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4 dead after powerful earthquake strikes Japan, triggering tsunami warning
Gary S Chapman/Getty Images (TOKYO and LONDON) — At least four people have died after a powerful earthquake struck Japan’s west coast on Monday afternoon, officials said. An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.5 [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: IDF says it expects war to last all of 2024
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The temporary cease-fire between Hamas and Israel ended on Dec. 1, and Israel has resumed its bombardment of Gaza. The end of the cease-fire came after Hamas freed over 100 [Read More…]

Tsunami warning issued after powerful earthquake strikes Japan
Gary S Chapman/Getty Images (TOKYO and LONDON) — Japanese officials issued a tsunami warning and evacuation warnings after a powerful earthquake struck the west coast on Monday afternoon. An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of [Read More…]

Major tsunami warning issued after powerful earthquake strikes Japan
Gary S Chapman/Getty Images (TOKYO and LONDON) — Japanese officials issued a major tsunami warning and evacuation warnings after a powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.5 struck the west coast on Monday afternoon. [Read More…]

In a surprise move, Queen of Denmark says in New Year’s speech that she will abdicate her throne
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark gives a New Year’s speech from Christian IX’s Palace, Amalienborg Castle, in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Dec. 31, 2023, announcing her upcoming abdication. (KELD NAVNTOFT/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) [Read More…]

Exclusive: US to bring back aircraft carrier from eastern Mediterranean
U.S. Navy photo by Mass communication Specialist 2nd Class Malachi Lakey (WASHINGTON) — The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier strike group will leave the eastern Mediterranean Sea, where it was sent just after the [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: IDF says it expects war to last all of 2024
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The temporary cease-fire between Hamas and Israel ended on Dec. 1, and Israel has resumed its bombardment of Gaza. The end of the cease-fire came after Hamas freed over 100 [Read More…]

US Navy sinks 3 Houthi boats attacking merchant ship in Red Sea, US says
KeithBinns/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — U.S. Navy helicopters returned fire and and sank three small boats carrying Houthi militants in the Red Sea on Sunday, after U.S. warships responded to a distress call from a [Read More…]

Russia launches drone assault after accusing Ukraine of deadly attack within Russia
belterz/Getty Images (LONDON) — Dozens of Russian drones targeted civilian and military targets in Ukraine overnight, Ukrainian officials said, a day after Russia accused Ukraine of a deadly strike on a Russian border city. Russia [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: Tunnels of Hamas’ general headquarters destroyed, IDF says
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The temporary cease-fire between Hamas and Israel ended on Dec. 1, and Israel has resumed its bombardment of Gaza. The end of the cease-fire came after Hamas freed over 100 [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: IDF publishes findings after three hostages accidentally killed
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The temporary cease-fire between Hamas and Israel ended on Dec. 1, and Israel has resumed its bombardment of Gaza. The end of the cease-fire came after Hamas freed over 100 [Read More…]

US shoots down Houthi drone, ballistic missile in Red Sea
KeithBinns/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A United States Navy ship in the Red Sea shot down a ballistic missile and a drone on Thursday night, officials confirmed to ABC News. The USS Mason shot down [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: IDF publishes findings after 3 hostages accidentally killed
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The temporary cease-fire between Hamas and Israel ended on Dec. 1, and Israel has resumed its bombardment of Gaza. The end of the cease-fire came after Hamas freed over 100 [Read More…]

Waves of Russian missiles strike civilian targets across Ukraine in deadly overnight attack
OLEKSANDR GIMANOV/AFP via Getty Images (KYIV and LONDON) — Russia’s military struck cities across Ukraine overnight, sending waves of missiles and drones in an hourslong attack that Ukrainian officials said may be among the biggest [Read More…]

Palestinian children find some moments of joy at Gaza shelter school
www.fuchieh.com/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Rawan, a 10-year-old Palestinian girl, said she is fearful living in Gaza amid the Israel-Hamas war. But she can find moments to be a kid again and cheer on others [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: American-Israeli-Canadian hostage confirmed dead
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The temporary cease-fire between Hamas and Israel ended on Dec. 1, and Israel has resumed its bombardment of Gaza. The end of the cease-fire came after Hamas freed over 100 [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: Israel ‘under attack from 7 different sectors,’ Israeli defense minister says
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The temporary cease-fire between Hamas and Israel ended on Dec. 1, and Israel has resumed its bombardment of Gaza. The end of the cease-fire came after Hamas freed over 100 [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: At least 68 killed in airstrike on refugee camp
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The temporary cease-fire between Hamas and Israel ended on Dec. 1, and Israel has resumed its bombardment of Gaza. The end of the cease-fire came after Hamas freed over 100 [Read More…]

US carries out airstrikes against militants in Iraq following morning attack on Erbil Air Base
CT757fan/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — U.S. military forces carried out multiple airstrikes on facilities in Iraq used by Kataib Hezbollah — an Iraqi paramilitary group also known as the Hezbollah Brigades — and its affiliates [Read More…]

Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny located in Siberian penal colony, spokeswoman says
ABC News (MOSCOW) — Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny has been located in a remote penal colony in Siberia after his lawyers and associates have been unable to contact him for nearly three weeks, [Read More…]