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Hunt is on to find 2 Americans who disappeared scaling New Zealand’s tallest mountain

The search for the climbers was not able to resume on Wednesday.
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A tourist takes a photo at a frozen lake at the foot of of New Zealand's highest peak, Aoraki, centre, in the Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park, on Aug. 17, 2020.
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Middle East Latest: Israeli minister warns of wider strikes on Lebanon if ceasefire collapses

Israel’s defense minister says that if the shaky ceasefire with Hezbollah collapses, Israel will widen its strikes and target the Lebanese state itself
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A woman lights candles at the site where former Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah was killed by Israeli airstrikes late September during a memorial ceremony in Dahiyeh, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
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NATO's chief avoids talk of Ukraine's membership. He says the priority is helping Kyiv defend itself

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has sidestepped questions about Ukraine’s possible membership in the military alliance
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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte takes questions during a media conference prior to a meeting of NATO foreign ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels,Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
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Zimbabwe court rules against law that denies abortion to marital rape victims and girls below 18

A Zimbabwean High Court judge has ruled that provisions of a law that deny abortion services to women raped by their husbands and girls under the age of 18 are unconstitutional
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FILE - Virginia Mavhunga, a 13-year-old teenage mother, stands at the entrance of her home in Murehwa, 80 kilometres (50 miles) northeast of Zimbabwe's capital Harare, Friday, Dec. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi, File)
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Bangladesh court reschedules Hindu leader's bail hearing as tensions with India spike

A court in southeastern Bangladesh has rescheduled by a month the bail hearing for a jailed prominent Hindu leader who in recent months led large rallies in the Muslim-majority country demanding better security for minority groups
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Syrian insurgents capture four central towns as government forces reclaim some territory

Opposition activists say Syrian insurgents have captured four new towns, bringing them closer to the central city of Hama
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Military equipment is scattered outside the airport as opposition fighters control the facility in Aleppo Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. .(AP Photo/Omar Albam)
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China bans exports to the US of gallium and other key materials after the US curbs computer chip-related exports

China bans exports to the US of gallium and other key materials after the US curbs computer chip-related exports
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5 Australians serving life sentences for drugs in Indonesia could soon return home

The remaining five Australians from the Bali Nine group who are serving life sentences for drug smuggling in Indonesia could be repatriated home this month as Indonesia and Australia put finishing touches on a draft proposal for their transfer
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Australian Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke, right, listens to Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Legal, Human Rights, Immigration and Correctional Affairs, Yusril Ihza Mahendra, during a press conference after their meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
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A chef whose van was stolen with 2,500 pies inside is urging the thieves to donate the loot

A British chef is urging thieves who stole a van with 2,500 savory pies inside to “do the right thing” and donate the edible loot to the needy
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This undated handout photo shows Tommy Banks' pies. (Tommy Banks via AP)
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Palestinians say Hamas and Fatah are close to an agreement on a committee to administer postwar Gaza

Palestinian officials say Fatah and Hamas are closing in on an agreement to appoint a committee of politically independent technocrats to administer the Gaza Strip after the war
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Young Palestinians walk amongst rubble of destroyed buildings at a neighbourhood in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
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Data cable running across Sweden-Finland border suffers damage

A company providing digital infrastructure and data communication in Northern Europe says a data cable running across the land border between Sweden and Finland has been damaged
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The logo of the Swedish digital infrastructure provider GlobalConnect is pictured in Vantaa, Finland, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva via AP)
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Russian overnight drone attack hit Ukraine 'critical infrastructure,' air force says

Impacts were reported in the western Ternopil and Rivne regions.
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Firefighters work at a site of a Russian drone strike in Ternopil, Ukraine, on Dec. 3, 2024.
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13 women convicted in Cambodia of acting as surrogates for foreign clients

Thirteen women from the Philippines have been convicted on human trafficking-related charges for acting as surrogates in Cambodia for a ring selling babies to foreigners for cash
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FILE -A Cambodian vendor transports lotus flowers past King Norodom Sihamoni's portrait in front of Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, May 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith), File)
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Iran releases rapper famous for lyrics about 2022 killing of Mahsa Amini

