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UK ambassador to Mexico out after video allegedly shows him pointing a rifle at a colleague
The UK’s ambassador to Mexico has left his post after a video was posted on social media that purportedly shows him pointing an assault rifle at an embassy employee
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With nearly all votes counted, the ANC party that freed South Africa from apartheid has lost its 30-year majority
With nearly all votes counted, the ANC party that freed South Africa from apartheid has lost its 30-year majority
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Hostage families call for a cease-fire deal pushed by Biden. Israel says conditions must be met
Families of Israeli hostages held by Hamas have called for all parties to immediately accept a proposal detailed U.S. President Joe Biden to end the nearly 8-month-long war
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At least 19 injured as Russia hits Ukraine's power grid with fresh barrage
Officials in Ukraine said Russia pummeled the country's energy infrastructure with a large-scale drone and missile attack, injuring at least 19 people
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River ferry sinks in Afghanistan, killing at least 20
A Taliban official said that at least 20 people were killed as a river ferry sank in eastern Afghanistan
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June 01
The ANC party that freed South Africa from apartheid loses its 30-year majority
The African National Congress party has lost its parliamentary majority in a historic election result that puts South Africa on a new political path for the first time since the end of the apartheid system of white minority rule 30 years ago
June 01
June 01
Israel maintains a shadowy hospital for Gaza detainees. Critics allege mistreatment
Patients lying shackled and blindfolded on more than a dozen beds inside a white tent in the desert
June 01
June 01
Tin Oo, a close ally of Myanmar's Suu Kyi and co-founder of her pro-democracy party, dies at 97
Tin Oo, one of the closest associates of Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi and a co-founder of her National League for Democracy party, has died
June 01
June 01
Europe vote may tip balance between Meloni's far-right agenda in Italy and mainstream foreign policy
While Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni adopts a reassuring Western-allied foreign policy, cultural wars at home are preserving her far-right credentials heading into European Parliamentary elections
June 01
June 01
After a quarter century, Thailand's LGBTQ Pride Parade is seen as a popular and political success
Thailand has kicked off its annual celebration for the LGBTQ+ community’s Pride Month as the country is on course to become the first nation in Southeast Asia to legalize marriage equality
June 01
May 31
US defense secretary says war with China neither imminent nor unavoidable, stressing need for talks
United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has told a gathering of top security officials he doesn’t see war with China as imminent, nor unavoidable, despite rapidly escalating tensions in the Asia-Pacific region
May 31
May 31
15 years on, the Tamil survivors of Sri Lanka's brutal civil war live in fear — and disempowerment
Sri Lanka's Tamil people still live in the shadow of defeat in the civil war that tore the country apart until it ended 15 years ago
May 31
May 31
Voting begins in the last round of India's election, a referendum on Modi's decade in power
Indians have begun voting in the last round of a six-week-long national election that is a referendum on Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decade in power
May 31
May 31
Last round of voting begins in mammoth Indian election, a referendum on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decade in power
Last round of voting begins in mammoth Indian election, a referendum on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decade in power
May 31
May 31
Biden endorses 3-phase deal to end war in Gaza
President Biden revealed the details of his “path for peace,” which includes releasing all hostages and aiding civilians from the White House on Friday.
May 31
May 31
British ambassador to Mexico apparently no longer in post after pointing rifle at staff
The British foreign ministry apparently has removed its ambassador to Mexico, Jon Benjamin, following controversy generated by a video in which he jokes while pointing a high-powered rifle gun at staff inside a vehicle
May 31
May 31
Turkish drone strikes in Syria kill 4 U.S.-backed fighters, wound 11 civilians, Kurdish group says
A U.S.-backed force in Syria says Turkish drone strikes in northeastern Syria have killed four Kurdish fighters and wounded 11 civilians
May 31
May 31
Mexico's drug cartels and gangs appear to be playing a wider role in Sunday's elections than before
Mexico’s drug cartels and gangs appear to be playing a wider role in Sunday’s elections that will determine the presidency, nine governorships and about 19,000 mayorships and other local posts
May 31
May 31
Russia declares a former presidential hopeful and others as 'foreign agents' as it presses crackdown
The Russian authorities have declared that a former presidential hopeful, a prominent human rights advocate and several others are “foreign agents.”
May 31
May 31
Belarus starts proceedings in a trial in absentia of 20 prominent political analysts
Belarusian authorities have started proceedings in a trial in absentia of 20 prominent political analysts who work with the world’s biggest universities and think tanks, the latest step in the years-long crackdown on dissent in the country
May 31
May 31
Canadian serial killer Robert Pickton, who brought victims to pig farm, is dead after prison assault
Canadian serial killer Robert Pickton, who took female victims to his pig farm during a crime spree near Vancouver in the late 1990s and early 2000s, has died after being assaulted in prison
May 31
May 31
Canadian serial killer Robert Pickton, who brought victims to his pig farm, is dead after prison assault, officials say
Canadian serial killer Robert Pickton, who brought victims to his pig farm, is dead after prison assault, officials say
May 31
May 31
Mexico on verge of electing its 1st female president
Mexicans will vote Sunday in historic elections that are a referendum on populism and democracy.
May 31
May 31
Incendiary device thrown at front doors of Vancouver synagogue, says Jewish federation
The Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver says an “incendiary device” was thrown at the front doors of a synagogue in what Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called a “disgusting act of antisemitism.”
