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Thousands block Athens traffic to protest delays in Greek rail disaster inquiry

Several thousand high school and university students have blocked traffic in central Athens in an anti-government protest against delays in an investigation into a 2023 rail disaster that claimed 57 lives
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The US draws a 'red line' over including Hezbollah in Lebanon's government

A newly appointed U.S. envoy says she hopes Lebanese authorities are committed to making sure that the Hezbollah militant group is not a part of the new government in any form
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U.S. deputy special envoy for Middle East peace Morgan Ortagus speaks during a press conference after her meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
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Small plane crashes on avenue in Sao Paulo, killing two

A small aircraft crashed on an avenue in Sao Paulo, killing at least two passengers, the local firefighter corps said in a statement
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ICC condemns sanctions by Trump administration and pledges to continue its work

ICC condemns sanctions by Trump administration and pledges to continue its work
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February 07

Iran supreme leader says US talks 'not intelligent' but doesn't rule them out

Iran’s supreme leader says that negotiations with America “are not intelligent, wise or honorable” after President Donald Trump floated nuclear talks with Tehran
February 07
In this photo released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei listens to the national anthem as air force officers salute during their meeting in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)
February 07

The number of snakes removed from this Australian yard will make you shudder

A man described feeling “the shudders” as more than 100 venomous red-bellied black snakes were removed from a pile of mulch in his Sydney backyard
February 07
In this photo provided by Cory Kerewaro, red-belly black snakes are contained in a bucket after 102 of the reptiles were captured from a suburban Sydney yard, on Jan. 31, 2025. (Cory Kerewaro via AP)
February 07

Philippine vice president preparing for impeachment battle but silent on option to resign

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte says her lawyers are preparing for a legal battle in her upcoming impeachment trial but refused to say if resignation is an option
February 07
Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte gestures as she speaks during a press conference in Manila, Philippines on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Basilio Sepe)
February 07

US aid cutoff poses new challenges to rights groups in Russia and Belarus

Rights groups, activists and independent media in Russia and Belarus endured increased government scrutiny, repressive laws and even were shut down and forced to operate from exile abroad
February 07
FILE - Riot police detain a demonstrator during a protest of the mobilization of reservists for fighting in Ukraine, in Moscow, Sept. 21, 2022. (AP Photo, File)
February 06

A Russian spy ship caught fire off Syria, officials say. Here's what it broadcasts

The Associated Press has obtained audio of what military officials say is a broadcast from a Russian spy ship that suffered a fire and drifted uncontrolled off Syria's coast last month
February 06
Military officials say this photo taken from a nearby vessel shows smoke rising from a fire aboard the Russian spy ship Kildin off the coast of Syria on Jan. 23, 2025. (AP Photo)
February 06

South African president alludes to Trump's threat in speech to the nation: 'We will not be bullied'

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa appeared to respond to threats from U_S_ counterpart Donald Trump by saying in his annual speech to the nation that his country would “not be bullied.”
February 06
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa gestures for the national anthem from the steps of Cape Town's city hall before delivering his annual state of the union address, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht)
February 06

Hotel guest returns to room and finds seal taking a nap inside

The seal became "quite grumpy due to his disturbed beauty sleep."
February 06
The seal became "quite grumpy due to his disturbed beauty sleep."
February 06

Trump's Gaza plan shocks the world but finds support in Israel

President Donald Trump’s plan to seek U.S. ownership of the Gaza Strip and move out its population has found a sympathetic ear in Israel
February 06
A young Palestinian kid carries water along the destruction caused by the Israeli air and ground offensive in Jabaliya, Gaza Strip, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
February 06

Future looks dire for UN Palestinian refugee agency, says UNRWA chief

The head of the U_N_ agency for Palestinian refugees, Philippe Lazzarini, says an Israeli ban on his institution has not forced it to halt its services so far but that in the long run, the agency faces an “existential threat.”
February 06
Commissioner-General of the U.N. agency for Palestinian Refugees Philippe Lazzarini speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
February 06

