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Two Iranian journalists’ trials begin over coverage of woman’s death in police custody
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (LONDON) — Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Court on Tuesday opened the trial of Niloofar Hamedi, the first journalist in Iran who reported on Mahsa Amini’s death in police custody in September. Hamedi’s report [Read More…]
Major drone strike hits residential area of Moscow in apparent first
Evgenii Bugubaev/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (LONDON) — Several drones struck Moscow early on Tuesday, damaging residential buildings in the Russian capital, the mayor said. The pre-dawn attack “caused minor damage to several buildings” in [Read More…]
Drone attack damages residential buildings in Moscow, mayor says
Evgenii Bugubaev/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (LONDON) — Several drones struck Moscow early on Tuesday, damaging residential buildings in the Russian capital, the mayor said. The attack “caused minor damage to several buildings” in a [Read More…]
Natalee Holloway suspect beaten in Peruvian prison: Lawyer
Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Joran van der Sloot, the prime suspect in the unsolved 2005 disappearance of American teenager Natalee Holloway, has been severely beaten in Peruvian prison, his lawyer told ABC [Read More…]
Uganda’s president signs anti-LGBTQ bill into law
Morgan Winsor, ABC News (LONDON) — Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni signed one of the world’s harshest anti-LGBTQ bills into law on Monday. The Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023, which was introduced in Uganda’s Parliament in early March, [Read More…]
At least 2 dead in strikes on Russian territory, officials say
Vyacheslav Madiyevskyy/Future Publishing via Getty Images (BELGOROD, Russia) — At least two people have died in strikes on Russian territory as Russia reported more attacks on Saturday, with drones crashing in its western regions and areas [Read More…]
20-year-old US soldier dies from rollover accident in Kuwait
DOD/108th Public Affairs Detachment (KUWAIT CITY) — An American soldier was killed in a non-combat rollover accident in Kuwait, U.S. officials said late Friday. Spc. Jayson Reed Haven, 20, of Aiken, South Carolina, died from a [Read More…]
US teen missing after going overboard on sunset cruise in the Bahamas
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (NASSAU, Bahamas) — A recent high school graduate from Louisiana is missing after going overboard while on a trip to the Bahamas, school officials said. Cameron Robbins, who attended University Laboratory School in [Read More…]
What has been happening in Belgorod, a Russian region that borders Ukraine?
Tom Soufi Burridge/ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Earlier this week, an unknown number of heavily armed soldiers stormed over Ukraine’s north-eastern border with Russia. At around the same time, Russian media reported explosions inside Belgorod. Russian [Read More…]
Recent US high school graduate missing after going overboard on sunset cruise in the Bahamas
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A recent high school graduate from Louisiana is missing after going overboard while on a trip to the Bahamas, school officials said. Cameron Robbins, who attended University Laboratory School [Read More…]
Driver crashes into gates outside Downing Street, home of UK prime minister, no injuries reported
Tristan Fewings/Getty Images (LONDON) — A driver has crashed a car into the gates outside Downing Street, the residence of Britain’s prime minister, authorities said. No injuries were reported. The incident isn’t considered terror-related, according [Read More…]
Fulgence Kayishema, most wanted Rwandan genocide suspect, arrested in South Africa, authorities say
JonGorr/Getty Images (LONDON) — One of the world’s most wanted fugitives accused of involvement in the Rwandan genocide has been arrested in South Africa after more than two decades on the run, authorities announced Thursday. [Read More…]
American tourist attacked by shark in Turks and Caicos, police say
Philip Waller/Getty Images (LONDON) — An American tourist was seriously injured in a shark attack in Turks and Caicos on Wednesday, authorities said. The 22-year-old Connecticut woman was snorkeling with a friend in the waters [Read More…]
US investigating whether arms given to Ukraine have been used in attacks in Russia
Luis Diaz Devesa/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration is investigating claims that American munitions initially supplied to the Ukrainian government have been used in a rare cross-border attack on Russia by groups of anti-Kremlin assailants, [Read More…]
Killer whales learn ‘coordinated’ attacks on sailboats, some observers say
George D. Lepp/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Orcas may be teaching each other to attack boats following a spate of strikes on sailboats off the coast of Europe, some observers say. Sailors have reported a [Read More…]
‘Stop the Bleed’ nonprofit teaches Ukrainian military life-saving tools
Fokke Hassel/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A U.S. nonprofit created after a school shooting is helping troops in Ukraine learn crucial medical care — and some soldiers on the ground credit the new skill set [Read More…]
Prince Harry loses legal challenge in police protection case
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images (LONDON) — Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, has lost his bid to challenge a decision that he cannot pay for police protection while he is in the United Kingdom. A judge [Read More…]
Hundreds of new species discovered in this remote part of the world, researcher say
Sirachai Arunrugstichai/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Researchers have discovered hundreds of new animal and plant species in remote parts of the world previously inaccessible to humans, according to the World Wildlife Fund. Among the 380 [Read More…]
Survivors of 1972 Uruguay plane crash revisit their tale of going to the extremes to live
Obtained by ABC News (NEW YORK) — More than 50 years ago, a plane carrying 45 passengers and crew, including a Uruguayan rugby team and some of their friends and family, crashed in the Andes [Read More…]
Ukraine’s eastern frontlines shifting ahead of major offensive
Tom Soufi Burridge/ABC News (SLOVYANSK, Ukraine) — The frontlines in eastern Ukraine are shifting in significant ways, with Russia and Ukraine carrying out offensive operations in and around Bakhmut. Russian forces inside the city have [Read More…]