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Gaza health system is 'completely collapsing,' international organizations say
Ahmed Gomaa/Xinhua via Getty Images(GAZA) -- The health care system in Gaza is "completely collapsing" with overcrowded hospitals and few medical supplies amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, according ...
Dec 11, 2023
Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny missing after being removed from prison, spokeswoman says
belterz/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny's team says they don't know where he is after the prison camp where he was being held told them he's no longer there, ...
Dec 11, 2023
Some besieged Gazans say they face 'no future' there, want to leave for good
ABC NewsFor the people of Gaza, there's a common exhaustion that many express -- exhausted by the war, of living in such dire conditions, by the death that surrounds them. "We are tired of this living...
Dec 10, 2023
Gaza residents say 'there's nowhere left to go' amid Israel's relentless bombing
Geraint Rowland Photography/Getty Images(GAZA) -- Muhammad Alyan said he and his family were forced to flee the northern Gaza Strip last month, heeding evacuation orders by the Israeli military. He sa...
Dec 09, 2023
Woman arrested after police say 4-year-old child who 'drowned' in pool actually died before
Sheila Paras/Getty Images(LONDON) -- A 46-year-old woman has been arrested and charged with murder after a 4-year-old child reportedly drowned in a backyard pool following a two-year investigation int...
Dec 08, 2023
Justice Department announces war crimes charges against four Russian-affiliated soldiers for torturing American citizen
Thinkstock/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- In an historic move, the Justice Department on Wednesday announced it is unsealing war crimes charges against four Russia-affiliated military personnel with dist...
Dec 07, 2023
Biden calls reports of Hamas' sexual violence against Israeli women 'appalling'
Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty ImagesEditor's note: This report contains graphic descriptions of sexual violence. (WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden has blamed Hamas' refusal to release civilian female ho...
Dec 07, 2023
Israeli defense minister predicts 2 more months of war, then 'mop up'
200mm/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Irael's war with Hamas in the neighboring Gaza Strip is expected to continue at its current intensity for two more months, followed by what Israeli Defense Minister Yoa...
Dec 06, 2023
Eighty-eight dead after military drone mistakenly strikes festival in Nigeria's Kaduna state, local officials say
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images(LONDON) -- The Nigerian Army mistakenly killed at least 88 people in a military drone strike on a religious festival in the country's Kaduna State, local officials said. Of...
Dec 06, 2023
Former US ambassador Manuel Rocha indicted on charges he allegedly spied for Cuba for 40 years
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A federal grand jury returned a 15-count indictment against former U.S. ambassador and accused Cuban spy Manuel Rocha on Tuesday, charging him with a ra...
Dec 06, 2023
