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Russia-Ukraine live updates: Putin announces operational pause after seizing Luhansk
Narciso Contreras/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 f...
Nadine El-Bawab, Bill Hutchinson, Emily Shapiro, Kevin Shalvey, Ivan Pereira, Morgan Winsor and Meredith Deliso, ABC News Jul 05, 2022

Plans revealed for redeveloped area around Notre-Dame cathedral
Kiran Ridley/Stringer via Getty Images(PARIS, FRANCE) -- As construction crews race to meet the 2024 deadline set by French President Emmanuel Macron for the reopening of Notre-Dame, a jury chair...
By Anna Rabemanantsoa, ABC News Jul 05, 2022

Queen Elizabeth reduces workload, according to Buckingham Palace source
Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Queen Elizabeth is reducing her workload. According to the Telegraph, Buckingham Palace changed the details of the queen’s job description in its annual r...
Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News Jul 05, 2022

Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russian strikes near Odesa after Snake Island withdrawal
STRINGER/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 the ...
Nadine El-Bawab, Bill Hutchinson, Emily Shapiro, Kevin Shalvey, Ivan Pereira, Morgan Winsor and Meredith Deliso, ABC News Jul 04, 2022

Two women killed in shark attacks in Egypt's Red Sea, officials say
Anton Petrus/Getty Images(CAIRO) -- Two women were killed in shark attacks in Egypt's Red Sea over the weekend, prompting officials to close off a stretch of the coastline. The Egyptian Ministry of En...
Hatem Maher and Morgan Winsor, ABC News Jul 04, 2022

Three killed, four critically wounded in shooting at Copenhagen shopping mall, police say
OLAFUR STEINAR GESTSSON/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images(LONDON) -- At least three people were killed and four others were critically wounded in a shooting at a Copenhagen shopping mall on Sunday, ...
Rashid Haddou, William Mansell, Lama Hasan and Morgan Winsor, ABC News Jul 04, 2022

DHS to ramp up security assistance in Qatar for World Cup
David Ramos/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Attending the World Cup in November? The Department of Homeland Security will be on hand to help make sure the soccer tournament is safe and secure, according t...
Luke Barr, ABC News Jul 02, 2022

WNBA star Brittney Griner's trial begins in Russia as US works to secure her release
Mike Mattina/Getty Images(NEW YORK) - Brittney Griner appeared in a courtroom in Khimki, a suburb of Moscow, on Friday morning for the first day of the WNBA star's trial in Russia, where she has ...
Deena Zaru and Tanya Stukalova, ABC News Jul 01, 2022

Xi hails Hong Kong's autonomy but with a major caveat: Beijing has final say
Anthony Kwan/Getty Images(HONG KONG) -- In a speech celebrating the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to China, Chinese President Xi Jinping strongly reaffirmed the territory’s autono...
Karson Yiu, ABC News Jul 01, 2022

North Korea claims 'alien things' at the border caused COVID-19
KIM WON JIN/AFP via Getty Images(SEOUL, South Korea) -- Authorities in North Korea have instructed its people to avoid “alien things” falling near its border with South Korea. North Korea&...
Joohee Cho and Hakyung Kate Lee, ABC News Jul 01, 2022
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