(WASHINGTON) -- In an historic move, the Justice Department on Wednesday announced it is unsealing war crimes charges against four Russia-affiliated military personnel with disturbing details of their alleged torture and inhumane treatment of a U.S. national in Ukraine following Russia's invasion of the country last year. This is the…
Editor's note: This report contains graphic descriptions of sexual violence. (WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden has blamed Hamas' refusal to release civilian female hostages for the end of a temporary cease-fire, and he called reports of women allegedly sexually assaulted by Hamas "appalling." "We had a report in the earliest…
(NEW YORK) -- Irael's war with Hamas in the neighboring Gaza Strip is expected to continue at its current intensity for two more months, followed by what Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant called multiple months of "mop up" operations that would see the country's military "taking out pockets of terrorist…
(LONDON) -- The Nigerian Army mistakenly killed at least 88 people in a military drone strike on a religious festival in the country's Kaduna State, local officials said. Officials announced that what they described as an accidental strike had occurred on Sunday night in the village of Tudun Biri, Kaduna…
(WASHINGTON) -- A federal grand jury returned a 15-count indictment against former U.S. ambassador and accused Cuban spy Manuel Rocha on Tuesday, charging him with a range of crimes varying from conspiracy, acting as illegal foreign agent, wire fraud and false statements. The 32-page indictment offers further details into how…
(IDLIB, Syria) -- The Orontes River in northwestern Syria has long been a lifeline for farmers, including 50-year-old Bahjat al-Bakru, who have used it to irrigate their nearby crops. But since the start of the year, al-Bakru said, about 70% of his fruit trees have died because an invasive flower…
(NEW YORK) -- Hospitals in central and southern Gaza are at a "breaking point" and struggling to care for the influx of patients amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, Doctors Without Borders and the World Health Organization say. Two hospitals -- Al-Aqsa Hospital in central Gaza and Nasser Hospital in southern…
(NEW YORK) -- An American woman has been killed by a shark while paddleboarding in the Bahamas, according to the Royal Bahamas Police Force. The woman was paddleboarding with a male relative near the back of the Sandals resort, about three-quarters of a mile out to sea, when she was…
The list Forbes recently published about its 2023 100 Most Powerful Women is similar to its annual billionaire list. Rihanna and Oprah Winfrey, who hold spots as the richest entertainers, are also now featured as some of the most influential. Coming in at #31 is Winfrey, who's recognized for her transition from reputable talk show host to media…
(NEW YORK) -- After seven days without bombardments, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip woke up to the familiar sound of airstrikes in the early morning of Dec. 1. "The war is back," Shaimaa Ahmed, a 20-year-old engineering student, told ABC News. "We woke up to the sound of gunfire. Ship…
