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Thousands gather in London to support trans rights after ruling over woman definition
Thousands of trans rights protesters gathered in central London, days after the U.K.‘s Supreme Court ruled that a woman is someone born biologically female and that transgender women are excluded from that legal definition
April 19, 2025What's behind the visually stunning 'Holy Fire' ceremony in Jerusalem?
On the Saturday before Easter, thousands of Christians gather in the dark and cavernous Church of the Holy Sepulcher for a centuries-old ceremony known as the “Holy Fire.”
April 19, 2025Asian elephant calf born at Zurich Zoo will have name start with the letter Z
The Zurich Zoo says a 19-year-old Asian elephant has given birth to a male calf
April 20, 2025
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April 20
Salvadoran President Bukele proposes prisoner swap with Maduro
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has proposed carrying out a prisoner swap with Venezuela, suggesting he would exchange Venezuelan deportees from the United States his government has kept imprisoned for who he called “political prisoners” in Venezuela
April 20
April 20
Russia creating 'general impression' of a ceasefire, but attacks continue: Zelenskyy
Ukraine accused Russia of continuing to "advance and inflict losses on Ukraine."
April 20
April 20
POV: Riding into St. Peter's Square with Pope Francis on Easter Sunday
Video provided by the Vatican shows Pope Francis riding into St. Peter's Square on Easter Sunday.
April 20
April 20
Meerkats enjoy Easter egg hunt at German zoo
Meerkats at the Gelsenkirchen Zoo in Germany enjoyed an Easter egg hunt. The colorful eggs were filled with some of their favorite treats, including mealworms.
April 20
April 20
Pope Francis appears for Easter Sunday blessing
Pope Francis made the appearance in St. Peter’s Square after a brief meeting with Vice President JD Vance.
April 20
April 20
Asian elephant calf born at Zurich Zoo will have name start with the letter Z
The Zurich Zoo says a 19-year-old Asian elephant has given birth to a male calf
April 20
April 20
Police in Germany hunt for a suspect on the run after 2 people were shot dead
German police in a spa town north of Frankfurt on Sunday were widening a manhunt for a suspect still on the loose after two people were fatally shot a day earlier
April 20
April 20
Queen Elizabeth II's favorite dog breed races for glory in the UK's Corgi Derby
Some of the fastest canines on four very short legs have raced for glory in Scotland’s annual Corgi Derby
April 20
April 20
Lebanese authorities detain people they say were planning rockets attacks on Israel
Lebanese authorities have detained several people who they say were planning to launch rockets into Israel and confiscated the weapons they were intending to use
April 20
April 20
Pope Francis exchanges Easter greetings with JD Vance at Vatican
Vance arrived at Casa Santa Marta shortly after 11:30 a.m., the Vatican said.
April 20
April 20
Ethiopians celebrate Easter with calls for charity and peace
Ethiopians marked Easter festivities Sunday with vows to embrace sacrifice, love and peace in a country facing armed conflict and other challenges
April 20
April 20
Capsule with 1 American, 2 Russians returns to Earth from International Space Station
A Soyuz capsule carrying two Russian cosmonauts and one American astronaut safely landed Sunday in Kazakhstan, concluding a 220-day mission aboard the International Space Station
April 20
April 20
Ukrainians mark Easter with little faith in Russia ceasefire
Dozens of Ukrainians have gathered at a bombed-out church in the country’s north to celebrate Easter Sunday, doubting a ceasefire with Russia is possible
April 20
April 20
Pope Francis appears on Easter to deliver blessing as he recovers from pneumonia
Pope Francis has made a brief Easter Sunday appearance to bless the thousands of people in St. Peter’s Square
April 20
April 20
Famed Sherpa guide will attempt to climb Mount Everest for a 31st time and break his own record
One of the greatest mountain guides will attempt to scale the world’s highest peak for the 31st time — and possibly the 32nd time as well — and break his own record
April 20
April 20
'I thought I'd died.' How landmines are continuing to claim lives in post-Assad Syria
Land mines and other unexploded remnants of war continue to pose a deadly threat across Syria, causing widespread casualties and long-term harm
April 20
April 20
Vance set to visit India for bilateral talks on economic, trade and geopolitical ties
U.S. Vice President JD Vance is set to visit India on a four-day tour as the two countries seek to strengthen their partnership by negotiating a bilateral trade deal
April 20
April 20
An incessant crackdown in Belarus hurls dozens of independent journalists into harsh prisons
Dozens of journalists in Belarus have been imprisoned in recent years under a crackdown by authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko
April 20
April 20
Zimbabwe's stone carvers seek a revival as an Oxford exhibition confronts a British colonial legacy
A collection of Zimbabwean stone sculptures will be the centerpiece of an exhibition at Oxford University meant to “contextualize” the legacy of British colonialist Cecil John Rhodes
April 20
April 19
Putin declares temporary 'Easter truce' in Ukraine
Zelenskyy said Ukraine will engage in a full ceasefire if Russia does.
April 19
April 19
Insight into El Salvador's infamous CECOT prison
Steven Dudley, author of "MS-13: The making of America's most notorious gang," joined ABC News Live to share insight into the inner workings of El Salvador's infamous CECOT prison.
April 19
April 19
Octopus 'hugs' diver's camera during underwater encounter
A diver filmed an affectionate encounter with a Maori octopus that was seen gently embracing her camera near a pier in Rye, Australia.
April 19
April 19
Pope Francis makes surprise appearance at St. Peter's Basilica
The pope, 88, arrived at the basilica to pray and greet visitors.
April 19
April 19
Putin declares temporary 'Easter truce' in Ukraine
There has been no response yet from Ukrainian officials.
