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Man seen with missing Pittsburgh student ‘ready to go home and go back to my life’
ABC News (PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic) — Joshua Riibe, the Minnesota college student who was with University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki the night she went missing on a spring break trip to the Dominican [Read More…]

Several planets found orbiting star less than 6 light-years away
Michael Orso/Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — Astronomers have confirmed the existence of four planets orbiting a star less than 6 light-years away with help from some of the world’s most powerful telescopes. Research published [Read More…]

Israel hits Gaza with ‘extensive strikes,’ killing over 400 and ending ceasefire
Moiz Salhi/Anadolu via Getty Images (GAZA CITY) — Israel hit Gaza with a series of “extensive strikes” overnight Tuesday, vowing to open the “gates of hell” because Hamas has not released the remaining hostages. At [Read More…]

Parents of missing Pittsburgh student ask Dominican police to declare her dead
Sudiksha Konanki is seen in this undated photo shared to Meta. (Sudiksha Konanki via Meta) (PUNTA CANA, DR) — The family of University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki has sent a formal request to Dominican [Read More…]

Trump says talks with Putin on Ukraine ceasefire have ‘very good chance’ of success
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump will hold a high-stakes call with Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Tuesday as he tries to win his approval of a 30-day ceasefire with Ukraine. “It’s a bad [Read More…]

Trump-Putin call poses choice of sanctions or ‘escalation,’ analysts say
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are expected to speak on Tuesday as the White House continues its campaign for a ceasefire and eventual peace deal to end Russia’s devastating [Read More…]

Plane crashes into sea with 17 people aboard in Honduras
(ROATÁN, HONDURAS) — An aircraft crashed into the sea with 17 people on board in Roatán, Honduras, on Monday, according to local officials. Honduras Civil Aviation confirmed that the accident occurred at 6:18 p.m. at [Read More…]

Trump says Iran will suffer ‘dire’ consequences for any more Houthi attacks
U.S. Navy / Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images (LONDON) — President Donald Trump on Monday said that further attacks or retaliation by the Houthis would be considered an attack by Iran and it would face “dire” [Read More…]

Ukraine ready to ‘do everything’ to achieve ceasefire, Zelenskyy says
Contributor/Getty Images (LONDON) — Russian President Vladimir Putin “stole” another week of war in Ukraine with his vague response to a 30-day ceasefire proposed by Washington and Kyiv last week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said [Read More…]

Houthi missile, drone attack on U.S. Navy ships failed, official says
U.S. Navy / Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images (LONDON) — The Houthis’ retaliatory missile and drone attack on U.S. Navy ships in the Red Sea did not come close to hitting any American vessels, a U.S. [Read More…]

North Korea vows to ‘strengthen’ nuclear capabilities, rejecting G7 call for denuclearization
(LONDON) — North Korea on Monday vowed to “steadily update and strengthen” its nuclear capabilities, a firm rejection of the G7’s call for Pyongyang to “abandon” its nuclear ambitions. The country’s Foreign Ministry said that [Read More…]

Trump and Putin to speak Tuesday as Trump seeks end to Ukraine war, Trump says
Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump said he plans to speak on Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid the U.S. president’s efforts to end Russia’s war in Ukraine. Trump added that “a [Read More…]

DHS detains Lebanese doctor with a work visa to teach medicine in the US
Salwan Georges/The Washington Post via Getty Images (BOSTON) — A doctor who was arriving in the United States to teach medicine was detained at Boston’s Logan International Airport on March 13, according to legal documents [Read More…]

Iranian general raises prospect of response amid US strikes on Houthis
ABC News LONDON — An Iranian general warned on Sunday of the potential for a “decisive and devastating” response to any executed threat, a day after the U.S. conducted strikes on Houthis in Yemen. Gen. [Read More…]

At least 59 killed in ‘catastrophic’ North Macedonia nightclub fire
ABC News LONDON and BELGRADE — Dozens of people were killed in a fire at a nightclub in North Macedonia’s southern city of Kocani, local authorities said Sunday. At least 59 people — all aged [Read More…]

Putin ‘prolonging’ Ukraine war, Zelenskyy says after Trump peace appeal
ABC News LONDON — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of “prolonging the war” and “ignoring” U.S.-led efforts to agree to a ceasefire, as a first step toward ending Moscow’s three-year-old invasion [Read More…]

Vladimir Putin says Ukraine must surrender after Donald Trump calls for soldiers to be spared
Contributor/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Vladimir Putin said Ukraine must surrender after President Donald Trump urged the Russian leader to spare the lives of Ukrainian soldiers, following ceasefire talks between the U.S. and Russia in Moscow. [Read More…]

Hamas says it will release American hostage Edan Alexander
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Hamas announced it will release American hostage Edan Alexander and “the bodies of four other dual nationals” after receiving a a proposal from mediators to resume negotiations. The [Read More…]

6 American prisoners in Kuwait released, land back in US, representative says
(SimpleImages/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Six Americans who were imprisoned in Kuwait have been released in an agreement with the United States, a representative for their families confirmed to ABC News. The Americans, many of [Read More…]

Putin responds to US-Ukraine ceasefire proposal, says Russia ‘for it’ but has concerns
Steve Witkoff, special envoy to the Middle East. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) (LONDON) — In his first public remarks on the proposed 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin said Russia is “for it” but that [Read More…]