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Controversial right-wing singer Marko Perkovic draws tens of thousands to Zagreb concert

A concert by Croatian singer Marko Perkovic, known as Thompson, has drawn tens of thousands to Zagreb
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Fans arrive for the concert of right-wing singer Marko Perkovic, known as Thompson in Zagreb, Croatia, Saturday, July 5, 2025. (AP Photo)
July 05

11 injured as Russia attacks Ukraine with hundreds of drones

Eleven people were injured near Kharkiv, officials said.
July 05
In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, emergency services personnel work to extinguish a fire following a Russian attack in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Saturday, July 5, 2025.
July 05

Death toll rises to 16 in Pakistan building collapse as rescuers search for survivors

The death toll from a collapsed multistory residential building in southern Pakistan has risen to 16 as search operations to find eight survivors trapped under the rubble continued for the second day
July 05
July 05

Pope Leo XIV signals continuity on fighting abuse with new child protection board

Pope Leo XIV is signalling his commitment to continuing the fight against clergy sexual abuse
July 05
FILE - Pope Leo XIV leaves after celebrating a Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Sunday, June 29, 2025, where he conferred the pallium on newly appointed metropolitan archbishops. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)
July 05

Turkey sends firefighting aircraft to Syria as wildfires rage on both sides of the border

Turkey has sent firefighting aircraft and vehicles to Syria to help combat wildfires in the Latakia region
July 05
A helicopter drops water to extinguish a fire raging across a forested area in Odemis, near Izmir, Turkey, Friday, July 4, 2025. (Cengiz Malgir/Dia Photo via AP)
July 05

Joyful Parisians take a historic plunge into the Seine after 100 years

Parisians have legally swum in the Seine River for the first time in more than 100 years
July 05
A swimmer dives in the water as people swim at the Pont Marie safe bathing site on the Seine river in Paris, France, Saturday, July 5, 2025, during the opening of the three Seine swimming pools, as part of the 'Paris Plages' event. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)
July 05

Ukraine says it struck Russian airbase as Russia sent hundreds of drones into Ukraine

Ukraine said Saturday it struck a Russian airbase in the Voronezh region
July 05
People hide in a metro station, being used as a bomb shelter, during a Russian drones attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, early hours Saturday, July 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Dan Bashakov)
July 05

The Dalai Lama says he hopes to live more than 130 years ahead of 90th birthday

The Dalai Lama says he hopes to live until he is over 130 years old, a remark he made during a ceremony organized by his followers to offer prayers for his long life as he prepares to celebrate his 90th birthday
July 05
Exile Tibetans wait with ceremonial offerings for their spiritual leader the Dalai Lama at an event during which Tibetan exiles prayed for the Tibetan leader's longevity, a day before his 90th birthday, in Dharamshala, India, Saturday, July 5, 2025.(AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)
July 05

3 mayors arrested in southern Turkey as part of crackdown on opposition

Turkish state-run media says the mayors of three major cities in southern Turkey have been arrested, joining a growing list of opposition figures detained since the mayor of Istanbul was imprisoned in March
July 05
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a media conference at the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
July 05

Congregation flees after arsonist sets fire to an Australian synagogue door

An arsonist has set fire to the door of a Melbourne synagogue and forced the congregation to flee, seven months after criminals destroyed a synagogue in the same Australian city with an accelerant-fueled blaze that left a worshipper injured
July 05
Rabbi Dovid Gutnick walks past damage to the exterior of the East Melbourne Hebrew Congregation in Melbourne, Saturday, July 5, 2025, after an arsonist set fire to the door. (James Ross/AAP Image via AP)
July 05

World's largest Legoland opens to tourists in Shanghai

A massive Lego man named Dada has welcomed visitors to the new Legoland resort in Shanghai
July 05
A view of Legoland Shanghai a day before it opens to the public in Shanghai, China, Friday, July 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
July 05

Pope Leo XIV resumes the tradition of taking a summer vacation. But he's got plenty of homework

Pope Leo XIV is starting a six-week vacation this weekend at the papal summer retreat south of Rome
July 05
Customers have lunch at restaurants in the town of Castel Gandolfo, a historic summer retreat for popes about 30 kilometers southeast of Rome, where Pope Leo XIV will be spending a short period of rest, as seen Wednesday, July 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
July 04