Internet-connected cameras made in China may be used to spy on US: DHS

ABC News' Aaron Katersky reports on the cameras that typically lack data encryption and security settings and, by default, communicate with their manufacturer.
February 06
VIDEO: Internet-connected cameras made in China may be used to spy on US: DHS
February 06

Greek rights groups call for criminal charges over deadly 2023 migrant shipwreck

Rights groups are demanding criminal charges be brought against members of Greece’s coast guard over a deadly 2023 migrant shipwreck
February 06
FILE - This undated handout image provided by Greece's coast guard on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, shows scores of people on a battered fishing boat that later capsized and sank off southern Greece. (Hellenic Coast Guard via AP, File)
February 06

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February 06
Catch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines.
February 06

Earthquake surge prompts state of emergency on Greek island of Santorini

Greece’s government has declared a state of emergency on Santorini after hundreds of undersea earthquakes shook the resort island for nearly a week
February 06
Passengers board a ferry bound for the Greek mainland, in the earthquake-struck island of Santorini, Greece, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
February 06

Czech central bank cuts key interest rate to 3.75% as inflation stays higher than expected

The Czech Republic’s central bank has cut its key interest rate again amid higher than expected inflation
February 06
FILE - People stand outside the Czech central bank in Prague, Czech Republic, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)
February 06

Tunisia jails opposition politicians and journalist as crackdown on political dissent resumes

Political opponents of Tunisia's populist president are facing lengthy prison sentences after a court found them guilty of undermining state security
February 06
FILE -Leader of the Ennahdha party Rached Ghannouchi arrives at a police station in Tunis, Feb.21, 2023. (AP Photo/Hassene Dridi), File)
February 06

It's the 'purr-fect' job. Britain's top feline diplomat comes out of retirement

Britain’s top feline diplomat has come out of retirement for a new job
February 06
This undated handout photo shows Governor to Bermuda Andrew Murdoch, background, with former Chief Mouser to the Foreign Office Palmerston, now U.K. chief four-legged representative in Bermuda. (British Foreign Office via AP)
February 06

Britain revokes accreditation of Russian diplomat in tit-for-tat expulsion

Britain’s government has evoked the accreditation of a Russian diplomat in a tit-for-tat move after Moscow expelled a British official last year on spying allegations
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Rwanda-backed rebels tell residents of a captured eastern Congolese city they are safe

The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured a major city in eastern Congo have sought to reassure its residents about their safety
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Greek deputy civil protection minister resigns over rail disaster site tampering claim

A Greek deputy minister has resigned following allegations of evidence tampering at the site of a 2023 rail disaster that claimed 57 lives when two trains collided head-on
February 06
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Turbulence in Bangladesh as new government grapples with aftermath of Sheikh Hasina's ouster

Bangladesh's interim government is completing six months into power this month after former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was ousted in August last year in a student-led mass uprising
February 06
A man walks around the vandalized residence of Bangladesh's ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)
February 06

At least 4 killed after US military-contracted plane crashes in southern Philippines

Officials say a U.S. military-contracted plane has crashed in a rice field in the southern Philippines, killing all four people on board
February 06
February 06

Protests and a New Zealand leader's absence overshadow a day marking the founding treaty with Māori

The anniversary of New Zealand’s founding document, the Treaty of Waitangi, has passed in a muted fashion
February 06
A Waka, a Māori canoe, is paddled at at Waitangi, New Zealand on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, as the country begins to mark the anniversary of its founding document, the Treaty of Waitangi. (David White/STUFF via AP)
February 06

Ukraine says its long-range drones hit a Russian airfield as France delivers Mirage fighter jets

Ukraine’s General Staff claims the country's forces struck an airfield in southern Russia that was being used to launch Iran-designed Shahed drones and maintain attack aircraft used in the almost three-year war
February 06
In this photo taken from a video distributed by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, a Russian self-propelled multiple rocket launcher Uragan (Hurricane) is fired toward Ukrainian position at an undisclosed location in the Kursk region border area. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
February 06

Historic landmarks in Iraq's Mosul are reopening as the city heals from Islamic State devastation

