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Wartime NATO summits have focused on Ukraine. With Trump, this one will be different

At summits after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, NATO welcomed President Volodymyr Zelenskyy with open arms
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FILE - A Ukrainian serviceman of the 28th Separate Mechanised Brigade stands in a trench at the front line, near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, March 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)
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Athens' ancient theater hosts final festival season before closing for three-year restoration

To tourists, it’s the ancient theater at the foot of the Acropolis
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Performers of the Greek National Opera Denia Mimerini, center, and Nikos Egglezos, left, prepare ahead of Giacomo Puccini's "Turandot" during the 70th Athens Epidaurus Festival at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus in Athens, Greece, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
June 22

Surging travel in Europe spikes concerns over tourism's drawbacks

Europe is often called the world’s museum, but the ever-increasing visitors it draws have made it ground zero for concerns about overtourism
June 22
FILE - Tourists sit in a gondola during a short crossing of a canal, in Venice, Italy, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)
June 21

The domestic threat US could face in wake of Iran attack

ABC News’ Pierre Thomas reports on the potential domestic threat from Iran and its proxies.
June 21
ABC News’ Pierre Thomas reports on the potential domestic threat from Iran and its proxies.
June 21

Japan and South Korea mark 60 years of ties despite lingering tension and political uncertainty

Japan and South Korea are marking the 60th anniversary of the normalization of their diplomatic relations on Sunday, as both sides go through a time of political uncertainty and growing tension
June 21
FILE - A statue symbolizing a wartime sex slave is displayed near the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, on Jan. 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)
June 21

What worries nuclear expert about US attack on Iran

James Acton, co-director of the Nuclear Policy Program, discusses the problems U.S. and Israel will have in ending Iran’s nuclear program.
June 21
James Acton, co-director of the Nuclear Policy Program, discusses the problems U.S. and Israel will have in ending Iran’s nuclear program.
June 21

Who is Iran's supreme leader? Ali Khamenei vows not to surrender against Israel

The 86-year-old succeeded Iran's founding supreme leader in 1989.
June 21
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves during the 36th anniversary of the death of the leader of Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, at Khomeini's shrine in southern Tehran, Iran, June 4, 2025.
June 21

Trump announces successful attack on Iran nuclear sites

President Donald Trump announced on social media Saturday night that the U.S. attacked three nuclear sites in Iran, "including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan."
June 21
President Donald Trump announced on social media Saturday night that the U.S. attacked three nuclear sites in Iran, "including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan."
June 21

Multiple B-2 stealth bombers head to Guam, sources say

Multiple B-2 stealth bombers were headed to Guam Saturday, according to two sources familiar with their movements. At this point, the U.S. aircraft have no orders beyond that, the sources said.
June 21
VIDEO: Multiple B-2 stealth bombers head to Guam, sources say
June 21

How targeting Iran's nuclear facilities could impact the environment

Another Chernobyl situation is unlikely to happen, experts said.
June 21
This handout satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies and taken on Feb. 12, 2025, shows an overview of the Fordo (Fordow) uranium enrichment facility, south of the capital Tehran.
June 21

Giant panda celebrates first birthday at China zoo

Mei Zhu, a giant panda cub at Chimelong Safari Park in Guangzhou, China, celebrated her first birthday with a lively party filled with lots of treats
June 21
Giant panda celebrates first birthday at China zoo
June 21

Eruption at Kilauea volcano in Hawaii sends lava 1,000 feet in air

Kilauea, one of the most active volcanoes in the world and located on the Big Island, has been especially active in the last several months, erupting dozens of times since December.
June 21
Eruption at Kilauea volcano in Hawaii sends lava 1,000 feet in air
June 21

Sunrise at Stonehenge draws druids, pagans, revelers to celebrate summer solstice

Sun rose on the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.
June 21
People gather at Stonehenge, England, during sunrise on the summer solstice, the longest day of the year, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (Zhanna Manukyan/PA via AP)
June 21

