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Russian aircraft grounded by 'massive' overnight Ukrainian drone attack

Russian authorities reported 8 Ukrainian drones over the city of Kazan.
37 minutes ago
A view shows a damaged multi-storey residential building following an alleged Ukrainian drone attack in Kazan, Russia, on Dec. 21, 2024.
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What we know about the suspect behind the German Christmas market attack

Germany is still in shock and struggling to understand the suspect behind the attack in the city of Magdeburg
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An image taken from a video shows police officers arresting a suspect after car drove into a crowd at the Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, Friday Dec. 20, 2024. (TNN/DPA via AP)
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German Christmas market attack toll rises to 5 killed, 200 injured, minister says

The attack occurred on Friday night in the eastern city of Magdeburg.
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Security personnel stand guard at the entrance of a Christmas market where a car crashed into a crowd, early on Dec. 21, 2024, in Magdeburg, Germany.
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France's Mayotte struggles to recover as cyclone overwhelms hospitals

A week after Cyclone Chido ravaged Mayotte, France’s poorest territory, the island remains in crisis
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A drone view of the Barakani, Mayotte, informal settlement, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Adrienne Surprenant)
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Cyprus can help rid Syria of chemical weapons and search for its missing, Cypriot top diplomat says

Cyprus’ top diplomat says his country stands ready to help eliminate Syria’s remaining chemical weapons stockpiles and to support a search for people whose fate remains unknown after more than a decade of war
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December 21

Ukrainian drones strike deep into Russian territory, hundreds of miles from the front line

Ukraine has brought the war into the heart of Russia with drone attacks that Russian authorities said damaged residential buildings in the city of Kazan, some 600 miles from the front line
December 21
In this photo released Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, by the official Telegram channel of the Kazan City Hall, local officials look at a damage site at the residential complex called "Lazurnye Nebesa," or Azure Skies, in Kazan, Russia, following Ukrainian drone attacks. (Official Telegram channel of the Kazan City Hall via AP)
December 21

Rocket fired from Yemen strikes an area of Tel Aviv overnight; 16 people lightly injured

The Israeli military says a rocket fired from Yemen hit an area of Tel Aviv in the early hours of Saturday, leaving 16 people slightly injured by glass from shattered windows
December 21
December 21

Germans mourn attack on Christmas market with no answers about why

Authorities in the German city of Magdeburg say at least two people were killed and dozens were injured after a car plowed into a busy Christmas market what officials called a deliberate attack
December 21
Reiner Haseloff (M, CDU), Minister President of Saxony-Anhalt, makes a statement after an incident at the Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, Friday Dec. 20, 2024. (Heiko Rebsch/dpa via AP)
December 21

AP PHOTOS: Scenes of devastation from the aftermath of the Indian Ocean tsunami

On Dec. 26, 2004, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the west coast of Sumatra, causing a massive wave that devastated Asian coastal communities across thousands of miles. Some 230,000 people died as the tsunami leveled remote villages, ports and tourist resorts in Indonesia, Thailand, India and Sri Lanka, among other countries. Ahead of the 20th anniversary of a disaster that's still vividly remembered in the region, here's a look back at the aftermath. In these photos, a resident of a fishing village in India's Tamil Nadu state contemplates the remains of her house as fires continue to burn in her village. In Thailand, dozens of bodies are lined up at a Buddhist temple, and a young Swedish boy carries a sign listing family members he hasn't seen since they were swept out to sea from their beachfront hotel. In Sri Lanka, villagers search for the dead among derailed train cars, lighting fires to cremate those they find. And in Aceh, Indonesia, the worst-hit area nearest the...
December 21
Tsunami victims wait for a airplane to be evacuated from Nicobar, in India's southeastern Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2004. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)
December 20

Sectarian violence in Syria has been less intense than feared since Assad's ouster

The toppling of Bashar Assad has raised tentative hopes that Syrians might live peacefully and as equals after a half century of authoritarian rule
December 20
FILE - Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known by nom de guerre Abu Mohammed al-Golani, speaks at the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Albam, File)
December 20

2 dead, nearly 70 injured when car plows into German Christmas market: Officials

A suspect has been arrested in the attack in Magdeburg, sources said.
December 20
A police officer examines the scene at a Christmas market where a driver drove into a group of people in Magdeburg, Germany, Dec. 20, 2024.
December 20

