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Police: 10-year-old boy reportedly attacked by shark at Bahamas resort
Philip Waller/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A 10-year-old boy from the United States was reportedly attacked by a shark at a resort in the Bahamas, police said. The incident occurred shortly before 4 p.m. local [Read More…]

Spate of transgender deaths in first days of 2024 prompts outrage in Mexico
Flavio Coelho/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The new year has begun with a spate of transgender deaths in Mexico, prompting protests, outrage and fear among the country’s LGBTQ community. At least three transgender people have [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: 2 hostages who appeared in Hamas video confirmed dead, kibbutz says
A man holds the body of a small child as he and others mourn while collecting the bodies of friends and relatives killed in an airstrike on January 13, 2024 in Rafah, Gaza. (Photo by [Read More…]

US condemns Iran for missile strikes in Iraq and Syria
A picture shows a view of a damaged building following a missile strike launched by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on the Kurdistan Region’s capital of Arbil, on Jan. 16, 2024. (Safin Hamid/AFP via Getty [Read More…]

Two passenger planes collide at Japanese airport
DuKai photographer/Getty Images (LONDON) — Two passenger planes have collided in Hokkaido, Japan, according to Japanese media reports. The incident took place at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido, some 110 miles east of the city [Read More…]

Explosions reported near US Consulate in Iraq; Iran claims responsibility
200mm/Getty Images (ERBIL, Iraq) — Several explosions were reported near the U.S. Consulate in Erbil, Iraq, an Iraqi security source told ABC News. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps quickly took responsibility for targeting and destroying [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: 1 dead, 17 injured in car-ramming attacks near Tel Aviv
A man holds the body of a small child as he and others mourn while collecting the bodies of friends and relatives killed in an airstrike on January 13, 2024 in Rafah, Gaza. (Photo by [Read More…]

Ukraine’s foreign minister warns ‘time is running out’ to pass funding deal for aid
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Ukraine’s foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba has warned that “time is running out” for Congress to pass a new funding deal for more military aid for Ukraine. The Biden Administration and [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: One dead, 16 injured in car-ramming attacks near Tel Aviv
A man holds the body of a small child as he and others mourn while collecting the bodies of friends and relatives killed in an airstrike on January 13, 2024 in Rafah, Gaza. (Photo by [Read More…]

US shoots down Houthi missile aimed at American warship in Red Sea, officials say
KeithBinns/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A U.S. fighter aircraft shot down a missile fired toward an American warship from a Houthi-controlled area of Yemen, U.S. military officials said. The USS Laboon was fired on in the [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: Shots fired as crowd seeks humanitarian aid
A man holds the body of a small child as he and others mourn while collecting the bodies of friends and relatives killed in an airstrike on January 13, 2024 in Rafah, Gaza. (Photo by [Read More…]

2nd volcanic fissure opens ‘just outside’ evacuated Icelandic town, Met office says
Civil Protection of Iceland Hours after a volcanic fissure opened north of an evacuated town in Iceland, a second fissure opened “just outside” the residential area, the Icelandic Meteorological Office said Sunday. The first fissure [Read More…]

‘Catastrophic’: Residents, aid organizations describe conditions in northern Gaza
UK Ministry Of Defense While the Israeli army has gradually reduced the number of troops it has in northern Gaza, many residents and relief organizations said that part of the region had been largely isolated [Read More…]

North Korea tests ballistic missile, Japan and South Korea say
ABC News North Korea launched a suspected ballistic missile on Sunday afternoon, Japan and South Korea said. The launch appeared to have been a shorter-range ballistic missile than those recently tested based on its flight [Read More…]

Ecuador prison staff being held hostage by inmates released: Officials
ABC News All of the Ecuador prison guards and administrative employees who were being held by inmates were released, the country’s prison agency said Saturday night. As nationwide civil unrest unfolded in Ecuador, a total [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: War between Israel and Hamas reaches the 100th day mark
A man holds the body of a small child as he and others mourn while collecting the bodies of friends and relatives killed in an airstrike on January 13, 2024 in Rafah, Gaza. (Photo by [Read More…]

2 Navy SEALs missing off Somalia coast were on a nighttime boarding mission: US officials
shaunl/Getty Images (SOMALIA) — Two U.S. Navy SEALs are missing off the coast of Somalia after having fallen into the water during a nighttime boarding mission on Thursday, according to two U.S. officials. The officials [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: Deal reached to get medicine to hostages, Israel says
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than a month after a temporary truce between Israel and Hamas ended, the Israeli military continues its bombardment of the neighboring Gaza Strip. The end of the cease-fire came [Read More…]

US, UK launch large-scale retaliatory strikes against Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen
filo/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. military has unleashed large-scale retaliatory airstrikes against multiple Houthi targets in Yemen following months of attacks by the Iranian-backed militants on commercial shipping in the Red Sea, a U.S. [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: Genocide case against Israel begins at UN’s top court
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than a month after a temporary cease-fire between Hamas and Israel ended, Israel continues its bombardment of Gaza. The end of the cease-fire came after Hamas freed over 100 [Read More…]