Iranian media say authorities have released a government critic and popular hip-hop artist who came to fame over his lyrics about the 2022 death of Mahsa Amini
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December 03

Floods wreak havoc in Malaysia, Thailand with over 30 killed, thousands displaced

Severe floods caused by monsoon rains have killed more than 30 people and displaced tens of thousands in Malaysia and southern Thailand, with both countries preparing shelters and evacuation plans in anticipation of more heavy rain
December 03
People wade through the water at a neighborhood affected by a flood in Tumpat, on the outskirts of Kota Bahru, Malaysia, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
December 03

Five things you probably didn't know about Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris

Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral has some surprising stories to tell before it reopens this weekend after five years of restoration
December 03
FILE - Workers wearing disposable underwear and other protective gear after a delay prompted by fears of lead contamination clean the area in front of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral, on Aug. 19, 2019 in Paris. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)
December 03

Death sentence for real estate tycoon Truong My Lan upheld in Vietnam's largest fraud case

The death sentence for real estate tycoon Truong My Lan has been upheld in Vietnam’s largest fraud case, the scale of which had raised concerns about the country’s economy
December 03
Vietnamese real estate tycoon Truong My Lan attends trial in an appeal she filed against her death sentence in a financial fraud case in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (Tran Quynh/VNExpress via AP)
December 03

They fled war in Sudan. But they haven't been able to flee the hunger

The war in Sudan has created vast hunger, including famine
December 03
People cross into Chad from Sudan in Adre, Chad, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Sam Mednick)
December 03

Thanks to peace, two unexpected words are echoing across Afghanistan's capital: Luxury housing

Peace is driving up property prices in Kabul and fueling the luxury market
December 03
A general view of a luxury house is seen in the city of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Siddiqullah Alizai)
December 03

In Angola, Biden plans to tout US investments and visit a slavery museum

Joe Biden is using the first visit to Angola by a U.S. president to promote Washington’s investments in the sub-Sahara African nation and to see a slavery museum where he’ll acknowledge the trafficking of human beings that once linked the nations’ econ...
December 03
President Joe Biden greets well wishers after arriving at Quatro de Fevereiro international airport in the capital Luanda, Angola on Monday, Dec. 2, 2024, on his long-promised visit to Africa. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
December 03

The Princess of Wales will help kick off a Qatari state visit to the UK

The Princess of Wales will help kick off the emir of Qatar’s trip to Britain as the U.K. government enlists one of the most popular royals to ensure the success of a state visit by the leader of a key ally
December 03
Britain's King Charles III smiles as he visits the Coronation Food Project hub, located at the Deptford Trading Estate, in South East London, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, on his 76th birthday and the first anniversary of the Coronation Food Project. (Justin Tallis/Pool Photo via AP)
December 02

Australian actor Ian Smith, who played Harold Bishop in 'Neighbours,' retires due to cancer

Actor Ian Smith, who has played the character Harold Bishop in the iconic Australian soap opera “Neighbours” since 1987, has announced his retirement after being diagnosed with terminal cancer
December 02
Australian actor Ian Smith, left, poses for a photograph with his wax figure in the character of Harold Bishop from Australian soap "Neighbours" at Madame Tussauds waxworks in Sydney, April 16, 2012. (April Fonti/AAP Image via AP)
December 02

UNRWA official discusses brother’s death in Gaza and aid challenges

ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks to UNRWA’s head of philanthropy about why he believes his brother was killed by an Israeli airstrike and the agency’s challenges getting aid to the region.
December 02
UNRWA official discusses brother’s death in Gaza and aid challenges
December 02

Three climbers from the US and Canada are missing on New Zealand's highest peak

Three mountain climbers from the U.S. and Canada are missing after they failed to return from a planned ascent of New Zealand’s highest peak, Aoraki
December 02
New Zealand's highest peak, Aoraki, centre, is seen in the Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park, on Aug. 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
December 02

Russia launches 110 attack drones into Ukraine

A drone hit a residential building in the western city of Ternopil, killing at least one person and injuring three others, according to Ukraine's State Emergency Service.
December 02
Russia launches 110 attack drones into Ukraine
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Gaza teen receiving medical care in US after double leg amputation

