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Bodies found in Rio Grande near US-Mexico border: Officials
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (EAGLE PASS, TX) — Two people have been found dead in the southern part of the Rio Grande river, officials said. One body was found stuck in the lines of orange buoys [Read More…]
Mpox cases rising in China with infections spiking more than 50% in 3 weeks
ABC News/WHO While cases of mpox continue to decline across the United States and Europe, infections are steadily rising in China. For the week ending July 21, 117 cases were confirmed in China, according to [Read More…]
North Korea says it’s investigating Travis King in 1st response to United Nations messages
200mm/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — North Korea for the first time responded to messages regarding U.S. Army Private 2nd Class Travis King, who ran across the demilitarized zone two weeks ago, according to defense officials. “I can [Read More…]
US sees ‘narrow opportunity’ to restore democratic order in Niger after attempted coup, senior official says
Aldo Pavan/Getty Images (NIGER) — High-ranking officials at the U.S. Department of State are trying to restore democratic order in Niger, a key U.S. ally on counterterrorism. There may be a “narrow opportunity” to reverse [Read More…]
Fate of American nurse, Alix Dorsainvil and child reportedly kidnapped in Haiti still unknown
Petter Sandell/Getty Images (HAITI) — While the whereabouts of an American nurse and her young child reportedly kidnapped in Haiti late last week are still a mystery, the alarming surge of abductions taking place in [Read More…]
Body of hiker missing for 37 years discovered in melting glacier
Valais cantonal police / Kantonspolizei Wallis (LONDON) — The body of a hiker who has been missing for 37 years has been unearthed on a thawing glacier near the Matterhorn in the Swiss Alps. A [Read More…]
Death toll rises to 54 after blast at Pakistan political gathering
KeithBinns/Getty Images (LONDON) — The death toll after an apparent suicide bombing in Pakistan has risen to 54, officials said on Monday. No organization has yet taken responsibility for the apparent suicide bombing, which injured [Read More…]
Millions in Haiti starve as food, blocked by gangs, rots on the ground
Matt Rivers/ABC News (PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti) — Haiti is in the grips of a ravaging hunger crisis, where nearly five million Haitians — half of the country — do not get enough to eat on a [Read More…]
Inside the large-scale military exercise in Australia to counter China’s influence in the Pacific
ABC News (TOWNSVILLE, Australia) — For the next week 30,000 troops from the U.S., Australia, and 11 other countries will continue their joint training in different parts of Australia as part of the Talisman Sabre [Read More…]
Haiti’s gang violence worsens humanitarian crisis amid political turmoil
KeithBinns/Getty Images (PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti) — When handing out machetes on the streets of Haiti to people who’ve never really used them, it’s important to wrap up the blades. They’re really sharp, and it’s easy to [Read More…]
US and Australia deepen military ties to counter China
ABC News (BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA) — The United States and Australia will deepen their military ties after reaching an agreement that expands their military cooperation as both countries work to deter China’s growing influence and territorial [Read More…]
Niger’s military announces ousting of President Bazoum in apparent coup
-/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Soldiers in Niger have announced they have ousted the West African nation’s democratically elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, in a national televised address. Surrounded by uniformed soldiers, Niger’s Colonel-Major [Read More…]
US not seeking permanent new base in Papua New Guinea, Austin says
Luis Martinez/ABC News (WASHINGTON) — As Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met with Papua New Guinea’s top leaders on Thursday, to build on a new defense cooperation agreement signed between the two countries in May, Austin [Read More…]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks out on divisive judicial overhaul
ABC News (LONDON) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that his plan to overhaul his country’s judicial system is “a minor correction” to an “activist” court. “It’s described as the end of Israeli [Read More…]
‘A superb dig’: Archeologists uncover ruins believed to be Roman Emperor Nero’s theater near Vatican
Phoebe Natanson/ABC News (ROME) — “What an artist dies with me!” Nero, the emperor of Rome from AD 54 until AD 68, reportedly uttered those famous last words before his death in exile. Experts believe [Read More…]
Trevor Reed, American freed from Russia, expected to make full recovery from injuries fighting in Ukraine
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Trevor Reed, the former U.S. Marine who was wrongfully detained in Russia before being released in a prisoner swap, has been injured while fighting in Ukraine, according to a Biden administration official. [Read More…]
Actor Kevin Spacey found not guilty on sexual assault charges in London
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (LONDON) — Actor Kevin Spacey was on Wednesday found not guilty in a London court of a series of sexual assaults against several accusers. Twelve jurors at the Southwark Crown Court had [Read More…]
US steps up warnings to Guatemalan officials about interference in country’s election
Juanmonino/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — With Guatemalan authorities appearing to ramp up their interference in the country’s presidential election, including last week’s raids of the election tribunal offices and the anti-corruption candidate’s party offices, the [Read More…]
Wildfires that killed at least 34 in Algeria are now 80% extinguished, officials say
Juanmonino/Getty Images (LONDON) — Wildfires that have killed at least 34 people in northern Algeria over the past several days are now almost entirely under control, officials said. As of Tuesday afternoon, 80% of the [Read More…]
As wildfires sweep through Greece, resident returns home to find it ‘all gone, totally gone’
Spyros Bakalis/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — As wildfire flames crept toward Zena Katsaros’ home in Kiotari, a village in Rhodes, on Friday, she fled with her bathing suit and a few other items. She [Read More…]