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Diaa Ostaz/ABC News (GAZA) — Since the end of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas on March 18, the humanitarian situation in Gaza has sharply deteriorated. The continued closure of all border crossings since March 2 has blocked the entry of humanitarian aid, triggering a severe food crisis and endangering the lives of millions of […]

Courtesy of Fellowship Baptist Church )LONDON and PRETORIA) — An American missionary allegedly kidnapped at gunpoint during a church service in South Africa last Thursday has been rescued in “a high-intensity shootout” between police and his suspected captors, authorities said on Wednesday. Three unidentified suspects were killed during Tuesday’s rescue operation, which was led by […]

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (NEW YORK) — For the first time, newly released security footage shows the moment an alleged stowaway sneaked onto a transatlantic flight just before last Thanksgiving in a stunning breach of security. Svetlana Dali is accused of boarding an overnight Delta flight from John F. Kennedy International […]

Scott Eisen/Getty Images International students pursuing degrees at Michigan public universities sought relief from detention and deportation during a federal court hearing on Tuesday, after their student immigration status was terminated this month, jeopardizing their legal status in the U.S. The students — two citizens of China, one of Nepal and another from India — […]

Christian Torres/Anadolu via Getty Images (FORT HUACHUCA, AZ) — U.S. Army soldiers will soon be patrolling a 170-mile buffer zone along the southern border with Mexico in a newly created “National Defense Area” in Arizona and New Mexico. It’s part of the Trump administration’s efforts to use the U.S. military to stop the flow of […]

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images, Ken Ishii – Pool/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump earlier this month announced far-reaching “reciprocal tariffs” on scores of countries, but he soon suspended the levies on all but one: China. Instead, Trump ratcheted up China tariffs to a whopping total of 145%. In response, China slapped 125% tariffs on U.S. […]

(LONDON and PRETORIA) — An American missionary who was allegedly kidnapped at gunpoint during a church service in South Africa last Thursday evening was rescued in “a high-intensity shootout” several days later, South African police said Wednesday. Three unidentified suspects were killed during Tuesday’s operation, which was led by the South African Police Service’s elite […]

ABC News (COPENHAGEN, Denmark) — One of the Americans detained for nearly two weeks in Denmark over an alleged assault against an Uber driver while visiting Copenhagen on their college spring break said he was “shocked” that he and his friend were arrested and maintained that they are innocent. “We were both just very shocked […]

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (MUSCAT, Oman) — The Iranian Foreign Ministry announced that the second round of indirect talks with the United States are expected to take place in Oman on Saturday, according to the official Islamic Republic News Agency. An Iranian delegation had arrived in Oman’s capital, Muscat, last Saturday to meet with U.S. officials […]

ABC News (LONDON) — A Russian ballistic missile strike on the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy killed at least 34 people on Sunday morning, emergency services said, as many there celebrated Palm Sunday. “The enemy struck the civilian population again,” acting Mayor Artem Kobzar wrote on Telegram. Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said that at least […]