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Middle East latest: Israeli military says it killed a senior Hezbollah commander in Beirut strike

The Israeli military says it has killed a senior Hezbollah commander in a strike on Beirut, a day after the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack was marked by mourning and demonstrations around the globe
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Lebanese men ride a scooter past a damaged building hit by an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
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Netflix series explores women's dreams in the body-slamming world of Japanese pro wrestling

“The Queen of Villains” is a typical coming-of-age tale about a young woman’s road to empowerment and self-discovery — except it all takes place in the body-slamming, arm-twisting world of Japanese professional wrestling
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This undated image released by Netflix Series The Queen of Villains shows Yuriyan Retriever, left, and Dump Matsumoto in Tokyo. (Netflix Series The Queen of Villains via AP)
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Mozambique's presidential election: Here's what to know

Mozambicans are expected to turn out in large numbers on Wednesday for an election that will choose a successor to President Filipe Nyusi after his two terms
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A poster of independent candidate Venacio Mondlane is held at an election rally on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024 in Maputo ahead of elections in Mozambique. (AP Photo/Carlos Uqueio)
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Votes are being counted in the election for a truncated government in Indian-controlled Kashmir

Votes are being counted in the recent election for a largely powerless local government in Indian-controlled Kashmir
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An Indian paramilitary soldier guards outside a vote counting center the recent election on the outskirts of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
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No evidence of major fuel spill on Samoan reef where New Zealand navy ship sank

Samoa’s deputy prime minister says there's no evidence of a major fuel spill on a Samoan reef after a New Zealand navy ship sank
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Smoke rises from the sinking HMNZS Manawanui in Upolu, Samoa, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2022. (Dave Poole via AP)
October 07

IDF chief spokesman reflects on Israel's year at war

ABC News' Matt Gutman interviewed IDF chief spokesman Daniel Hagari to discuss Israel's military operations against Hamas and Hezbollah one year after the attacks on Oct. 7.
October 07
IDF chief spokesman reflects on Israel's year at war
October 07

Self-described Nazi becomes first in Australian state of Victoria to be convicted over Nazi salute

A self-described Nazi has become the first person convicted in the Australian state of Victoria of performing an outlawed Nazi salute
October 07
Jacob Hersant, a self-described Nazi, talks to the media outside the Melbourne Magistrates Court after he became the first person convicted in Australia of performing an outlawed Nazi salute, Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Rod McGuirk)
October 07

October 7th: The Race to Survive

ABC News' Matt Gutman reports on the harrowing stories of survival for Israelis and Palestinians who have had to endure so much since the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas and Israel's subsequent war in Gaza.
October 07
VIDEO: October 7th: The Race to Survive
October 07

Family of American activist killed in West Bank speaks for the first time

26-year-old activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi was killed during a recent protest in the West Bank. Her family tells ABC News' Lama Hasan about their grief and how they want her to be remembered.
October 07
Family of American activist killed in West Bank speaks for the first time
October 07

North Korea's Kim again threatens to use nuclear weapons against South Korea and US

North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has warned again that he could use nuclear weapons in potential conflicts with South Korea and the United States, as he accused them of raising animosities on the Korean Peninsula
October 07
In this undated photo provided on Saturday, Oct. 6, 2024 by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, watches an artillery exercise at an undisclosed place in North Korea. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
October 07

Palestinian-American on losing 15 family members in ongoing war

Lena Badr spoke to ABC News about the effects of the Israel-Hamas war on her family. She has lost her grandmother, three aunts, two uncles, and seven cousins.
October 07
Palestinian-American on losing15 family members in ongoing war
October 07

New leader takes over Haiti's transitional presidential council marred by corruption allegations

A new leader has been sworn in for Haiti’s transitional presidential council as it grapples with the fallout of serious corruption allegations against three of its members
October 07
FILE - Ex-senator Louis Gerald Gilles, from left to right, pastor Frinel Joseph, barrister Emmanuel Vertilaire, businessman Laurent Saint-Cyr, interim Prime Minister Michel Patrick Boisvert, Judge Jean Joseph Lebrun, who is not a member of the council, former senate president Edgard Leblanc, Regine Abraham, former central bank governor Fritz Alphonse Jean, former diplomat Leslie Voltaire and former ambassador to the Dominican Republic Smith Augustin, pose for a group photo during an installation ceremony, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, April 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)
October 07

