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Search for lost teen has been suspended

The U.S. Coast Guard confirmed that the search for a Louisiana teenager who went overboard in the Bahamas on Wednesday night has ended.
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The U.S. Coast Guard confirmed that the search for a Louisiana teenager who went overboard in the Bahamas on Wednesday night has ended.
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Thousands ordered to evacuate as wildfires rage in Canada

ABC News’ Chief Meteorologist Ginger Zee breaks down how the wildfires are impacting the U.S., and has a forecast for the 2023 hurricane season.
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VIDEO: Thousands ordered to evacuate as wildfires rage in Canada
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Authorities in western Mexico find 45 bags with human remains

Authorities in northern Mexican have found 45 bags containing human remans in a gorge on the outskirts of Guadalajara and were still trying to determine how many bodies were there
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US to open northernmost diplomatic post in Norway; only mission above Arctic Circle

The United States will soon open a small diplomatic mission in Norway that will be its northernmost in the world and only such facility above the Arctic Circle
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US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, left, during the meeting with Norwegian Foreign Minister Anniken Scharning Huitfeldt, right, during NATO's informal meeting of foreign ministers in Oslo, Thursday, June 1, 2023. (Lise Aserud/Pool Photo via AP)
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Saudi Arabia executes Nepal man after conviction for stabbing Saudi to death

Saudi Arabia has executed a Nepali national after his conviction for stabbing a Saudi to death
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This is a locator map for Saudi Arabia with its capital, Riyadh. (AP Photo)
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Saudi fitness instructor Manahel al-Otaibi latest targeted in crackdown on dissent in kingdom

A 29-year-old fitness instructor popular on social media in Saudi Arabia faces charges that could see her imprisoned over her posts, becoming the latest person targeted in a crackdown in the kingdom
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This undated photo made available by ALQS, shows Manahel al-Otaibi. The 29-year-old fitness instructor popular on social media in Saudi Arabia faces charges that could see her imprisoned over her posts. Al-Otaibi is the latest person targeted in a crackdown in the kingdom. (ALQST via AP).
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German officials seized items in renewed search for Madeleine McCann

German authorities said "a number of items were seized" in Portugal during a renewed search for missing British child Madeleine McCann.
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German authorities said "a number of items were seized" in Portugal during a renewed search for missing British child Madeleine McCann.
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Rescued sea lions return to the ocean after recovery

Two rescued sea lions were successfully released back into the wild after weeks of recovery from injuries.
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VIDEO: Rescued sea lions return to the ocean after recovery
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International headlines from ABC News

Catch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines.
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Catch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines.
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Lebanese army court charges 5 men allegedly linked to Hezbollah for Irish peacekeeper's death

A Lebanese judicial official says Lebanon’s military tribunal has charged five people allegedly affiliated to militant group Hezbollah with criminal conspiracy and premeditated murder for the killing of an Irish U.N. peacekeeper in December
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FILE - An Irish U.N. peacekeeper stands next to the coffin of his comrade Pvt. Sean Rooney, who was killed during a confrontation with residents near the southern town of Al-Aqbiya on Wednesday night, during a memorial service, at Beirut airport, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022. Lebanon's military tribunal Thursday charged five people affiliated with the militant group Hezbollah with criminal conspiracy and premeditated murder for the killing of an Irish UN peacekeeper in December, a senior judicial official said. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)
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Britain’s Prince William, Kate arrive at Jordan’s royal palace for wedding of Jordanian crown prince

Britain’s Prince William, Kate arrive at Jordan’s royal palace for wedding of Jordanian crown prince
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US and South African firefighters to battle wildfires in Canada

More than 300 firefighters from the United States and South Africa are heading to Canada in the coming days as the country battles an unprecedented wildfire season
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Firefighters' helmets and water bottles rest against the windshield of a truck at a command center within the evacuated zone of the wildfire burning in Tantallon, Nova Scotia, outside of Halifax on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Government body warns of increased health threats from climate change in Germany

Germany’s disease control agency warns that rising temperatures due to global warming will increase the likelihood of heat stroke, vector-borne illnesses and other health risks in the country
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FILE - This undated photo released Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014, by National Institute of Infectious Diseases via Kyodo News, shows a tiger mosquito. Germany's disease control agency warned Thursday, June 1, 2023 that rising temperatures due to global warming will increase the likelihood of heat stroke, vector-borne illnesses and other health risks in the country. (AP Photo/National Institute of Infectious Diseases via Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT
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Bishop acquitted of raping nun resigns as leader of Catholic diocese in Indian city