Officials investigating deadly car attack in Germany

ABC News’ Juju Chang spoke with ABC News contributor and former DHS official Elizabeth Neumann about the Christmas market attack in Germany and how U.S. officials are taking extra protective measures.
December 20
VIDEO: Officials investigating deadly car attack in Germany
December 20

Indonesians mark 2 decades since tragic tsunami that killed hundreds of thousands

Two decades after a catastrophic tsunami destroyed her village, Tria Asnani still cries when she recalls how she lost her mother while trying to escape the giant waves and her father to the sea
December 20
People sit at a cafe on the waterfront near Ulhee Lheue beach, one of the areas hardest his by the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004, in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, Saturday, Dec 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
December 20

Guatemala authorities raid ultra-orthodox Jewish sect's compound after report of abuse

Guatemalan authorities have searched the compound of an extremist ultra-orthodox Jewish sect and taken at least 160 minors and 40 women into protective custody after reports of abuse
December 20
December 20

Driver in Christmas market crash is doctor from Saudi Arabia: German officials

At least two people were killed in the incident and 60 others were injured, according to a German security official.
December 20
VIDEO: Driver in Christmas market crash is doctor from Saudi Arabia: German officials
December 20

Regional court faults El Salvador for denying a mother's access to abortion, violating her rights

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has found El Salvador’s government responsible for violating the rights of a young Salvadoran woman who was denied an abortion of her anencephalic fetus in a country with a total abortion ban
December 20
December 20

Zambian police arrest 2 over alleged plot to bewitch President Hichilema

Two people have been arrested for allegedly plotting to harm Zambia’s president Hakainde Hichilema using witchcraft
December 20
Zambia President Hakainde Hichilema speaks during the Lobito Corridor Trans-Africa Summit at the Carrinho food processing factory near Lobito, Angola, on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
December 20

Car plows into Christmas market, at least 2 dead

A car plowed into people visiting a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, on Friday, killing at least two people and injuring nearly 70 others, according to German officials.
December 20
VIDEO: Car plows into Christmas market, several dead
December 20

Car drives into crowd at Christmas market in Germany: Police

A car plowed into a crowd of people at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, on Friday, injuring multiple people, according to police.
December 20
VIDEO: Car drives into crowd at Christmas market in Germany: Police
December 20

Abu Yusif dead: US officials announce ISIS leader killed in airstrike

Abu Yusif and another operative were killed in the attack, officials said.
December 20
Stock concept photo of U.S. and Syria.
December 20

At least 2 dead and 60 hurt after a car drives into a German Christmas market in a suspected attack

Authorities in the German city of Magdeburg say at least two people were killed and dozens were injured after a car plowed into a busy Christmas market what officials called a deliberate attack
December 20
Reiner Haseloff (M, CDU), Minister President of Saxony-Anhalt, makes a statement after an incident at the Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, Friday Dec. 20, 2024. (Heiko Rebsch/dpa via AP)
December 20

Greece’s former royal family seeks to reclaim citizenship 50 years after monarchy abolished

Members of Greece’s former royal family have applied for Greek citizenship and formally acknowledged the country’s republican system of government, in a landmark move 50 years after the monarchy was abolished
December 20
FILE - From left, Pavlos, son of former king of Greece Constantine II, Nikolaos, son of former king of Greece Constantine II, former Queen Anne-Marie of Greece, Philippos son of former king of Greece Constantine II, Marie-Chantal, wife of Pavlos, and Olga, daughter of Michael, attend the funeral of Michael, cousin of the late Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, in Athens, Greece, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Varaklas, File)
December 20

Syrian refugees have 'a moment of real hope' to return

Ciarán Donnelly of the International Rescue Committee discusses getting critical humanitarian aid to Syrian refugees in Lebanon.
December 20
VIDEO: Syrian refugees have 'a moment of real hope' to return
December 20

What will Syria's future look like? The answer could lie in other Arab countries' recent pasts

Even with hopes running high, so much can go wrong when a country ousts a longtime dictator and tries to start anew
December 20
FILE - An Egyptian anti-government activist kisses a riot police officer following clashes in Cairo, Egypt, on Jan. 28, 2011. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File)
December 20