Palestinian-American doctor talks treating people in Gaza

Dr. Ali Elyadi joins ABC News to discuss going back to where he grew up in Gaza and how much the Palestinian people are still in desperate need of food and medical supplies one year later.
October 07
VIDEO: Palestinian-American doctor talks treating people in Gaza
October 07

Police say 10 people are dead and an unknown number are missing after a mine collapse in Zambia

Police in Zambia say at least 10 people have died and an unknown number are missing in a mine collapse
October 07
October 07

FEMA official on misinformation amid Helene recovery

Keith Turi, FEMA Acting Associate Administrator for Response and Recovery discusses the rise in false claims about Hurricane Helene that are spreading online about the storm and recovery efforts.
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Resident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council recounts growing up in Gaza

Palestinian American Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib grew up in Gaza during the Israeli military occupation. He witnessed Hamas' rise to power, watching as things got worse for his family in Palestine.
October 07
VIDEO: Resident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council recounts growing up in Gaza
October 07

Uncle of teen killed by Hamas speaks out

Elad Levy last heard from his niece Roni Eshel, an IDF lookout soldier, on the morning of Oct. 7th. A little over a month later, the IDF confirmed she was killed in the Hamas attack.
October 07
VIDEO: Uncle of teen killed by Hamas speaks out
October 07

'Completely collapsed': A look at Gaza's hospitals 1 year into the war

"The health care system in Gaza has collapsed," one aid organization says.
October 07
Damaged beds and medical equipment outside the entrance to the Nasser Medical Hospital compound in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, April 21, 2024.
October 07

More than 230 migrants reached the Greek island of Crete from North Africa over the weekend

Greek authorities say more than 230 migrants crossed the Mediterranean in small boats from North Africa to Greece’s southern island of Crete over the weekend
October 07
October 07

Kenya’s deputy president defends himself before impeachment

Kenya’s deputy president has defended himself while facing an impeachment motion in which he's accused of supporting anti-government protests in June and of being involved in corruption and other irregularities
October 07
Kenya's Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua addresses the media, in Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Oct. 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku)
October 07

Tunisia's Kais Saied wins landslide reelection, entrenching his power in Arab Spring's birthplace

Tunisia’s President Kais Saied has won reelection in a landslide victory after a campaign that saw opponents jailed alongside journalists, activists and attorneys
October 07
A voter casts his ballot at a polling station during the presidential elections, in the capital Tunis, Tunisia, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024 (AP Photo/Ons Abid)
October 07

A year after the attack, Israeli couple recounts trying to get to their son on Oct. 7

"Something in my heart told me, 'Noam, you have to go there.'"
October 07
Soldiers walk through this kibbutz after Hamas militants shot at and killed civilians, as well as kidnapping them near the border with Gaza, Oct. 25, 2023, in Nir Yitzhak, Israel.
October 07

3 suspects accused of stealing cash from South African president's farm appear in court

Three people accused of breaking into South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s game farm and stealing $580,000 in cash that was stashed in a couch have appeared in a court and had their case postponed until next month
October 07
Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa, arrives for the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, at UN headquarters. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)
October 07

Belarusian-American has his prison sentence extended amid continuous crackdown on dissent in Belarus

A Belarusian-American has had his prison term extended to a total of 13 1/2 years in the latest move in a multi-pronged crackdown on dissent by Belarus’ authoritarian government
October 07
FILE - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko attends a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on May 8, 2024. (Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool Photo via AP, File)
October 07

Thousands survived a brutal gang attack in Haiti that killed 70. Now they face an uncertain future

Thousands of Haitians are facing an uncertain future after surviving a brutal gang attack last week in a small town that killed at least 70 people
October 07
A motorist carries an empty coffin to a morgue for the funeral of a person killed the previous week when a gang attacked the town of Pont-Sonde, Haiti, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
October 07

