(NEW YORK) -- As the Israel-Hamas war approaches the seven-month mark, renewed negotiations are underway to secure the release of hostages taken by the terrorist organization, as Israeli forces continue to prepare for an apparent invasion of the southern Gaza town of Rafah.Here's how the news is developing. All times…
(LONDON) -- Two colonels in Ukraine's State Protection Service were identified as part of a group planning to assassinate Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian officials said Tuesday.The colonels, who have been detained but not yet been publicly identified, were recruited by the Russian Federal Security Service, known as the FSB,…
(NEW YORK) -- The mother of Gordon Black, a 35-year-old United States Army soldier who was detained in Russia on charges of criminal misconduct last week, revealed he was visiting his girlfriend at the time of his arrest in Vladivostok.In a new interview with ABC News' Good Morning America, Melody…
(LONDON) -- An American visiting Russia was detained for allegedly "violating public order" and remanded in custody for 10 days, a Moscow court said Tuesday.William Russell Nycum had been drinking with friends at a bar before allegedly climbing into a children's library in Moscow, REN TV, a local television station,…
(NEW YORK) -- A U.S. soldier was detained in Vladivostok, Russia, on Thursday on charges of criminal misconduct, according to the U.S. Army."The Russian Federation notified the U.S. Department of State of the criminal detention in accordance with the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations," Army spokeswoman Cynthia O. Smith told…
(NEW YORK) -- Parts of Gaza are currently experiencing a "full-blown famine" and it could spread even further amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, a top United Nations official warned.World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director Cindy McCain said during an interview on NBC's Meet the Press on Sunday that northern Gaza…
(ROME) -- Thirty-four new Swiss Guard recruits pledged their traditional oath in the Vatican on Monday and swore allegiance to Pope Francis in their distinctive way, raising three fingers to evoke the Holy Trinity while shouting the pontifical oath.The world’s smallest army, founded in 1506 by Pope Julius II, is…
(PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil) -- Severe flooding in Brazil has left 75 people dead, 103 individuals unaccounted for and multiple families standing on their rooftops hoping to be rescued, authorities said Sunday.The dire situation comes as heavy rain continues to downpour on Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil's southernmost state, according to…
(WASHINGTON) -- Russian military personnel are operating out of an air base in Niger that is still hosting a small number of American troops, two U.S. officials tell ABC News.One of the officials said the Russian trainers arrived several weeks ago at Niger's "Airport 101" near the capital of Niamey,…
(WASHINGTON) -- A targeted U.S. drone strike in northwest Syria one year ago Friday hit and killed a civilian, not the al-Qaeda leader it was looking for, the Pentagon said after an internal review."U.S. Central Command acknowledges and regrets the civilian harm that resulted from the airstrike," the combatant command…
