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North Korea pledges to 'unconditionally support' Russia's war in Ukraine

Kim Jong Un met on Saturday with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un greets Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during a meeting in Wonsan, North Korea July 12, 2025.
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Hungary's oldest library is fighting to save 100,000 books from a beetle infestation

A medieval abbey in Hungary is battling a beetle infestation threatening its ancient book collection
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A priest wearing a face mask stands by books kept in hermetically sealed plastic sacks for disinfection at the Pannonhalma Archabbey's library in Pannonhalma, Hungary, Thursday, July 3, 2025, as a beetle infestation threatens its ancient collection. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)
July 13

US aid cuts halt HIV vaccine research in South Africa, with global impact

South Africa has played a historic, global role in scientific research, from COVID-19 vaccines to HIV
July 13
A laboratory technician Nozipho Mlotshwa works on samples at the Wits laboratory Antiviral Gene Therapy Research Unit, at University of the Witwatersrand Medical School, in Johannesburg, South Africa, Thursday, May 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
July 12

American killed by Israeli settlers in the West Bank, family says

Sayfollah "Saif" Musallet was killed on Friday while visiting family.
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In this undated photo, Saif Musallet is shown.
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Taiwan deploys US rockets in the country’s largest-ever military drills

ABC News foreign correspondent Britt Clennet delivers the latest on Taiwan’s largest-ever military drills.
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VIDEO: Taiwan deploys US rockets in the country’s largest-ever military drills
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Catch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines.
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Catch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines.
July 12

Preliminary report released on deadly Air India crash

Aviation analyst John Nance discusses the preliminary report released on the deadly Air India crash that indicated fuel to the plane's engines was shut off just seconds after the plane lifted off.
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VIDEO: Preliminary report released on deadly Air India crash
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UK's oldest WWII veteran, Donald Rose, dies at 110

Britain’s oldest World War II veteran, Donald Rose, has died at 110
July 12
FILE - WW2 veteran Donald Rose, 110, poses for a photo at the National Memorial Arboretum, ahead of a memorial event hosted by the Royal British Legion to mark the 80th anniversary of V-E Day, in Alrewas, Staffordshire, England, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (Jacob King/PA via AP, File)
July 12

Turkish president hails start of disarmament by militant Kurdish separatists

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has hailed the disarmament of militant Kurdish separatists as the end of a “painful chapter” in Turkey’s history
July 12
This frame grab from a video released by Rudy TV shows PPK (Kurdistan Workers' Party) fighters during a symbolic disarmament ceremony as part of the peace process with Turkey, in Sulaymaniyah governorate, in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region, Friday, July 11, 2025. (Rudaw TV via AP)
July 12

Russia warns US, South Korea and Japan against forming security alliance targeting North Korea

Russia’s foreign minister has warned the U.S., South Korea and Japan against forming a security partnership targeting North Korea
July 12
In this photo released by Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, right, and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un shake hands during their meeting in Wonsan, North Korea, on Saturday, July 12, 2025. (Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service via AP)
July 12

Divided by Russia’s invasion, a Mariupol family’s future remains unclear

Mariupol residents talk about the past, present and future of their home city.
July 12
A vehicle drives past a mural dedicated to the upcoming anniversary of the taking control of the city by Russian armed forces in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Mariupol, a Russian-controlled city of Ukraine, May 18, 2025.
July 12

Russian drone and cruise missile attacks kill at least 2 in Ukraine

Russia launched a massive drone and missile barrage on Ukraine overnight, killing at least two people and wounding more than 20
July 12
People look at a damaged residential building following Russian air attack in Lviv, Ukraine, Saturday, July 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Mykola Tys)
July 12

2 dead as Russia attacks Ukraine overnight with almost 600 drones, Kyiv says

The overnight attack followed several recent nights of record strikes by Russia.
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This handout photo taken and released by the Ukrainian State Emergency Service on July 12, 2025, shows a car burning following mass Russian strikes in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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What the ‘black box’ can tell us about plane crashes

