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Arrested US reporter in Russia must be immediately released from espionage case, Blinken says
Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday directly urged Russia to free an American journalist who was detained last week on suspicion of espionage --...
Adam Carlson, ABC News Apr 02, 2023

Pope Francis leaves hospital after recovering from bronchitis
Jackyenjoyphotography via Getty Images(ITALY) -- Pope Francis left hospital on Saturday morning after spending three days recovering from bronchitis, according to the Vatican press office. The pope, s...
Phoebe Natanson, Mary Kekatos, Kevin Shalvey, and Jon Haworth, ABC News Apr 01, 2023

Russia's arrest of reporter raises questions about tradeoffs in prisoner swaps
Mikhail Pivikov / EyeEm via Getty Images(RUSSIA) -- When President Joe Biden was asked Friday what his message was to Russia over the arrest of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich this week,...
Teresa Mettela, ABC News Apr 01, 2023

Parole denied for South African Olympian Oscar Pistorius in killing of girlfriend
WIN-Initiative/Neleman/Getty Images(PRETORIA, South Africa) -- Former South African Olympic and Paralympic runner Oscar Pistorius had his parole denied following a board hearing Friday. The hearing to...
Emma Ogao and Liezl Thom, ABC News Mar 31, 2023

Pope Francis to leave hospital Saturday after recovering from bronchitis
Alessia Pierdomenico/Bloomberg via Getty Images(ROME) -- Pope Francis is expected to leave the hospital Saturday morning after spending three days recovering from bronchitis, according to the Vatican ...
Phoebe Natanson, Mary Kekatos and Kevin Shalvey, ABC News Mar 31, 2023

'Kick Russia out of the UN': Group prepares legal challenge as Russia gets set to take UN Security Council presidency
Joseph Sohm; Visions of America/Getty Images(LONDON) -- The Russian Federation will on April 1 take over the presidency of the U.N. Security Council, a shift in power that may seem extraordinary amid ...
Guy Davies, ABC News Mar 31, 2023

Wounded Ukrainian soldiers get prosthetic legs in US with help from nonprofit
ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- A U.S.-based nonprofit is providing life-changing prosthetic limbs to Ukrainian soldiers who were wounded while defending their country against Russian forces. In just a few mo...
Nathan Smith and Allie Weintraub, ABC News Mar 30, 2023

US wants Israeli 'consensus' on judicial overhaul, White House says, after Biden, Netanyahu exchange
Sean Gallup/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. would like to see any decision on judicial overhaul in Israel in "keeping with a consensus" and based on the "broadest possible base of public sup...
Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News Mar 29, 2023

Pope Francis has 'progressively improved' in hospital stay for respiratory infection, Vatican says
Alessandra Benedetti - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images(ROME) -- Pope Francis has "progressively improved" after spending the night in the hospital with a respiratory infection, the Vatican Press Office...
Phoebe Natanson, Mary Kekatos and Kevin Shalvey, ABC News Mar 29, 2023

What's behind India's strategic neutrality on Russia's invasion of Ukraine
ALEXANDR DEMYANCHUK/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Countries in Africa, Asia and the Middle East have all avoided taking sides on Russia's invasion of Ukraine -- but India's size and power ...
Teresa Mettela, ABC News Mar 29, 2023
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