Lithuania says it sees no sign of sabotage in the crash of a DHL cargo plane

The Lithuanian government says an investigation of last month’s crash of a DHL cargo plane as it approached the airport in Vilnius has found no indication of “unauthorized interference."
December 20
Lithuanian Emergency Ministry employees work at the site where a DHL cargo plane crashed into a house near Vilnius, Lithuania, Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
December 20

1 dead in 'brutal' Russian missile attack on Kyiv, US ambassador says

A Russian missile strike killed one person and wounded seven others early on Friday morning, Ukraine's Ministry of Defense said.
December 20
1 dead in 'brutal' Russian missile attack on Kyiv, US ambassador says
December 20

Avalanche on Bulgaria's Pirin Mountain kills 1 man

Bulgaria's mountain rescue service says one person has died in an avalanche on Pirin Mountain, in the south of the country, rescue efforts are underway to find several others buried under the snow
December 20
December 20

At one of Rio de Janeiro's hardest trails, a paraplegic athlete climbed into clouds

It’s perhaps Rio de Janeiro’s hardest trail
December 20
Volunteers with an organization that aims to increase accessibility in trails walk an inclusive route up Pedra da Gavea in Rio de Janeiro, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Lucas Dumphreys)
December 20

Warring tribes in Pakistan’s northwest ordered to hand over weapons after weeks of deadly clashes

Pakistani authorities in the northwest want warring tribes to hand over their weapons after weeks of deadly clashes
December 20
December 20

An ethnic armed group in western Myanmar claims to have captured a major regional army headquarters

A powerful ethnic armed group in western Myanmar is claiming to have scored a major victory in the war against the ruling military, even as neighboring nations at a meeting in Thailand were discussing efforts to end the conflict peacefully
December 20
This photo released by the Arakan Army, shows members of the Arakan Army posing for a photograph in front of the captured district police office in Ann township, Rakhine state, Myanmar, Nov. 29, 2024. (The Arakan Army via AP)
December 20

Canada's Trudeau reshuffles his Cabinet as resignation calls mount and discontent rises

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s chances of staying on in power have become more tenuous after the opposition party that backed his government for years said it'll vote no confidence in the government when Parliament resumes
December 20
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau looks on during a cabinet swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, on Friday, Dec.20, 2024.(Sean Kilpatrick /The Canadian Press via AP)
December 20

US delegation visits Syria to 'meet with representatives of HTS'

Senior U.S. officials are in Syria for the first time since Bashar al-Assad fled Damascus, the State Department announced Thursday evening. ABC News’ Marcus Moore reports.
December 20
US delegation visits Syria to 'meet with representatives of HTS'
December 20

International headlines from ABC News

Catch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines.
December 20
Catch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines.
December 20

Student protests continue to challenge Serbia's populist government after a deadly canopy collapse

Hundreds of Serbian students and others again blocked traffic for 15 minutes throughout the country as political tensions continue to simmer following last month's collapse of a concrete canopy that killed 15 people
December 20
People stopping traffic, stand in silence during ongoing protests that erupted after a concrete canopy fell last month and killed 15 people, in Belgrade, Serbia, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
December 20

Macron met with anger, frustration over cyclone response during visit to Mayotte

French President Emmanuel Macron faced widespread frustration and anger from residents of Mayotte during his visit to the Indian Ocean archipelago
December 20
French military vehicles make their way to the central city of Mirereni, Mayotte, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Adrienne Surprenant)
December 20

UN food agency says 40 million people are struggling to feed themselves in West and Central Africa

The U.N.'s food agency says more than 40 million people are struggling to feed themselves across West and Central Africa
December 20
FILE - Hauwa Bwami's grandson Suleiman eats an orange-fleshed sweet potato, harvest from a farm inside their compound in Kaltungo Poshereng Nigeria, Sunday, June 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba, File)
December 20

7 inmates are dead after a prison riot in southern Mexico

Seven inmates are dead after a prison riot in southern Mexico, where inmates resisted transfers to other jails and fought police with guns and knives
December 20
December 20

2 men charged in UK with assaulting police in Manchester Airport fracas. No officer will be charged

Two men have been charged with assaulting police during a scuffle in July at Manchester Airport that led to outrage when video showed an officer stomping on a man's head
December 20
December 20

Diplomatic spat erupts after Hungary gives asylum to Polish politician suspected of corruption

Hungary has given political asylum to a Polish opposition politician who is wanted on suspicions of corruption
December 20
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks during his visit at Bulgarian presidency in Sofia on Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova)
December 20