A preliminary finding into last month’s Air India plane crash has suggested the aircraft’s fuel control switches were turned off, starving the engines of fuel and causing a loss of engine thrust shortly after takeoff
July 12
A relative of the crew of the Air India flight that crashed in Ahmedabad last month, mourns during a prayer meeting at a church in Mumbai, India, Saturday, July 12, 2025. (AP Photo/ Rafiq Maqbool)
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Cambodian sites of Khmer Rouge brutality added to UNESCO heritage list

Three sites used by Cambodia’s brutal Khmer Rouge regime as torture and execution sites 50 years ago have been added by UNESCO to its World Heritage List
July 12
FILE - Visitors walk by the mass grave of the victims of the Khmer Rouge regime next to a memorial stupa filled with victims' skulls at the Choeung Ek killing field in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith, File)
July 11

Fuel to Air India plane was cut off moments before crash, investigation report says

A preliminary finding into last month’s Air India plane crash has suggested the aircraft’s fuel control switches were turned off, causing a loss of engine thrust shortly after takeoff
July 11
Policemen ride past buildings damaged in the June 12 Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, India, Saturday, July 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)
July 11

US sanctions Cuban President Díaz-Canel, other officials for human rights violations

The U.S. government has announced sanctions against Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel and other officials for human rights violations
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‘There was a mental aberration or it was purposeful’: Expert on Air India report

ABC News contributor and pilot John Nance explains what a preliminary report into the Air India crash reveals about the incident that left 260 people dead.
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VIDEO: ABC News contributor and pilot John Nance explains what a preliminary report into the Air India crash reveals about the incident that left 260 people dead.
July 11

Mexico says 'no indication' plane carrying drugs came from El Salvador after diplomatic spat

Mexico’s government clarified there was “no indication” that an airplane it intercepted loaded with cocaine had originated from El Salvador, according to a letter posted by Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele
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Fuel switches on Air India flight cut off moments before fatal crash: Report

Flight AI171 was operating from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick, the airline said.
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India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi visiting the site after Air India flight 171 crashed in a residential area near the airport in Ahmedabad, June 13, 2025.
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Colombian authorities arrest alleged leader of Italian mafia in Latin America

Colombian authorities say they have captured an alleged leader of the Italian ’ndrangheta mafia in Latin America
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Preliminary report released in Air India crash that left 246 people dead

A preliminary report has been released on the Air India crash that left 246 people dead.
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Video: Preliminary report released in Air India crash that left 246 people dead
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Airdrops deliver food in hard-to-reach South Sudan as US cuts back on foreign aid

The United Nations' World Food Programme has conducted humanitarian airdrops in South Sudan as the country faces surging conflict along with global assistance programs roiled in financial crisis.
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The United Nations' World Food Programme has conducted humanitarian airdrops in South Sudan as the country faces surging conflict along with global assistance programs roiled in financial crisis.
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Guatemalan villagers lynch 5 men accused of robbing homes after earthquakes

Residents of a rural Guatemalan community have lynched five men accused of robbing homes damaged by recent earthquakes
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El Calvario Catholic Church lies damaged in Santa Maria de Jesus, Guatemala, Wednesday, July 9, 2025, following dozens of earthquakes and aftershocks. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
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Trump administration has floated deporting third-party nationals to Africa. Here's what we know

South Sudan has accepted eight third-country deportees from the U.S. and Rwanda says it’s in talk with the administration of President Donald Trump on a similar deal
July 11
FILE - Liberia's President, Joseph Boakai, left, and Nigeria Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, right, pose for a photo, prior to the start of the ECOWAS meeting, in Abuja, Nigeria, July 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Olamikan Gbemiga, File)
July 11

Photos of funeral of Kenyan civilian shot dead by police during protest

The burial of a Kenyan civilian who was shot at close range by a police officer during an anti-government demonstration in June has taken place at his parents’ farm in Kangema. Boniface Kariuki was selling face masks at an anti-police demonstration on June 17 when he was shot in the head during a confrontation with two officers. On Thursday, an officer was charged with his murder. Human rights groups have called for restraint among police officers following violence at similar protests captured by photographers on June 25 and July 7. __ This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
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Susan Nyambura Njeri, the mother of vendor Boniface Kariuki, who was shot at close range by a police officer during last month's protests reacts in grief as they lower his casket into the grave in Kangema, Muranga County, Kenya, Friday, July 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
July 11

