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Gaza ceasefire talks have not led anywhere, Qatari PM says
The Qatari PM said there is a "fundamental gap" between the two parties.
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British police say a musician and friend of Chris Brown has been charged alongside the Grammy-winning singer on allegations they beat and seriously injured a music producer at a London nightclub in 2023
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The president said the anti-missile shield would be operational by 2029.
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A Norwegian man awoke to find a grounded cargo ship had narrowly missed his home
A Norwegian man awoke to discover that a cargo ship had run aground and narrowly missed crashing into his home along the Trondheim Fjord’s coast
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May 23
Iran, US holding a fifth round of nuclear negotiations in Rome
Iran and the United States are preparing for a fifth round of negotiations over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program, with enrichment emerging as the key issue
May 23
May 22
How a cookie tin lottery at New Zealand's Parliament helps decide what becomes law
In New Zealand’s Parliament, every legislator has the chance to advance a proposed law, no matter how unpopular, thanks to an unusual lottery where bills are selected by random draw from a cookie tin
May 22
May 22
Record floodwaters in eastern Australia leave 4 dead and 1 missing
Officials say record floodwaters on Australia’s east coast have left four people dead and one missing as rain eased over the disaster area
May 22
May 22
North Korea vows to arrest those responsible for failed ship launch
North Korea has begun steps to arrest and investigate those responsible for a failed launch of its second naval destroyer this week
May 22
May 22
Costa Rica police seize 5 capybaras, crack cocaine and marijuana from fleeing vehicle
Costa Rican police seized five capybaras, crack cocaine and marijuana after chasing down a fleeing vehicle on a highway along the Central American country’s Pacific coast
May 22
May 22
Chiquita fires thousands of striking banana workers in Panama, says it suffered $75 million losses
Banana giant Chiquita Brands has fired its workers in Panama who have been out on strike for more than three weeks as part of nationwide protests against reforms to the social security system
May 22
May 22
Nairobi court finds 2 men guilty of aiding al-Shabab militants in 2019 hotel attack
Two Kenyan men charged with facilitating militants who attacked a luxury hotel complex in 2019 leaving 21 people dead have been found guilty and will be sentenced next month
May 22
May 22
Panama and Venezuela to resume flights suspended for almost a year in diplomatic tensions
The Panamanian Civil Aviation Authority says that Panama and Venezuela will resume commercial flights nearly a year after suspending them when they broke off diplomatic relations
May 22
May 22
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Catch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines.
May 22
May 22
Emergency reserves, high prices, rationing. How did Japan's rice crisis get this far?
Rice is essential to Japanese culture, tradition and politics
May 22
May 22
UK will roll out chemical castration for sex offenders
The British government will roll out the use of medication to suppress the sex drive of sex offenders
May 22
May 22
Kim Jong Un witnessed a 'serious accident' with new North Korea warship
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the incident "was a criminal act.”
May 22
May 22
Italy's court says 2 mothers can register as parents on birth certificates
Italy’s Constitutional Court has ruled that two women can register as parents of a child on a birth certificate
May 22
May 22
No new direct Russia-Ukraine peace talks scheduled, Kremlin says
A Kremlin spokesman says Russia and Ukraine have scheduled no further direct talks on ending their more than three-year war
May 22
May 22
Kim Jong Un says 'serious accident' with new North Korea warship was 'criminal act'
The North Korean leader said those responsible would be "dealt with."
May 22
May 22
Greece deploys record firefighters and more drones for wildfire season
Greece is deploying a record 18,000 firefighters and nearly doubling its drone fleet this summer to combat intensifying wildfires linked to climate change
May 22
May 22
Philippines condemns Chinese coast guard's use of water cannon on a research vessel
Philippine officials have condemned the Chinese coast guard, which it said used a powerful water cannon to target one of two Philippine fishing boats conducting marine research in the disputed South China Sea
May 22
May 22
21 missing after landslides in southwestern China
Authorities in China say landslides struck a rural area in China’s southwestern Guizhou province, leaving 21 people trapped
May 22
May 22
Satellite imagery appears to show construction of new aid distribution sites in Gaza
The images show ongoing construction in three areas surrounding Rafah.
May 22
May 22
A deal on the disputed Chagos Islands faces more hurdles. Here's what to know
The governments of Britain and Mauritius have reached a final deal to settle the future of the Chagos Islands but have been barred from signing it by a British judge
May 22
May 22
Protests against prime minister in Mongolia could lead to government shake-up
Mongolia’s 10-month-old coalition government appears to be breaking up as daily protests calling on the prime minister to resign enter their ninth day
May 22
May 22
A political prisoner dies in Belarusian prison, human rights activists say
A human rights group says a Belarusian man has died in prison while serving a prison sentence for insulting the country’s authoritarian president
May 22
May 22
3 girls and 2 soldiers killed in Pakistan school bus bombing are buried
Hundreds of mourners in Pakistan have attended the funerals of three schoolgirls and two soldiers killed in a suicide bombing that targeted a school bus
May 22
May 22
Romanian court validates presidential election, rejecting defeated candidate’s challenge to results
A top Romanian court has validated the results of Romania’s presidential election rerun, shortly after rejecting a request to annul the results by the hard-right candidate who decisively lost the race to his pro-European Union opponent
May 22
May 22
UK court puts last-minute block on a deal to hand Chagos islands to Mauritius
A British court has blocked the U.K. from transferring sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, hours hours before the agreement was due to be signed
May 22
May 22
Kashmir tourism bears the brunt after tourist massacre and India-Pakistan military strikes
There are hardly any tourists in scenic Himalayan region of Kashmir
May 22
May 22
Philippine president calls for all Cabinet secretaries to resign after election setbacks
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thrusday asked all of his Cabinet secretaries to submit resignations in a “bold reset” of his administration following last week’s mid-term elections, which saw more opposition candidates win crucial Senate ...