April 19
April 19
Vatican: Pope hopes to deliver blessing on Easter
Pope Francis is hopeful to deliver a blessing on Easter in the midst of his recovery from double pneumonia. Plus, the latest on Vice President JD Vance’s visit to the Vatican.
April 19
April 19
Ecuador warns of potential assassination attempt against President Noboa but provides no evidence
Ecuadorian authorities have warned that the Andean country is on “high alert” after they received intelligence about an suspected attempt on President Daniel Noboa’s life
April 19
April 19
Thousands gather in London to support trans rights after ruling over woman definition
Thousands of trans rights protesters gathered in central London, days after the U.K.‘s Supreme Court ruled that a woman is someone born biologically female and that transgender women are excluded from that legal definition
April 19
April 19
Kosovo’s new lawmakers are sworn in but Parliament fails to elect a new speaker
Kosovo’s legislature has sworn in the 120 lawmakers who will sit in the newly elected Assembly, or Parliament, after procedural disputes between the political parties but failed twice to elect a new speaker, a process which may take the country into a ...
April 19
April 19
Syrian president meets a US Congress member on an unofficial visit to Damascus
Syria’s president has received a Republican member of Congress in the first visit to the country by American legislators since the ouster of former leader Bashar Assad
April 19
April 19
Tunisian opposition figures sentenced to up to 66 years in prison
Tunisian media say a court has sentenced leading opposition figures to between 13 and 66 years in prison
April 19
April 19
What's behind the visually stunning 'Holy Fire' ceremony in Jerusalem?
On the Saturday before Easter, thousands of Christians gather in the dark and cavernous Church of the Holy Sepulcher for a centuries-old ceremony known as the “Holy Fire.”
April 19
April 19
Russia and Ukraine swap hundreds of prisoners in the war’s largest exchange
Russia and Ukraine say they each swapped hundreds of prisoners in the largest exchange since the Russian full-scale invasion started over three years ago
April 19
April 19
Aftershocks, lack of resources hinder recovery work weeks after Myanmar earthquake
Basic services have yet to be restored to the areas of Myanmar worst hit by a huge earthquake three weeks ago, and emergency workers recovering bodies and clearing debris are contending with regular aftershocks and lack of resources, humanitarian servi...
April 19
April 19
After returning from the front lines, a Ukrainian veteran works to help others
A 45-member team in Lviv works to help veterans adjust to civilian life.
April 19
April 19
JD Vance goes to the Vatican following remarkable papal rebuke over Trump crackdown on migrants
U.S. Vice President JD Vance is meeting with the Vatican No. 2 official
April 19
April 19
Romania's presidential election redo is a high-stakes test of its democracy following annulled vote
Romania is gearing up to hold a presidential election redo next month, a high-stakes test for the European Union member’s democracy after last year’s annulled vote triggered the country’s deepest political crisis since 1989
April 19
April 19
What to know about the tensions between Iran and the US before their second round of talks
Iran and the United States will hold talks Saturday in Rome, their second round of negotiations over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program
April 19
April 19
Easter's date remains divisive. Some church leaders want that to change
Eastern and Western churches will celebrate Easter on the same day this year, while marking 1,700 years since the Council of Nicaea unified Christian doctrine
April 19
April 18
Pupy the elephant arrives at a Brazil sanctuary after 30 years in Argentine zoo
Pupy the elephant has arrived at her new home in a sanctuary in Mato Grosso, Brazil, following a 2,700-kilometer journey from a zoo converted into an ecological park in Argentina’s capital where she had spent 30 years in conditions criticized by activists
April 18
April 18
Men toting chains and pierced with cactus keep a Good Friday tradition in Atlixco, Mexico
Every year, crowds fill the streets of the central Mexican town of Atlixco on the Catholic holiday of Good Friday to witness the sight
April 18
April 18
Court upholds life sentence for parents of Pakistani woman killed by her family
An Italian appeals court has upheld life sentences for a Pakistani couple convicted of murdering their 18-year-old daughter in a so-called honor killing after she refused an arranged marriage
April 18
April 18
Former President Kabila returns to Congo from exile and arrives in rebel-held eastern city of Goma
Former Congolese President Joseph Kabila has returned to Congo after two years of self-imposed exile abroad
April 18
April 18
Legal group sues Costa Rica alleging the rights of 81 children deported by Trump were violated
A group of human rights lawyers is suing Costa Rica, alleging the Central American nation violated the rights of dozens of migrant children
April 18
April 18
Death toll from a boat capsizing in Congo earlier this week rises to 148, officials say
Officials say the death toll from a boat fire and capsizing in Congo earlier this week has risen to 148 with more than 100 people still missing
April 18
April 18
Dutch leader of party in fragile ruling coalition quits politics, citing burnout
Dutch centre-right leader Pieter Omtzigt has announced that he is quitting both the fragile four-party ruling coalition and national politics
April 18
April 18
NASA astronaut Don Pettit returns from ISS on 70th birthday
Russian cosmonauts join veteran spacefarer after 220 days aboard ISS.
April 18
April 18
NASA astronaut to celebrate 70th birthday during dramatic return to Earth
Cosmonauts will join the veteran spacefarer's return after 220 days in space.
April 18
April 18
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April 18
April 18
Dozens killed in US strike on Houthi port in Yemen
U.S. airstrikes targeting the Ras Isa oil port held by Yemen’s Houthi rebels killed 20 people and wounded 50 others, the group said early Friday and reported by the Associated Press.
April 18
April 18
Worshippers return to restored Notre Dame for Easter rituals with emotion and awe
Four months after its reopening, Notre Dame Cathedral hosted an emotional Easter ceremony Friday centered on the Crown of Thorns relic
April 18