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amphotora/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A 32-year-old dual U.S.-Russian citizen has been arrested in Russia on drug charges, local officials said. Robert Woodland was arrested on Jan. 5 and appeared in court Jan. 6. Story developing… Copyright © 2024, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

(NEW YORK) — More than a month after a temporary cease-fire between Hamas and Israel ended, Israel continues its bombardment of Gaza. The end of the cease-fire came after Hamas freed over 100 of the more than 200 people its militants took hostage during the Oct. 7 surprise attack on Israel. In exchange, Israel released […]

(NEW YORK) — More than a month after a temporary cease-fire between Hamas and Israel ended, Israel continues its bombardment of Gaza. The end of the cease-fire came after Hamas freed over 100 of the more than 200 people its militants took hostage during the Oct. 7 surprise attack on Israel. In exchange, Israel released […]

(NEW YORK) — Beginning in December, after the end of the temporary truce between Israel and Hamas, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) expanded its ground operation in Gaza — both in the south, and more recently, in the central region of the territory. This has also resulted in more evacuation warnings for civilians in areas of […]

Westend61/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An American man and his two daughters were among four people killed Thursday when a small plane crashed shortly after takeoff from a Caribbean island, authorities said. The deadly crash happened in the waters off Bequia, a small island that’s part of the southern Caribbean nation of St. Vincent and […]

(LONDON) — Oscar Pistorius, the former South African runner who competed in both the Olympics and Paralympics, has been released from prison on parole nearly 11 years after he shot and killed his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. The South African Department of Correctional Services announced Friday that Pistorius, 37, was admitted into the system of Community […]

(NEW YORK) — More than a month after a temporary cease-fire between Hamas and Israel ended, Israel continues its bombardment of Gaza. The end of the cease-fire came after Hamas freed over 100 of the more than 200 people its militants took hostage during the Oct. 7 surprise attack on Israel. In exchange, Israel released […]

(WASHINGTON) — Very different circumstances surround the assassination of a top Hamas strategist in Lebanon and the mysterious blasts in Iran that occurred this week, but the events have reignited the same lingering fear: that the conflict between Israel and Hamas could still spiral into a regional war — and draw several factions with significant […]

(LONDON) — Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces Chief Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo said the RSF is open to an “immediate” and “unconditional” cease-fire with the Sudanese army, as the conflict in Sudan grinds on into its ninth month. The RSF is “committed to ending [the] war,” Dagalo, who is known as Hamedti, said, calling the ongoing conflict […]

(TOKYO) — The warning lights that tell pilots whether a runway is clear were not working at the Haneda Airport the night a Japan Airlines plane caught fire after colliding with a coast guard aircraft, according to official aviation data. A NOTAM message, a notice containing information essential to pilots and other personnel concerned with […]