(PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti) -- U.N. Secretary General António Guterres made his first-ever visit to Haiti on July 1 to impress urgency upon whomever would listen as the country struggles with gang violence and ravaging food insecurity. "Every day counts," he said. "If we do not act now, instability and violence will…
(BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA) -- The United States and Australia will deepen their military ties after reaching an agreement that expands their military cooperation as both countries work to deter China's growing influence and territorial claims in the western Pacific. The agreements were announced following an annual meeting of the U.S. Defense…
(NEW YORK) -- Soldiers in Niger have announced they have ousted the West African nation’s democratically elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, in a national televised address. Surrounded by uniformed soldiers, Niger’s Colonel-Major Amadou Abdramane -- representing the National Council for the Safeguarding of the Homeland (CNSP) -- declared the military has…
(WASHINGTON) -- As Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met with Papua New Guinea's top leaders on Thursday, to build on a new defense cooperation agreement signed between the two countries in May, Austin stressed that the U.S. is not seeking permanent basing on the island -- but to "make sure we…
(NEW YORK) -- When Norte-Dame de Paris Cathedral went up in flames more than four years ago, historical and architectural experts warned that bringing the cathedral back to its original luster would take a lot of work. Architects, carpenters, painters and other foremen from around the world had to contend…
(LONDON) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that his plan to overhaul his country's judicial system is "a minor correction" to an "activist" court. "It's described as the end of Israeli democracy -- I think that's silly and when the dust settles, everybody will see it," Netanyahu told…
(ROME) -- "What an artist dies with me!" Nero, the emperor of Rome from AD 54 until AD 68, reportedly uttered those famous last words before his death in exile. Experts believe he may have left behind evidence of his love of the arts in the form of a theater…
(WASHINGTON) -- Trevor Reed, the former U.S. Marine who was wrongfully detained in Russia before being released in a prisoner swap, has been injured while fighting in Ukraine, according to a Biden administration official. Reed is expected to make a "full recovery," two sources familiar with the situation told ABC News…
(LONDON) -- Actor Kevin Spacey was on Wednesday found not guilty in a London court of a series of sexual assaults against several accusers. Twelve jurors at the Southwark Crown Court had begun deliberating at about noon on Monday following a three-week trial. Spacey, 64, had pleaded not guilty to…
(NEW YORK) -- With Guatemalan authorities appearing to ramp up their interference in the country's presidential election, including last week's raids of the election tribunal offices and the anti-corruption candidate's party offices, the U.S. is sending stronger signals to back off. The top U.S. diplomat for the Western Hemisphere called…
