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Blinken announces deal to launch UN assessment mission in northern Gaza
Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) meets with Israel's Foreign Minister Israel Katz (2nd-R) in Tel Aviv, on Jan. 9, 2024, during his week-long trip aimed at calming tensions across the Middle East....
Shannon K. Crawford, ABC News Jan 10, 2024

Man pretending to be Queen Elizabeth's footman, selling 'antler walking stick' that never belonged to her sentenced
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, ...
Jon Haworth, ABC News Jan 10, 2024

Dual US-Russian citizen arrested in Russia on drug charges, local officials say
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 co...
Kevin Shalvey, ABC News Jan 09, 2024

Hospital sees 30% rise in seriously wounded Ukrainian soldiers, says doctor
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images(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, acc...
Tom Soufi Burridge, Oleksiy Pshemyskiy, Bruno Roeber and Fidel Pavlenko, ABC News Jan 09, 2024

Copernicus report: 2023 is officially the hottest year on record as global temperatures close in on warming limit
SimpleImages/Getty Images(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...
Stephanie Ebbs, Daniel Peck and Daniel Manzo, ABC News Jan 09, 2024

South Korean assembly bans dog meat trade, consumption
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 selli...
Joohee Cho and Hakyung Kate Lee, ABC News Jan 09, 2024

Ukraine says it failed to shoot down 33 Russian missiles in deadly attack
belterz/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Ukraine's Air Force said Monday it was only able to shoot down 18 of the 51 Russian missiles fired overnight at targets across Ukraine, and that 33 of the missiles co...
Tom Soufi Burridge, ABC News Jan 08, 2024

Efforts underway to rescue 5 people trapped in Slovenia cave
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Efforts were underway Sunday to rescue five people who became trapped in a cave in southwestern Slovenia when torrential rains caused water levels to rise i...
Bill Hutchinson, ABC News Jan 08, 2024

Visual analysis shows 60% of Gaza now under evacuation orders
ABC News/Plant(NEW YORK) -- Beginning in December, after the end of the temporary truce between Israel and Hamas, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) expanded its ground operation in Gaza — bot...
Victoria Beaule and Layla Ferris, ABC News Jan 06, 2024

'Blade Runner' Oscar Pistorius released from South African prison on parole after girlfriend's murder
MARCO LONGARI/AFP via Getty Images(LONDON) -- Oscar Pistorius, the former South African runner who competed in both the Olympics and Paralympics, has been released from prison on parole nearly 11 year...
Liezl Thom and Emma Ogao, ABC News Jan 05, 2024
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