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By the Numbers: American adults don’t measure up when skills are tested

We’ve heard about U.S. students’ math and language scores falling behind their peers abroad, but a recent global test found the skills of American adults aren’t measuring up either.
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By the Numbers: American adults don’t measure up when skills are tested
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Airstrikes target Yemen's rebel-held capital after Houthi attack targets Israel

A series of intense airstrikes shook Yemen’s rebel-held capital, shortly after a Houthi missile targeted central Israel
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This is a locator map for Yemen with its capital, Sanaa. (AP Photo)
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Brazil's currency drops to weakest level yet 4 as Lula's fiscal measures debated

Brazil’s real has fallen to its weakest level against the dollar since the currency was introduced in 1994, undercut by investors’ frustration with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's efforts to rein in government spending
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FILE - Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who is running for reelection, smiles during a press conference in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Oct. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)
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Alberta's premier responds to Trump's trolling by saying Canada's oil helps make America wealthy

Alberta’s premier responded to President-elect Donald Trump’s trolling of Canada by saying the trade deficit with the country is due to billions of raw materials being sent south which creates trillions of wealth in America
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File - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith wears a cowboy hat during the Calgary Stampede parade in Calgary, Friday, July 7, 2023. (Jeff McIntosh /The Canadian Press via AP, File)
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An arson attack targets a Montreal synagogue and a nearby Jewish office building is damaged

An arson attack is suspected to have targeted a synagogue in a Montreal suburb, the second time it was hit by an incendiary device in a little more than a year
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A police car sits outside Congregation Beth Tikvah as police investigate an alleged arson at the synagogue in the suburb of Dollard-des-Ormeaux in Montreal, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Mexico praises its own migrants with a hymn, while abuses continue against those from other nations

Mexico's president has unveiled a bilingual “hymn” to Mexican migrants living in the United States, even as migrants from other countries continue to suffer abuses, delays and hostility in Mexico
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FILE - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum gives a media briefing from the National Palace in Mexico City, Oct. 2, 2024, the morning after her inauguration. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)
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WFP official says 'there's no law or order' in Gaza

Head of Emergency Communications for the World Food Programme, Jonathan Dumont talks about the breakdown of infrastructure in Gaza and the struggle to get aid in to civilians.
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VIDEO: WFP official says 'there's no law or order' in Gaza
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CIA Director heads to Qatar for Israel-Hamas cease-fire talks

ABC News' Marcus Moore reports on the latest developments in cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas.
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VIDEO: CIA Director heads to Qatar for Israel-Hamas cease-fire talks
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Egypt's prime minister briefly pauses a news conference after feeling dizzy

A government spokesperson says Egypt’s prime minister was forced to briefly pause a news conference after experiencing some dizziness
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FILE - Egypt Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouly speaks during a plenary session at the COP29 U.N. Climate Summit, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits, File)
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Sarkozy's court defeat: a look at the legal cases involving France's former president

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who said he will go to the European Court of Human Rights, after his conviction in a corruption case was made definitive by France’s highest court, has been involved in a series of legal proceedings
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FILE - Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy looks on as he attends a ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe, as part of the commemorations marking the105th anniversary of the Nov. 11, 1918 Armistice, ending World War I, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023 in Paris. (Ludovic Marin/Pool via AP, File)
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China and India agree to work on solution to their border dispute in the Himalayas

China and India have agreed to work toward a solution to their long-running border dispute in the Himalayas after a military standoff there that began with a deadly clash in 2020
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NATO leader says he wants to put Ukraine in a position of strength for any peace talks with Russia

NATO’s secretary-general said Wednesday that he wants to discuss ways to put Ukraine in a position of strength for any future peace talks with Russia
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French President Emmanuel Macron, left, greets Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy prior to a meeting in Brussels on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. (Nicolas Tucat, Pool Photo via AP)
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Several children killed in stampede at a holiday fair event in Nigeria, state governor says

Several children have died following a stampede during a school holiday fair in Nigeria
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Several children have been killed in a stampede at a holiday fair in southwestern Nigeria, Oyo state governor says

Several children have been killed in a stampede at a holiday fair in southwestern Nigeria, Oyo state governor says
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Not quite the 'Girl from Ipanema', a fur seal's rare appearance on Rio's famous beach turns heads

A fur seal was spotted on Ipanema beach in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday, attracting attention from locals and tourists
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A fur seal stands on Ipanema beach in Rio de Janeiro, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
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Mauritius wants to rethink a deal with the UK over remote islands housing a key US base

The British government says it still plans to hand over a contested Indian Ocean archipelago, which is home to a strategically important military base, to Mauritius
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FILE - The Prime Minister of Mauritius, Navinchandra Ramgoolam, addresses the United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York, Monday, Sept. 19, 2005. (AP Photo/John Marshall Mantel, File)
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China nearly triples nuclear arsenal since 2020, Pentagon report says

China's stockpile may top 1,000 by 2030, the Defense Department said.
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China's President Xi Jinping speaks upon his arrival at Macau's international airport in Macau on Dec. 18, 2024, ahead of celebrations for the 25th anniversary of the city's handover from Portugal to China.
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What Assad's fall has revealed about Syria's trade in the stimulant drug Captagon

