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Aid trucks looted in southern Gaza as famine looms due to blockade: UN

Friday, May 23 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- More than a dozen World Food Programme trucks were looted in southern Gaza late Thursday as 2 million people in the Strip face "extreme hunger and famine without immediate action," the aid group said.The organization said 15 trucks were looted "while en route to... Read More.

Russia, Ukraine begin large prisoner exchange, expected to continue in coming days

Friday, May 23 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- Russia and Ukraine have begun a large exchange of prisoners of war on Friday, the Russian Defense Ministry said, with around 1,000 soldiers from each side expected to be swapped at the Ukraine-Belarus border when completed.There have been 270 Russian soldiers and 120... Read More.

Israels Netanyahu says it appears Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar was killed

Wednesday, May 21 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- Israel has likely killed Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said during a press conference on Wednesday.Sinwar is the current head of the terrorist group Hamas in the Gaza Strip. He took over from his brother in October 2024.⁠"We eliminated... Read More.

Trumps Golden Dome risks weaponization of space, China says

Wednesday, May 21 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- The Chinese Foreign Ministry accused President Donald Trump of undermining "global strategic balance and stability" by pushing ahead on his "Golden Dome" missile defense shield program -- and urged the U.S. to abandon the project.Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the... Read More.

Trump said only he could get Putin to make a Ukraine peace deal. It hasnt happened.

Wednesday, May 21 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump, on the 2024 campaign trail, repeatedly promised voters he personally could end the Russia-Ukraine war on his first day in office -- or even before.But four months into his term, peace not only remains elusive but he's saying he... Read More.

Judge orders Trump administration to maintain custody and control of any migrants deported to South Sudan

Wednesday, May 21 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge is probing whether the Trump administration deported migrants to South Sudan on Tuesday in violation of an earlier order barring deportations of migrants to countries other than their own without giving them sufficient chance to contest their removal.An order... Read More.

Doctor details Gaza famine: Were not asking for miracles. Were asking for food

Wednesday, May 21 by ABC News

(GAZA STRIP) -- After almost three months of a total aid blockade in Gaza and intensified attacks from Israel, children are suffering the most severe consequences, a local doctor says, from death and injuries to starvation.A senior Palestinian pediatric doctor described the humanitarian crisis... Read More.

Russia attacks Ukraine with drones after Trump-Putin call

Tuesday, May 20 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- Russia launched more than 100 drones into Ukraine following the conclusion of a phone call between Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, Ukraine's air force said, and as the world waited for what Trump said would be an immediate resumption of peace... Read More.

Iran leader casts doubt on US nuclear talks, saying Tehran wont stop enrichment

Tuesday, May 20 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei expressed doubt about his country's nuclear negotiations with the United States, saying he does not think the talks will come to a result, according to the official Islamic Republic News Agency.However, Khamenei, who is supreme leader of... Read More.