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Canada will reduce immigration targets as Trudeau acknowledges his policy failed
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will significantly reduce the number of new immigrants in the country after acknowledging his government failed to get the balance right coming out of the pandemic
October 24, 2024A timeline of the intensifying Israel-Hezbollah-Iran conflict
Iran's attack on Israel comes amid ongoing conflict in the region.
October 01, 2024A man who abused up to 3,500 girls online has been sentenced for crimes including manslaughter
An online predator who blackmailed as many as 3,500 girls around the world has been sentenced to at least 20 years in prison
October 25, 2024
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Syrian air defenses confront "hostile targets" over Damascus, state media reports
Syrian air defenses confront "hostile targets" over Damascus, state media reports
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Israeli military says it is "conducting precise strikes on military targets in Iran"
Israeli military says it is "conducting precise strikes on military targets in Iran"
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Sounds of explosions heard near the Iranian capital, Tehran, though authorities offer no cause, state media report
Sounds of explosions heard near the Iranian capital, Tehran, though authorities offer no cause, state media report
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Premature baby taken from Paris region hospital found in Amsterdam, parents detained
Amsterdam police say they have found a prematurely born baby who was abducted from the maternity ward of a Paris-region hospital earlier this week
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US airline temporarily suspends flights to Haiti's capital after UN helicopter hit by gunfire
At least one U.S. airline has temporarily canceled flights to Haiti’s capital after gang members opened fire and hit a U.N. helicopter flying near the country’s main airport
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UN official calls for more attention to Sudan’s 'forgotten' war amid fresh atrocities
A senior United Nations official has called for more international attention to “the forgotten crisis” in Sudan, where more than a year and a half of war has pushed the African country to the brink of famine
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October 25
A violent start to the term of Mexico's new president raises questions about strategy, the army
Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum, in just over three weeks in office, has inherited a whirlwind of violence that many say was set up by her predecessor's policy of not confronting drug cartels and using the army for law-enforcement
October 25
October 25
Tunisian commentator sentenced to two years under controversial anti-fake news law
A well-known Tunisian attorney and commentator is facing two years in prison for remarks she made about Tunisia and its treatment of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa
October 25
October 25
Poland alerts prosecutors to alleged offenses during probe of 2010 plane crash that killed president
Poland’s Defense Ministry says it has notified prosecutors of suspected offenses committed by members of a special commission that investigated the 2010 plane crash in Russia that killed Poland’s then-president and 95 others
October 25
October 25
Brazil reaches a $23 billion settlement with mining firms over a 2015 environmental disaster
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has signed an agreement worth tens of billions of dollars with the mining companies responsible for a 2015 dam collapse that was one of the country’s worst-ever environmental disasters
October 25
October 25
Calls for reparations for Britain's slave trade are rooted in dark legacy
A debate about reparations for Britain’s role in the slave trade overshadowed a summit in Samoa of the Commonwealth, many of whose member nations were once British colonies
October 25
October 25
Death of journalists won’t affect peace talks: Former counterterrorism official
Former National Security Council Senior Director for Counterterrorism Javed Ali discusses what the latest Israeli strikes could mean for cease-fire talks set to resume on Sunday.
October 25
October 25
Ecuador expands power cuts to 14 hours a day due to drought
Ecuador has announced an increase in daily power cuts as the severe drought impacting the nation keeps lowering the levels of water for the key hydroelectric plants, the source of more than 70% of the country's electricity
October 25
October 25
One of 3 judges weighing request for ICC arrest warrants against Netanyahu and others is replaced
The presiding judge of an International Criminal Court panel considering a request to issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his defense minister and senior Hamas leaders has been replaced on medical grounds
October 25
October 25
A man who abused up to 3,500 girls online has been sentenced for crimes including manslaughter
An online predator who blackmailed as many as 3,500 girls around the world has been sentenced to at least 20 years in prison
October 25
October 25
Blackout hits French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe as striking workers shut down power
Workers on strike have shut down power across the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe and left its more than 370,000 inhabitants without electricity
October 25
October 25
The UK denies a visa to Mandela's grandson over his support for Hamas
The grandson of South Africa’s first Black president, Nelson Mandela, says the U.K. government denied him an entry visa because of his support for Hamas
October 25
October 25
Hard-right Dutch government approves unprecedented package of measures to control migration
The hard-right Dutch government has announced tough measures aimed at reining in asylum requests
October 25
October 25
Israeli strike kills 3 journalists in Lebanon
U.S. talks with Arab leaders come in the wake of an Israeli airstrike that killed three journalists staying at a guesthouse in Lebanon. ABC News' Tom Soufi Burridge reports.
October 25
October 25
Indonesia’s new President and ministers begin a military-style retreat which includes morning drills
Indonesia’s newly inaugurated President Prabowo Subianto and his cabinet ministers have started a military-style retreat at a military academy in the Java province
October 25
October 25
International headlines from ABC News
Catch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines.
