(RUSSIA) -- The Pentagon is downplaying Wednesday's arrival of four Russian Navy ships in Cuba as U.S. officials acknowledge that U.S. Navy ships "actively monitored" the Russian ships as they made their way to a port of call in Havana.At the on-camera Pentagon press briefing, spokesperson Sabrina Singh downplayed the…
(ITALY) -- It has been thousands of years since the eruption of Mount Vesuvius left the Italian city of Pompeii in ruins, but the ancient archaeological site continues to offer new findings.An ornate "blue room," distinguished by depictions of female figures on the cerulean-painted walls, was newly excavated by archeologists,…
(KYIV, Ukraine) -- Ukraine on Tuesday launched its Unmanned Systems Forces, a new branch of its military focused on drone warfare that officials said was the first of its kind."Ukraine is the only country in the world that has created the Unmanned Systems Forces, and this gives hope for the…
(LONDON) -- A recently unveiled portrait of King Charles was vandalized in a London gallery on Tuesday by an activist animal rights group, the group said.Two of the group's supporters "pasted the face of the iconic British character Wallace over His Majesty’s," the group said in a press release, referencing…
(NEW YORK) -- Four instructors from Cornell College in Iowa were stabbed in a "serious incident" while overseas in China, university and Chinese officials said.The incident took place in a public park in Jilin City, China, on Sunday, according to the statement. A Chinese official said on Tuesday that the…
(LONDON) -- An Asian elephant in Thailand has given birth to a rare set of elephant twins, non-profit conservation group Elephantstay announced.A 36-year-old elephant, Jamjuree, on Friday evening gave birth to a male calf at Thailand's' Ayutthaya Elephant Palace and Royal Kraal in the north of Thailand's capital, Bangkok.About 18…
(NEW YORK) -- Orit Meir, the mother of freed Israeli hostage 22-year-old Almog Meir Jan, was overcome with disbelief and sheer joy when she got the call saying her son was rescued on Saturday."I screamed," Meir told ABC News on Monday. "I was so happy ... it was so, so…
(WASHINGTON) -- Israeli special forces were disguised as Palestinian refugees looking for a place to live when they entered the buildings where hostages were being held during the Israeli rescue operation this weekend, two Israeli security sources told ABC News.Special forces were already in position near the buildings where the…
(WASHINGTON) -- The United Nations Security Council on Monday afternoon adopted a U.S. draft resolution urging Hamas to accept the latest cease-fire and hostage release deal.Fourteen members of the council voted in favor of the measure and only one -- Russia -- elected to abstain. Russia is one of the…
(NEW YORK) -- An Austrian Airlines flight suffered significant damage from hail, which took off part of the airplane's nose on Sunday, the airline said.Flight OS434 was flying from Palma de Mallorca, Spain, to Vienna, Austria, when it hit a "thunderstorm cell," Austrian Airlines said in a statement to ABC…
