World

Kicki Nilsson/TT News Agency/AFP via Getty Image (LONDON) — At least five people were shot on Tuesday at an adult education facility in Orebro, Sweden, police said. “The extent of the injuries is unclear,” police said. “The operation is still ongoing.” Police said the shooter may be among the injured being treated at the hospital, […]

Joe Raedle/Getty Images (APPLETON, WI) — A young Wisconsin man died from an asthma attack after the price of his inhaler skyrocketed nearly $500, according to a lawsuit filed by his family. Cole Schmidtknecht, 22, suffered from asthma, a chronic disease, that he treated with an Advair Diskus inhaler that allegedly cost him no more […]

J. David Ake/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — International aid organizations are warning that humanitarian efforts in Gaza would be severely impacted if the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is shut down by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency. Musk said he was “in the process” of “shutting down” the agency — which oversees foreign aid, […]

Venezuelan community leaders speak to the media as they protest against the suspension of Temporary Protected Status in Doral, Fla., Feb. 3, 2025. (Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Nearly 350,000 Venezuelans who gained relief from deportation and obtained work permits in 2023 under Temporary Protected Status (TPS) will lose those protections in April, […]

Kicki Nilsson/TT News Agency/AFP via Getty Image (LONDON) — At least five people were shot on Tuesday at a school in Sweden, police said. “The extent of the injuries is unclear,” police said. “The operation is still ongoing.” This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. ABC News’ Joe Simonetti contributed to this […]

Fred Dufour/AFP via Getty Images (HONG KONG and LONDON) — Select American goods imported into China will be subject to tariffs of up to 15%, Chinese officials said Tuesday, as they rolled out a series of retaliatory measures to counteract U.S. President Donald Trump’s planned tariffs. China said it would on Feb. 10 impose a […]

Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In an interview on ABC News’ “This Week” on Sunday, Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. Kirsten Hillman said Canadians are “perplexed” and “disappointed” by President Donald Trump’s tariffs. White House officials announced Saturday that Trump has imposed 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada and 10% tariffs on goods […]

Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, hands over Israeli hostage Keith Samuel Siegel in Gaza Port to the International Committee of the Red Cross on Saturday as part of the ongoing prisoner exchange deal in Gaza City, Gaza on February 01, 2025. (Photo by Dawoud Abo Alkas/Anadolu via Getty Images) (LONDON) — American Keith […]

SimpleImages/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The climate crisis is not a distant threat; it’s happening right now and affecting what matters most to us. Hurricanes intensified by a warming planet and drought-fueled wildfires are destroying our communities. Rising seas and flooding are swallowing our homes. And record-breaking heat waves are reshaping our way of life. […]