Protests against surging mass-tourism in Mexico City end in vandalism, harassment of tourists

Hundreds of protesters in Mexico City have destroyed businesses and harassed tourists in the city’s touristic hub in a march railing against mass-tourism and gentrification
July 04
A demonstrator burns an effigy of U.S. President Donald Trump in Parque Mexico, during a protest against gentrification, as the increase in remote workers has risen prices and increased housing demand in neighborhoods like Condesa and Roma, in Mexico City, Friday, July 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Jon Orbach)
July 04

Brazilian hiker buried after fatal fall from Indonesian volcano

A Brazilian hiker has been buried in Rio de Janeiro after falling from Mount Rinjani in Indonesia
July 04
Estela Marins, back to camera, attends the funeral of her daughter Juliana Marins, who died after falling from the summit of Mount Rinjani in Indonesia, at Parque da Colina cemetery in Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, Friday, July 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
July 04

Hamas says it 'responded positively' to temporary ceasefire deal proposal with Israel

Trump said Qatar and Egypt would deliver the final proposal to Hamas
July 04
President Donald Trump meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, April 7, 2025.
July 04

Russia hits Kyiv with massive air attack, biggest of war so far

The attack began shortly after Trump spoke with Putin by phone.
July 04
TOPSHOT - Flames and smoke billow from buildings during mass Russian drones and missile strikes on the Ukraine's capital on July 4, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Ukraine said Russia had launched 550 drones and missiles at the war-battered country overnight, as the Kremlin steps up aerial attacks and US-led peace talks stall. The Ukrainian air force said Moscow had launched 539 drones and 11 missiles, adding that air defence units had downed 268 drones and two missiles.
July 04

India's leader promises trade and investment in a visit to Trinidad and Tobago

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has promised continued trade and investment in Trinidad and Tobago in an address to the nation’s parliament
July 04
Moko Jumbies wave Indian flags during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's arrival at Piarco International Airport in Piarco, Trinidad and Tobago, Thursday, July 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Jermaine Cruickshank)
July 04

Dutch intelligence services say Russia has stepped up use of banned chemical weapons in Ukraine

Two Dutch intelligence agencies say that Russia is increasing its use of prohibited chemical weapons in Ukraine including the World War I-era poison gas chloropicrin
July 04
FILE - A chemical lab is on display during a briefing by Russian Foreign and Defense Ministries in Kubinka Patriot park outside Moscow, Russia, Friday, June 22, 2018. (AP Photo, File)
July 04

Russia hits Kyiv with massive air attack, biggest of war so far

Russia overnight hit Ukraine with the biggest missile and drone attack of the war, launching a record number of drones at Kyiv.
July 04
VIDEO: Russia hits Kyiv with massive air attack, biggest of war so far
July 04

River Seine reopens to public swimming for first time in a century

For the first time in over a century, Parisians and tourists are getting ready to take a refreshing dip in the Seine
July 04
Emilie Vilana of Fluidion takes a sample from the Seine river to test the water quality, Thursday, July 3, 2025 for the opening of the three Seine swimming pools during the 'Paris Plages' event from July 5 to Aug. 31 in Paris. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)
July 04

International headlines from ABC News

Catch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines.
July 04
Catch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines.
July 04

El Salvador court sentences 3 ex-military officers over killings of Dutch journalists

A court in El Salvador has sentenced three former military officers for the 1982 killings of four Dutch journalists during the civil war
July 04
July 04

Power outage hits the Czech Republic and disrupts Prague public transport

A temporary power outage has disrupted parts of Prague and other areas in the Czech Republic, halting public transport and trains
July 04
Residents try to start a generator as Czech Republic faces a major electricity blackout near Benesov, Czech Republic, Friday, July 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
July 04

Top EU officials head to Moldova for summit ahead of pivotal parliamentary election

The European Union’s top officials will travel to Moldova’s capital for a bilateral summit to strengthen ties, months before the EU candidate member holds a pivotal parliamentary election
July 04
FILE - Moldova's Prime Minister Dorin Recean waits for the start of the EU-Moldova Association Council at the European Council building in Brussels, on May 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert, File)
July 04

