(ISLAMABAD and LONDON) -- Pakistan carried out retaliatory airstrikes in Iran early Thursday, allegedly targeting militant positions amid rising tensions between the neighboring nations. A Pakistani official told ABC News that Thursday's strikes hit training camps belonging to Baluch insurgents in southeastern Iran, near the border with Pakistan. About seven…
(LONDON) -- Kate, the princess of Wales, is recovering after undergoing abdominal surgery that will leave her hospitalized for as long as two weeks, according to Kensington Palace. A palace source told ABC News Thursday that Kate is doing "well" in her recovery. Kate, 42, was admitted to The London…
(NEW YORK) -- A shark experience in the Bahamas has temporarily closed after a 10-year-old boy from the United States was attacked by a shark during a recent excursion, the operator said. The incident occurred shortly before 4 p.m. local time Monday on Paradise Island, the Royal Bahamas Police Force…
(LONDON) -- King Charles III will undergo a procedure next week to be treated for an enlarged prostate, according to Buckingham Palace. "His Majesty's condition is benign and he will attend hospital next week for a corrective procedure," the palace said in a statement Wednesday. "The King's public engagements will…
(WASHINGTON) -- The State Department on Wednesday announced it was relisting Yemen's Houthi rebels as a global terrorist group in response to the militants' attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. "This designation seeks to promote accountability for the group's terrorist activities," Secretary of State…
(NEW YORK) -- The new year has begun with a spate of transgender deaths in Mexico, prompting protests, outrage and fear among the country's LGBTQ community. At least three transgender people have been killed in just the first 15 days of the year. On Jan. 14, Mexico City's Attorney General's…
(LONDON) -- Iranian missiles targeted two locations, one in Iraq claimed to be used by Israeli intelligence and one in the Syrian city of Idlib, a base for ISIS militants, Iranian military officials said Tuesday. Four missiles were "successfully fired" toward the Takfiri group, who are affiliated with ISIS, in…
(LONDON) -- Two passenger planes have collided in Hokkaido, Japan, according to Japanese media reports. The incident took place at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido, some 110 miles east of the city of Sapporo in the northern part of the country, at approximately 5:30 p.m. local time, according to NHK…
(ERBIL, Iraq) -- Several explosions were reported near the U.S. Consulate in Erbil, Iraq, an Iraqi security source told ABC News. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps quickly took responsibility for the attacks, saying it was targeting the "headquarters of spies" and "anti-Iranian terrorist gatherings in parts of the region" with…
(LONDON) -- Two Iranian journalists who were jailed on charges related to the bloody nationwide protests in 2022 were temporarily released on bail Sunday after about 16 months of imprisonment. But in less than 24 hours, the Iranian judiciary announced it had opened a new case against them for posing…
