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Russia-Ukraine live updates: Priest breaks down at funeral for 4-year-old killed in missile strike
Metin Aktas/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…]
Ukrainians are being forcibly deported to Russian ‘filtration camps’
Courtesy ABC News (NEW YORK) — Eduard Mkrtchian, injured during Russian shelling of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, said he was forced to evacuate and, at a Russian-controlled checkpoint, said he was given false information [Read More…]
Korean beer company searches for ‘real heroes’ who cleaned up massive bottle spill
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (SEOUL, South Korea) — Thousands of beer bottles cascading off a five-ton container truck seems like a disaster. But average citizens who came to the rescue are earning praise across South Korea for [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Grandma of 4-year-old killed in strike: ‘I hate them all’
Metin Aktas/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…]
Ghana declares 1st ever outbreak of Ebola-like Marburg virus disease
Getty Images (LONDON) — Ghana on Sunday declared its first ever outbreak of the Ebola-like Marburg virus disease. Blood samples taken from two patients in the southern Ashanti region were sent for testing to the [Read More…]
UK braces for record-high temperatures during summer heat wave
AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — The U.K. is preparing for record-breaking temperatures this week, with unprecedented health warnings being issued as a national emergency has been declared. Temperatures are expected to rise to 98 [Read More…]
France, Spain and Portugal afflicted by heat, wildfires
Gian Marco Benedetto/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (LONDON) — As Western Europe experiences a record-breaking heat wave, thousands of firefighters are having trouble containing forest fires in France, Spain and Portugal that have destroyed thousands [Read More…]
Mexican drug kingpin wanted in killing of DEA agent captured: Sources
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images/Stock (NEW YORK) — Mexican drug kingpin Rafael Caro-Quintero, wanted in the 1985 killing of a U.S. anti-narcotics agent, has been detained in Mexico, multiple law enforcement sources told ABC News Friday evening. Caro-Quintero, [Read More…]
Biden says he raised Khashoggi murder with Saudi crown prince
Kobi Wolf/Bloomberg via Getty Images (JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia) — President Joe Biden on Friday, after a much-criticized meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, said he had raised the murder of Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi with [Read More…]
Brittney Griner’s attorney presents doctor’s letter in court, says she had permission to use cannabis
Stacy Revere/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Brittney Griner’s attorney presented new evidence on the fourth day of her trial in Russia, where the WNBA star has been detained for nearly five months. The lawyer had a [Read More…]
Tanzania investigates deadly outbreak of mystery disease
Roland Magnusson/EyeEm/Getty Images (DAR ES SAALAM, Tanzania) — Health officials are investigating a deadly outbreak of a mystery disease in southern Tanzania that has infected over a dozen people and killed at least three of [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russian filtration camps called ‘war crime’
Metin Aktas/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…]
Demand for artificial limbs surges in Ukraine
Narciso Contreras/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (KYIV, Ukraine) — One of Ukraine’s leading medical experts on developing prosthetic limbs for amputees says there has been a dramatic surge in demand for artificial arms and legs [Read More…]
Families of Saudi mass execution fear Biden visit ‘legitimizes’ Saudi Crown Prince
Bernd von Jutrczenka/picture alliance via Getty Images (RIYADH, Saudi Arabia) — U.S. President Joe Biden has promised to bring up human rights concerns when he meets with Saudi leaders in Jeddah on Friday as part [Read More…]
Biden dodges questions on Iran’s nuclear program as Israel’s leader calls for action
Atef Safadi/POOL/AFP via Getty Images (JERUSALEM) — President Biden on Thursday dodged questions about whether he would set a deadline for stalled negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program following a meeting with Israel’s prime minister, who urged [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Zelenskyy calls latest missile strike ‘act of terrorism’
Metin Aktas/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…]
Skeleton found with cowboy boots identified as man who disappeared decades ago
Essex Police (U.K.) (ESSEX COUNTY, England) — A skeleton found with a pair of cowboy boots three years ago has been identified as a British man who has been missing for over two decades, and [Read More…]
What to know if you’re flying to Europe this summer
guvendemir/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As millions have returned to the skies around the world, European airports have struggled to keep up, leading them in some cases to limit the number of daily travelers and [Read More…]
Three more Americans detained in Venezuela since early this year, State Department confirms
James Leynse/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — While the Biden administration ramped up outreach to Venezuela in the early months of this year, the Maduro regime imprisoned three Americans who are still behind bars, according to the [Read More…]
Three arrested in mysterious deaths of 21 teenagers at South African nightclub, police say
PHILL MAGAKOE/AFP via Getty Images (PRETORIA, South Africa) — Three people have been arrested in connection with the mysterious deaths of 21 teenagers at a popular nightclub in South Africa, authorities said Wednesday. According to [Read More…]