(NEW YORK) -- Nearly 80% of Nova Scotia and the entirety of Prince Edward Island are currently without power as Fiona, now a post-tropical cyclone, continues to lash the east coast of Canada with strong, gusty winds. It is the most intense landfalling system Canada has ever seen. While it…
(NEW YORK) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin's "special military operation" into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian forces invading from Belarus, to the north, and Russia, to the east. Ukrainian troops have offered "stiff resistance," according to U.S. officials. The Russian military has since launched a full-scale ground…
(KYIV, Ukraine) -- A so-called "referendum" to join Russia announced by pro-Russian authorities of the Donetsk People's Republic and Luhansk People's Republic in eastern Ukraine has raised alarm bells globally as experts and leaders see it as a manipulative farce by Russia to force control over parts of Ukraine as…
(TEHRAN, IRAN) -- While Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was holding up Gen. Qassim Soleimani's photo on Wednesday at the United Nations General Assembly podium grieving over his killing by the U.S., Soleimani's picture was being torn down in his home city of Kerman and set on fire by protestors. Protests against the Iranian regime started…
(NEW YORK) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released its 2022 Summer Climate Report, which outlines the extreme weather events from June to August in the U.S. The report also describes where this year ranked compared to previous summers, using data from dozens of weather stations in each…
(UKRAINE) -- Woman and girls in Ukraine and around the world have suffered disproportionately as the men of the country fight against the invasion by Russia, a new report by the United Nations has found. The policy paper, published as the U.N. Security Council meets to discuss the war in…
(CARACAS, VENEZUELA) -- The military contractor known as 'Fat Leonard' – real name Leonard Francis -- has been caught, the U.S. Marshals Service told ABC News late Wednesday night. He was found after an Interpol notice went out and was found in Caracas, Venezuela, while trying to board a flight.…
(LONDON) -- Prince William and Kate, the princess of Wales, have made their first in-person public appearance since attending Monday's state funeral for Queen Elizabeth II. The royal couple traveled to Windsor on Thursday to meet with volunteers and staff who helped support the queen's committal service at St. George's…
(NEW YORK) -- Hurricane Fiona, now a monster Category 4 storm with 130 mph winds, is taking aim on Bermuda as hard-hit Puerto Rico looks to recover. Latest forecast A hurricane warning is in effect for Bermuda, where tropical storm conditions are expected to begin Thursday evening. Hurricane conditions are…
(NEW YORK) -- As Ukrainian forces continue to mount a counteroffensive against the Russian Army and reclaim the country's invaded land in the northeast, Russian President Vladimir Putin has upped his military mobilization and rhetoric against Ukrainian officials. ABC News Foreign Correspondent Tom Soufi Burridge, who is in Kharkiv, spoke…