8 killed, 13 injured after hot-air balloon catches fire and falls in Brazil

A hot-air balloon has caught fire and tumbled from the sky in Brazil’s southern state of Santa Catarina, killing eight people
June 21
Emergency services operate at the area where a hot air balloon crashed, leaving at least 8 dead in Santa Catarina, Brazil, on June 21, 2025.
June 21

Belarus frees key opposition leader following rare visit from top US envoy

Siarhei Tsikhanouski was a popular blogger and activist who was jailed in 2020.
June 21
FILE – Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya holds a photo of her imprisoned husband, Syarhei Tsikhanouski, at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)
June 21

Iran for the first time acknowledges detaining a German bicyclist as its war with Israel rages on

Iran for the first time acknowledges detaining a German bicyclist as its war with Israel rages on
June 21
June 21

Ukraine received at least 20 bodies of Russian soldiers in recent exchanges, Zelenskyy says

Ukraine's president says Russia repatriated at least 20 of its own dead soldiers in recent exchanges with Ukraine, describing it as a result of Moscow’s disorganization
June 21
Freed Ukrainian soldiers arriving after a POW exchange with Russia walk past Ukrainians holding photos of their missing relatives in the Chernyhiv region, Ukraine, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Dan Bashakov)
June 21

Frenchman charged with commissioning online pedophile crimes in Colombia

A 55-year-old Frenchman suspected of commissioning online pedophile crimes abroad has been arrested and charged in France
June 21
June 21

Syrian authorities arrest Bashar Assad's cousin on drug trafficking charges

Syrian authorities have arrested a cousin of former President Bashar Assad, who is under U.S. sanctions for his alleged role in drug trafficking and support to forces loyal to the ousted government
June 21
June 21

Suicide bomber kills at least 10 in restaurant in northeast Nigeria

A suicide bomber in Nigeria’s northeast state of Borno has killed at least 10 people and injured several others in an explosion in a restaurant
June 21
June 21

Beijing official overseeing Hong Kong warns of persisting national security threats

A top Beijing official overseeing Hong Kong affairs has warned of persisting threats in the city as a China-imposed national security law approaches its fifth anniversary
June 21
Zhou Ji, director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government, from left, John Lee, Hong Kong Chief Executive, and Xia Baolong, director of Hong Kong & Macao Affairs Office, attend the 5th anniversary of Hong Kong National Security Law Forum in Hong Kong, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
June 21

Paris' iconic cauldron from the Olympic Games returns to light up summer nights

The iconic helium-powered balloon that attracted myriads of tourists during the Paris Olympic Games is making a comeback to light up the French capital’s skyline
June 21
The helium ballon that was used during the 2024 Olympic Games as the Olympic cauldron is launched in the Tuileries Gardens of Paris on Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)
June 21

Superyacht pulled from seabed 10 months after sinking off Sicily

A British-flagged luxury superyacht that sank off Sicily last year, killing U.K. tech magnate Mike Lynch and six others, has partially resurfaced as salvage recovery crews finalize the complex operation to bring it ashore for further investigation
June 21
The hull of the superyacht Bayesian, which sank near Palermo, Sicily, on August 19, 2024, is lifted by cranes during salvage operations off the village of Porticello Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Salvatore Cavalli)
June 21

Indians stretch, breathe and balance to mark International Day of Yoga

Thousands of people across India stretched themselves in public parks and on sandy beaches to mark the 11th International Day of Yoga by practising the ancient physical, mental and spiritual discipline
June 21
School boys and girls perform yoga on International Yoga Day at Victoria Memorial compound, in Kolkata, India, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
June 21

Cyprus' lyrical duelists spit fierce rhymes as they battle it out to the licks of a fiddle

On the Mediterranean island of Cyprus, rap battles are performed to the accompaniment of lute and fiddle
June 21
Cypriot lyricists Savvas Demetriou, 46, right, and Constantinos Christou Girlias, 44, battle it out live on stage in the centuries-old duel known as "tsiattista" at the Pentecost Festival in Cyprus' southern coastal town of Larnaca, Sunday, June 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
June 21

