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What to know about the deadly escape of French prisoner ‘The Fly’
LOU BENOIST/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — A manhunt involving hundreds of law enforcement officers continued Wednesday for a fugitive prisoner dubbed “The Fly” and accomplices wielding machine guns who facilitated the convicted criminal’s escape [Read More…]

Slovakian prime minister shot in assassination attempt, rushed to hospital
Tomas Tkacik/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot in the abdomen in an assassination attempt in the town of Handlova on Wednesday, according to a government official. [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: UN court to hold hearings over Israel’s Rafah attacks
Palestinians who fled Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip ride with their belongings in the back of a truck, as they arrive to take shelter in Deir el-Balah in the central part of the Palestinian [Read More…]

US to send additional $2 billion in Ukraine aid, Blinken says
pop_jop/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The United States will provide an additional $2 billion in aid to Ukraine, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday during a press conference in Kyiv with Ukrainian Foreign Minister [Read More…]

Deadly clashes intensify in El Fasher, Darfur, amid international calls for end to Sudan civil war
Newly arrived refugees from Darfur in Sudan sit on a vehicle before being taken to a new camp on April 24, 2024 in Adre, Chad. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) (LONDON) — Fighting between the Sudanese Army [Read More…]

Flood-stricken Brazil continues to battle rising river levels, 149 confirmed dead
Destroyed houses, damaged cars, branches, and debris are seen in Cruzeiro do Sul following the devastating floods that hit the region in Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, May 14, 2024. (Nelson Almeida/AFP via Getty [Read More…]

Protesters in Israel arrested after attacking Gaza aid trucks
Anas Zeyad Fteha/Anadolu via Getty Images (JERUSALEM) — Multiple people have been arrested in connection with an attack Monday on an aid convoy headed toward Gaza, according to Israeli officials. Israeli protestors blocked aid trucks [Read More…]

Pod of killer whales attacks and sinks 50-foot yacht in Strait of Gibraltar
STOCK/ Serge MELESAN / 500px / Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A pod of killer whales attacked and sunk a yacht in the Strait of Gibraltar, between Spain and Morocco, officials confirmed to ABC News. [Read More…]

Wars propel global displacements to record high of 75.9 million in 2023, monitor says
Newly arrive refugees stand outside their makeshift shelter as a sand storm approaches on April 21, 2024 in Adre, Chad. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) (LONDON) — A record 75.9 million people were displaced by the end [Read More…]

Ukraine says 30,000 Russian soldiers attacking amid border offensive in Kharkiv region
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Ukraine said it is battling 30,000 Russian soldiers at the border near Kharkiv, as thousands of civilians have been evacuated due to heavy fighting in the region. The National Security [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: US aware of American doctors trapped in Gaza
Palestinians who fled Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip ride with their belongings in the back of a truck, as they arrive to take shelter in Deir el-Balah in the central part of the Palestinian [Read More…]

US soldier arrested in Russia appeals detention, state media reports
ABC News (LONDON) — A lawyer appointed for Gordon Black, a U.S. Army soldier arrested in Russia, has appealed his detention, according to the state-owned TASS news service. Black was detained in Vladivostok, Russia, earlier [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: Almost 360,000 have fled Rafah, UN agency says
Palestinians who fled Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip ride with their belongings in the back of a truck, as they arrive to take shelter in Deir el-Balah in the central part of the Palestinian [Read More…]

Eurovision contestant disqualified after police investigate ‘incident’ with production crew
Jens Büttner/picture alliance via Getty Images (MALMO, Sweden) — The Dutch contestant in Europe’s popular Eurovision Song Contest has been disqualified after an “incident” occurred with a female member of the production crew, the European [Read More…]

Upcoming report from Biden admin does not conclude Israel violated law in Gaza: Sources
Getty Images – STOCK (WASHINGTON) — An upcoming report from the Biden administration examining Israel’s use of American-supplied arms does not conclude that the country violated international or U.S. law in Gaza, according to two [Read More…]

Humanitarian workers, doctors describe ‘horrific’ situation in Rafah as Israel intensifies strikes
Displaced Palestinians in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip carry their belongings as they leave following an evacuation order by the Israeli army on May 6, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the [Read More…]

Prince Harry, Meghan Markle make their first visit to Nigeria
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex meet with NATO Joint Force Command and families from Italy and Netherlands during day five of the Invictus Games Dusseldorf 2023, Sept. 14, 2023, in [Read More…]

Israeli contestant advances to final despite protests, controversy at Eurovision Song Contest
Mohamed El-Shemy/Anadolu via Getty Images (MALMO, Sweden) — Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters gathered in Sweden on Thursday to oppose the participation of an Israeli contestant in the semifinals of the massively popular Eurovision Song Contest. [Read More…]

Israeli contestant draws boos, controversy at Eurovision Song Contest
Mohamed El-Shemy/Anadolu via Getty Images (MALMO, Sweden) — Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters gathered in Sweden on Thursday to oppose the participation of an Israeli contestant in the semifinals of the massively popular Eurovision Song Contest. [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: Delegations leave Cairo without cease-fire deal
People walk in a camp for displaced people in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip by the border with Egypt on April 28, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group [Read More…]