Wife of Lufthansa CEO expresses 'deep sorrow' over fatal car accident in Italy

Vivian Spohr, the wife of Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr, said she is “at the compete disposal” of Italian judicial authorities following the death of a 24-year-old woman who was struck by a vehicle in Sardinia
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Elon Musk's X platform investigated in France for alleged data tampering and fraud

French prosecutors have launched an investigation into alleged data tampering and fraud involving Elon Musk's platform X
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FILE - An "X" sign rests atop the company headquarters, formerly known as Twitter, in downtown San Francisco, on Friday, July 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)
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Russia closes Polish consulate in Kaliningrad in tit-for-tat diplomatic row

Moscow has ordered the closure of Poland’s Consulate in the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad in a tit-for-tat move as relations between the countries remain strained over a Warsaw fire that Poland alleges was Russian sabotage
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Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi says Iran threatens her life after its war with Israel

The Norwegian Nobel Committee warns that Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi faces threats to her life from Iranian security services
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In this photo released by the Narges Foundation Archive, Narges Mohammadi poses for a portrait on March 4, 2025 in an undisclosed location. (Nooshin Jafari/Narges Foundation Archive via AP)
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Kenya opposition leaders demand president's resignation over shooting comments

Kenya’s opposition leaders have demanded President William Ruto’s resignation after his order for police to shoot looters during protests
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Susan Nyambura Njeri, the mother of vendor Boniface Kariuki, who was shot at close range by a police officer during last month's protests reacts in grief as they lower his casket into the grave in Kangema, Muranga County, Kenya, Friday, July 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
July 11

Iran may still have uranium, but nuclear program dismantled: Israeli officials

An official said some of Iran's enriched uranium may have survived the strikes.
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A satellite image shows airstrike damage to the tunnel entrances of the Isfahan Nuclear Technology Research Center, amid the Iran-Israel conflict, in Isfahan, Iran, June 22, 2025. Maxar Technologies/Handout via Reuters
July 11

UN's food agency limits aid operations in West and Central Africa due to funding cuts

The U.N.'s World Food Programme says it will suspend various food and nutritional assistance in vulnerable countries across West and Central Africa as a result of U.S. aid cuts that have left the agency struggling
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798 people killed near aid sites in Gaza: UN

The sites are run by the U.S. and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, which disputes the number of fatalities. ABC News' James Longman reports.
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VIDEO: 798 people killed near aid sites in Gaza: UN
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Greek parliament passes suspension of asylum claims despite international criticism

Greece’s parliament has approved a three-month suspension of asylum claims for migrants arriving from Libya despite strong criticism from the United Nations refugee agency and Europe’s top human rights official
July 11
Migrants rescued south of Crete walk after their arrival at the the port of Lavrio, Greece, on Thursday, July 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
July 11

At least 23 dead after airstrike on Buddhist monastery in Myanmar

An airstrike on a Buddhist monastery in Myanmar's central Sagaing region has killed at least 23 people who were taking shelter in the compound, sources said
July 11
Debris is seen outside a building in a Buddhist monastery that was allegedly hit by the military’s airstrike in Sagaing township in Sagaing region, Myanmar Friday, July 11, 2025. (UGC via AP)
July 11

Lebanon's president reveals the country's stance on relations with Israel

Lebanon's president says his country has no plans to have normal relations with Israel at the present time
July 11
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun looks on during a meeting with Cyprus' President Nikos Christodoulides at the Presidential Palace in the capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Wednesday, July 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias, Pool)
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Russian drones strike Ukraine's 2nd-largest city, damaging a maternity hospital

Officials say a Russian drone barrage has targeted the center of Kharkiv, injuring nine people and damaging a maternity hospital in Ukraine’s second-largest city
July 11
Karyna Holf, 25, stands in her apartment which was damaged by a Russian drone strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday, July 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
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US commander says China has failed to coerce rival states in South China Sea

