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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 Images) (NEW YORK) — Persistent rains and destructive flooding continue to wreak havoc in Brazil, with officials saying rising river […]
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 that were headed to Gaza from the West Bank. Humanitarian groups say civilians are facing a “full-blown famine” and a […]
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. Two people were on board the vessel when the incident occurred Sunday at 9 a.m. local time, according to Spain’s […]
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 of 2023 by conflict, violence and national disasters, the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre said in a report released Tuesday. At […]
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 and Defense Council of Ukraine told ABC News on Monday that Russia is using 30,000 of its 50,000 soldiers amassed […]
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 territory on May 12, 2024. – Said Khatib/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the Israel-Hamas war crosses the […]
This photograph shows a view of an apartment building which partially collapsed after being damaged by what Russian authorities described as a Ukrainian strike, in Belgorod on May 12, 2024. — Stringer/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — A 10-story residential building in Belgorod, Russia, was struck overnight by a Ukrainian missile, a local governor said. […]
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 this month on charges of criminal misconduct, according to the U.S. Army. Two U.S. officials told ABC News last week […]
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 territory on May 12, 2024. – Said Khatib/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the Israel-Hamas war crosses the […]
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 Broadcast Union announced Saturday. The competition’s Grand Final, scheduled for Saturday in Malmo, Sweden, will now proceed with 25 participating […]
