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Rebuilding Gaza will take ‘decades,’ cost $70B, experts say
Khalil Ramzi Alkahlut/Anadolu via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — With a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in effect, many questions about the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip remain. It may take decades, not years, [Read More…]
Venezuelan government bolsters forces following Trump administration strikes
The Venezuelan Armed Forces and army tanks drive along a highway during a military exercise in Caracas, Venezuela on September 20, 2025. (Photo by Ivan McGregor/Anadolu via Getty Images) (VENEZUELA) — Venezuelan officials say that [Read More…]
Prince Andrew gives up royal titles
Christopher Furlong – WPA Pool/Getty Images (LONDON) — Prince Andrew, the brother of King Charles III, will no longer use his royal titles. In a statement Friday, Andrew said, “In discussion with The King, and [Read More…]
IDF investigates report of Israeli troops setting Gaza sewage treatment plant ablaze
Israeli forces take security measures after organizing a raid in Hebron, West Bank on October 9, 2025. Amer Shallodi/Anadolu via Getty Images (LONDON) — The Israel Defense Forces are investigating reports Israeli troops who were occupying [Read More…]
Trump says he and Putin plan to meet again to discuss war in Ukraine
Viktor Kovalchuk/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images (LONDON) — President Donald Trump and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin spoke on Thursday, the White House said, ahead of Trump’s in-person meeting on Friday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr [Read More…]
US-led coordination center overseeing Gaza rebuilding to be operational in coming days, officials say
Trucks carrying food aid and fuel, accompanied by a United Nations team, passed through the Kerem Shalom border crossing and arrive in the Gaza Strip on October 16, 2025. (Photo by Hani Alshaer/Anadolu via Getty [Read More…]
‘Last Lands’ explores Guatemala’s jungles in search of mysterious Mayan city
ABC News (NEW YORK) — ABC News Live’s original docuseries “Last Lands,” the Emmy-nominated and Webby-winning show, is returning for season 2, kicking off in Guatemala’s Petén region. “Last Lands” covers the two-day journey by [Read More…]
‘This is not Gaza’: Palestinians return to war-torn neighborhoods amid fragile ceasefire
Doaa Albaz/Anadolu via Getty Images (KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip) — While there was joy on the faces of some Palestinians returning to the Gaza Strip this week after two years of war, many said they [Read More…]
Russia launches 300 drones and missiles at Ukraine, Kyiv says, as Zelenskyy prepares for White House meeting
Viktor Kovalchuk/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images (LONDON) — Russia overnight fired more than 300 drones and about three dozen missiles at targets throughout Ukraine, including civilian energy infrastructure and emergency services, Ukrainian President Volodymyr [Read More…]
Humanitarian workers detail challenges getting aid into Gaza despite ceasefire
Stringer/Anadolu via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Dozens of humanitarian organizations have begun rapidly scaling up operations in the hopes of delivering aid to Gaza again amid the Israel-Hamas ceasefire. Items in Gaza — including [Read More…]
2 hikers hospitalized after encountering grizzly bear with 2 cubs on trail
Mert Alper Dervis/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (PASS LAKE, British Columbia) — Two hikers were attacked by a grizzly bear after they encountered the mother and her two cubs on a trail in Canada, authorities [Read More…]
US conducts another lethal strike on alleged drug boat off Venezuela, Trump says
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on October 09, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump spoke on the Israel and Hamas ceasefire and hostage deal saying the hostages may [Read More…]
Trump implies Hamas given approval to act as police force for ‘a period of time’
Israeli hostage Guy Gilboa Dalal returns from Hamas captivity in Gaza. (Photo by Sharon Eilon/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) (LONDON) — President Donald Trump implied Hamas has been given approval to act as a Palestinian [Read More…]
Trump, world leaders gather in Egypt for ceasefire deal signing with Netanyahu absent
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (l, CDU) is taking part in the Gaza summit chaired by Egypt’s President al-Sisi alongside US President Donald Trump. Michael Kappeler/picture alliance via Getty Images (SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt) — President Donald [Read More…]
Elation for families of living hostages, while those of deceased decry delay
People sing songs and cheer in Hostages Square, after it was announced that all living hostages had been released and arrived back in Israel on October 13, 2025 in Tel Aviv, Israel. The ceasefire deal [Read More…]
Researchers find methane leaking out of cracks in Antarctic seabed
Sebnem Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — One of the most potent greenhouse gas emissions has been discovered seeping out of cracks of the Antarctic seafloor, researchers announced. Methane has been measured escaping from [Read More…]
Trump admin touts new partner funding for Rohingya refugees amid backlash over aid cuts
Workers describe the housing the Bangladesh government is building for thousands of Rohingya refugees. ABC (WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration is asserting that it has secured substantial financial commitments for the Rohingya refugees living in [Read More…]
Nobel Peace Prize goes to Venezuelan dissident Maria Machado: ‘Democracy is in retreat’
The Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado attends a protest called by the opposition in Caracas, Venezuela, on January 9, 2025, one day before the presidential inauguration.(Photo by Jonathan Lanza/NurPhoto via Getty Images) (LONDON) — [Read More…]
Israel-Hamas ceasefire in Gaza: What to know about proposed deal and next steps
Ilia Yefimovich/picture alliance via Getty Images (LONDON and TEL AVIV) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will convene his cabinet to discuss the proposed Gaza Strip ceasefire deal on Thursday, with the cabinet and the [Read More…]
Trump’s considered green light for Ukraine Tomahawks could ‘push Russia back,’ NATO minister says
Win McNamee/Getty Images (LONDON) — A supply of U.S. Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine could help “push Russia back,” Margus Tsahkna — the foreign minister of NATO ally Estonia — told ABC News, after U.S. President [Read More…]