Ahmed Abu Obayda, 15, was injured during a missile strike in Gaza in February.
December 02
Ahmed Abu Obayda, 15, was injured during a missile strike in Gaza in February.
December 02

Human rights court rules against Venezuela in 2013 election case

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has ruled that the Venezuelan government violated the political rights of former opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles
December 02
FILE - Opposition leader and former presidential candidate Henrique Capriles attends an event in which the Primero Justicia party nominated him as its presidential candidate for the opposition primary in Caracas, Venezuela, March 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)
December 02

Trudeau told Trump Americans would also suffer if tariffs are imposed, a Canadian minister says

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has told Donald Trump that Americans would also suffer if the president-elect follows through on a plan to impose sweeping tariffs on Canadian products
December 02
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau walks through the lobby of the Delta Hotel by Marriott, Friday, Nov. 29, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
December 02

IDF confirms death of US-Israeli hostage Omer Neutra

It was previously believed that hostage Omer Neutra, 21, was among those taken into Gaza. However, it has been confirmed that he died on Oct. 7, 2023, the same day that Hamas attacked Israel.
December 02
VIDEO: IDF confirms death of US-Israeli hostage Omer Neutra
December 02

Key players in Syria's long-running civil war, reignited by a shock rebel offensive

Syria’s long civil war has reclaimed global attention after insurgents seized most of its largest city and dozens of nearby towns and villages
December 02
FILE - This file photo provided on Oct. 20, 2017 by the government-controlled Syrian Central Military Media, shows Iran's army chief of staff Maj. Gen. Mohammad Bagheri, left, looking at a map with senior officers from the Iranian military as they visit a front line in the northern province of Aleppo, Syria. (Syrian Central Military Media, via AP, File)
December 02

Syrian military launches counterattacks to halt insurgents' surprise advance

At least 446 people are dead after Syrian rebels seized control of the city of Aleppo, one of Syria’s largest cities. ABC News foreign correspondent Tom Soufi Burridge has the latest.
December 02
VIDEO: Syrian military launches counterattacks to halt insurgents' surprise advance
December 02

Trump's tariff threats create division between Canada and Mexico over security at borders

Threats by President-elect Donald Trump to impose U.S. tariffs on its immediate neighbors appear to have created a split between Canada and Mexico, after Canadian officials said problems with the two countries' borders were not comparable
December 02
ARCHIVO - La presidenta mexicana, Claudia Sheinbaum, en conferencia de prensa en el Palacio Nacional en Ciudad de México, el 2 de octubre de 2024, la mañana después de su toma de protesta. (AP Foto/Fernando Llano, Archivo)
December 02

Romanian constitutional court validates first round of presidential race after vote recount

A top Romanian court has validated the first round of a presidential race in which a far-right outsider emerged as the frontrunner, plunging the country into a week of turmoil amid allegations of electoral violations and Russian meddling
December 02
A gavel sits on the judges' table at the Constitutional Court in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
December 02

A small migrant caravan sets out from southern Mexico but it's unlikely to reach the US border

A small migrant caravan has set out from southern Mexico, heading north, but is unlikely to reach the U.S. border after authorities broke up two other small caravans headed to the United States over the weekend
December 02
Migrants, who are part of a caravan heading toward the country's northern border and ultimately the United States, rest on the outskirts of Escuintla, southern Mexico, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
December 02

American-Israeli soldier believed to be hostage died during Oct. 7 attack

Omer Maxim Neutra was among those killed on Oct. 7, 2023, Israel said Monday.
December 02
Orna Neutra, mother of American hostage Omer Neutra, wears a t-shirt bearing his face, during a press conference ahead of the six month anniversary of the Oct. 7 attacks.
December 02

Passengers in fatal bus crash near French ski resort were mostly Colombian nationals living in Spain

Colombian officials say most of the victims of a bus crash in Southern France, in which two people were killed and dozens were injured, are citizens of the South American country, who reside in Spain
December 02
This photo provided on Dec. 2, 2024 by the regional rescue brigade show a bus that crashed Sunday evening, Dec. 1, 2024 near a ski resort in the Pyrenees mountains in southern France. (SDIS66 via AP)
December 02