American bombs in Iran also reverberate in China and North Korea

President Donald Trump campaigned on keeping the United States out of foreign wars, but it didn’t take long to convince him to come to the direct aid of Israel
July 04
FILE - President Donald Trump, left, meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the North Korean side of the border at the village of Panmunjom in Demilitarized Zone, June 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
July 04

New wildfire in Greece prompts evacuation while Turkey continues to battle deadly blaze

A new wildfire has erupted in Greece prompting evacuations, while firefighters in Turkey pressed ahead with efforts to contain a deadly blaze west of the country
July 04
A helicopter drops water to extinguish a fire raging across a forested area in Odemis, near Izmir, Turkey, Friday, July 4, 2025. (Cengiz Malgir/Dia Photo via AP)
July 04

A multistory building collapse in Pakistan's port city of Karachi kills at least 6 people

Officials say a multistory building has collapsed in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi, killing at least six people and injuring several others
July 04
July 04

More than 20 injured when bus flips over in northeastern Germany

Police say a bus traveling from Denmark to Austria has crashed in northern Germany, injuring more than 20 people
July 04
Emergency services work at the scene as the bus lies beside the A19 highway near Röbel, Germany, Friday, July 4, 2025. (Rene Schröder/NEWS5/dpa via AP)
July 04

Gas station explodes in Rome, injuring at least 9 first responders

A gas station explosion in southeastern Rome has injured at least 25 people including nine first responders who rushed to the scene
July 04
Smoke rises after a gas station exploded on the outskirts of Rome, Friday, July 4, 2025. (Cecilia Fabiano/LaPresse via AP)
July 04

After decades of service, Taiwan retires its last F-5 fighter jets

After decades in service, Taiwan’s Vietnam-era F-5 fighter jets are being retired as part of the island democracy’s transition to more advanced hardware
July 04
Three Taiwan's RF-5E Tigergazer reconnaissance version fighters, Vietnam-era F-5 fighter jets, three in the middle, and two F-5F fighters get a water salute during a retirement ceremony for RF-5E Tigergazer fighter jets at an air base in Hualien, eastern Taiwan, Friday, July 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
July 04

A bill setting new limits on asylum-seekers passes in the Dutch parliament

A pair of bills cracking down on asylum-seekers wishing to settle in the Netherlands has passed in the Dutch parliament after soul-searching by some lawmakers who feared the law would criminalize offering compassionate help to undocumented migrants
July 04
FILE - Far-right lawmaker Geert Wilders after pulling his party out of the four-party Dutch coalition in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)
July 04

Russia hammers Kyiv in largest missile and drone barrage since war in Ukraine began

Russia launched 550 drones and missiles across Ukraine overnight in the largest aerial assault since the war began
July 04
In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, first responders work to extinguish a fire following a Russian attack in Kyiv region, Ukraine, Friday, July 4, 2025. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)
July 04

A strike by air traffic controllers is disrupting travel to, from and over France

A strike by French air traffic controllers is disrupting travel
July 04
A worker walks on the tarmac at the Saint-Exupery airport, near Lyon, France, as French air traffic controllers launched a two-day strike to demand better working conditions, Friday, July 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
July 04

Pakistan’s top brewery is betting on soft drinks

Pakistan's top brewery has healthy financials despite an alcohol ban for Muslims in the Islamic country
July 04
A temperature gauge shows the temperature of barley in a processing unit of the Murree Brewery factory in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Monday, June 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
July 03

Indonesian rescuers intensify search for 30 people missing after ferry sinks

Indonesian authorities have deployed navy ships and helicopters in the intensified search for 30 people still missing almost two days after a ferry sank near the tourist island of Bali
July 03
Rescuers search for victims after a ferry sank in the waters off Jembrana, Bali, Indonesia, Friday, July 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)
July 03

Zimbabwe's scrap metal hunters are quietly fighting climate change one piece at a time

In Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare, thousands of informal workers collect scrap metal from illegal dumpsites to survive
July 03
Workers load scrap metal onto a waiting truck to recycle at a collection site in Harare, Zimbabwe, Sunday, June 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Ufumeli)
July 03