50% chance of a tropical depression forming off the coast of Central America within 7 days

An area of low pressure may develop off the coast of Central America and southern Mexico early next week
June 21
June 21

As the UN turns 80, its crucial humanitarian aid work faces a clouded future

As the United Nations marks its 80th anniversary, its humanitarian operations are increasingly in doubt as its top donor — the United States — has cut funding under the Trump administration and some other top Western countries have followed suit
June 21
A Palestinian woman carries water containers through an alley decorated with Palestinian flags and posters marking the 76th anniversary of the Nakba, in the Mar Elias refugee camp in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, June 2, 2025. The Arabic writing on the poster reads, "76 years of injustice, enough." (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
June 20

Yoga in Zimbabwe tavern is the latest mental health outreach in a struggling country

Before dawn in a tavern can be an unlikely time and place for a yoga session
June 20
Community members sit on the floor and meditate in a yoga class at Socialite Bar in Chitungwiza on the outskirts of Harare, Zimbabwe, Saturday, June 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Ufumeli)
June 20

More strikes launched between Israel and Iran as US weighs options

A hospital in Tehran was “targeted by a rocket attack” overnight Thursday into Friday, as Iran fired about 20 missiles toward Israel in its latest barrage of missiles, according to officials.
June 20
VIDEO: More strikes launched between Israel and Iran as US weighs options
June 20

A woman tried to call her mom in Iran. A robotic voice answered the phone

Some Iranians living abroad are trying to call their families back home, only to have a robotic voice answer
June 20
Huge smoke rises up from an oil facility facility after it appeared to have been hit by an Israeli strike Saturday, in southern Tehran, Iran, Sunday, June 15, 2025. (AP Photo)
June 20

No major breakthroughs in Geneva as Iran FM signals open to discussions

Officials from the United Kingdom, Germany and France said there were no major breakthroughs in the talks with the Iranian foreign minister in Geneva Friday.
June 20
VIDEO: No major breakthroughs in Geneva as Iran FM signals open to discussions
June 20

Trump says 2-week timeline on Iran is to see if parties 'come to their senses'

President Trump, taking reporter questions after arriving in New Jersey on Friday afternoon, was asked for the calculus behind his two-week timeline to make a decision on whether to strike Iran.
June 20
Video: Trump says 2-week timeline on Iran decision is to see if parties 'come to their senses'
June 20

Searchers recover 2nd body near Canada's Banff National Park hiking trail

Search teams located a second body following a massive rockfall off a hiking trail in Canada’s Banff National Park
June 20
Hikers ignore a closed sign that blocks the trail to Bow Glacier Falls north of Lake Louise, Alta., in Banff National Park on Friday, June 20, 2025. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP)
June 20

Panama suspends constitutional protections in the northwest after destructive protests

Panama has suspended constitutional protections for five days in its northwestern Bocas del Toro province after two months of protests and road blockades turned more destructive the previous night
June 20
Anti-government protesters block a highway in the Indigenous Embera community of Arimae, Panama, Thursday, June 5, 2025, during a demonstration against a pension reform law and a security agreement with the United States involving the Panama Canal.(AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
June 20

Doctor discusses Israel's medical systems amid ongoing conflict with Iran

Global affairs expert Dr. Qanta Ahmed gives insight into Israeli medical and hospital systems as back and forth strikes continue between Israel and Iran.
June 20
VIDEO: Doctor discusses Israel's medical systems amid ongoing conflict with Iran
June 20

How do Iranian citizens feel about the conflict?