Islamic rebels kill at least 10 people and abduct others in attack in eastern Congo, authorities say

A military spokesperson says at least 10 people were killed and an unspecified number of others were abducted in eastern Congo by extremist rebels linked to the Islamic State group
December 02
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Protests lay bare a clash of values and interests as Georgia navigates a Russia-West standoff

Georgia is convulsed by political upheaval again after its pro-Moscow government, fresh off parliamentary elections denounced as rigged by its critics, decided to suspend negotiations for the small former Soviet republic to join the European Union
December 02
Demonstrators hold an EU flag in front of a police block rallying outside the parliament's building to continue protests against the government's decision to suspend negotiations on joining the European Union in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Monday, Dec. 2, 2024.(AP Photo/Zurab Tsertsvadze)
December 02

Biden arrives in Angola for his long-promised first visit to sub-Saharan Africa as president

Biden arrives in Angola for his long-promised first visit to sub-Saharan Africa as president
December 02
December 02

French government faces no-confidence vote over Barnier's austerity budget

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier is bracing for a no-confidence vote this week, a political reckoning poised to topple his fragile government and send shockwaves across the eurozone
December 02
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier holds a microphone h at the National Assembly while France's minority government may be on its last legs as opposition lawmakers moved this week toward a no-confidence vote, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
December 02

With election decided, Ireland faces weeks of talks to form a government

Ireland's election is over but the country faces weeks of coalition talks before it gets a new government
December 02
Padraig O'Sullivan celebrates being elected for Cork North-Central, at Nemo Rangers GAA Club in Cork, as the election count continues for the Irish General Election, Sunday Dec. 1, 2024. (Jacob King/PA via AP)
December 02

Drivers for Spanish food delivery app Glovo will become full-time employees

Thousands of delivery drivers in Spain working for the food delivery app Glovo will soon be full employees after the company announced that it was moving to an employment-based model
December 02
A Glovo food delivery courier rides through the streets of Madrid, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
December 02

Biden’s Angola visit aims to deepen partnerships

President Joe Biden will become the first sitting president to visit Angola this week as he aims to deepen the relationship between the two countries and highlight recent investments.
December 02
VIDEO: Biden’s Angola visit aims to deepen partnerships
December 02

A Norwegian rapper suspected of drug crimes and assault is arrested in Poland

Poland's police say they have arrested and opened an extradition procedure for a Norwegian rapper who is wanted in his country for alleged drug crimes, causing bodily harm to a person and assault on a police officer
December 02
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Pro-West protesters clash with security forces in Georgia

Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said the country is suspending European Union membership talks.
December 02
Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said the country is suspending European Union membership talks.
December 02

Israeli strikes kill 11 in Lebanon after fire exchanges with Hezbollah that test ceasefire’s limits

Israel has unleashed its largest wave of airstrikes across Lebanon since agreeing to a ceasefire with Hezbollah last week, killing at least 11 people
December 02
A Palestinian woman sorts through fresh bread amid dire food shortages in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
December 02

Israeli military says Hezbollah fired into a disputed border zone, the group's first attack since a ceasefire began

Israeli military says Hezbollah fired into a disputed border zone, the group's first attack since a ceasefire began
December 02
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Catch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines.
December 02
Catch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines.
December 02

Belgian court rules against state in a landmark case addressing its colonial past

A Brussels appeals court has ruled that the Belgian state committed a crime against humanity in the case of five mixed-race women who were taken away from their Black mothers in infancy
December 02
Clockwise from top left, Simone Ngalula, Monique Bitu Bingi, Lea Tavares Mujinga, Noelle Verbeeken and Marie-Jose Loshi pose for a group photo in Brussels on Monday, June 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)
December 02

Swiss authorities release right-to-die activist after ruling out homicide in 'suicide capsule' case

Swiss prosecutors say a right-to-die activist was released after more than two months in police custody over the reported first use of a so-called “suicide capsule,” after ruling out the possibility of an intentional homicide
December 02
FILE - Philip Nitschke enters a 'suicide pod' known as 'The Sarco' in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, July 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahmad Seir, File)