For over 850 years, the leaning minaret of the Great Mosque of al-Nuri stood as an iconic landmark in the Iraqi city of Mosul until it was destroyed by the Islamic State group in 2017
February 06
UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay, right, speaks to women and children as she visits historic sites in Mosul, Iraq, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, reconstructed by UNESCO after being damaged in battles with the Islamic State group when it held the city. (AP Photo/Farid Abdulwahed)
February 06

Fire breaks out at a school in northern Nigeria, killing at least 17 children

At least 17 children have been killed in a fire at an Islamic school in northwest Nigeria
February 06
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Uganda's LGBTQ community faces anxiety and uncertainty after U.S. aid freeze

A non-profit organization supporting LGBTQ people in Uganda says its work is being threatened by U.S. President Donald Trump’s suspension of foreign aid
February 06
Ugandan human rights activist Kennedy Pius, left, reads a letter from USAID on his laptop at home in Kampala, Uganda, Jan. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Hajarah Nalwadda)
February 06

Gucci announces departure of creative director weeks before next Milan runway show

Gucci has announced that its creative director of under two years, Sabato De Sarno, has left the position just two and a half weeks before the next runway show
February 06
FILE - A model wears a creation as part of the Gucci Spring Summer 2025 collection, that was presented in Milan, Italy, Sept. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)
February 06

Frozen USAID funding strands groups that support marginalized people in the Western Balkans

Many non-governmental organizations in the Western Balkans have been left stranded after U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly froze foreign aid for three months
February 06
The U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, is pictured Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
February 06

Survivors of London fire angry at plans to demolish death trap tower bloc

Some of those who lost loved ones in the fire that ripped through London’s Grenfell Tower in 2017 have blasted government plans to demolish the shell of the apartment block, which they want to preserve as a monument to the 72 people who died in the blaze
February 06
The Grenfell Tower and memorial wall on the seventh anniversary of the fire, in North Kensington, London, June 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)
February 06

At least 10 Nigerian soldiers are killed in an ambush, the army says

Niger’s ruling military junta says that an ambush by a “group of criminals” killed at least 10 Nigerien soldiers near the country’s border with Burkina Faso
February 06
February 06

Israel begins preparations for Gaza exodus as Egypt lobbies against Trump plan

Israel says it has begun preparations for the departure of large numbers of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip in line with President Donald Trump’s plan for the territory
February 06
Women wave Palestinian flags during a protest against U.S. President Donald Trump's proposal for the Gaza Strip, at the Peace Garden, in Mogadishu, Somalia Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)
February 06

Iran inaugurates its first drone-carrier warship

Iran has inaugurated its first drone-carrier warship, saying the vessel is capable of operating in oceans far from its mainland
February 06
In this image provided Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, by Sepahnews of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, a helicopter flies over Iran's first drone-carrier warship in the Persian Gulf. (Sepahnews/ Iranian Revolutionary Guard, via AP)
February 06

Hotel guest returns to room and finds seal taking a nap inside

The seal became "quite grumpy due to his disturbed beauty sleep."
February 06
A hotel guest in the Netherlands got the surprise of their life when they returned to their hotel room and discovered a seal taking a nap in their room, according to authorities.
February 06

Opposition lawmakers protest alleged mistreatment of Indian deportees by US

India’s Parliament was disrupted as opposition lawmakers protested alleged mistreatment of 104 Indian citizens deported by the United States
February 06
India's opposition lawmakers, some of them wearing shackles, stage a protest outside the Parliament in New Delhi, to condemn the reported mistreatment of Indian immigrants during their deportation from the United States, Thursday, Feb.6, 2025. The banners in Hindi language read "Indians in shackles, will not tolerate the insult." (AP Photo)
February 06

Swedish police say mass shooter was connected to school where he opened fire

Swedish police say the shooter who killed 10 people in the country’s worst mass shooting was connected to the adult education center where he opened fire with at least one rifle-like weapon
February 06
A Swedish flag flies at half-mast at Rosenbad, Sweden's Government Offices in Stockholm, Wednesday Feb. 5, 2025, after a shooting at an adult education center on Tuesday. (Jonas Ekströmer/TT via AP)
February 06

