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April 06

Report: Croatian officials shared information on migrants

An independent investigative group has accused Croatian officials and police of using a clandestine WhatsApp group to share sensitive information about migrants trying to enter the country
April 06
April 06

Snake on a plane! South African pilot finds cobra under seat

A pilot in South Africa made a hasty emergency landing after discovering a highly venomous cobra hiding under his seat
April 06
April 06

Lithuania seeks compensation from Belarus for migrant crisis

Lithuania is seeking up to 120 million euros in compensation from Belarus, accusing its eastern neighbor of orchestrating the illegal immigration of thousands of people
April 06
April 06

Japanese army helicopter carrying 10 crew members missing

Japan’s coast guard says it is searching for an army helicopter carrying 10 crew members that went missing off a southern Japanese island
April 06
April 06

Amazon's $1.7B iRobot purchase faces UK antitrust scrutiny

British antitrust regulators have started investigating Amazon’s purchase of robot vacuum maker iRobot, adding further scrutiny to the $1.7 billion deal
April 06
April 06

Political novice confirmed victorious in Montenegro election

Official results have confirmed a crushing defeat for Montenegro’s long-time leader Milo Djukanovic in a weekend presidential election
April 06
April 06

Japan's coast guard says it is searching for a missing military helicopter carrying 10 crew members

Japan's coast guard says it is searching for a missing military helicopter carrying 10 crew members
April 06
April 06

Berlusconi spends 1st night in hospital, said to be stable

Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi is spending his second day in a Milan hospital, as family members continue to visit the ailing political leader in intensive care
April 06
April 06

Iran FM says he and Saudi FM agree to joint agenda to resume economic ties, pursue regional stability

Iran FM says he and Saudi FM agree to joint agenda to resume economic ties, pursue regional stability
April 06
April 06

Protests again grip France but Macron not backing down

Protesters have disrupted vehicle traffic at Paris’ main airport and marched in their thousands again in other French cities in another nationwide push with strikes and demonstrations to get President Emmanuel Macron to scrap contested pension reforms
April 06
April 06

Police hunt man who took platypus from the wild, showed it off to commuters on train

The suspected platypus thief could face a maximum penalty of $431,250.
April 06
Police in Australia have urgently appealed to the public to help find a man who allegedly took a platypus from its natural environment on April 2, 2023, and onto a train in Queensland, Australia, where he showed it off to fellow commuters.
April 06

Pope leads Holy Thursday service in Vatican basilica

Pope Francis has begun the first of two major Holy Thursday ceremonies
April 06
April 06

Indian opposition lawmakers rally against Modi government

More than 100 Indian opposition lawmakers, including members of the Congress party, have staged a protest march after the end of a parliamentary budget session that was marred by shouting and disruptions to proceedings amid a standoff with Prime Minist...
April 06
April 06

China vows 'forceful' measures after US-Taiwan meeting

China is vowing reprisals against Taiwan after a meeting between the United States House speaker and the island’s president, saying the U_S_ is on a “wrong and dangerous road.”
April 06
April 06

Iranian media say Saudi Arabia, Iran move ahead with reconciliation, agree to reopen embassies and ease air travel

Iranian media say Saudi Arabia, Iran move ahead with reconciliation, agree to reopen embassies and ease air travel
April 06
April 06

Rockets fired from Gaza raise tension as Passover begins

Militants have fired rockets from Gaza and Lebanon toward Israel following confrontations between Israeli police and Palestinian worshippers at a major Muslim shrine for two consecutive days
April 06
April 06

Why are French workers angry about raising retirement age?

Hundreds of thousands of people will fill the streets of France Thursday for the 11th day of nationwide resistance to a government proposal to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64
April 06
April 06

Thousands still missing from 20 years of Iraq's turmoil

Twenty years after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, much of the conflict and sectarian bloodletting it unleashed has subsided
April 06
April 06

Saudi, Iran restore ties, say they seek Mideast stability

Long-time Mideast rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia have taken another significant step toward reconciliation, formally restoring diplomatic ties, affirming the need for regional stability and agreeing to pursue economic cooperation
April 06
April 06

Macron in China wants 'common path' on peace in Ukraine

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has called for peace talks over Ukraine after French President Emmanuel Macron appealed to him to “bring Russia to its senses."
April 06
April 06

Pakistan: Military kills 8 militants near Afghanistan border

Pakistan’s military says security forces have killed eight insurgents in an overnight operation at a militant hideout near the Afghan border
April 06
April 06

Brazil wrestles with solutions after deadly day care attack

Parents in this small city in southern Brazil are struggling with how to explain to their children that a man slaughtered four of their friends, while Brazilians across the country are wondering what should be done to stem an apparently systemic rise o...
April 06
April 06

Future of Borges estate in limbo as widow doesn't leave will

Rights to the works of the late Argentine author Jorge Luis Borges have fallen into limbo because his widow did not leave a will
April 06
April 05

US man found dead on Mexico's Baja California peninsula

The body of a U.S. man who had gone missing Feb. 11 has been found in a clandestine burial pit on Mexico's Baja California peninsula
April 05
April 05

North Korea warns 'offensive action' over allies' drills

North Korea has threatened unspecified “offensive action” over the expansion of U.S. military exercises with rival South Korea as President Joe Biden’s special representative for North Korea flew to Seoul for talks with allies over the North’s growing ...
April 05
April 05