The U.S. Pacific Fleet commander says China has failed to intimidate rival claimant states into surrendering their sovereign interests in the South China Sea despite its intensifying “bullying tactics” and the United States and other allied countries a...
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Family of dogs help sniff out world's tiniest dolphins

A very rare group of tiny dolphins off the coast of New Zealand could very well be smiling, thanks to a special family of dogs.
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A very rare group of tiny dolphins off the coast of New Zealand could very well be smiling, thanks to a special family of dogs.
July 11

Cambodian lawmakers pass constitutional amendment allowing government to revoke citizenship

Cambodian lawmakers have passed a constitutional amendment that would allow the government to draft legislation granting the power to revoke citizenships
July 11
In this photo released Cambodia National Assembly, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, front right, sits together with his Minister of Economy and Finance Aun Pornmoniroth, front left, and others lawmaker during a session at the National Assembly, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Friday, July 11, 2025. (Cambodia National Assembly via AP)
July 11

Ukraine rejects accusation by Hungarian leader Orbán over the fatal beating of a dual citizen

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has accused Ukrainian authorities of beating a Hungarian-Ukrainian dual citizen to death after his military conscription
July 11
FILE - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks during a press statement at the Carmelite Monastery in the Buda Castle in Budapest, Hungary, Thursday, April 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos, File)
July 11

Kurdish separatist fighters in Iraq begin laying down weapons as part of peace deal

Fighters with a Kurdish separatist militant group that has waged a decades-long insurgency in Turkey have begun laying down their weapons in a symbolic ceremony Friday in northern Iraq, the first concrete step toward a promised disarmament as part of a...
July 11
This frame grab from a video released by Rudaw TV shows PPK ( Kurdistan Workers' Party ) fighters arriving for a symbolic disarmament ceremony as part of the peace process with Turkey, in Sulaymaniyah governorate, Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region, Friday, July 11, 2025. ( Rudaw TV via AP)
July 11

Burning of migrant boat effigy in Northern Ireland triggers police investigation

Authorities in Northern Ireland are investigating a bonfire that featured effigies of migrants in a boat and a banner reading “stop the boats’’ to determine whether it was a hate incident
July 11
Effigies of migrants in a boat burn atop a bonfire at Moygashel, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, ahead of events to mark the Twelfth of July, Thursday July 10, 2025. (Niall Carson/PA via AP)
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Iran says a young French-German cyclist is in custody, a French newspaper reports

Iran’s foreign minister has confirmed that his country is detaining a teenage French-German cyclist who disappeared last month, French newspaper Le Monde reported
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Thousands in Srebrenica on 30th anniversary of Europe's only genocide since WWII

Thousands of people from Bosnia and around the world are gathering in Srebrenica to mark the 30th anniversary of a 1995 massacre there of more than 8,000 Bosniak Muslim boys and men which has been acknowledged as Europe’s only genocide after the Holocaust
July 11
Women pray at the Memorial Center for victims of the Srebrenica genocide in Potocari, Bosnia, Friday, July 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
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A family sleep on the platform of a metro station as they take cover during a Russian attack on Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday, July 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
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Photos suggest Iran attack on Qatar air base hit dome used for US communications

An Iranian attack on an air base in Qatar key to the U.S. military likely hit a geodesic dome housing equipment used by the Americans for secure communications
July 11
This handout photo from the U.S. Air Force shows the Modernized Enterprise Terminal sits inside a radome at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Jan. 21, 2016. (Master Sgt. Joshua Strang/U.S. Air Force via AP)
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Polish prosecutors investigate far-right lawmaker for comments on Auschwitz

Polish prosecutors have launched a preliminary investigation after a far-right lawmaker described the gas chambers at the Auschwitz death camp as a “fake.”
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FILE - Confederation candidate Grzegorz Braun appears at a convention in Katowice, Poland, Sept. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski, File)
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Gunmen abduct and kill 9 passengers from 2 buses on a southwestern Pakistan highway

Officials say gunmen in southwestern Pakistan abducted and killed nine people after stopping two passenger buses on a highway in southwestern Pakistan
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