How a wave of antisemitic attacks roiled Australia and provoked claims of foreign influence

A wave of antisemitic attacks has roiled Australia, with a dozen arrests for vandalizing or setting homes, schools, and synagogues on fire since October
February 06
A man works near where fire has damaged a preschool and early learning center located near a synagogue in Sydney, Australia, on Jan. 21, 2025. (Steve Markham/AAP Image via AP)
February 06

Bodies of 4 Pakistanis who died on a migrant boat journey off West Africa return home for burial

The bodies of four Pakistanis who drowned in the capsizing of a migrant boat off West Africa last month have been repatriated
February 06
Muhammad Adnan shows a picture of his brother Muhammad Arslan, a victim of last month's migrant boat capsizing off West Africa's Atlantic coastline, before a funeral prayer in Mirza Virkan village, in the Sheikhpura district, Pakistan, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
February 06

Bank of England expected to cut key UK interest rate to 4.50%

The Bank of England is widely expected to cut interest rates for the third time in six months later Thursday even though inflation remains above its target
February 06
A man is silhouetted as he looks on his phone in front of the Bank of England in London, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025 which is widely expected to cut interest rates for the third time in six months later Thursday. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
February 06

Two years on, survivors of Turkish earthquake still struggle with loss and hardship

Two years on from a devastating earthquake that shattered Turkey's southern region, nearly half a million people remain in temporary “container cities.”
February 06
Police stand guard as people gather to mark the two-year anniversary of the country's catastrophic earthquake, in Antakya, southern Turkey, early Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. (Ugur Yildirim/Dia Photo via AP)
February 05

Inside Gaza, Palestinians say they will not leave

ABC News’ Ian Pannell gets exclusive access inside Gaza as where many Palestinians say they will not leave. Britt Clennett reports from the West Bank.
February 05
Inside Gaza, Palestinians say they will not leave
February 05

US to seize Venezuelan president's plane held in Dominican Republic during Rubio visit

The Trump administration plans to seize the second of two planes belonging to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's government that is currently in the Dominican Republic
February 05
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, center right, walks with Edwin F. Lopez, the attaché for DHS Homeland Security Investigations, as they walk toward a Venezuelan government airplane that Rubio announced the U.S. is seizing at La Isabela International Airport in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)
February 05

Trump Gaza takeover proposal rejected by Palestinians

President Donald Trump suggested the U.S. take over the Gaza Strip.
February 05
Ismael Mohammed, 47, who was displaced with his family to the southern part of Gaza at Israel's order during the war, rests with his children near the rubble of their destroyed house in Jabalia, northern Gaza Strip, Jan. 30, 2025.
February 05

Mexico deploys the first of 10,000 National Guard troops to US border after Trump's tariff threat

A line of Mexican National Guard and Army trucks are rumbling along the border separating Ciudad Juárez and El Paso, Texas, among the first of 10,000 troops Mexico has sent to its northern frontier following tariff threats by President Donald Trump
February 05
Mexican National Guards prepare to board an aircraft at the International Airport in Merida, Mexico, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, to travel north to reinforce the country's border with the United States. (AP Photo/Martin Zetina)
February 05

Palestinians in Gaza react to Trump's proposal of US taking it over

Either I die in Gaza or I live in Gaza,” Amer Al-Sawafiri, a Palestinian in Gaza told ABC News. 
February 05
Either I die in Gaza or I live in Gaza,” Amer Al-Sawafiri, a Palestinian in Gaza told ABC News. 
February 05

Argentina's president bans gender-affirming care for people under age 18

Argentina's president says he has banned gender-affirming care for people under age 18
February 05
People holding rainbow-colored flags gather in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025, to protest President Javier Milei’s speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, during which he criticized “sick wokeism,” social welfare, feminism, identity politics and the fight against climate change. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
February 05

Head of Italy's Rovagnati salami maker among those killed in helicopter crash, mayor says

A helicopter has crashed in north-central Italy killing three people including the head of Italy’s Rovagnati salami and prosciutto maker
February 05