(NEW DELHI, INDIA) -- One of the hottest countries on Earth has recorded its highest temperature ever.India recorded a temperature of 52.3 degrees Celsius -- or about 126 degrees Fahrenheit -- on Wednesday afternoon at a weather station in Mungeshpur, a suburb of New Delhi, according to the India Meteorological…
(LONDON and PRETORIA, South Africa) -- Millions of South Africans are heading to the polls as voting opens in South Africa’s national and provisional elections.At least 27 million people are registered to vote across South Africa’s nine provinces, according to South Africa’s Electoral Commission, in elections seen as the most…
(LONDON) -- "Come take me, will you?"It's Jan.29, 2024, and the fighting is raging in Gaza City. The voice on the telephone belongs to 5-year-old Hind Rajab, alone and trapped in a car with her extended family, talking to a Palestinian Red Crescent (PRCS) dispatcher."Do you want me to come…
(NEW YORK) -- Before skywatchers begin their countdown for the brief planetary alignment expected next month, some astronomical debunking has proved there may be less of a sky show after all.In the early morning hours of June 3, six planets, including Jupiter, Mercury, Uranus, Mars, Neptune and Saturn will momentarily…
(NEW YORK) -- The U.S. State Department on Tuesday expressed its "deep concern" over Israeli air strikes Sunday in the southern Gaza city of Rafah that set fire to a tent camp that housed displaced Palestinians, reportedly causing 50 deaths and injuring 249 others, according to the Hamas-run Gaza Ministry…
(VATICAN CITY) -- Pope Francis is apologizing after reports that he used an offensive term for gay men in a recent closed-door meeting."Pope Francis is aware of articles that recently came out about a conversation, behind closed doors, with the bishops of the [Italian Bishops Conference],” the Vatican press office…
(WASHINGTON) -- The flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza over the U.S. Army's temporary Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore (JLOTS) system has been paused after rough seas caused parts of the pier to detach, a U.S. official told ABC News Tuesday.At a press briefing on Tuesday an Israeli Defense Forces official also…
(NEW YORK) -- A Virginia man was sentenced to time served and fined $9,000 for bringing ammunition to Turks and Caicos, avoiding a potential 12-year sentence under the islands' strict gun laws.Tyler Wenrich, from Richmond, traveled to Grand Turk on a cruise ship for a bachelor party in late April…
(LONDON) -- At least 134 people have been killed and another 979 have been wounded since May 10 as fighting intensifies between Sudan's military and a powerful Sudanese paramilitary force in a major city of the country's northwestern Darfur region, according to an international aid group.Doctors Without Borders, also known…
(UKRAINE) -- Russian forces struck a Ukrainian shopping center in Kharkiv on Saturday, leaving four people dead and 38 people wounded according to local officials.Sources in local law enforcement tell ABC News they expect the casualty numbers to rise as this supermarket is usually crowded on weekends and employs dozens…
