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Dozens feared dead after fire rips through shopping mall in Iraq

Wednesday, July 16 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- A fire overnight at a shopping mall in Iraq has killed dozens of people in the city of Kut, authorities said.Early reports say that as many as 60 people have been killed with dozens more reported missing in the eastern Iraqi city.The... Read More.

More than a dozen killed in stampede at Gaza aid site, GHF says

Wednesday, July 16 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- At least 20 people were killed in an incident at one of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid distribution sites in the southern Gaza Strip, the U.S.-backed group said in a statement on Wednesday.The GHF said in a post to X that 19 of... Read More.

Israel strikes Syrian military headquarters, IDF says

Wednesday, July 16 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- The Israel Defense Forces said it struck "the entrance" of Syria's military headquarters in Damascus on Wednesday.Syria's Ministry of Health told the state-run Syrian Arab News Agency that at least one person was killed and 18 others were injured Wednesday in... Read More.

Trump defends giving Putin ’50 days’ to make peace with Ukraine

Wednesday, July 16 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- After President Donald Trump threatened to impose "very severe" economic penalties against Vladimir Putin's Russia if he doesn't agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine within 50 days, the Trump administration has so far declined to provide many additional details about the consequences... Read More.

Ukraine braces for Trump’s 50-day window amid escalating Russian strikes

Wednesday, July 16 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- This week marked a possible pivot by President Donald Trump regarding Russia's ongoing full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with his Monday announcement of a "really big" deal to provide Kyiv with new weapons and threats to impose further sanctions on Russia if it... Read More.

Russia ‘didn’t care’ about Trump’s weapons for Ukraine, tariff threats, official says

Tuesday, July 15 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- Russia continued its nightly bombardment of Ukraine overnight into Tuesday, shortly after President Donald Trump announced his decision to supply Ukraine with new military equipment and White House threats of further economic measures against Moscow.Ukraine's air force said Russia targeted several regions... Read More.

Millions of undocumented immigrants will no longer be eligible for bond hearings, according to ICE memo

Tuesday, July 15 by ABC News

WASHINGTON -- Immigrants who arrive in the United States illegally will no longer be eligible for a bond hearing, a move that comes as the Trump administration ramps up efforts to keep immigrants who enter the country legally detained, sources familiar with the matter... Read More.

GHF unveils new ‘flag system’ at aid site in southern Gaza as Palestinians continue to report chaos, deaths

Tuesday, July 15 by ABC News

LONDON -- The U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) announced some changes at its Khan Younis aid distribution center on Monday, as Palestinians continue to report mass killings and chaos near aid distribution sites in the Gaza Strip.The center will now use "a flag system"... Read More.

Japan doesn’t plan on responding to Trump tariff threats with countermeasures, government official says

Monday, July 14 by ABC News

(TOKYO) -- While the European Union has vowed to impose countermeasures if the Trump administration moves forward with its planned 30% tariffs on all EU exports to the U.S., another key strategic ally, Japan, is taking a different approach.Unlike the European Union, the Japanese government... Read More.

Sudan has become a ‘case study’ for the impact of USAID cuts, aid worker says

Monday, July 14 by ABC News

PORT SUDAN CITY, Sudan -- Humanitarians in Sudan, where a two-year civil war has given rise to the world’s most acute needs and made assistance increasingly difficult, warn that a vacuum left by cuts to U.S. funding for aid programs cannot be filled.The civil... Read More.

Author: ABC News

Dozens feared dead after fire rips through shopping mall in Iraq

More than a dozen killed in stampede at Gaza aid site, GHF says

Israel strikes Syrian military headquarters, IDF says

Trump defends giving Putin ’50 days’ to make peace with Ukraine

Ukraine braces for Trump’s 50-day window amid escalating Russian strikes

Russia ‘didn’t care’ about Trump’s weapons for Ukraine, tariff threats, official says

Millions of undocumented immigrants will no longer be eligible for bond hearings, according to ICE memo

GHF unveils new ‘flag system’ at aid site in southern Gaza as Palestinians continue to report chaos, deaths

Japan doesn’t plan on responding to Trump tariff threats with countermeasures, government official says

Sudan has become a ‘case study’ for the impact of USAID cuts, aid worker says

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