A bishop acquitted of raping a nun has resigned as leader of the Catholic diocese in an Indian city
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FILE- Bishop Franco Mulakkal greets the media as he leaves a court in Kottayam, India, Friday, Jan. 14, 2022. The bishop acquitted of raping a nun resigned as leader of the Catholic diocese in an Indian city on Thursday. Pope Francis accepted the resignation of 59-year-old Mulakkal, who was bishop of the Jalandhar Diocese in the northern state of Punjab. (AP Photo/File)
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Japan police say flaws in basic security allowed attacker to throw pipe bomb at prime minister

Japan’s National Police Agency says flaws in basic security such as an absence of metal detectors and bag checks allowed an attacker to enter a campaign crowd unnoticed and throw a pipe bomb at Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in April
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Russian foreign minister set for BRICS meet in South Africa with war in Ukraine on agenda

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is meeting with counterparts from the BRICS economic bloc of developing nations in South Africa
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In this handout photo released by Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud, shake hands during their meeting on the sideline of a BRICS Foreign Ministers meeting in Cape Town, South Africa, Thursday, June 1, 2023. (Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service via AP)
June 01

After 22 years in a coma, Israeli woman critically wounded in 2001 Jerusalem suicide bombing dies

An Israeli hospital says a woman critically wounded in a 2001 suicide bombing at a Jerusalem restaurant has died
June 01
Israeli shoppers pass by the newly re-opened Sbarro pizzeria Monday Sept. 24, 2001, where a Palestinian suicide bomber blew himself up last Aug. 9, 2001 killing 15 people in Jerusalem. An Israeli hospital says a woman critically wounded in a 2001 suicide bombing at a Jerusalem restaurant has died. Her death marked the sixteenth fatality from that attack. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel)
June 01

After 22 years in coma, Israeli woman critically wounded in 2001 suicide bombing dies

An Israeli hospital says a woman critically wounded in a 2001 suicide bombing at a Jerusalem restaurant has died
June 01
Israeli shoppers pass by the newly re-opened Sbarro pizzeria Monday Sept. 24, 2001, where a Palestinian suicide bomber blew himself up last Aug. 9, 2001 killing 15 people in Jerusalem. An Israeli hospital says a woman critically wounded in a 2001 suicide bombing at a Jerusalem restaurant has died. Her death marked the sixteenth fatality from that attack. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel)
June 01

Court rules Austria can't be held liable for early COVID infection at ski resort

An Austrian federal court says the state can’t be held liable for a COVID-19 infection from an outbreak at an Alpine ski resort as the coronavirus pandemic hit Europe The Supreme Court of Justice on Thursday announced its verdict in a long-running lega...
June 01
FILE - A giant advertising goggle reading the slogan 'relax, if you can' stands in Ischgl, Austria, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020. An Austrian federal court says the state can’t be held liable for a COVID-19 infection in an outbreak at an Alpine ski resort as the pandemic hit Europe in early 2020. The Supreme Court of Justice on Thursday announced its verdict in a long-running legal battle involving a German resident who traveled to Ischgl on March 7, 2020 and visited several apres-ski venues before returning home six days later. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)
June 01

Court rules Austria can't be held liable for early COVID infection at ski resort

An Austrian federal court says the state can’t be held liable for a COVID-19 infection from an outbreak at an Alpine ski resort as the coronavirus pandemic hit Europe The Supreme Court of Justice on Thursday announced its verdict in a long-running lega...
June 01
FILE - A giant advertising goggle reading the slogan 'relax, if you can' stands in Ischgl, Austria, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020. An Austrian federal court says the state can’t be held liable for a COVID-19 infection in an outbreak at an Alpine ski resort as the pandemic hit Europe in early 2020. The Supreme Court of Justice on Thursday announced its verdict in a long-running legal battle involving a German resident who traveled to Ischgl on March 7, 2020 and visited several apres-ski venues before returning home six days later. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)
June 01

