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ABC News LONDON — An Iranian general warned on Sunday of the potential for a “decisive and devastating” response to any executed threat, a day after the U.S. conducted strikes on Houthis in Yemen. Gen. Hossein Salami also denied that Iran had backed the rebel group, which continues to wage a campaign against international ships […]

Contributor/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Vladimir Putin said Ukraine must surrender after President Donald Trump urged the Russian leader to spare the lives of Ukrainian soldiers, following ceasefire talks between the U.S. and Russia in Moscow. In a post on Truth Social, Trump called Thursday’s discussions with Russia “very good and productive” and said there is […]

ABC News (NAIROBI, Kenya) — As cute and confident as Pardamat now seems, the little elephant had a difficult start to life. “Pardamat was found next to the dead body of his mother,” Edwin Lusichi, head keeper at the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust’s nursery in Nairobi, Kenya, where Pardamat is being cared for, told ABC News. […]

Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Hamas announced it will release American hostage Edan Alexander and “the bodies of four other dual nationals” after receiving a a proposal from mediators to resume negotiations. The group said in a statement Friday it responded “responsibly and positively” to the latest ceasefire extension proposal. The parents of […]

NASA (NEW YORK) — SpaceX said that the hydraulic system issue that postponed the Starliner mission on Wednesday has now been fixed and that the crew is once again cleared for take-off on Friday. The mission will bring the next crew up to work on the International Space Station (ISS) and begin the return of […]

(SimpleImages/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Six Americans who were imprisoned in Kuwait have been released in an agreement with the United States, a representative for their families confirmed to ABC News. The Americans, many of whom are veterans and former military contractors, were convicted on drug charges, Jonathan Franks, a crisis management consultant, said. For […]

Steve Witkoff, special envoy to the Middle East. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) (LONDON) —  In his first public remarks on the proposed 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin said Russia is “for it” but that he wants his own security guarantees. Putin raised questions regarding a 30-day ceasefire during a press briefing in Moscow on […]

Steve Witkoff, special envoy to the Middle East. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) (LONDON) —  President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff landed in Moscow on Thursday morning for discussions on a proposed 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine — a step leaders in Kyiv and Washington, D.C., hope will facilitate a larger peace deal to […]

(Connect Images/Getty Images) (LONDON) — Russian President Vladimir Putin visited a command center in Kursk on Wednesday, ordering troops there to “destroy” all Ukrainian formations remaining in the contested border region. “Your task is to completely destroy the enemy, which has entrenched itself in the Kursk region and is still conducting warfare here, and fully […]

Candles with a portrait of Pope Francis are seen outside the Policlinico A. Gemelli Hospital where Pope Francis is hospitalized for pneumonia, on March 9, 2025 in Rome, Italy. Pope Francis was hospitalized in Rome on February 14 with bronchitis, and later developed pneumonia in both his lungs. (Photo by Antonio Masiello/Getty Images) (ROME) — […]