(NEW YORK) -- More than 10 months after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion into neighboring Ukraine, the two countries are engaged in a struggle for control of areas throughout eastern and southern Ukraine. Putin’s forces in November pulled out of key positions, retreating from Kherson as Ukrainian troops…
(LONDON) -- Nine Palestinians were killed when the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) reportedly stormed the Jenin refugee camp on the West Bank early Thursday morning, ABC News has learned. The IDF allegedly stormed the camp looking for a person of interest and Israel says that the resulting deaths came when…
(CAIRO) -- Egypt on Thursday said it uncovered several 4,300-year-old tombs in Saqqara as it continues a series of discoveries in the ancient burial ground. The tombs date back to the fifth and sixth dynasties of the Old Kingdom (2686-2181 B.C.), officials said in Saqqara, which lies some 19 miles…
(NEW YORK) -- An asteroid the size of a box truck is slated to get very close to Earth this week, according to scientists. But don't be alarmed, it isn't projected to make an impact and cause Armageddon, NASA said. The asteroid, 2023 BU, will pass by the planet over…
(WASHINGTON) -- In a major increase of U.S. support to Ukraine, President Joe Biden has signed off on sending 31 M1 Abrams tanks to the war-torn country as concerns mount over a new Russian offensive this spring. "Secretary [Lloyd] Austin has recommended this step because it will enhance the Ukraine's…
(KYIV, Ukraine) -- Russian authorities, according to the Ukrainian government and human rights groups, are reportedly forcing the illegal adoption of Ukrainian children under the guise of sending them on "vacation." But while some parents barely escape the trap, others have, miraculously, been able to reunite with their kids after…
(WASHINGTON) -- U.S. officials confirm that the Biden administration is leaning toward sending M1A1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine and that a decision could be announced as early as this week. One official said that the U.S. will commit to sending between 30 to 50 tanks to Ukraine under the Ukraine Security…
(LONDON) -- Princess Eugenie, granddaughter of the late Queen Elizabeth II, is pregnant. Eugenie, 32, and her husband Jack Brooksbank are expecting their second child, Buckingham Palace confirmed Tuesday. Eugenie, the daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, and Brooksbank are already parents to a son named August, who will…
(WASHINGTON) — Twelve countries have agreed to supply Ukraine with around 100 Leopard 2 tanks if the German government gives its consent, according to a senior Ukrainian official who spoke exclusively to ABC News. Those agreements, the source said, were made at Friday's summit at Ramstein US Air Force Base…
(WASHINGTON) — Siamak Namazi, a U.S. citizen who has been detained in Iran since 2015, has ended his seven-day hunger strike, according to a Monday news release. Namazi, 51, began the hunger strike on Jan. 16 to mark the seventh anniversary of a prisoner swap with Iran that freed five…
