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Migrants stranded at Belarus border in new standoff with Polish police
iStock/AndreyPopov (NEW YORK) — Hundreds of migrants moved to a crossing point on the border between Belarus and Poland on Monday, encouraged by Belarusian security forces in what Poland’s government said was another attempt by [Read More…]

Relief for Afghan pilots flown out of Tajikistan by US
Juanmonino/iStock (NEW YORK) — Around 150 former Afghan Air Force pilots and personnel, who were trapped in Tajikistan for months after fleeing Afghanistan, have been airlifted by the United States out of the country to [Read More…]

Queen Elizabeth misses Remembrance Sunday Service due to sprained back
iweta0077/iStock (LONDON) — Queen Elizabeth II canceled a planned public appearance Sunday after spraining her back. In a statement, Buckingham Palace said the queen “has decided this morning with great regret that she will not [Read More…]

COP26 updates: Countries officially adopt Glasgow Climate Pact
iStock/chonticha wat (GLASGOW, Scotland) — Leaders from nearly every country in the world have converged upon Glasgow, Scotland, for COP26, the United Nations Climate Change Conference that experts are touting as the most important environmental [Read More…]

Russia may be ‘looking to move further’ into Ukraine, its foreign minister warns
Erhoman/iStock (WASHINGTON) — As it again masses troops and equipment on the border with Ukraine, the Russian government is “looking for the opportunity to move further” into Ukrainian territory, the country’s foreign minister warned in [Read More…]

Every US citizen who wants out of Afghanistan offered departure, State Department says
christophe_cerisier/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The State Department has arranged a means out of Afghanistan for the last remaining U.S. citizens who are seeking help departing, a senior State Department official told ABC News. It is an [Read More…]

COP26 updates: US, China pledge to work together on climate crisis
oonal/iStock (GLASGOW, Scotland) — Leaders from nearly every country in the world have converged upon Glasgow, Scotland, for COP26, the United Nations Climate Change Conference that experts are touting as the most important environmental summit [Read More…]

COP26 updates: America is back on the international climate stage, Pelosi says
oonal/iStock (GLASGOW, Scotland) — Leaders from nearly every country in the world have converged upon Glasgow, Scotland, for COP26, the United Nations Climate Change Conference that experts are touting as the most important environmental summit [Read More…]

Former US Marine detained by Russia goes on hunger strike to protest treatment
Rattankun Thongbun/iStock (NEW YORK) — Trevor Reed, the 30-year-old former Marine who has been detained on what his family says are trumped up charges in Russia for over two years, has gone on hunger strike, [Read More…]

Standoff ensues after Belarus escorts 1,000 migrants to border with Poland
iStock/AndreyPopov (WARSAW, Poland) — An extraordinary standoff is taking place on the border between Poland and Belarus, after Belarusian authorities escorted hundreds of migrants up to it, in a dramatic escalation of what European countries [Read More…]

France returning 26 looted treasures back to Benin
iStock (PARIS) — Twenty-six looted royal treasures will return to their country of origin this week after nearly 130 years of French ownership, as debate continues over repatriating artifacts. The pieces were looted following the war [Read More…]

Afghan woman’s trek to escape Kabul with her daughter — and her plea to help family stuck behind
Obtained by ABC News (NEW YORK) — “Everything bad that you think of was there,” Sarina told ABC News in a video call, wiping away tears. “I was feeling like, ‘I’m gonna die. Why?’” She [Read More…]

Travelers welcome long-awaited reopening of US borders
alexsl/iStock (LONDON) — The U.S. is reopening borders to vaccinated travelers on Monday after 20 months of being closed to many countries, including the United Kingdom, Brazil, China, India, South Africa and most of Europe. [Read More…]

Women kidnapped from Congo are suing Belgium’s government for crimes against humanity
DNY59/iStock (NEW YORK) — It was not until 2017 that Monique Bitu Bingi felt strong enough to tell the full story of what happened during her childhood in the Belgian-ruled Congo. Even her husband, who [Read More…]

Alleged kidnapper of 4-year-old girl sent to maximum security prison
Tamati Smith/Getty Images (PERTH, Australia) — Terence Darrell Kelly was charged Thursday afternoon with one count of forcibly taking a child under 16 for allegedly abducting 4-year-old Cleo Smith from a campsite on Oct. 16. Kelly [Read More…]

Famine-stricken Madagascar donations pour in from ‘World News Tonight’ viewers
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Donations have poured in from thousands of “World News Tonight” viewers in the wake of our report on Southern Madagascar, a country on the verge of the world’s first climate change-induced [Read More…]

At Afghanistan’s northern border, worries about what comes next
ABC News (RUZVAT, Tajikistan) — In many places along Tajikistan’s border with Afghanistan, the countries are separated by just a few yards of water — the narrow Panj River. There are no walls or fences, [Read More…]

COP26 updates: Summit focuses on accelerating transition to clean energy
oonal/iStock (GLASGOW, Scotland) — Leaders from nearly every country in the world have converged upon Glasgow, Scotland, for COP26, the United Nations Climate Change Conference that experts are touting as the most important environmental summit [Read More…]

Up close with Prince William’s Earthshot Prize winners
Alastair Grant – Pool/Getty Images (GLASGOW, Scotland) — Eshrat Waris called just attending the COP26 climate summit and meeting Prince William in Glasgow, Scotland, this week an “out of body experience.” Being handed 1 million [Read More…]

COP26: These are the young activists taking the fight against global warming by storm
piyaset/iStock (NEW YORK) — Young people are taking climate action into their own hands as distrust over lawmakers’ ability to tackle global warming continues to grow. Children and young adults are experiencing “widespread” psychological distress [Read More…]