(LONDON) -- France’s postal service is expected to raise quite a bit of dough after releasing a brand new scratch-and-sniff stamp that smells like a baguette with just over two months to go until the 2024 Olympic Summer Games in Paris.La Poste, the French postal service announced the crumby idea…
(NEW YORK) -- A U.S. national has been mistakenly accused of involvement in last weekend's attempted coup in the Democratic Republic of Congo.Cole Patrick Ducey, an engineer living in Eswatini, told ABC News Monday that he was not involved, despite reports online and in the media. DRC government officials also…
(NEW YORK) -- Haiti’s Port-au-Prince airport has been reopened after being closed for nearly three months after unprecedented gang violence forced it to close, effectively sealing the capital city off from the rest of the world.So far, only Sunrise Airways, a small regional carrier, has resumed flights, but other international…
(NEW YORK) -- As the Israel-Hamas war crosses the seven-month mark, renewed negotiations are underway to secure the release of hostages taken by the terrorist organization, as Israeli forces continue to prepare for an apparent invasion of the southern Gazan town of Rafah.Here's how the news is developing. All times…
(NEW YORK) -- Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, and other officials died in a helicopter crash Sunday near Iran's northern border with Azerbaijan, Iranian state media said Monday morning.The helicopter was part of a convoy of three helicopters returning from an event inaugurating a joint dam project…
(LONDON) -- The U.K.’s High Court on Monday said Julian Assange can continue appealing his extradition to the United States, putting up the latest roadblock in America's years long effort to prosecute the WikiLeaks founder on charges of espionage.Assange is accused by the United States of conspiring with Chelsea Manning,…
(LONDON) -- With the news of Iranian President Raisi's death in a helicopter crash confirmed, Iran's first vice president, Mohammad Mokhber, will take over with the supreme leader's approval, based on Article 131 of the Islamic Republic's constitution.The article also clarifies that a council consisting of the head of the…
(NEW YORK) -- Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi is dead following a helicopter crash, Iranian state media said Monday morning.The Iranian minister of foreign affairs and the others onboard were also killed in the crash. Raisi's administration began an emergency meeting on Monday following the news of his death.The helicopter carrying…
(WASHINGTON) -- All of the remaining U.S. troops based in Niger will leave the country no later than mid-September, according to U.S. officials and a joint statement from the two countries.Both sides mutually agreed to a withdrawal deadline of September 15 after several days of meetings between May 15-19, according…
(GAZA) -- A "catastrophic" mental health crisis has unfolded in Gaza, affecting both civilians and humanitarian workers, amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, according to international aid organizations.Since Hamas launched a surprise terrorist attack in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and Israel responded by declaring war, more than 35,173 people have…