Arash Azizi, author and contributing writer at The Atlantic, discusses how Iranians feel about the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict and whether regime change is possible in Iran.
June 20
VIDEO: How do Iranian citizens feel about the conflict?
June 20

British foreign secretary says Europeans 'keen to continue ongoing discussions' with Iran after talks in Geneva

British foreign secretary says Europeans 'keen to continue ongoing discussions' with Iran after talks in Geneva
June 20
June 20

European leaders meet with Iranian diplomats as Trump weighs US strikes

European leaders are meeting with Iranian diplomats in Geneva on Friday, attempting to reach a diplomatic resolution that would prevent Iran from developing its nuclear weapons program.
June 20
VIDEO: European leaders meet with Iranian diplomats as Trump weighs US strikes
June 20

Baby elephant attempts a charge, takes a tumble

A FOR EFFORT: A very tough (and very adorable) baby elephant attempted to charge a family of tourists visiting Kruger National Park in South Africa, only to take a tumble.
June 20
VIDEO: Baby elephant attempts a charge, takes a tumble
June 20

Russian activist who helped Ukrainian refugees jailed for 22 years

A Russian activist who helped Ukrainians flee Moscow’s invasion has been sentenced to 22 years in prison on charges of treason and financing terrorism
June 20
June 20

US must block Iran’s path to a nuclear weapon: Dem congressman

Rep. Brad Schneider, D-Ill., who chairs the Congressional Abraham Accords Caucus, discusses the growing conflict between Israel and Iran.
June 20
VIDEO: US must block Iran’s path to a nuclear weapon: Dem congressman
June 20

Azerbaijan sentences 7 journalists to prison in latest media crackdown

A court in Azerbaijan has convicted seven journalists on multiple charges and sentenced them to prison
June 20
This photo undated photo released by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty on Friday, June 20, 2025, shows Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty journalist Farid Mehralizada, who was sentenced to nine years in prison, in Baku, Azerbaijan. (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty via AP)
June 20

Thousands of Afghans are fleeing Iran every day to escape war and deportation

A major international aid agency and a Taliban official say thousands of Afghans are fleeing Iran every day to escape war and a deportation campaign
June 20
June 20

Japan hosts coast guard drills with US and Philippines as sea tensions rise

Japan’s coast guard has held a joint exercise with counterparts from the United States and the Philippines, as the three Pacific nations beef up defense cooperation in the face of China’s expanding maritime activities
June 20
In this photo provided by Japan Coast Guard, patrol vessels of U.S. Coast Guard, left, Japan Coast Guard, center, and Philippine Coast Guard, participate in a join training off Kagoshima prefecture, southern Japan, Friday, June 20, 2025. (Japan Coast Guard via AP)
June 20

Zambia's ex-President Lungu will be buried in South Africa due to family's feud with Zambia

Former Zambian President Edgar Lungu will be buried in South Africa instead of his homeland because of a disagreement between his family and Zambia’s government over his funeral
June 20
FILE - Zambian President Edgar Lungu attends the Southern African Development Community's leaders' conference in Pretoria, South Africa, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, file)
June 20

Rwandan opposition leader arrested over alleged plot against authorities

A prominent opposition leader in Rwanda has been arrested on charges she assisted an alleged plot to incite public unrest
June 20
FILE - In this Monday, Sept. 5, 2011 file photo, Rwandan opposition leader Victoire Ingabire listens to the judge during the her trial in Kigali, Rwanda. (AP Photo/Shant Fabricatorian, File)
June 20

International headlines from ABC News

Catch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines.
June 20
Catch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines.
June 20

Singer Chris Brown pleads not guilty to London nightclub assault

Brown was arrested in Manchester, England, last month but was released after paying a £5 million security fee and has been appearing in concerts as part of his tour. ABC News’ Maggie Rulli reports.
June 20
VIDEO: Singer Chris Brown pleads not guilty to London nightclub assault
June 20

Putin boasts about Russia's economy despite recession fears

President Vladimir Putin has praised Russia’s economic outlook, saying it has managed to curb inflation and ease its reliance on energy exports
June 20
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a plenary session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
June 20

Iran’s foreign minister arrives for talks in Geneva with top European diplomats

Iran’s foreign minister arrives for talks in Geneva with top European diplomats
June 20