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(NEW YORK) — As the Israel-Hamas war approaches the seven-month mark, renewed negotiations are underway to secure the release of hostages taken by the terrorist organization, as Israeli forces continue to prepare for an apparent invasion of the southern Gaza town of Rafah. Meanwhile, President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke in […]

pop_jop/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Russian military personnel are operating out of an air base in Niger that is still hosting a small number of American troops, two U.S. officials tell ABC News. One of the officials said the Russian trainers arrived several weeks ago at Niger’s “Airport 101” near the capital of Niamey, and do […]

(NEW YORK) — As the Israel-Hamas war approaches the seven-month mark, renewed negotiations are underway to secure the release of hostages taken by the terrorist organization, as Israeli forces continue to prepare for an apparent invasion of the southern Gaza town of Rafah. Meanwhile, President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke in […]

omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A targeted U.S. drone strike in northwest Syria one year ago Friday hit and killed a civilian, not the al-Qaeda leader it was looking for, the Pentagon said after an internal review. “U.S. Central Command acknowledges and regrets the civilian harm that resulted from the airstrike,” the combatant command said in […]

(LONDON) — Authorities in Kenya have rescued dozens of tourists and hotel staff who were left stranded in Kenya’s famed Maasai Mara Game Reserve after heavy rains caused the Telek River to burst its banks. Kenya’s Maasai Mara Game Reserve — one of Africa’s greatest wildlife reserves — has been left inundated in water, several […]

(LONDON) — Princess Charlotte, the second child of Prince William and Kate, the princess of Wales, is celebrating her 9th birthday. Charlotte was born May 2, 2015. The young royal made her public debut just hours after her birth at St. Mary’s Hospital in London. Her full name, Charlotte Elizabeth Diana, is a tribute to […]

(NEW YORK) — China is set to launch the first-ever mission, known as Chang’e 6, on Friday to collect rock and soil samples from the far side of the moon. The lunar lander is scheduled to launch by rocket at 3:50 a.m. ET from the China National Space Administration’s (CNSA) Wenchang Satellite Launch Center on […]

(NEW YORK) — As the Israel-Hamas war approaches the seven-month mark, renewed negotiations are underway to secure the release of hostages taken by the terrorist organization, as Israeli forces continue to prepare for an apparent invasion of the southern Gaza town of Rafah. Meanwhile, President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke in […]

(LONDON) — The U.S. is warning of a looming potential “large scale massacre” in El Fasher, a city in Sudan, as troops from the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group and allied militias encircle the city in what the U.S. says are “indications of an imminent offensive.” U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield warned that […]

(JERUSALEM) — “Every single day, I’ve watched small children die.” Those are the words of Nurse Brenda Maldonado from Washington State, describing to ABC News what she witnessed over the past two weeks. During that time, Maldonado said, she had been working in two of Gaza’s main hospitals. Her deployment to work as a healthcare […]