic city of Djenné was once a center of Islamic learning, known for its sprawling mud-brick mosque that has been on the UNESCO World Heritage in Danger list since 2016
May 18
May 17
Protesters rally in Peru against decree classifying seven gender identities as “mental illness”
Sexual diversity activists have protested in Peru’s capital in front of the health ministry to demand that the government repeal a decree that characterizes seven gender identities, including transgenderism, as “mental illnesses.”
May 17
May 17
As Japan's yakuza weakens, police focus shifts to unorganized crime hired via social media
Police in Japan who were busy tracking thousands of yakuza members just a few years ago have set their eyes on a new threat: unorganized and loosely connected groups they believe are behind a series of crimes once dominated by yakuza
May 17
May 17
Argentine president begins unusual visit to Spain, snubbing officials and courting the far-right
Even before kicking off a three-day visit to Madrid, Argentina’s libertarian President Javier Milei has stirred controversy, accusing the socialist government of bringing “poverty and death” to Spain and weighing in on corruption allegations against th...
May 17
May 17
Doctors Without Borders works to help during crisis in Sudan
Doctors Without Borders Director of Operations Oliver Behn discusses working in Sudan’s Southern State of Darfur.
May 17
May 17
An unusual autumn freeze grips parts of South America, giving Chile its coldest May in 74 years
Chileans are bundling up for their coldest autumn in more than 70 years mere days after sunning in T-shirts
May 17
May 17
State Department issues travel alert for LGBTQ people, events abroad
The alert follows a similar warning from the FBI and the DHS.
May 17
May 17
Inside Gaza's mental health crisis impacting civilians
UNICEF said nearly all children need mental health and psychosocial support.
May 17
May 17
In Brazil’s flooded south, a secret mission to recover thousands of guns from an airport
A group of volunteers working to save people from the floods in southern Brazil have claimed they were misled into participating in an operation to remove several thousand firearms from the airport of Rio Grande do Sul state’s capital Porto Alegre
May 17
May 17
Croatia gets new government with a far-right party included ahead of European parliamentary vote
Croatian lawmakers have voted into office a new government that marks a tilt to the right in another European Union nation ahead of the 27-nation bloc’s parliamentary election next month
May 17
May 17
Canadian police link 4 women killed in the 1970s to dead American serial sex offender
Canadian police say they have linked the deaths of four young women nearly 50 years ago to a now deceased U.S. fugitive who hid in Canada from the mid 1970s to the late 1990s
May 17
May 17
Senegal's new prime minister criticizes French military presence in the West African country
Senegal’s new prime minister has criticized the French military presence in the West African country
May 17
May 17
Social divisions and hostile rhetoric in Slovakia provide fertile ground for political violence
When a gunman shot Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico this week, shock rippled across the Central European country — even though the pro-Russia leader himself warned that the country was so divided that an assassination attempt was possible
May 17
May 17
Mexican and Guatemalan presidents meet at border to discuss migration, security and development
Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Guatemala President Bernardo Arévalo were meeting Friday in this Mexican border city to tackle issues of shared interest, foremost among them immigration
May 17
May 17
Some of the Catholic Church's best-known approved, and not approved, reports of apparitions of Mary
The Vatican has revised how it evaluates purported supernatural events, such as reported visions of the Virgin Mary, to guard against hoaxes and account for news going viral
May 17
May 17
Gunmen open fire and kill 4 people, including 3 Spaniards, in Afghanistan's central Bamyan province
A Taliban spokesman says that several gunmen opened fire in central Afghanistan, killing at least four people, including three foreign nationals
May 17
May 17
They were treating waves of wounded in Gaza. Then an Israeli assault trapped the foreign doctors
Teams of 35 international doctors, including 22 Americans, were trapped in Gaza after Israel seized the main crossing into Egypt and sealed off their way out
May 17
May 17
Gaza girl with rare neurological disease enjoys music at children’s event
Julia, who was diagnosed with alternating hemiplegia of childhood, was able to enjoy music at a children’s event after receiving life-saving medication.
May 17
May 17
King Charles III to travel to France for UK ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day
King Charles III plans to travel to France next month for British ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings, while skipping the larger international event a few miles away as he continues to be treated for cancer
May 17
May 17
Subway commuters in Buenos Aires see fares spike by 360% as part of austerity campaign in Argentina
Commuters in Buenos Aires are being hit by an abrupt 360% increase in subway fares
May 17
May 17
Iran arrests 260 people for spreading 'satanism and nudity'
Iran's state media say police arrested more than 260 people, including three European citizens, on suspicion of spreading satanism
May 17
May 17
IDF recovers bodies of 3 hostages in overnight operation
The hostages had escaped from the Nova Music Festival and were killed in the area of Kibbutz Mefalsim before their bodies were taken to Gaza, according to the Israel Defense Forces.
May 17
May 17
Humanitarian aid trucks move into Gaza through temporary pier built by US military
Some people were seen reportedly trying to stop the aid trucks from entering Gaza.
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