(NEW YORK) -- The plight of Palestinians trapped in war-torn Gaza has captivated the world since the Oct. 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel, but people who fled the region for medical treatment face a different kind of challenge.At the Al Sawana hostel in Israel-occupied East Jerusalem, Gazan cancer patients in…
(LONDON) -- Israel's military has conducted at least eight airstrikes in recent months in an area it designated as an expanded humanitarian zone, an ABC News investigation has found using verified videos, photos and personal testimonies.Israeli officials confirmed the strikes to ABC News, but maintained they were efforts to destroy…
(NEW YORK) -- UN General Assembly President Dennis Francis sat down with ABC News’ Linsey Davis to talk about the dangers to global stability, from conflicts to climate change.Since 1945, the United Nations has addressed issues that transcend borders, with the world's problems being debated at the General Assembly Building…
(SOLOTVYNSKA, Ukraine) -- The barbed wire fence stretches along the bank of the river that marks Ukraine’s western border. Across the water, lie Romania and the European Union.Before Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, there was no fence here at this stretch of the Tisza River. But in the two…
(SEOUL, South Korea) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is conducting successor programs with implications that he has his 11-year-old daughter Kim Ju Ae in mind "as of now" to be his successor, South Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIS) said in a closed-door briefing to the members of the…
(LONDON) -- A 17-year-old male has been charged with the murders of three young girls in a knife attack in Southport, England, and 10 counts of attempted murder, officials said Wednesday night.Police said the accused, who cannot be named for legal reasons, would face Liverpool Magistrate's Court on Thursday, Aug.…
(NEW YORK) -- As leaders in the Middle East and the United States await Iran's response to the Israeli assassination Wednesday of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, an expert on the situation said it could mean all-out war in the volatile region or lead to a quick resolution…
(NEW YORK) -- Stargazers should have their eyes fixed on the skies, as astronomers say a "once-in-a-lifetime" view of an astronomical explosion is expected any night.T Coronae Borealis, also known as the "Blaze Star," is actually a pair of stars located 3,000 light-years away. The star system is a recurring…
(LONDON) -- Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, Sudan's army chief, was the target of a drone attack that killed five people, officials said Wednesday.Al-Burhan had been attending a ceremony for military graduates in Jebeit, a small town in eastern Sudan, when the strike took place.In April 2023, a civil conflict broke out…
(JERUSALEM and LONDON) -- Ismail Haniyeh, the Hamas leader who was assassinated early Wednesday in Iran, was a longtime antagonist of Israel who rose to become leader of the Palestinian organization's political bureau, expanded the group's footprint outside the Gaza Strip and served as a key figure in the negotiations…