Israeli military says it will soon launch operations on Lebanon's southern coast, warning residents to stay off beaches

Israeli military says it will soon launch operations on Lebanon's southern coast, warning residents to stay off beaches
October 07
October 07

Albania's opposition protests and demands a caretaker Cabinet

Opposition supporters in Albania have protested again and demanded that the government be replaced by a technocratic caretaker Cabinet before next year’s parliamentary election
October 07
An opposition protester holds a flare during an anti-government rally set up by the opposition, in Tirana, Albania, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Hameraldi Agolli)
October 07

Chagos islanders displaced for a US military base protest a deal on their future made without them

Islanders who were forced to leave their remote Indian Ocean home to make way for a U.S. military base half a century ago protested outside the U.K. Parliament on Monday
October 07
Chagossians attend a protest to response the U.K. announcement to agree to hand sovereignty of the long-contested Chagos Islands to Mauritius and against their "Exclusion" from Chagos negotiations, outside the House of Parliament, in London, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
October 07

Exiled Palestinian on time during Hamas captivity: ‘I was tortured, humiliated’

Hamza Howidy was held captive by Hamas in 2019 and 2023 after protesting the regime.
October 07
VIDEO: Exiled Palestinian on time during Hamas captivity: ‘I was tortured, humiliated’
October 07

Defaced mural of Oct. 7 survivor another example of rising antisemitism in Italy

The Antisemitism Observatory in Milan says the vandalism of a mural depicting a survivor of last year’s Oct. 7 Hamas attack is an example of rising antisemitism in Italy
October 07
This picture made available on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, shows in downtown Milan, Italy, the mural "October 7th, Escape" by Italian artist aleXsandro Palombo, which depicts Vlada Patapov, a survivor of the Hamas attacks, escaping through beheaded teddy bears. (aleXsandro Palombo via AP, HO)
October 07

Family of American held hostage by Hamas: ‘We want a cease-fire deal’

North Carolina native Keith Siegel was taken from his kibbutz one year ago, along with his wife, Aviva Siegel, who was later released.
October 07
VIDEO: Family of American held hostage by Hamas: ‘We want a cease-fire deal’
October 07

International headlines from ABC News

Catch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines.
October 07
Catch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines.
October 07

How US policy affects the Middle East crisis

Yousef Munayyer is the head of the Palestine/Israel Program and a non-resident senior fellow at the Arab Center in Washington, D.C.
October 07
VIDEO: How US policy affects the Middle East crisis
October 07

Kosovo lifts ban on entry of products from Serbia at the border

Kosovo’s government says it is lifting restrictions on trade from Serbia at one border crossing, , 16 months after it halted imports to prevent what it said could be hidden shipments of weapons for Serb separatists
October 07
Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti speaks to The Associated Press, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, in Warsaw, Poland. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
October 07

Israeli army reservist on Oct. 7 attack: ‘I’ve seen a massacre’

Nimrod Palmach is also CEO of Israel-is, an organization that connect young Israelis to their peers worldwide.
October 07
VIDEO: Israeli army reservist on Oct. 7 attack: ‘I’ve seen a massacre’
October 07

UK doctor admits trying to kill his mother's partner with poison disguised as a COVID-19 vaccine

A British doctor has admitted trying to kill his mother’s long-term partner by injecting him with poison disguised as a COVID-19 vaccine
October 07
October 07

A top official with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's party quits, a year before the national election

A top official with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party has announced his resignation, a year ahead of an election in which the center-left Social Democrats face an uphill struggle
October 07
FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2018 photo, Kevin Kuehnert, leader of Social Democratic Party's, SPD, youth organization JUSOS poses for a portrait after an interview with the Associated Press at the party's headquarters in Berlin. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, file)
October 07

Ex-Philippine President Duterte to run as mayor despite his drug killings legacy

Officials in the Philippines say former President Rodrigo Duterte has registered to run for mayor of his southern home city despite his notorious legacy over his brutal anti-drug crackdown that the International Criminal Court is investigating as a pos...
October 07
FILE -Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte listens to a question from reporters at Manila's International Airport, Philippines on, Nov. 9, 2016. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)
October 07

Lebanese officials say an Israeli strike has killed at least 10 firefighters in the country's south

Lebanese officials say an Israeli strike has killed at least 10 firefighters in the country's south
October 07
October 07

Vigils, protests around the world commemorate the anniversary of Hamas attack on Israel

Commemorations and protests are being held across the world to mark a year since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel
October 07
Candles and flowers are laid at the entrance of the synagogue to mark the first anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel, Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
October 07

Lawyers for McCann suspect seek acquittal in his German trial on unrelated sexual offense charges

Lawyers for a man who is also under investigation in the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann have called for him to be acquitted in his trial on charges of unrelated sexual offenses
October 07
The defendant Christian B., left, accused of three cases of aggravated rape and two cases of sexual abuse of children in Portugal, sits next to his defense attorney Friedrich F'lscher in a courtroom in the district court in Brunswick, Germany, Wednesday Oct. 2, 2024. (Moritz Frankenberg/DPA via AP, Pool)
October 07

Fighting in Sudan's North Darfur kills at least 13 children, UNICEF says

UNICEF says that recent fighting between the Sudanese military and its rival paramilitary in Sudan’s North Darfur killed at least 13 children and injured four others
October 07
This is a locator map for Sudan with its capital, Khartoum. (AP Photo)
October 07

Ukraine strikes Russian oil hub as Zelenskyy says war is in 'a very important phase'

Ukraine’s military says it struck a major oil terminal in Crimea that provides fuel for Russia’s war effort
October 07
In this photo taken from video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024, a Russian Army "Grad" self-propelled 122 mm multiple rocket launcher fires rockets toward Ukrainian position at an undisclosed location. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service photo via AP)
October 07

Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun win Nobel Prize in medicine for discovery of microRNA

Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun win Nobel Prize in medicine for discovery of microRNA
October 07
October 07

IAEA team samples seawater near Fukushima plant to ensure safe release of wastewater

A team of international scientists is in Fukushima to ensure safety of the discharge of treated radioactive wastewater from the damaged nuclear power plant
October 07
This photo shows the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma, Fukushima prefecture, northern Japan, on Aug. 22, 2024. (Kyodo News via AP)
October 07

A woman goes on trial in Sweden for war crimes over allegedly abusing Yazidis in Syria

A 52-year-old woman associated with the Islamic State group has gone on trial in Sweden on charges of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes against Yazidi women and children in Syria
October 07
Prosecutor Reena Devgun speaks during a press conference regarding the indictment of a 52-year-old woman, associated with the Islamic State group, with genocide, crimes against humanity and serious war crimes against Yazidi women and children in Syria, in Stockholm, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. (Anders Wiklund/TT News Agency via AP)
October 07

Russian court sentences a 72-year-old American to nearly 7 years in prison for fighting in Ukraine

A Russian court has sentenced a 72-year-old American to nearly seven years in prison for allegedly fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine
October 07
In this photo released by the Moscow City Court Press Service, Stephen Hubbard, a U.S. citizen accused of fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine against Russia stands in a glass cage during a court session in the Moscow City court in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (Moscow City Court Press Service via AP)
October 07

Hamas unyielding in Gaza as Israel's posture takes shape

Israel's military posture is evolving absent a clear political vision.
October 07
A Palestinian medic searches for survivors in the rubble of a building after it was hit during an Israeli strike on Gaza City's Zaytoun neighbourhood on Oct. 5, 2024.
October 07

A year into Israel’s war against Hamas, the crisis in the Middle East risks expansion

The Hamas attack on Oct. 7 set off a yearlong war that's at risk of expanding.
October 07
This handout picture released by the Israeli army on September 8, 2024 shows Israeli troops during operations in the Gaza Strip amid the ongoing war in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas.
October 07

The children of Gaza struggle to continue education amid the ongoing war

“We are at risk of losing a generation,” said a UNICEF spokesperson.
October 07
Ten-year-old Yahya Al Ghazali stands during an English lesson in a temporary classroom set up in a tent in Deir al Balah, Gaza.