(LONDON) -- Fighting between the Sudanese Army (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group and allied militias has intensified in El Fasher, the capital of Sudan's North Darfur state.In a dramatic escalation of violence, fighting has broken out in the north and east of El Fasher -- also…
(NEW YORK) -- Persistent rains and destructive flooding continue to wreak havoc in Brazil, with officials saying rising river levels signal further damage in the Rio Grande do Sul region.As of Tuesday, 149 people were confirmed dead in the flood-stricken southern state, with 124 individuals still unaccounted for, according to…
(NEW YORK) -- A closer look at tree rings is adding to the growing list of evidence that shows unprecedented temperatures measured on Earth over the past year.The summer of 2023 was the warmest in the Northern Hemisphere extra-tropical regions -- from about New Orleans to the North Pole --…
(JERUSALEM) -- Multiple people have been arrested in connection with an attack Monday on an aid convoy headed toward Gaza, according to Israeli officials.Israeli protestors blocked aid trucks that were headed to Gaza from the West Bank. Humanitarian groups say civilians are facing a “full-blown famine” and a humanitarian crisis…
(NEW YORK) -- A pod of killer whales attacked and sunk a yacht in the Strait of Gibraltar, between Spain and Morocco, officials confirmed to ABC News.Two people were on board the vessel when the incident occurred Sunday at 9 a.m. local time, according to Spain's maritime authority.The nearly 50-foot…
(LONDON) -- A record 75.9 million people were displaced by the end of 2023 by conflict, violence and national disasters, the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre said in a report released Tuesday.At least 68.3 million people were living in displacement by the end of 2023 as a result of conflict and…
(NEW YORK) -- Ukraine said it is battling 30,000 Russian soldiers at the border near Kharkiv, as thousands of civilians have been evacuated due to heavy fighting in the region.The National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine told ABC News on Monday that Russia is using 30,000 of its 50,000…
(LONDON) -- A lawyer appointed for Gordon Black, a U.S. Army soldier arrested in Russia, has appealed his detention, according to the state-owned TASS news service.Black was detained in Vladivostok, Russia, earlier this month on charges of criminal misconduct, according to the U.S. Army.Two U.S. officials told ABC News last…
(LONDON) -- A 10-story residential building in Belgorod, Russia, was struck overnight by a Ukrainian missile, a local governor said.The number of those who died has increased to 15 people, according to an update from the Emergency Situations Ministry on Sunday."The Belgorod city and the Belgorod district came under a…
(MALMO, Sweden) -- The Dutch contestant in Europe's popular Eurovision Song Contest has been disqualified after an "incident" occurred with a female member of the production crew, the European Broadcast Union announced Saturday.The competition's Grand Final, scheduled for Saturday in Malmo, Sweden, will now proceed with 25 participating songs.Swedish police…
