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Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (LONDON) — An internet seller who tricked eBay users into bidding for a walking stick that he falsely said belonged to Queen Elizabeth II has been sentenced. Dru Marshall, a 26-year-old man from Romsey, England, claimed to be a Senior Footman at Windsor Castle — one of the queen’s many homes and […]

(NEW YORK) — Armed and masked gunmen stormed a television station in Ecuador during a live broadcast on Tuesday, taking the hosts hostage and calling for President Daniel Noboa to end his crackdown on organized crime. The incident at TC Televisión, a state-owned network in Guayaquil, came amid widespread chaos and violence after Noboa declared […]

(WASHINGTON) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken emerged from a series of meetings with high-level Israeli officials on Tuesday with an agreement to launch a United Nations-led assessment mission that will pave the way for civilians displaced by warfare in northern Gaza to eventually return home — a significant step toward restoring a sense of […]

KeithBinns/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Navy and the U.K.’s Royal Navy foiled a major Houthi attack Tuesday night in the Red Sea, shooting down 18 one-way drones and three missiles targeting commercial ships. The incident began at around 9:15 p.m. local time when the Houthis launched “Iranian-designed one-way attack” drones, “anti-ship cruise missiles, and […]

(DNIPRO, Ukraine) — The number of heavily wounded soldiers being treated at one of Ukraine’s largest trauma hospitals has risen by as much as 30% in the past few weeks, according to the chief doctor there. Dr. Sergii Ryzhenko told ABC News that the Mechnikov Hospital in the city of Dnipro, a few hours’ drive […]

(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 […]

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. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. ABC News’ Joe Simonetti contributed to this story. Copyright © 2024, […]

omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (SEOUL, South Korea) — South Korea’s national assembly unanimously passed a bill to ban eating and selling of dog meat on Tuesday. Slaughtering, breeding, trading and selling of dog meat for human consumption will be prohibited starting in 2027. Violators of the new law will face penalties of two to three years of […]

(NEW YORK) — A year featuring extreme events across the globe is now officially Earth’s hottest year on record, according to Copernicus, Europe’s climate change service. 2023 has been confirmed as the hottest year on record surpassing 2016, the previous hottest year, by a large margin, according to a new climate report released by Copernicus […]

(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 […]