May 31
May 31
Biden signals policy shift on Russia-Ukraine war
President Joe Biden has given Ukrainian forces permission to strike inside Russia with American weapons. This only applies to the border region near Kharkiv, and not for long-range strikes.
May 31
May 31
Central African Republic accuses a European NGO worker arrested last week of spying
Authorities in the Central African Republic are investigating a European aid worker who was arrested last week in a restive area of the country on spying charges
May 31
May 31
Pakistan with help from Interpol arrest a Pakistani woman convicted of murder in Italy, police say
Officials say Pakistani police working closely with Interpol have raided a home in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir and arrested a Pakistani woman convicted in Italy of murdering her daughter
May 31
May 31
Zambia's former first lady and daughter arrested over properties worth more than $2 million
Zambia’s former first lady and one of her daughters have been arrested over their ownership of several properties worth more than $2 million that a law enforcement agency says are suspected to be proceeds of crime
May 31
May 31
El Salvador says it foiled a plot to plant bombs on the day of President Bukele's inauguration
El Salvador says it has foiled a plot to plant bombs around the country to coincide with President Nayib Bukele’s inauguration on Saturday
May 31
May 31
El Salvador says authorities have broken up a plot to plant bombs ahead of President Nayib Bukele’s inauguration
El Salvador says authorities have broken up a plot to plant bombs ahead of President Nayib Bukele’s inauguration
May 31
May 31
South Sudan receives its first batch of a new vaccine for malaria from the WHO
May 31
Sudanese army rejects call to end conflict in El Fasher
The U.N. has expressed "profound distress" at the situation in El Fasher.
May 31
May 31
Soldiers among 11 killed by separatist militants in southeast Nigeria
The Nigerian military says militants enforcing a separatist lockdown in the country's southeast attacked and killed five soldiers deployed to restore order
May 31
May 31
Poland says a fake news report on mobilizing 200,000 men was likely the work of Russia
Officials in Poland say that a fake news report saying that Prime Minister Donald Tusk was mobilizing 200,000 men starting on July 1 was probably the work of Russia-sponsored hackers and was designed to interfere with the upcoming European Parliament e...
May 31
May 31
A scorching heat wave kills 14 in India ahead of a final round of election voting on Saturday
Officials in India say a scorching heat wave has killed at least 14 people, including 10 election officials, with temperatures soaring up to 49.9 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) in parts of the country this week
May 31
May 31
France files preliminary terrorism charges against teenager accused of plan to attack Olympic fans
French authorities have handed preliminary terrorism charges to an 18-year-old accused of a plot targeting spectators attending Olympic soccer games
May 31
May 31
French interior minister says security authorities have foiled a plan to attack soccer events during the Paris Olympics
French interior minister says security authorities have foiled a plan to attack soccer events during the Paris Olympics
May 31
May 31
US plans to impose new visa restrictions on Chinese and Hong Kong officials after security verdicts
The United States has expressed its deep concerns about the convictions of 14 pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong under a Beijing-imposed national security law
May 31
May 31
Republican Rep. Burchett on Trump trial: 'I see some clear errors in this.'
ABC News' Phil Lipof spoke with Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) about Trump's conviction and what he believes the appeals process for the former president will look like.
May 31
May 31
American healthcare workers risk it all to help injured people in Gaza
ABC News' Tom Soufi Burridge reports on U.S.-based healthcare workers who are on the ground in Gaza treating the critically wounded as the war rages on.
May 31
May 31
International headlines from ABC News
Catch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines.
May 31
May 31
UK's first Black female lawmaker 'free' to stand for Labour at election after row over her future
The U.K.’s first Black female member of Parliament will be allowed to stand for the Labour Party in the upcoming general election, leader Keir Starmer says, following a fractious few days over her political future
May 31
May 31
China says it's 'hard to meet' discussions on Russia-Ukraine war, citing problems with arrangements
China says it will be “‘hard to meet” calls for discussions on the Russia-Ukraine war because of problems with arrangements
May 31
May 31
Israel confirms its forces are in central Rafah in expanding offensive in the southern Gaza city
The Israeli military has confirmed that its forces are operating in central parts of Rafah in its expanding offensive in the southern Gaza city
May 31
May 31
The Israeli military confirms that it’s operating in central Rafah in its expanding offensive in southern Gaza city
The Israeli military confirms that it’s operating in central Rafah in its expanding offensive in southern Gaza city
May 31
May 31
Chinese online retailer Temu latest to face EU's strictest level of digital scrutiny
The European Union is adding Chinese online retailer Temu to its list of platforms facing the bloc’s highest level of digital scrutiny
May 31
May 31
EU slaps new sanctions on North Korea in response to its missile program and support for Russia
The European Union has slapped more sanctions on North Korea over its continued efforts to develop ballistic and nuclear missiles and its support for Russia
May 31
May 31
Improving energy resilience in Pakistan could avert 175,000 deaths by 2030, UNICEF says
A new study by the United Nations children’s agency says developing resilient energy systems to power health facilities in Pakistan could avert over 175,000 deaths by 2030
May 31
May 31
6 injured in a knife attack in the German city of Mannheim. Police shot and wounded the assailant
Authorities in Germany say a man stabbed several members of a group that describes itself as opposing “political Islam.”
May 31
May 31
Police say several people have been hurt in a stabbing attack in the German city of Mannheim
Police say several people have been hurt in a stabbing attack in the German city of Mannheim
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