(KYIV, Ukraine) -- The average lifespan on the frontline of the fierce fighting in the city of Bakhmut is "four hours," according to an American fighting side by side with the Ukrainian army against Russian forces in the Donbas. Former U.S. marine Troy Offenbecker, of Michigan, told ABC News that…
(WASHINGTON) -- Over an hourlong conversation this weekend, the top diplomats from China and the U.S. zigzagged through an agenda filled with contentious topics, with Secretary of State Antony Blinken issuing blunt warnings to his counterpart regarding Beijing's expansive spy balloon program and fears the country could step up its…
(GAZIANTEP, Turkey) -- It was only a matter of time before the region surrounding Turkey and Syria experienced "the big one," according to experts. Tens of thousands of people died in a pair of cataclysmic earthquakes that rocked the region on Feb. 6. First, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Gaziantep, in…
(WASHINGTON) -- Four U.S. service members were wounded by an explosion during a helicopter raid in northeast Syria on Thursday night. A senior ISIS leader was killed in the mission, officials said. "Last night, during a partnered U.S. and Syrian Democratic Forces helicopter raid in northeastern Syria, an explosion on…
(NEW YORK) -- One of the longest commercial flights in the world did a U-turn over the Pacific Ocean to return to its departure airport over 16 hours later because of a closure of New York's JFK Terminal One. Air New Zealand 2 took off from Auckland, New Zealand, at…
(LONDON) -- Nearly 11 days after a massive earthquake and powerful aftershocks rocked southeastern Turkey, two men trapped beneath the rubble have been rescued as the odds of finding survivors diminish by the hour. Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca posted about the rescues on Twitter, saying both men were pulled…
(THWAITES GLACIER, Antarctica) -- Scientists studying one of the most crucial glaciers that's been deteriorating by climate change got a new look at what's going on underneath the surface. In two studies published in the science journal "Nature," scientists from the UK-US International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration said they were able to…
(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. intercepted Russian aircraft flying off Alaska in international airspace as they approached an identification zone for two straight days this week, according to officials. Planes are required to identify themselves when they approach the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone, or ADIZ. If they don’t, U.S. aircraft…
(NEW YORK) -- Never-before-seen footage from the 1986 exploration of the site of the Titanic shipwreck was released Wednesday. The footage was captured by cameras in a three-person research submersible named Alvin and the remotely operated Jason Jr. in July 1986, which marked the first time humans saw the ship…
(NEW YORK) -- Billions of people are at "unthinkable" risk because of rising sea levels, according to the United Nations. Speaking at the United Nation's Security Council meeting on Tuesday, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said the coastlines of some countries have already seen sea levels rise at triple the average…
