(WASHINGTON) -- Secretary of State Antony Blinken's high-profile visit to the Middle East to push for humanitarian pauses in the Israel-Hamas war may have yielded no immediate results, but American envoys on the ground are still quietly making the administration's case -- a strategy that officials and analysts say may…
(WASHINGTON) -- The White House on Tuesday repeated its opposition to an Israeli reoccupation of Gaza after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told ABC News' World News Tonight anchor David Muir he believed Israel will oversee Gaza's security for "an indefinite period." On Monday, Netanyahu, in his first U.S. media…
(NEW YORK) -- Even the fastest animal in the world can't outrun the effects of climate change, according to experts. Cheetah populations are especially vulnerable to rising temperatures because hotter days are forcing them to behave more nocturnally, putting them in greater competition with other predators such as lions and…
(LONDON) -- Britain's so-called "loneliest sheep" has been rescued after being stranded for at least two years at the foot of a remote cliff in the Scottish highlands. Fiona the sheep was rescued on Saturday in a "major operation" by a group of Scottish farmers, with oversight of the Scottish…
(NEW YORK) -- Women and children in Gaza are bearing the brunt of the Israel-Hamas war, according to United Nations agencies and experts. More than 10,000 people have been killed in Gaza since the conflict began Oct. 7, and more than 25,000 others injured, the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry said…
(NEW YORK) -- In an exclusive interview with ABC News' World News Tonight anchor David Muir, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged he bears some responsibility for the intelligence failures that resulted in his country being caught by surprise by the Oct. 7 Hamas attack that his office said killed…
(LONDON) -- Four people have been charged after a fully-functional solid gold toilet worth nearly $6 million was stolen from Blenheim Palace, the birthplace of former Prime Minister Winston Churchill, police said. The theft happened in Sept. 2019 when the solid gold toilet named “America,” an art piece by Maurizio…
(NEW YORK) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has once again rejected the idea of a cease-fire in Gaza unless hostages are released, speaking in an exclusive interview with ABC News "World News Tonight" anchor David Muir. President Joe Biden and top administration officials have been pressuring Israel for temporary…
(NEPAL) -- A strong magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Nepal just before midnight on Friday. The U.S. Geological Survey said the 5.6 magnitude quake had a depth of 17.9 kilometers (11.12 miles) near the mountain town of Jumla. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. Copyright © 2023,…
(GAZA) -- Moments after President Joe Biden announced the Rafah crossing would open for "wounded Palestinians and for foreign nationals to exit Gaza," hundreds of American families held their breath, eagerly awaiting to be reunited with their loved ones trapped in Gaza. Many of those in Gaza eagerly combed the…
