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The U.K. says it will buy 12 U.S.-made F35 fighter jets capable of carrying nuclear bombs and join NATO’s shared airborne nuclear mission

Parliament and the president’s office in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, have been barricaded ahead of protests planned for the one-year anniversary of anti-tax demonstrations in which 60 people were killed and 20 others remain missing

A Japanese court has found a U.S. Marine guilty of sexually assaulting a woman on Okinawa, sentencing him to prison terms, in a case that has triggered anger and safety concerns on Japan’s southern island with a heavy American troop presence

Iran executes three more prisoners over allegedly spying for Israel, its state-run IRNA news agency says

Brazil's Supreme Court had a historic moment on Tuesday when it heard a confrontation between an army colonel and general, both disgraced for their involvement in an alleged coup plot to keep former President Jair Bolsonaro in office

Police in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas have unveiled a fleet of armed drones Tuesday that they say will better position them against the heavily armed drug cartels vying for control of their border with Guatemala

Drip, drip. Trickle, trickle. That's the sound of water seeping from a sunbaked and slushy Swiss glacier that geoscientists are monitoring for signs of continued retreat by the majestic masses of ice under the heat of global warming. In recent years, glaciologists like Matthias Huss of the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, known as ETHZ, and others have turned to dramatic measures to help protect glaciers like the Rhone Glacier, which feeds into the river of the same name that runs through Switzerland and France. One of those desperate steps involves using giant sheets to cover the ice like blankets to slow the melt. Switzerland is continental Europe’s glacier capital, with some 1,400 that provide drinking water, irrigation for farmland in many parts of Europe including French wine country, and hydropower that generates most of the country’s electricity. The number has been dwindling. The Alpine country has already lost up to 1,000 small glaciers, and the bigger ones...

One of Switzerland's glaciologists says his teams are noticing a strange phenomenon in the Alpine country's glaciers: Holes are emerging inside — a bit like Swiss cheese — seemingly caused by turbulence as water passes through the bottom of the glacier...

North and South Korea have been separated by a heavily fortified border since the Korean War that began 75 years ago Wednesday

ABC News’ Linsey Davis is joined by Kelsey Davenport, the director of nonproliferation policy at the Arms Control Association, to discuss where Iran’s nuclear capabilities stand.

Police in France say that 14 people have been arrested after 145 people reported being ‘pricked’, possibly by syringes, at a nationwide music festival on Saturday.

A longtime friend of Tehran, Beijing jumped into verbal action when Israel attacked Iran nearly two weeks ago

A judge in El Salvador has ordered attorney Enrique Anaya — a well-known critic of President Nayib Bukele — to remain in jail as his prosecution on charges of money laundering proceeds

Javed Ali, a former National Security Council director, weighs in on President Donald Trump’s claim that the war between Israel and Iran will end if the ceasefire holds through the night.

Forty-nine people were killed in Gaza at various locations while attempting to receive food aid Tuesday, the Hamas-run Gaza Ministry of Health said.

Families have been sharing accounts of their loved ones from inside the prison.

People are marking the start of the winter and summer solstices across the globe. North of the equator, celebrations welcome summer, while those in the south observe the beginning of winter. In Romania, dancers wearing crowns of wheat gathered for the Sanziene, or “Fairies," a pre-Christian, pagan celebration in honor of the tiny, imaginary winged beings who come to earth as a symbol of fertility. Meanwhile, Lithuanians danced in the small town of Kernave and Russians lit bonfires. In the U.S., a performer danced across the colors of Christopher Janey’s “Passing Light” solar sculpture that aligns each Summer Solstice at the San Antonio airport. In Spain, people watched the sun rise on a Barcelona beach, coined “The Night of San Juan.” South of the equator in Bolivia, Indigenous people gathered around fires and held up their hands to receive the first rays of sunlight in celebration of the Andean New Year of 5533, marking the Southern Hemisphere’s winter solstice. This is a photo...

ABC News’ Selina Wang, James Longman and contributor Darrell Blocker discuss the state of the ceasefire between Israel and Iran.

The U.K. government says China’s attempts to spy, destabilize and disrupt Britain’s economy and democracy have grown, but Beijing is still a vital economic partner

Police in France said 14 people have been arrested after 145 people reported being "pricked," possibly by syringes, at a nationwide music festival on Saturday. ABC News’ Tom Soufi Burridge reports.

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

A cargo truck, with the driver inside, was seen hanging over the edge of a collapsed road bridge in China.

Retired Army Maj. Mike Lyons says a ceasefire isn’t in Israel’s best interests because they have Iran “on the ropes.”

A 5.7 magnitude earthquake has struck in waters northeast of the Dominican Republic and caused minor damage

Human Rights Watch says at least 120 children have been kidnapped by jihadist insurgents in northern Mozambique in recent days

Officials say Russian drones, missiles and artillery have killed at least 16 civilians and injured almost 100 others in Ukraine

Pope Leo XIV is kicking off a weeklong celebration of Catholic clergy for the Holy Year

Police in France say that 14 people have been arrested after 145 people reported being ‘pricked’, possibly by syringes, at a nationwide music festival on Saturday.

Germany’s finance minister has vowed to lift the country’s defense spending to 3.5% of gross domestic product in 2029

It is not clear whether substances have been detected following blood tests.

Officials say the European Union can help resolve Cyprus’ decades-old ethnic division by underscoring that a peace accord could bring benefits and a significant improvement in relations with the 27-member bloc

The U.S. consulate in Hong Kong has condemned the city’s government for what it is calling the repression of U.S. Independence Day celebrations

Hundreds of firefighters backed by aircraft are battling a wildfire burning out of control for the third day on the eastern Aegean island of Chios with authorities issuing multiple evacuation orders

Dutch authorities are investigating possible sabotage against the rail network after a power outage limited train services to and from the country’s main airport

A German court has lifted a ban imposed by the government last year on a far-right magazine, ruling that the case against it didn’t clear the high bar required to outlaw its publisher

Japan’s army says it has conducted a missile test for the first time on Japanese territory as the country accelerates its military buildup to deter an increasingly assertive China

NATO leaders are gathering in the Netherlands for the start of a historic two-day summit that could unite the world’s biggest security organization around a new defense spending pledge or widen divisions among the 32 allies

China plans to hold a military parade in September marking the 80th anniversary of Japan's World War II surrender

Independent car mechanics in South Africa’s townships have long worked outside of the country’s vehicle repair industry

The agreement involves two 12-hour ceasefire periods, starting with Iran.

Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University pro-Palestinian activist who was detained by ICE for over three months, spoke with ABC News’ Linsey Davis in his first on-camera interview since his release.

Mei Zhu, a giant panda cub at Chimelong Safari Park in Guangzhou China, celebrated her first birthday with a lively party filled with lots of treats.

The waterway is the only shipping route that connects the Persian Gulf to the open ocean.

Iranian officials gave advanced noticed of the retaliatory attacks -- a message that was delivered through Qatar to the United States, multiple sources confirmed to ABC News.

This is the first time a pond loach has been found in the Maritimes region.

Experts weigh in on damage to Fordo, Isfahan and Natanz.

The State Department has issued a new worldwide caution alert prompted by the conflict between Israel and Iran.

Officials and experts have given conflicting statements over the level of damage

Kpler's lead oil analyst Matt Smith breaks down the impact on oil prices following the growing conflict in the Middle East.

International Crisis Group Iran project director Ali Vaez discusses the future of U.S.-Iran negotiations following Iran's retaliatory attack on a U.S. air base in Qatar on Monday.