October 25
October 25
Ex-commander of a Ugandan rebel group has been sentenced to 40 years in prison
A court in Uganda has sentenced a former commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army rebels to 40 years in prison for brutal crimes committed by the group during its insurgency that started in the 1980s
October 25
October 25
An Israeli airstrike killed journalists covering the war in Lebanon as they slept
An Israeli airstrike that hit a guesthouse in southeast Lebanon has killed three journalists who were covering the Israel-Hezbollah war
October 25
October 25
Greek ferry crews call off strike early ahead of three-day holiday weekend
Greek ferry crews have curtailed a four-day strike by several hours, announcing Friday they would go back on the job in the early afternoon instead of at midnight
October 25
October 25
The son-in-law of former Myanmar's strongman is arrested over Facebook posts
Myanmar’s state-run media say security forces have arrested the son-in-law of the country’s former longtime military ruler, Than Shwe, for allegedly posting inflammatory statements on his Facebook account
October 25
October 25
EU leader praises Serbia for its advances in EU membership bid despite growing Russian influence
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on has praised the Serbian president for meeting her and other European Union leaders instead of attending a Russia-organized summit of developing economies held earlier this week
October 25
October 25
Kurdish militants claim responsibility for deadly attack on Turkish defense firm
The banned Kurdistan Workers' Party has claimed responsibility for an attack on the headquarters of a key defense company in Ankara that killed at least five people
October 25
October 25
Russia's central bank raises interest rate to 21% to fight inflation boosted by military spending
Russia’s central bank has raised its key interest rate by two percentage points to a record-high 21% in an effort to combat growing inflation
October 25
October 25
Russian central bank hikes interest rate to record-high 21%, to fight inflation fueled by military spending
Russian central bank hikes interest rate to record-high 21%, to fight inflation fueled by military spending
October 25
October 25
Ukraine's Zelenskyy claims N. Korean troops will be deployed by Russia in coming days
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claims North Korean troops are poised to be deployed by Russia on the battlefield in Ukraine as early as this weekend
October 25
October 25
A deadly attack at a police station in Bosnia is an act of terrorism, prosecutors say
Authorities in Bosnia have described an attack by a teenager who broke into a police station — killing one officer and wounding another — as an act of terrorism
October 25
October 25
India and Germany look to bolster ties as Modi and Scholz hold talks in New Delhi
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz have held wide-ranging discussions to bolster strategic ties between the two countries
October 25
October 25
7 charged with cyberbullying after Paris Olympics artistic director's opening ceremony backlash
French authorities say they have charged seven individuals in connection with a cyberbullying campaign targeting Thomas Jolly, the artistic director behind the Paris Olympics’ opening and closing ceremonies
October 25
October 25
Takeaways from AP investigation into misconduct allegations against prosecutor who charged Netanyahu
As the International Criminal Court’s top prosecutor weighed war crimes charges this year against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, he was engulfed in a behind-the-scenes personal crisis
October 25
October 25
International prosecutor who charged Netanyahu faces sexual misconduct accusation
As the International Criminal Court’s top prosecutor sought war crimes charges this year against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, he was engulfed in a behind-the-scenes personal crisis
October 25
October 25
Hungary's Orbán claims Poland's center-right government was installed by the EU
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has suggested that Poland’s government and its prime minister, Donald Tusk, were installed by the European Union as part of a plot to remove the country’s previous right-wing populist leadership
October 25
October 25
War or peace? Russia's wrath hangs over Georgia elections
Moscow's war on Ukraine is looming large on both sides of the campaign.
October 25
October 25
Record-setting teen climber says Sherpas should be leading climbs
A Sherpa teenager who’s won mountaineering celebrity as the youngest person ever to summit the world’s 14 highest peaks called for Sherpas to be recognized as athletes and expedition leaders as well as porters and guides
October 25
October 25
Iran’s imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate sentenced to another 6 months in prison
A group campaigning for Iran's Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi says Iranian authorities have issued an additional six-month prison sentence against her
October 25
October 25
Anti-whaling activist detained in Greenland requests French citizenship after asylum bid dismissed
Environmental activist Paul Watson, who is detained in Greenland and facing possible extradition to Japan, has formally requested French citizenship after France’s Foreign Minister said his bid for political asylum could not be processed because he is ...
October 25
October 25
Israeli strike kills 38 people Friday morning in Khan Younis, Gaza health officials say
Israeli strike kills 38 people Friday morning in Khan Younis, Gaza health officials say
October 25
October 25
A Philippine police official says 33 people were killed mostly in landslides set off by a storm south of Manila.
A Philippine police official says 33 people were killed mostly in landslides set off by a storm south of Manila.
October 25
October 25
After 20 years at the top of chess, Magnus Carlsen is making his next move
Few chess players have produced the magic commodity which separates Norway’s Magnus Carlsen from any of his peers: celebrity
October 25
October 25
Warsaw opens a new modern art museum as it tries to leave Poland's communist legacy behind
The grand opening of new modern art museum designed by the American architect Thomas Phifer is taking place in the Polish capital, Warsaw
October 25
October 25
3 Indian soldiers and 2 civilians are killed in an alleged rebel ambush in Kashmir
Authorities say three Indian soldiers and their two civilian porters have been killed in a rebel ambush in Indian-controlled Kashmir
October 25
October 25
1 dead and 12 injured after bus carrying Japanese tourists smashes into truck in Malaysia
One of Japan’s largest travel agencies says a tourist died and 12 other people were injured when their a tour bus smashed into the rear of a truck on a highway in Malaysia
October 25
October 25
Militants in northwest Pakistan attack a security post killing 10 forces
Authorities say a group of militants have attacked a security post in northwest Pakistan and killed 10 officers in an intense shootout
October 25
October 25
Middle East latest: Israeli strikes on Lebanon and Gaza leave dozens dead
Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency says an Israeli airstrike hit guesthouses where journalists were staying in southeast Lebanon, killing three media staffers from two different news agencies
October 25
October 25
Storm blows away from northern Philippines leaving 82 dead but forecasters warn it may do a U-turn
Tropical storm Trami has blown away from the northwestern Philippines, leaving at least 82 people dead mostly in extensive flooding and landslides
October 25
October 25
Vote-weary Bulgarians face a seventh general election in just over 3 years
Bulgarians will cast ballots on Sunday in the seventh general elections in just over three years as their country faces growing political instability that might further enhance the popularity of pro-Russian and far-right groups
October 25