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Venezuela’s first shipment of liquefied petroleum gas has left Venezuela bound for the US

Monday, February 2 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodriguez announced on Sunday that the country's first shipment of liquefied petroleum gas had been exported.The announcement in a post on her Telegram channel on Sunday comes almost a month after President Donald Trump ordered a military... Read More.

2 dead in shooting in northern Canada, no active threat: Officials

Thursday, January 29 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Two people are dead from a shooting in the Cree First Nation community of Mistissini in northern Quebec, Canada, officials said, adding that it is not considered an active shooter situation.Two men in their 30s who live in the Mistissini community... Read More.

Iranian ‘fingers on triggers’ amid US military buildup, Trump threats, Tehran says

Thursday, January 29 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- Iranian military forces are prepared to "immediately" retaliate against any U.S. attack, Tehran's top diplomat warned on Wednesday, as more American military assets arrived in the region and U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to launch a new attack on the country.Iranian Foreign... Read More.

North Korea test-launches 2 ballistic missiles toward sea, Japan and South Korea say

Tuesday, January 27 by ABC News

(SEOUL and LONDON) -- North Korea test-launched two short-range ballistic missiles on Tuesday afternoon, South Korean and Japanese officials said.The missile launch took place just hours after Elbridge Colby, the U.S. under secretary of defense for policy, wrapped up his visit to South Korea... Read More.

Iranians detail ‘bloodbath’ crackdown said to have killed 5,700 protesters, as internet blockade eases

Tuesday, January 27 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- As the internet blackout in Iran appears to be easing after weeks of protests across the country, the scale of the Islamic Republic regime's bloodiest crackdown in decades is now being made public, according to activist groups.More than 5,700 protesters have been... Read More.

Body of last remaining hostage retrieved from Gaza, Israel says

Monday, January 26 by ABC News

The final deceased Israeli hostage in Gaza taken during the Oct. 7, 2023, attack has returned to Israel following a military operation to retrieve the body, Israeli officials said.Rani Gvili, who served in the Israeli Police Special Forces, died in combat during the Hamas... Read More.

Europe must ‘play the power game’ with Trump over Greenland, former Danish FM says

Friday, January 23 by ABC News

(LONDON )-- Denmark's new government was less than two months old when U.S. President Donald Trump's campaign to acquire Greenland broke into public view in the summer of 2019."We thought it was unprecedented," recalled former Danish Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod, who then was in... Read More.

Russia, Ukraine and US set to hold 1st trilateral talks since start of war

Friday, January 23 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- Delegations from Russia, Ukraine and the United States are set to hold trilateral talks in the United Arab Emirates on Friday in what officials say will be the first trilateral meeting since Russia launched a full-scale invasion on Ukraine almost four years... Read More.

European leaders to gather in Brussels to ‘coordinate’ plans on Trump, Greenland

Thursday, January 22 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- The heads of all 27 European Union member states will gather in Brussels on Thursday for what the body is calling an "extraordinary" summit regarding the recent crisis in transatlantic relations prompted by U.S. President Donald Trump's efforts to acquire Greenland.European leaders... Read More.

The planet has entered an era of ‘water bankruptcy,’ according to new UN report

Wednesday, January 21 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The world has entered an era of global "water bankruptcy," as irreversible damage experienced by water systems has pushed many basins around the world beyond recovery, recent research has shown.Some of the worst impacts include chronic groundwater depletion, overallocation of water,... Read More.

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