Syria’s nearly 14-year-old civil war fragmented the country, crumbled the economy and created fertile ground for the production of the highly addictive drug Captagon
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Syrian members of the rebel group walk at a warehouse where the amphetamine pills known as Captagon was manufactured before the fall of Bashar Assad government in Douma city, outskirts of Damascus, Syria, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
December 18

Israel launching more strikes on Syria 'a real concern'

Kings College London’s ICSR Associate Fellow Broderick McDonald says further fighting in the region will allow ISIS to "expands its operations and ramp up attacks."
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VIDEO: Israel launching more strikes on Syria 'a real concern'
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International headlines from ABC News

Catch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines.
December 18
Catch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines.
December 18

Russia detains suspect in Moscow bombing

Russian investigators detained a citizen of Uzbekistan in connection with Tuesday's assassination of a general in Moscow, an attack for which Ukraine claimed credit. ABC News’ Ian Pannell reports.
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VIDEO: Russia detains suspect in Moscow bombing
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Teen charged in deadly UK dance class stabbings pleads not guilty

A teen charged with killing three girls and wounding 10 other people in a stabbing rampage at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England this summer has had not guilty pleas entered for him in court
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FILE - Tributes are seen outside the Town Hall in Southport, England, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024 after three young girls were killed in a knife attack at a Taylor Swift-themed holiday club the week before. (AP Photo/Darren Staples, File)
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Teen charged with killing three girls and wounding 10 others in dance class stabbing in England pleads not guilty.

Teen charged with killing three girls and wounding 10 others in dance class stabbing in England pleads not guilty.
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What's known about the brazen bombing that killed a top Russian general in Moscow

The killing of a senior Russian general in a bombing outside his apartment building in Moscow was the boldest assassination yet of a top military officer and it again brought the war in Ukraine to the streets of the capital
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FILE - Maj. Gen. Igor Kirillov, the chief of the Russian military's radiation, chemical and biological protection unit, attends a briefing in Kubinka Patriot park, outside Moscow, Russia, on June 22, 2018. (AP Photo, File)
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Families of hostages endure uncertainty even as hopes rise for a ceasefire in Gaza

A released hostage in Gaza is fighting to save her boyfriend, who remains in captivity
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FILE - Einav Zangauker makes a statement about a Hamas video of her son, Israeli hostage Matan Zangauker, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean, File)
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13 die as an Indian navy speedboat crashes into a passenger ferry off Mumbai

An Indian navy speedboat has crashed into a ferry carrying over 100 people to a popular tourist destination off Mumbai, killing at least 13 people
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12 people found dead at ski resort

Officials said out of the 12 deceased individuals, 11 are citizens of foreign countries, while one is a Georgian citizen.
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Officials said out of the 12 deceased individuals, 11 are citizens of foreign countries, while one is a Georgian citizen.
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North Korean troops in Russia's Kursk adapting after 'serious losses,' Ukraine says

There are believed to be up to 12,000 North Korean soldiers deployed to Russia.
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This file photo shows North Korean soldiers marching during a rally on Kim Il Sung square in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Sept. 9, 2018.
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Families express helplessness after cyclone rips through French island territory

Four days after the strongest cyclone in nearly a century ripped through the French island territory of Mayotte off the coast of Africa, survivors recalled the horror of a storm that caught many by surprise
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This photo provided by the French Interior Ministry shows French gendarmes unloading supplies in Koungou, in the Indian Ocean French territory of Mayotte, Wednesday Dec.18, 2024. (Ministere de l'Interieur/Gendarmerie Nationale via AP)
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France’s highest court upholds corruption conviction of former President Nicolas Sarkozy

France’s highest court has upheld an appeal court decision which had found former President Nicolas Sarkozy guilty of corruption and influence peddling
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FILE - Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy looks on as he attends a ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe, as part of the commemorations marking the105th anniversary of the Nov. 11, 1918 Armistice, ending World War I, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023 in Paris. (Ludovic Marin/Pool via AP, File)
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France’s highest court upholds lower court ruling that former president Nicolas Sarkozy is guilty in corruption case

France’s highest court upholds lower court ruling that former president Nicolas Sarkozy is guilty in corruption case
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Trump's return creates uncertainty in Middle East

Some Israelis and Palestinians see opportunity and hope in Trump's reelection.
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In 2019, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu renamed a planned settlement "Trump Heights" after he became the first Western leader to officially recognize Israel's control over the Golan Heights.
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Liberia's parliament building catches fire as anti-government protests enter a second day

The parliament building in Liberia caught fire Wednesday and the country’s president condemned the “wanton destruction,” even as no link was immediately confirmed to anti-government protests in the capital
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The burnt parliament building in Monrovia, Liberia, Wednesday, Dec 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Anthony Williams)
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Italy's premier defends her friendship with Musk and asserts her independence

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni is defending her friendship with U.S. tech billionaire and Trump advisor Elon Musk
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Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, centre, gestures during the Senate session in Rome, Wednesday, Dec.18, 2024. (Roberto Monaldo/LaPresse via AP)
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Barcelona subway recycles energy from braking into power to charge electric cars