Russian central bank holds rates steady at 21% amid criticism from key business figures

Russia’s central bank has left its benchmark interest rate at 21%, holding off on further increases as it struggles to snuff out inflation fueled by the government’s spending on the war against Ukraine
December 20
Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking during his annual news conference and call-in show at Gostinny Dvor in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
December 20

Ailing French man on death row pleads to return home as Indonesia to pardon 44,000 prisoners

Indonesian authorities say an ailing French national on death row for drug offenses has made a last-ditch plea to be returned home
December 20
Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for Legal, Human Rights, Immigration and Correctional Affairs Yusril Ihza Mahendra, right, shakes hands with France's Ambassador to Indonesia Fabien Penone during a press conference in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
December 20

Teen stabs 7-year-old to death, wounds teacher and 3 more children in Croatian school

Authorities say a knife-wielding teenager walked into a school in Croatia’s capital, stabbed a 7-year-old girl to death and wounded three more children and a teacher
December 20
Police secure access to the elementary school where a 7-year-old girl died and a teacher and five other students were wounded in a knife attack in Zagreb, Croatia, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Ronald Gorsic)
December 20

France's anti-terrorism court convicts 8 people of involvement in the 2020 beheading of a teacher

France’s anti-terrorism court has convicted eight people of involvement in the beheading of teacher Samuel Paty in 2020
December 20
FILE - French President Emmanuel Macron leaves after paying his respects by the coffin of slain teacher Samuel Paty in the courtyard of the Sorbonne university during a national memorial event, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020 in Paris. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, Pool, File)
December 20

Taiwan lawmakers clash after one party breaks into legislature to occupy speaker's chair

Lawmakers have clashed in Taiwan’s legislature after members of a leading political party broke into the building overnight to occupy the speaker’s chair
December 20
In this image made from video by Taiwan's EBC, Lawmakers from the Democratic Progressive Party and members of the Nationalist Party, or Kuomintang, fight for control of the speaker's chair at the Legislature in Taipei, Taiwan on Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (EBC via AP)
December 20

8 dead, 18 rescued as speedboat carrying migrants capsizes near Greek island of Rhodes

Greek authorities say a speedboat carrying migrants capsized Friday morning off the eastern Greek island of Rhodes, leaving eight dead
December 20
Coast guard officers cover the bodies after a speedboat carrying migrants has capsized, in the southeastern Aegean Sea island of Rhodes, Greece, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (Argyris Mantikos/Eurokinissi via AP)
December 20

Russian bombardment targets Kyiv after Ukraine fires US-made missiles across the border

Officials say a Russian ballistic missile attack on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv has killed at least one person and injured 12 others
December 20
Ivanna, warms her dog in front of a destroyed burning car after a recent Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Alex Babenko)
December 20

1 dead in 'brutal' Russian missile attack on Kyiv, US ambassador says

"Ukraine needs more air defense systems," Ukraine's Defense Ministry said.
December 20
A rescue worker walks by as firefighters work to extinguish a fire near the site of a building destroyed during a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Dec. 20, 2024.
December 20

Malaysia agrees to resume 'no find, no fee' hunt for flight MH370

Malaysia’s government has agreed in principle to accept a second “no find, no fee” deal from a U.S. company to renew the hunt for flight MH370, which is believed to have crashed in the southern Indian Ocean more than 10 years ago
December 20
December 20

For thousands of Jews, Israel doesn't feel safe after Oct. 7. So they're leaving

Israelis are increasingly moving out of the country since the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack shattered any sense of safety
December 20
Michal Harel and her husband Avital Epstein show the website they set up to help Israelis navigate a move to Canada in Oakville, Ontario, Canada, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Rob Gillies)
December 20

Gisèle Pelicot's Australian supporters are moved that their French heroine wore an Aboriginal scarf

A group of Gisèle Pelicot’s Australian admirers say they're moved that the victim in France’s notorious drugging-and-rape case has acknowledged her distant supporters Down Under by wearing a scarf adorned with Aboriginal art
December 20
FILE - Gisele Pelicot, who was allegedly drugged by her now former husband so that he and others could assault her, arrives at the court house wearing a scarf printed with artwork of Martu woman, Mulyatingki Marney, in Avignon, southern France, on Dec. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly, File)