Senegal opposition leader Sonko convicted of corrupting youth, acquitted of rape

A court in Senegal's capital says opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has been convicted of corrupting youth but acquitted of raping a woman who worked at a massage parlor
June 01
A demonstrator walks through smoke of tear gas during clashes with riot policemen on the street in front of the Cheikh Anta Diop University campus in Dakar, Senegal, Thursday, June 1, 2023. Senegal opposition leader Ousmane Sonko was convicted Thursday of corrupting youth but acquitted on charges of raping a woman who worked at a massage parlor and making death threats against her. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
June 01

At least 3 injured in Sweden in incident classed as attempted murder

Four people have been injured in an incident in Eskilstuna west of Stockholm, police said
June 01
June 01

Canada becomes 1st country to put health warnings on individual cigarettes

“Tobacco use continues to kill 48,000 Canadians each year,” Carolyn Bennett, minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, said.
June 01
“Tobacco use continues to kill 48,000 Canadians each year,” Carolyn Bennett, minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, said.
June 01

Renewable energy surges, driven by solar boom and high fuel prices, report finds

The world is set to add a record amount of renewable electricity capacity this year as governments and consumers seek to offset high energy prices and take advantage of a boom in solar power
June 01
The sun reflected in solar panels of the EnBW solar park at Gottesgabe, Germany, Friday, July 1, 2022. The world is set to add a record amount of renewable electricity capacity this year as governments and consumers seek to offset high energy prices and take advantage of a boom in solar power. (Patrick Pleul/dpa via AP)
June 01

India pauses plans to add new coal plants for five years, bets on renewables, batteries

The Indian government will not consider any proposals for new coal plants for the next five years and focus on growing its renewables sector, according to an updated national electricity plan released Wednesday evening
June 01
FILE - People stand between solar panels installed at the Pavagada Solar Park 175 kilometers (109 miles) north of Bangalore, India, Thursday, March 1, 2018. The Indian government will not consider any proposals for new coal plants for the next five years and focus on growing its renewables sector, according to an updated national electricity plan released Wednesday evening. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi, File)
June 01

Flower power and diplomacy: Versailles perfume gardens transport public back in time

The Versailles gardens were once famed as a symbol of the king’s expeditionary might and helped water-deprived courtiers perfume smelly skin
June 01
Tagetes Erecta flowers are photographed in a greenhouse at the perfume gardens of the Chateau de Versailles, west of Paris, Thursday, May 25, 2023. The Versailles flower gardens were once a symbol of the French king’s expeditionary might and helped water-deprived courtiers perfume their skin. Now, they have been reimagined to give today’s public a glimpse — and a sniff — into the gilded palace’s olfactory past. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
June 01

In Denmark, potatoes on key bridge cause havoc

A truck driver suspected of causing reckless endangerment to life has been detained in Denmark after potatoes were found spilled on a bridge linking two islands
June 01
Potatoes are seen scattered across the carriageway on the western part of the Great Belt Bridge, Denmark, Thursday, June 1, 2023. A 57-year-old truck driver was Thursday detained after loads of potatoes have found on the key bridge linking two Danish islands, police said, adding the man was suspected of recklessly causes imminent danger to others. A first spill was reported in the westward direction on the Storebaelt bridge at 6.35 a.m., police spokesman Kenneth Taanquist said, adding a similar incident happened shortly after in the opposite direction. (presse-fotos.dk/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)
June 01

Live Updates | Jordan's royal wedding

Jordan’s Crown Prince Hussein and his bride, Princess Rajwa Alseif, are on their way to a gala reception after exchanging vows in a modest, traditional Islamic marriage
June 01
Jordan's Crown Prince Hussein, center, participates in a celebration in Amman, Jordan, Wednesday, May 31, 2023, a day before his wedding to Saudi architect Rajwa Alseif. (AP Photo/Raad Adayleh)
June 01

Investigators say damaged ties caused German derailment that killed 5

Investigators say a train derailment a year ago in the German Alps that left five people dead was caused primarily by damaged concrete ties on the track
June 01
FILE - Rescue personnel work at the site of a train crash in Burgrain, near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, Saturday, June 4, 2022. A train derailment a year ago in the German Alps that left five people dead was caused primarily by damaged concrete ties on the track, investigators said Thursday. The double-deck regional train derailed on June 3, 2022 shortly after leaving the Alpine resort town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen for Munich. (Angelika Warmuth/dpa via AP, File)
June 01

Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative wins Spain’s Princess of Asturias award

The Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi), a nonprofit that undertakes research to find treatments for millions of marginalized patients worldwide, has won Spain’s Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation
June 01
June 01

