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Iceland volcano eruption likelihood remains high, possibly within ‘just days,’ local Met Office says
Tim Bieber/Getty Images (LONDON) — More than 530 earthquakes rumbled southwestern Iceland before 7 a.m. on Monday, as magma continued to “slowly” move toward the surface, Icelandic Meteorological Office officials said. “The likelihood of a [Read More…]

Defense Secretary Austin makes unannounced visit to Kyiv for high-level talks on US support
W.G. DUNLOP/POOL/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in Kyiv Monday morning for an unannounced visit to Ukraine, his second to the country since Russia invaded in February 2022. He’s [Read More…]

‘I’m afraid’: War stories from children caught in the middle of the Israel-Hamas conflict
Sami Zayara/ABC News Editor’s note: This reporting contains graphic descriptions. As the war between Israeli forces and the Hamas terror group rages on, children caught in the crossfire on both sides of the conflict are [Read More…]

Across a border, lives upended by the war in Gaza
Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images (TEL AVIV, Israel) — As the Israel-Hamas war continues with no end in sight, the lives of millions have been upended and their plans and dreams have been abruptly placed on hold. At [Read More…]

Amid Israel-Hamas war, scarce supplies and disease outbreaks threaten thousands of civilian lives in Gaza: Experts
Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas has led to scarce access to food, water, sanitation and medical supplies in overcrowded shelters and facilities that are housing hundreds of [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: Al-Shifa hospital evacuated amid IDF raid
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Thousands of people have died and thousands more have been injured since the militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7 and Israel retaliated with [Read More…]

Zelenskyy warns that supply of vital artillery ammunition to Ukraine has ‘really slowed down’
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In a rare admission, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has gone public about the reduction in the supply of artillery shells to Ukraine, telling reporters that deliveries of the munitions have [Read More…]

Two 12-year-old boys charged with the murder of a 19-year-old man
mbbirdy/Getty Images (LONDON) — Two 12-year-old boys have been arrested and charged with murder following the death of 19-year-old Shawn Seesahi earlier this week, police have said. Seesahai was found dead on Monday evening in [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: Hostage negotiations are ongoing and fluid, sources say
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Thousands of people have died and thousands more have been injured since the militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7 and Israel retaliated with [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: All telecoms down in Gaza Strip
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Thousands of people have died and thousands more have been injured since the militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7 and Israel retaliated with [Read More…]

Israel-Hamas war is ‘deadliest conflict for journalists’ since at least 1992, CPJ says
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah was standing near the Lebanon-Israeli border on Oct. 13, a Friday afternoon six days into the current conflict in Israel, doing what he did best: [Read More…]

China says Biden’s ‘dictator’ rhetoric is ‘extremely wrong’ following leaders’ San Francisco meeting
Matt Anderson Photography/Getty Images (HONG KONG) — The highly-anticipated meeting between President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping has been overshadowed by Biden’s comments calling Xi a “dictator” after the two leaders met on [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: IDF raid on Al-Shifa Hospital continues for second day
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Thousands of people have died and thousands more have been injured since the militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7 and Israel retaliated with [Read More…]

Girl, 12, charged with murder in stabbing death of 37-year-old woman
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (LONDON) — A 12-year-old girl has been arrested and charged with murder after allegedly stabbing a 37-year-old woman to death, police said. In the early hours of Thursday morning in Melbourne, Australia, [Read More…]

Haitian gang leader accused of helping kidnap, kill Americans added to FBI’s Most Wanted Fugitives list
KeithBinns/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The leader of a Haitian gang that allegedly kidnapped 16 U.S. citizens and killed one in another incident has been put on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list, the agency [Read More…]

US Navy shoots down drone from Yemen headed toward warship, officials say
James Foehl/U.S. Navy (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Thomas Hudner shot down a drone headed toward the ship on Wednesday that had been launched from Yemen, according to two U.S. officials. The U.S. destroyer [Read More…]

Volcanic eruption remains highly likely in Iceland amid ‘constant’ seismic activity, officials say
Emin Yogurtcuoglu/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (REYKJAVIK, Iceland) — There remains a “significant likelihood” of a volcanic eruption in the coming days in southwestern Iceland, the country’s meteorological office said, as hundreds of earthquakes continue to [Read More…]

China’s ‘moderately optimistic’ view ahead of Biden-Xi meeting: ANALYSIS
Matt Anderson Photography/Getty Images (HONG KONG) — The view from China on Wednesday’s meeting between President Xi Jinping and President Joe Biden is somewhat upbeat, despite signs that the bar for success is low and [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: UN official ‘appalled’ by Israeli raid on Al-Shifa Hospital
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Thousands of people have died and thousands more have been injured since the militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7 and Israel retaliated with [Read More…]

US says it has intelligence Hamas has used Gaza’s Al-Shifa Hospital to hold hostages
Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The White House said on Tuesday the U.S. has intelligence that shows Hamas has used hospitals in Gaza, including the Al-Shifa Hospital, “to conceal and to support their military [Read More…]