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July 22 will be the second-shortest day of the year, scientists say

Tuesday, July 22 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Tuesday, July 22 will be the second-shortest day of the year, as Earth completes a full rotation in less time than usual.The planet on Tuesday will experience a shorter rotation than the typical 24 hours, though not by much: 1.34 milliseconds... Read More.

15 dead, including 4 children, of malnutrition in the Gaza over the past 24 hours, Hamas-run ministry says

Tuesday, July 22 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- Hospitals in the Gaza Strip have recorded the deaths of 15 people, including four children, due to famine and malnutrition over the past 24 hours, Gaza's Hamas-run Ministry of Health said Tuesday.That brings the total number of deaths from famine and malnutrition... Read More.

WHO staff residence in Gaza attacked by IDF, WHO says

Tuesday, July 22 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- The World Health Organization's staff residence in Deir al Balah, Gaza, was attacked three times by the Israel Defense Forces, WHO officials said in a statement.The Israeli military entered the premises, forcing women and children to evacuate on foot toward Al-Mawasi, according... Read More.

Ukraine-Russia talks set for Wednesday in Turkey, Zelenskyy confirms

Tuesday, July 22 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- Russian and Ukrainian negotiating teams will again meet in Istanbul, Turkey, on Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed, for the first such meeting since President Donald Trump set a 50-day deadline for a ceasefire to be reached.In his nightly video address on... Read More.

25 countries sign statement calling for end of war in Gaza

Monday, July 21 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- Twenty-five countries have released a joint statement calling for the immediate end of the war in Gaza and accusing Israel of not allowing sufficient aid in, demanding it must do so to comply with international humanitarian law."We, the signatories listed below, come together... Read More.

18 dead as Bangladesh air force jet crashes on school

Monday, July 21 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- At least 18 people were killed and 164 were injured when a Bangladeshi air force training jet crashed near a school in the capital Dhaka on Monday, officials said.The aircraft crashed on the grounds of the Milestone School and College, in the... Read More.

Dozens of Palestinians killed while seeking aid, Gaza health officials say

Sunday, July 20 by ABC News

(ZIKIM, Israel.) At least 73 Palestinians were killed on Sunday while trying to get access to food, according to the Hamas-run Gaza Ministry of Health. Another 150 people were injured, Gaza health officials said.The majority of those killed were gathered near the Zikim border... Read More.

Ukrainian drones attack Moscow as Zelenskyy suggests fresh ceasefire talks

Sunday, July 20 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- Russia's Defense Ministry on Sunday claimed to have shot down at least 26 Ukrainian drones over the Moscow region, as both sides continued their long-range strike campaigns despite Kyiv suggesting a resumption of bilateral ceasefire talks this week.The Defense Ministry in Moscow... Read More.

Russia attacks Ukraine with more than 300 drones and missiles overnight

Saturday, July 19 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday morning that Russia had attacked Ukraine overnight with more than 300 drones and over 30 missiles.The strikes, which occurred Friday night into Saturday morning, affected the regions of Donetsk, Kirovohrad, Dnipro, Sumy, Kherson, Volyn, Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv,... Read More.

Migrants deported to El Salvador’s CECOT prison sent to Venezuela in prison swap, Bukele says

Friday, July 18 by ABC News

(VENEZUELA) -- The more than 200 Venezuelan migrants who were deported by the Trump administration to El Salvador's mega-prison in March have left El Salvador to be sent to Venezuela as part of a prisoner swap that included Americans, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele... Read More.

Author: ABC News

July 22 will be the second-shortest day of the year, scientists say

15 dead, including 4 children, of malnutrition in the Gaza over the past 24 hours, Hamas-run ministry says

WHO staff residence in Gaza attacked by IDF, WHO says

Ukraine-Russia talks set for Wednesday in Turkey, Zelenskyy confirms

25 countries sign statement calling for end of war in Gaza

18 dead as Bangladesh air force jet crashes on school

Dozens of Palestinians killed while seeking aid, Gaza health officials say

Ukrainian drones attack Moscow as Zelenskyy suggests fresh ceasefire talks

Russia attacks Ukraine with more than 300 drones and missiles overnight

Migrants deported to El Salvador’s CECOT prison sent to Venezuela in prison swap, Bukele says

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