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(NEW YORK) — A shark experience in the Bahamas has temporarily closed after a 10-year-old boy from the United States was attacked by a shark during a recent excursion, the operator said. The incident occurred shortly before 4 p.m. local time Monday on Paradise Island, the Royal Bahamas Police Force said in a news release. […]

KeithBinns/Getty Images (ISLAMABAD and LONDON) — Pakistan carried out retaliatory airstrikes in Iran early Thursday, allegedly targeting militant positions amid rising tensions between the neighboring nations. A Pakistani official told ABC News that Thursday’s strikes hit training camps belonging to Baluch insurgents in southeastern Iran, near the border with Pakistan. About seven locations were targeted […]

(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. has launched a new retaliatory strike against Houthi targets in Yemen amid the group’s continued attacks on international ships in the area, officials said Wednesday. Five areas were targeted in the U.S. strikes on Yemen: the governorates of Hodeidah, Taiz, Dhamar, Bayda, and Saada, the Sanaa-Saba press agency, the Houthi state […]

Philip Waller/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A 10-year-old boy from the United States was reportedly attacked by a shark at a resort in the Bahamas, police said. The incident occurred shortly before 4 p.m. local time Monday on Paradise Island, the Royal Bahamas Police Force said in a news release. “Preliminary reports indicate that the […]

(WASHINGTON) — The State Department on Wednesday announced it was relisting Yemen’s Houthi rebels as a global terrorist group in response to the militants’ attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. “This designation seeks to promote accountability for the group’s terrorist activities,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a […]

King Charles III departs after attending the Christmas Morning Service at Sandringham Church on December 25, 2023 in Sandringham, Norfolk. CREDIT: Stephen Pond/Getty Images (LONDON) — King Charles III will undergo surgery next week to be treated for an enlarged prostate, according to Buckingham Palace. “His Majesty’s condition is benign and he will attend hospital […]

(NEW YORK) — The end of the cease-fire came after Hamas, the Palestinian militant group that governs Gaza, freed over 100 of the more than 200 people its militants took hostage during the Oct. 7 surprise attack on southern Israel. In exchange, Israel released more than 200 Palestinians from Israeli prisons. Here’s how the news […]

Britain’s Catherine, Princess of Wales smiles as she arrives to attend the “Together At Christmas” Carol Service” at Westminster Abbey in London on Dec. 8, 2023. (CHRIS JACKSON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) (LONDON) — Kate, the princess of Wales, is recovering after undergoing abdominal surgery, Kensington Palace confirmed Wednesday. Kate, who turned 42 last week, was […]

(NEW YORK) — The new year has begun with a spate of transgender deaths in Mexico, prompting protests, outrage and fear among the country’s LGBTQ community. At least three transgender people have been killed in just the first 15 days of the year. On Jan. 14, Mexico City’s Attorney General’s Office reported that a transgender […]

Philip Waller/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A 10-year-old boy from the United States was reportedly attacked by a shark at a resort in the Bahamas, police said. The incident occurred shortly before 4 p.m. local time Monday on Paradise Island, the Royal Bahamas Police Force said in a news release. “Preliminary reports indicate that the […]