Turkish election body confirms Erdogan's victory in runoff vote

Turkey’s election board has certified the results of the May 28 presidential runoff election
June 01
Turkish President and People's Alliance's presidential candidate Recep Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech at the presidential palace, in Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, May 28, 2023. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has dissipated a challenge by an opponent who sought to reverse his increasingly authoritarian leanings, securing five more years to oversee the country at the crossroads of Europe and Asia that plays a key role in NATO. (AP Photo/Ali Unal)
June 01

Scuffles in German cities after student who attacked neo-Nazis is convicted

Sympathizers of a young woman given a lengthy prison sentence for participating in attacks on neo-Nazis and other right-wing extremists have held protests and scuffled with police in some German cities
June 01
Participants of a left-wing demonstration gather in Dresden, Germany, Wednesday, May 31, 2023 on the occasion of the conviction of the left-wing extremist Lina E. A court in eastern Germany has sentenced the 28-year-old woman to five years and three months in prison for taking part in a series of attacks on neo-Nazis and other right-wing extremists over a period of two years. (Robert Michael/dpa via AP)
June 01

Canada becomes 1st country to put health warnings on individual cigarettes

Tobacco use continues to kill 48,000 Canadians each year.
June 01
In this file photo, a corner store owner in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada, holds a package of cigarettes on March 12, 2012.
June 01

China criticizes US plan for trade deal with Taiwan

China’s government has criticized the United States' plans to sign a trade treaty with Taiwan, calling on Washington to stop official contact with the self-ruled island democracy claimed by Beijing as part of its territory
June 01
FILE - Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning speaks during a daily briefing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs office in Beijing, Monday, April 24, 2023. China’s government criticized the United States' plans to sign a trade treaty with Taiwan and called on Washington on Thursday, June 1, 2023, to stop official contact with the self-ruled island democracy claimed by Beijing as part of its territory. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
June 01

Thousands to march in Jerusalem Pride parade, first under right-wing gov't ever

Thousands of people are expected to take part in Jerusalem’s Pride parade
June 01
This is a locator map of Israel and the Palestinian Territories. (AP Photo)
June 01

'A number of items seized' in renewed search for Madeleine McCann, authorities say

German, Portuguese and British police took part in the three-day operation.
June 01
Police search teams arrive back to an operation tent near Barragem do Arade, Portugal, May 23, 2023.
June 01

Argentine meteorologist becomes first female head of UN weather agency

A leading Argentine meteorologist has been elected as the first female head of the United Nations weather agency
June 01
Argentina's Celeste Saulo poses after she was elected as Secretary-general of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in Geneva, Switzerland, Thursday, June 01, 2023 during the UN climate and weather agency's congress in Geneva. Saulo has served as the director of Argentina’s National Meteorological Service since 2014. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP)
June 01

India, Nepal prime ministers meet to deepen ties as China's influence grows in region

Nepal’s prime minister has held talks with his Indian counterpart as India and its rival China bid for influence in the tiny Himalayan nation as part of a greater regional power struggle
June 01
Nepal’s Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, right, jointly flag off a cargo train from India to Nepal after their meeting in New Delhi, India, Thursday, June 1, 2023. Dahal arrived Wednesday on a state visit, his first trip abroad since taking power in December last year. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
June 01

German prosecutors say they'll examine objects found in McCann search in Portugal

German prosecutors say they will examine objects that were found in a search in Portugal last week for clues regarding the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, but can’t yet say whether they are linked to the British girl who went missing in 2007
June 01
FILE - Police search teams arrive back to an operation tent near Barragem do Arade, Portugal, Tuesday May 23, 2023. German prosecutors say they will examine objects that were found in a search in Portugal last week for clues regarding the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, but can’t yet say whether they are linked to the British girl who went missing in 2007. (AP Photo/Joao Matos, File)
June 01

Europe sees inflation drop to 6.1%, but real relief for consumers will take months

Europe is getting a break on inflation
June 01
People line up their shopping trolleys as they wait at the entrance of a food distribution center at the Catholic St. William Church in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, May 31, 2023. German inflation eased to 6.1% in May following several months of declines, even as Europe's biggest economy registered another painful increase in food prices of nearly 15%. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
June 01

NATO presses Turkey to approve Sweden's membership, eyes Ukraine security plan as summit looms