May 22
May 21
Record floodwaters in eastern Australia leave 2 dead and 2 missing
Australian officials say record floodwaters on the country's east coast have left two people dead and two others missing, as more heavy rain is forecast in the area
May 21
May 21
Attorney of deported migrant: 'The truth is, I don't know where my client is'
ABC News’ Linsey Davis spoke with attorney Jonathan Ryan, who represents one of eight migrants believed to have been deported to a country that is not their own.
May 21
May 21
North Korea's second naval destroyer is damaged in a failed launch attended by Kim
North Korea says a new 5,000-ton destroyer key to its naval advancement was damaged during its launching ceremony attended by leader Kim Jong Un
May 21
May 21
Canada talking to the US about joining its ‘Golden Dome’ system, Carney says
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government is talking to the U.S. about joining President Donald Trump’s future Golden Dome missile defense program
May 21
May 21
Former CIA operative outlines potential hazards of US accepting Qatari jet
ABC News contributor Darrell Blocker, a former CIA operative, talked to ABC News' Linsey Davis about the security and ethics concerns surrounding the use of Qatar’s “gift” to replace Air Force One.
May 21
May 21
Trump confronts South Africa's president
Tendayi Achiume, a professor and former United Nations special rapporteur, discusses President Donald Trump's false claims of white genocide.
May 21
May 21
Judge rules DHS violated court order in deporting 8 migrants to South Sudan
A judge ruled that the Trump administration's deportations of eight men convicted of violent crimes to South Sudan was "unquestionably violative of this Court's order."
May 21
May 21
At least 4 people involved in killing of Mexico City mayor's senior aides, police say
At least three vehicles and four people were involved in the killing of the personal secretary and a close adviser of Mexico City’s mayor
May 21
May 21
Israel's Netanyahu says 'it appears' Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar was killed
Sinwar is the current head of the terrorist group Hamas in the Gaza Strip. He took over from his brother in October 2024.
May 21
May 21
Israel's Netanyahu says 'it appears' Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar was killed
Sinwar is the current head of Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
May 21
May 21
Guyana's army chief says Venezuelans participating in Essequibo vote risk arrest
Guyana is warning that anyone living in the South American country who participates in upcoming elections organized by neighboring Venezuela over a disputed region will be charged with crimes including treason
May 21
May 21
Tanzania blocks access to X after it says hackers targeted government accounts
Authorities in Tanzania have blocked access to the social platform X after cyberattacks on some accounts of government institutions resulted in fake or pornographic posts
May 21
May 21
South Africa says its budget can't cover for the deep US cuts in foreign aid
South Africa's finance minister says the country doesn’t have the funds to cover the over $430 million shortfall caused by the Trump administration’s cuts in foreign aid
May 21
May 21
A look at South Sudan, where the US is accused of quietly sending migrants
The United States once cheered the creation of South Sudan as an independent nation
May 21
May 21
Child among 2 migrants who died attempting to cross English Channel to Britain in small boat
A woman and a child have died on an attempted illicit overnight sea crossing from France to Britain
May 21
May 21
Pope Leo greeted by thousands ahead of weekly audience
Pope Leo XIV was greeted by crowds as he stood atop his popemobile while it drove through St. Peter's Square, stopping to bless babies.
May 21
May 21
Inside the Roman gym where the future pope kept a high heart rate and a low profile
The Omega gym in Rome is frequented by residents of the up-market Prati district, plus priests, nuns and monsignors from nearby Vatican City
May 21
May 21
A renowned mountain guide puts clients on Everest summit less than a week after they left London
An expert mountain guide has put four of his clients on top of Mount Everest less than a week after they left London, one of the fastest ascents on record of the world’s highest peak
May 21
May 21
Trump's 'Golden Dome' risks weaponization of space, China says
The president said the anti-missile shield would be operational by 2029.
May 21
May 21
UK court orders singer Chris Brown freed on $6.7 million bail in assault case
A British judge has ordered Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown released on $6.7 million bail while facing allegations that he beat and seriously injured a music producer in a London nightclub in 2023
May 21
May 21
UK's Starmer suggests that a policy which denied retirees fuel subsidies will be changed
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has suggested that an unpopular measure which deprived millions of retirees of an annual winter fuel subsidy will be changed
May 21
May 21
In Syria, a Shiite shrine and community navigate a changed landscape
During Syria’s civil war, protecting the revered Sayyida Zeinab shrine was a rallying cry for some Shiite fighters and groups from beyond the country’s borders backing then-President Bashar Assad
May 21