Barcelona's subway system is using regenerative braking to help power both its convoys but also recharge electric cars at street level
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A subway driver operates the train's brake lever before entering a station in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
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World's oldest Sunday newspaper, the UK's Observer, sold in face of journalistic opposition

The owner of Britain’s Guardian newspaper has confirmed that it has sold the Observer, the world’s oldest Sunday newspaper to Tortoise Media for an undisclosed fee
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FILE - A view of the offices of the Guardian and its sister paper, The Observer, on Monday night, Aug. 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Raphael Satter, File)
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Owner of Britain's Guardian newspaper confirms sale of Sunday sister paper The Observer to Tortoise Media

Owner of Britain's Guardian newspaper confirms sale of Sunday sister paper The Observer to Tortoise Media
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China's CATL is planning a major expansion of battery swapping for electric vehicles

The world’s largest maker of batteries for electric vehicles says it will get into battery swapping in China in a big way starting next year
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A driver gets his car battery swapped at a first generation station by China-based CATL battery manufacturing company, in Xiamen, Fujian province, China, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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Andrew Tate can have over $3 million seized from him in tax dispute, British court says

A British court says police can seize more than 2.6 million pounds ($3.3 million) in unpaid taxes from influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan
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FILE - Andrew Tate, left, and his brother Tristan, right, wait at the Court of Appeals building in Bucharest, Romania, on Oct. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File)
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A British court says police can seize more than $2.5 million from influencer Andrew Tate in tax dispute

A British court says police can seize more than $2.5 million from influencer Andrew Tate in tax dispute
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Xi visits casino hub Macao to mark 25 years of its return to Chinese rule

Chinese President Xi Jinping has begun a three-day visit to Macao to mark the 25th anniversary of the casino city’s return to Chinese rule
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China's President Xi Jinping, right, speaks upon his arrival at the airport in Macao, China, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, ahead of celebrations marking the 25th anniversary of the casino city’s return to Chinese rule. (Eduardo Leal/Pool Photo via AP)
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Pakistan postpones polio vaccination drive in Balochistan after health workers boycotted it

Pakistani authorities have postponed a polio vaccination campaign in the country’s restive southern Balochistan province after health workers boycotted it to oppose a proposed privatization of hospitals
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A health worker administers a polio vaccine to a child at a slum area in Lahore, Pakistan, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
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Middle East latest: Israel orders another Gaza evacuation ahead of an offensive

The Israeli military has ordered another evacuation in central Gaza ahead of an offensive in the area, even as Israel and the militant group Hamas appear to inch closer to a ceasefire
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General Security personnel stand next to a Syrian Air airplane ahead of take-off as the airport reopens for internal flights in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)
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7 foreign tourists hospitalized in Fiji were not poisoned by alcohol or illicit drugs, officials say

Officials in Fiji say a toxicology report shows seven foreign tourists who were hospitalized after drinking cocktails at a resort bar were not poisoned by alcohol or illicit drugs
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FILE - Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka visits the New South Wales Rugby Union Centre of Excellence in Sydney, Australia, on Oct. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File)
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Georgia's outgoing president urges EU to use more leverage to back protesters

Georgia’s outgoing president wants the European Union to press her country’s pro-Russia government to hold a new election
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Demonstrators hold portraits of activists injured during protests as they take part in an anti-government rally outside the Parliament building in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Zurab Tsertsvadze)
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Animal welfare group says bacterial infection killed Sonia the elephant in Pakistan

A veterinarian with a global animal welfare organization says Pakistani veterinary surgeons found that a bacterial infection killed an elephant at a safari park in the city of Karachi earlier this month
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Elephants are seen at the safari park in Karachi, Pakistan, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
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Injured spelunker carried to safety in Italy after being trapped for 75 hours

An injured cave explorer in northern Italy has been carried to safety 75 hours after she fell while attempting to map an unexplored branch of the cave complex
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This image released Monday, Dec. 16, 2024 by the Italian Soccorso Alpino (Alpine Rescue) shows the rescue operation of Ottavia Piana, a caver blocked in a deep inside the Bueno Fonteno cave, near Bergamo, Italy, after falling some 5 meters (16 feet) Saturday evening during an expedition. (Soccorso Alpino via AP)
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12 people found dead inside restaurant at popular ski resort

"No signs of body injuries or signs of violence were detected.”
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Gudauri ski resort in Georgia is seen in this May 17, 2019 file photo.
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UK inflation increase solidifies expectations interest rates will be kept on hold

Inflation in the U.K. has risen to its highest level since March
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FILE - The Bank of England is pictured in London, on Aug. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali, File)
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Russia says it has detained a suspect in the Moscow bombing that killed a senior general

Russia’s security service says it has detained a citizen from Uzbekistan in the bombing that killed a senior general as he left his Moscow apartment — a bold assassination that was claimed by Ukraine’s security service
December 18
Investigators work at the place where Lt. General Igor Kirillov, the head of Russia's Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defence Forces and his assistant, seen at lower center, were killed by an explosive device planted close to a residential apartment's block in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo)