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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
10/8/2024 12:10:07 EDTCambodian maid is arrested and deported by Malaysia for criticizing Cambodia leaders on social media
A Cambodian woman who worked as a maid in Malaysia has been arrested and deported to her homeland for comments she posted on social media criticizing Cambodian government leaders
October 03, 2024Albania'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
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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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Mozambique's presidential election: Here's what to know
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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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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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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
October 07
October 07
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
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.
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
October 07
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Catch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines.
October 07
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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