North Korean crosses the heavily fortified border to South Korea

South Korea’s military says an unidentified North Korean man crossed the heavily fortified land border separating the two Koreas and is in custody
July 03
A North Korean military guard post, loudspeaker, top left, and South Korean army soldiers, bottom right, are seen from Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, on June 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
July 03

Deadly strikes continue in Gaza as Hamas reviews proposal for potential ceasefire

President Donald Trump says Israel has agreed to a 60-day cease-fire in Gaza and urges Hamas to accept the deal.
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Nobel laureate warns Iran is increasingly repressing its own citizens

Human rights advocate Narges Mohammadi warns that the Iranian government is using the aftermath of its war with Israel to escalate repression against its own citizens.
July 03
Human rights advocate Narges Mohammadi warns that the Iranian government is using the aftermath of its war with Israel to escalate repression against its own citizens.
July 03

Russia becomes first country to formally recognize Taliban's latest Afghanistan rule

Russia has become the first country to formally recognize the Taliban’s government in Afghanistan since it seized power in 2021, after Moscow removed the group from its list of outlawed organizations
July 03
FILE - Russia's Supreme Court judge Oleg Nefyodov delivers a verdict lifting a ban on Afghanistan's Taliban, who were designated as a terrorist group more than two decades ago, in Moscow, Russia, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitry Serebryakov, File)
July 03

Elephant kills 2 female tourists from the UK. New Zealand in Zambian national park

Two elderly female tourists from the U.K. and New Zealand have been killed by an elephant while on a walking safari in a national park in Zambia
July 03
A family of elephants graze in Kenya, Saturday, May 2, 2020. (AP Photo/Khalil Senosi, File)
July 03

Stabbing that wounded 4 people at mall in Finland not terror or racist attack: Police

Finnish police say a stabbing attack that wounded four people outside a mall in Finland isn't believed to be a terror or racist attack
July 03
Bloodstains are seen outside the Ratina shopping centre in Tampere, Finland, Thursday July 3, 2025, after several people were stabbed. (Saara Peltola/Lehtikuva via AP)
July 03

Myanmar military fighter jet disappears as resistance group claims to have downed it

An anti-military resistance organization says that it shot down a Myanmar military fighter jet in a combat zone in the country’s east
July 03
July 03

Flossie weakens to tropical storm off Mexico's Pacific coast

Flossie has weakened to a tropical storm off Mexico’s southwestern Pacific coast with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph
July 03
This satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows Hurricane Flossie, Monday, July 1, 2025. (NOAA via AP)
July 03

Deadly strikes continue in Gaza

The Hamas-run Gaza Media Office says at least 300 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in a series of attacks in the past 48 hours. ABC News’ Patrick Reevell reports.
July 03
VIDEO: Deadly strikes continue in Gaza
July 03

How a tear or two spooked markets and dominated UK's political narrative

The weekly session in which the British prime minister is questioned by lawmakers in Parliament can be an ordeal for the government leader
July 03
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, center, Chancellor Rachel Reeves during a visit to the Sir Ludwig Guttman Health & Wellbeing Centre in east London, Thursday, July 3, 2025. (Jack Hill/Pool Photo via AP)
July 03

Police say a man injured 4 with an axe on German train before he was detained

German police say a man attacked and slightly injured four people with an axe on a long-distance train in Bavaria before he was detained by police
July 03
July 03

Elderly man dies as wildfires rage in Turkey, forcing evacuations and road closures

Firefighters in western Turkey have discovered the body of an elderly man after extinguishing a wildfire near a village
July 03
July 03

Croatian court sentences gunman to 50 years for nursing home shooting that killed 6 people

A court in Croatia has convicted a gunman in a mass shooting at a nursing home nearly a year ago and sentenced him to 50 years in prison for killing six people including his own mother
July 03
July 03

French foreign minister denounces spy charges against couple imprisoned in Iran

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot has denounced spy charges against two French nationals imprisoned in Iran for more than three years
July 03
People walk past the portraits of French nationals Cecile Kohler, 40, left, and Jacques Paris, 72, imprisoned for more than 3 years in Iran set up in front of the French National Assembly in Paris, Thursday, July 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)