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‘I wanted to take off my skin’: Ukrainian women recount rape by Russian soldiers
Antonio Hugo Photo/Getty Images (LONDON) — The three Russian soldiers arrived at Victoria’s house claiming they needed to seize her cell phone. But they weren’t looking for phones. Victoria, a 42-year-old Ukrainian woman, told ABC [Read More…]
Expert weighs in on alleged Iranian plot to kill high-profile US official
FBI (NEW YORK) — The Justice Department unsealed charges Wednesday against an Iranian national and member of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard who prosecutors say tried to arrange the murder of John Bolton, Donald Trump’s former national [Read More…]
Campus femicides in Egypt revive calls to strengthen laws against gender-based violence
Manuel Augusto Moreno/Getty Images (CAIRO, Egypt) — The latest murder of a young woman in Egypt who had allegedly rejected the advances of a fellow student has sparked outrage and renewed calls for Egyptian lawmakers to [Read More…]
At least 31 people injured on ride at Legoland park in Germany, police say
Stefan Puchner/picture alliance via Getty Images (GUENZBURG, Germany) — Dozens of people were injured on a ride at an amusement park in Germany on Thursday, police said. The incident occurred at a Legoland park in Günzburg in [Read More…]
Wildfires ravage France’s famous wine region
PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP via Getty Images) (BORDEAUX, France) — A wildfire is raging at an “unprecedented” rate in the famed wine region south of Bordeaux, France, firefighters said Wednesday. The prefecture of Gironde in southwest France [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russian strikes kill over a dozen civilians in southeast
ANATOLII STEPANOV/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian forces invading from Belarus, to the north, and Russia, to the [Read More…]
Heavy rain batters South Korea, flooding Seoul neighborhoods and killing at least 10
Photography by Keith Getter (all rights reserved)/Getty Images (SEOUL, South Korea) — Heavy rain with thunder and lightning has battered South Korea’s central areas for two straight days, causing damage, injuries and deaths. Ten people [Read More…]
Stolen artifacts sold to US collectors will be repatriated to Cambodia, officials say
Aaron Katersky (NEW YORK) — Cambodian artifacts will return to their home country after being smuggled and sold to U.S. collectors and institutions. The 10th Century Khmer sandstone statue “Skanda on a Peacock” was among [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Pentagon announces new $1 billion military aid package
ANATOLII STEPANOV/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian forces invading from Belarus, to the north, and Russia, to the [Read More…]
US moves to seize Russian oligarch’s $90 million private jet
Photo courtesy of the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (NEW YORK) — Federal prosecutors have moved to seize the $90 million Airbus A319 used as a private jet by a [Read More…]
Secretary Blinken to arrive in Congo, Rwanda amid international tensions
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (NAIROBI, Kenya) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken is scheduled to meet with officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda this week, arriving in [Read More…]
People in Beirut reflect on what they’ve lost two years after port blasts: Reporter’s notebook
Ibtissem Guenfoud/ABC News (BEIRUT, Lebanon) — An explosion of 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate in Lebanon’s biggest seaport in 2020 has left deep trauma in the Lebanese psyche. Opera singer Michel Bou Rjeilly says Beirut will [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Nuclear plant reportedly shelled
ANATOLII STEPANOV/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian forces invading from Belarus, to the north, and Russia, to the [Read More…]
Expert explains Russian law behind Brittney Griner sentencing
ABC (NEW YORK) — Brittney Griner is known for her game on the basketball court, but she’s now become embroiled in a much more dangerous game — a political gambit between Russia and the U.S. William [Read More…]
Ten miners remain trapped underground in flooded tunnel for nearly two days in Mexico
Julio Cesar Aguilar/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Ten miners remain trapped underground in a flooded tunnel in northern Mexico on Friday after first becoming trapped nearly two days ago. Mexican officials said the [Read More…]
Little-known species are at even more risk of extinction, scientists say
Stephen Frink/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The species scientists know least about are at an even higher risk of extinction because researchers are unable to tailor conservation efforts to their needs, according to researchers. More [Read More…]
Drone strike on al-Qaeda leader renews hostility between US, Taliban
IntelCenter/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The drone strike that killed al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri is a double-edged sword for President Joe Biden, both bolstering his claim that counterterrorism operations need not rely on [Read More…]
In South Korea, Pelosi vows support to denuclearize the North but avoids commenting on Taiwan, China
Young-Ho Lee / Sipa/ Pool/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (SEOUL, South Korea) — U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi met with her South Korean counterpart and other political leaders in Seoul on Thursday to [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Ukrainian fighting tactics may be endangering civilians
Leon Klein/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian forces invading from Belarus, to the north, and Russia, to [Read More…]
Icelandic volcano erupts amid series of earthquakes
JEREMIE RICHARD/AFP via Getty Images (REYKJAVIK, Iceland) — An Icelandic volcano has come back to life after a series of nearby earthquakes rumbled it awake, the Icelandic Met Office reported Wednesday. On Wednesday morning a [Read More…]