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Paul Whelan’s brother speaks on his Russian detention, US government response
ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The twin brother of Paul Whelan, the former U.S. Marine detained in Russia on espionage charges, said he had mixed feelings about the responses to the cases involving Trevor Re...
Jul 09, 2022
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gunned down while giving speech
YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP via Getty Images(NARA, Japan) -- Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot and killed during a campaign speech in western Japan on Friday, hospital officials said. Abe, 67...
Jul 08, 2022
What happens next after Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigns amid scandal?
Carl Court/Getty Images(LONDON) -- After more than 50 resignations from government ministers and aides, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced his resignation Thursday. For a moment on Tuesday ev...
Jul 07, 2022
Giant, meat-eating new dinosaur species discovered in Argentina
Peter Unger/Getty Images, FILE(LONDON) -- A new dinosaur species was discovered by paleontologists on Thursday, who have now named the giant carnivorous dinosaur species Meraxes gigas. The new species...
Jul 07, 2022
Russia-Ukraine live updates: 15 killed in Russian missile strike on residential building in Donetsk region
Miguel Medina/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin's "special military operation" into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian forces invading from Belarus, to...
Jul 07, 2022
Rhino population gets a new sanctuary in Mozambique
David Silverman/Getty Images(INHAMBANE, Mozambique) -- The first healthy baby female white rhino was born in Zinave National Park in Mozambique a few weeks ago, the product of a multi-year targeted re...
Jul 07, 2022
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces resignation: 'Them's the breaks'
Jack Taylor/Getty Images(LONDON) -- U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced his resignation Thursday, after dozens of ministers quit his cabinet and urged him to go. In a statement delivered outsi...
Jul 07, 2022
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Town in Donetsk could become next 'key' battleground
Stringer/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin's "special military operation" into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian forces invading from Belar...
Jul 06, 2022
Pressure mounts on Boris Johnson to resign as key allies step down
Christopher Furlong - WPA Pool /Getty Images(LONDON) -- Momentum is building against the controversial U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and he is in danger of being forced to resign amid accusations ...
Jul 06, 2022
Three arrested in mysterious deaths of 21 teenagers at South African nightclub, police say
PHILL MAGAKOE/AFP via Getty Images(PRETORIA, South Africa) -- Three people have been arrested in connection with the mysterious deaths of 21 teenagers at a popular nightclub in South Africa, authoriti...
Jul 05, 2022