800,000 lose power as freezing rain hits Ontario and Quebec

Freezing rain and thunderstorms have pummeled parts of Ontario and Quebec, and officials say about 800,000 people are without power
April 05
April 05

Takeaways from AP report on overfishing's threat to conch

No longer a theoretical threat, overfishing across the globe has wiped out species from areas where they once thrived
April 05
April 05

Senegal struggles with loss of fish central to diet, culture

Senegal's national dish of thieboudienne is entwined in the country’s history and culture
April 05
April 05

Philippines tries to bring back small fish key to rural diet

Years of market pressures, lack of fisheries management and unchecked overfishing from larger commercial fishers have led to a decline in small fish such as sardines that rural coastal communities in the Philippines depend on
April 05
April 05

In Bahamas, a struggle to save conch, and a way of life

The potential loss of conch in the Bahamas reflects the threat overfishing poses around the world to traditional foods
April 05
April 05

Deal to restore democratic transition in Sudan delayed again

A dispute between Sudan’s military and a paramilitary group has forced the delay of a deal with politicians aimed at restoring the country’s democratic transition, which was derailed by a 2021 coup
April 05
April 05

Ex-Canadian PM Mulroney recovering from prostate cancer

Former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney is recovering after undergoing treatment in Montreal for prostate cancer
April 05
April 05

Six in Puerto Rico indicted in $9M scheme targeting US funds

Officials say a federal grand jury in Puerto Rico has indicted six people accused in a $9 million fraudulent scheme involving government pandemic funds
April 05
April 05

Russian girl who drew antiwar sketch leaves orphanage

The Kremlin's children's rights commissioner says a Russian girl sent to an orphanage after drawing an antiwar sketch at school has been picked up by her mother
April 05
April 05

Brazil's Bolsonaro questioned about gifts of diamond jewelry

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has undergone questioning about diamond jewelry gifts when he was in power, as part of an investigation into whether he engaged in any irregularities in bringing the items into Brazil
April 05
April 05

UK to house 500 asylum seekers on barge docked off Dorset

The U.K. government says 500 asylum-seekers will be housed on a barge docked off the south coast of England
April 05
April 05

As bankruptcy ends, board seeks to boost Puerto Rico economy

A federal control board that oversees Puerto Rico's finances says it will focus on growing the island's economy as the U.S. territory emerges from a drawn-out bankruptcy process
April 05
April 05

France to put 3 Syrians on trial for crimes against humanity

The French anti-terrorism prosecutor’s office says France has issued arrest warrants for three high-ranking Syrian intelligence officers
April 05
April 05

Mexico's president calls charges against Trump political

Mexico's president says he opposes the charges brought against former U.S. president Donald Trump
April 05
April 05

WSJ reporter in Russia needs ‘Brittney Griner-type campaign’: Ex-Gov. Bill Richardson

Richardson privately works on behalf of families of political prisoners abroad.
April 05
Former US diplomat Bill Richardson speaks to the press upon his arrival at Hamad International Airport in Qatar's capital Doha, Nov. 15, 2021.
April 05

US expected to designate American reporter as 'wrongfully detained' in Russia

Hundreds of Russian journalists are calling for the release of Evan Gershkovich, saying the charges against him are “preposterous and unjust.”
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Swiss cut up to $66M in bonuses for top Credit Suisse execs

The Swiss government says it’s ordered cuts to the bonuses of top executives of Credit Suisse worth tens of millions combined as the troubled bank heads toward a forced merger with rival UBS
April 05
April 05

Spain: Alleged smugglers of defense material to Russia held

Spanish police have detained one Russian national and one Ukrainian national for their alleged smuggling of defense material to Russia
April 05
April 05

London City Airport drops 100 milliliter liquid rule

The 100 ml liquid rule was implemented in the U.K. in 2006 following a terror plot.
April 05
The 100 ml liquid rule was implemented in the U.K. in 2006 following a terror plot.
April 05

12 injured, 350 arrested in raid of Jerusalem mosque

The Israeli Police Force said it stormed the mosque to remove “masked and law-breaking youths.”
April 05
The Israeli Police Force said it stormed the mosque to remove “masked and law-breaking youths.”
April 05

Putin: West helped Ukraine mount acts of sabotage

Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused Western intelligence agencies of helping Ukraine to carry out acts of sabotage
April 05
April 05

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy expected to meet with Taiwan’s president

Plus, Mexico’s president has asked Chinese President Xi Jinping for help halting the illegal production of fentanyl, and New Zealand’s prime minister officially steps down after an emotional speech.
April 05
VIDEO: House Speaker Kevin McCarthy expected to meet with Taiwan’s president
April 05

Prince Harry due to testify in phone hacking case in June

Prince Harry is expected to testify in a London courtroom in June in one of his phone hacking lawsuits against British tabloids
April 05
April 05

ABC News Live: Fatalities reported after tornado touches down in Missouri

Plus, Former President Donald Trump is defiant after being charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, and tips for filing your taxes as the deadline approaches.
April 05
VIDEO:ABC News Live: Fatalities reported after tornado touches down in Missouri
April 05

Animals at London zoo receive Easter treat surprise

Zookeepers surprised animals at a London zoo with Easter eggs filled with treats—leading to colorful playtime for tiger cubs, meerkats and squirrel monkeys.
April 05
VIDEO: Animals at London zoo receive Easter treat surprise