NATO is ramping up pressure on member nation Turkey to drop its objections to Sweden's membership
June 01
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, third right, talks to German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, second right, and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, right, prior to a group photo as part of a meeting of NATO's foreign ministers in Oslo, Thursday, June 1, 2023. (Lise Aserud/Pool Photo via AP)
June 01

Inflation in European countries using the euro currency slows to 6.1% in May but price increases still pinch households

Inflation in European countries using the euro currency slows to 6.1% in May but price increases still pinch households
June 01
June 01

Pakistan's military says 2 soldiers killed in militant attack near border with Iran

Pakistan's military says militants have attacked a security post near the border with Iran, triggering a shootout that killed two soldiers
June 01
June 01

Pakistan's military says 2 soldiers killed in militant attack near border with Iran

Pakistan's military says militants have attacked a security post near the border with Iran, triggering a shootout that killed two soldiers
June 01
June 01

UK government faces deadline to hand Boris Johnson's messages to coronavirus inquiry

The British government is facing a Thursday deadline to hand over a sheaf of former Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s personal messages to the country’s COVID-19 pandemic inquiry
June 01
FILE - Boris Johnson leaves his house in London, on March 22, 2023. Boris Johnson established an independent inquiry while he was U.K. prime minister into the government’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now the inquiry wants to see what Johnson wrote to other U.K. officials as the outbreak raged. But the government is fighting a demand to hand over the material. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
June 01

White House announces sanctions in Sudan as warring sides fail to abide by cease-fire deal

The White House says it'll levy sanctions against key defense companies and people “perpetuating the violence” in Sudan as warring sides fail to abide by a cease-fire agreement
June 01
This is a locator map for Sudan with its capital, Khartoum. (AP Photo)
June 01

European summit in Moldova tackles Ukraine war, regional conflicts

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is at a sprawling summit of some 50 European leaders in Moldova, becoming the focal point of an event that seeks to quell regional conflicts and shore up unity in the face of Russia’s war
June 01
Moldova's President Maia Sandu, right, walks with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during arrivals for the European Political Community Summit at the Mimi Castle in Bulboaca, Moldova, Thursday, June 1, 2023. Leaders are meeting in Moldova Thursday for a summit aiming to show a united front in the face of Russia's war in Ukraine and underscore support for the Eastern European country's ambitions to draw closer to the West and keep Moscow at bay. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
June 01

US defense chief calls China's refusal to meet unfortunate during visit to Tokyo for talks

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is stressing the importance of communication between Washington's and Beijing's defense authorities
June 01
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks at a joint press conference with Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada after their meeting at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo Thursday, June 1, 2023. (Franck Robichon/Pool Photo via AP)
June 01

A Jordanian TV says Britain's Prince William and wife Kate have arrived in Jordan to attend the country's royal wedding

A Jordanian TV says Britain's Prince William and wife Kate have arrived in Jordan to attend the country's royal wedding
June 01
June 01

A Jordanian TV says Britain's Prince William and wife Kate have arrived in Jordan to attend the country's royal wedding

A Jordanian TV says Britain's Prince William and wife Kate have arrived in Jordan to attend the country's royal wedding
June 01
The Korean war started in 1950 and although the fighting stopped with the 1953 armistice, recent tensions on the Korean Peninsula are once again drawing attention to this part of the world. <br><br> A North Korean soldier looks through the window of the building that sits on the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in Panmunjom, South Korea, that separates the two Koreas, July 21, 2010.
The Korean war started in 1950 and although the fighting stopped with the 1953 armistice, recent tensions on the Korean Peninsula are once again drawing attention to this part of the world. <br><br> A North Korean soldier looks through the window of the building that sits on the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in Panmunjom, South Korea, that separates the two Koreas, July 21, 2010.
The seesaw relationship between North Korea and the US
Aug 20
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    U.S. Central Command said the target of the strike, Abu Hamzah al Yemeni, was a senior leader of an al-Qaida-affiliated terrorist group known as Hurras al-Din.
    U.S. Central Command said the target of the strike, Abu Hamzah al Yemeni, was a senior leader of an al-Qaida-affiliated terrorist group known as Hurras al-Din.
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    US forces kill senior terrorist leader in Syria
    Jun 28
  • US military captures top ISIS leader in Syria
  • US military ground raid in Syria captures top ISIS leader
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