World

Andrew Esiebo/Getty Images for Global Citizen (PALM SPRINGS, CA) — A helicopter carrying six people, including the CEO of a Nigerian bank, crashed in California’s Mojave Desert, killing all people on board, officials said. The two crew members and four passengers departed from Palm Springs, California, at 8:45 p.m. Friday and were en route to […]

Kirsty O’Connor – Pool/Getty Images (LONDON) — King Charles III has made his first public appearance since Buckingham Palace announced he was diagnosed with cancer. Charles, 75, and his wife, Queen Camilla, were seen attending church in Sandringham on Sunday. On Monday, Charles began his cancer treatment and the palace announced his diagnosis. The palace has […]

(GAZA) — An animal rescue organization in the Gaza Strip says it’s trying to keep alive not only family members amid the Israel-Hamas war, but also hundreds of dogs, cats and donkeys. “We have already lost everything, but at least the animals are still with me,” Saeed Al Err, the founder of Sulala Animal Rescue, told […]

(WASHINGTON) — Monarch butterfly sightings may be sparser than usual in the U.S. and Canada following a drastic drop in populations wintering in Mexico, researchers told ABC News. The annual census of the number of monarchs that winter in Central Mexico showed that the population decreased “precipitously,” the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, which conducts the research […]

(RAFAH AND LONDON) — In the sand dunes above Rafah in southern Gaza, a ricochet of children’s laughter rings out, mixing with the unrelenting sound of Israeli reconnaissance drones. This odd combination can be heard most days as children from the tent city populated by the displaced gather to fly their kites, finding some joy […]

(NEW YORK) — Conservationists said they have obtained the first-ever video of a baby spider monkey birth in the wild as the critically endangered species struggles to repopulate amid continued habitat loss. A baby brown-headed spider monkey named Anku was born on Jan. 22 in the Chocó, a tropical forest region in northwest Ecuador, Felipe […]

(NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia is open to a prisoner swap for Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who’s been detained for over 300 days in the country. In an interview published on his website on Thursday, former Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson pressed Putin if he was willing to release […]

(NEW YORK) — Last month’s global temperatures led to the warmest January on record, continuing a pattern of eight consecutive hottest months on record, according to scientists. The average surface air temperature on Earth in January was 13.14 degrees Celsius, or 55.65 degrees Fahrenheit — about 1.26 degrees Fahrenheit above the 1991 to 2020 average […]

(WEST BANK) — President Joe Biden handed down financial sanctions against four Israeli nationals last week who were allegedly connected to violence against civilians in the West Bank amid the Israel-Hamas war. One of those sanctioned by the Biden administration spoke with ABC News about the claims and rejected the allegations against them. Yinon Levi […]

An aerial view shows lava after volcano eruption northeast of Sylingarfell, near Grindavik, Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland early Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024. (Iceland Civil Defense/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — A volcano began erupting in southwestern Iceland early Thursday, sending lava jets as high as 80 meters, the country’s weather office said. “At 5:30 this […]