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Congressional candidate Brad Lander detained by IDF in West Bank

Wednesday, October 21 by ABC News

Brad Lander, the Democratic nominee for a New York City congressional seat, said Wednesday he was briefly detained by the Israel Defense Forces while he was harvesting olives with other volunteers in the West Bank.Lander, the former New York City comptroller and council member,... Read More.

Detained American Stephen Hubbard released by Russia as Witkoff meets Putin

Wednesday, October 21 by ABC News

President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff traveled to Russia on Wednesday to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and oversee the release of Stephen Hubbard, a 74-year-old retired teacher from Michigan who had been in Russian detention since 2022, according to reports in... Read More.

France protests cool after overnight curfews in Paris, major cities, PM says

Tuesday, October 20 by ABC News

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu credited localized overnight curfews in Paris and other major cities for providing a measure of calm after intense nationwide protests that have seen thousands arrested and sustained violent clashes between demonstrators and police.Nighttime curfews went into effect on Monday... Read More.

Kenya confirms 8th case of Ebola, all infections linked back to 1st patient who died: Health officials

Monday, October 19 by ABC News

Kenya health officials have reported a new case of Ebola, bringing the total number of confirmed infections to eight.All the cases appear to be linked to the original patient, a Kenyan man who had been living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)... Read More.

4 dead, 39 injured in explosion at Canadian military training base

Monday, October 19 by ABC News

Multiple people were killed and dozens more were injured when an explosion erupted at a Canadian military base, according to authorities.The deadly blast occurred on Saturday afternoon at the Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Wainwright in Alberta province, igniting a massive fire that was fanned... Read More.

Russia targets Kyiv with ballistic missiles, strikes energy facilities, Ukraine says

Monday, October 19 by ABC News

LONDON -- Russian missiles and drones targeted Ukraine overnight, striking civilian infrastructure along with energy facilities, knocking out power for some 550,000 families, Ukrainian officials said.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said there was "no early warning from our partners" that the missile attack was... Read More.

Pope Leo to recite Angelus prayer in public Sunday: Vatican

Friday, October 16 by ABC News

Pope Leo XIV will recite the Angelus prayer in public on Sunday, the Vatican said in an update on Friday.The Vatican did not say where the pontiff would speak on Sunday.Asked whether the pope could be discharged from the hospital and return to the... Read More.

Russia targets Ukraine with ‘massive’ aerial attack, including hundreds of drones, Zelenskyy says

Thursday, October 15 by ABC News

LONDON -- Russia targeted Ukraine with a "massive" aerial attack, including waves of drones, launching so many of them that "there was not a single hour when our skies were clear" for most of Wednesday and into Thursday morning, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.Hundreds of... Read More.

600,000 without power in Ukraine as Russia launches ‘massive’ attack amid Trump’s ‘energy ceasefire’

Thursday, October 15 by ABC News

LONDON -- At least 600,000 people were without power early Wednesday in Ukraine, after Russia launched an aerial attack that struck energy infrastructure, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said."A targeted Russian ballistic missile strike specifically against energy infrastructure -- the very infrastructure covered by the... Read More.

Pope Leo walking and following his regular diet as he recovers from surgery: Vatican

Wednesday, October 14 by ABC News

Pope Leo XIV's recovery is "proceeding as expected" following his surgery on Tuesday, the Vatican said.The pope underwent blood tests and a chest X-ray following surgery and "the results confirm a normal postoperative course: the values are within the normal range for the type... Read More.

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Congressional candidate Brad Lander detained by IDF in West Bank

Detained American Stephen Hubbard released by Russia as Witkoff meets Putin

France protests cool after overnight curfews in Paris, major cities, PM says

Kenya confirms 8th case of Ebola, all infections linked back to 1st patient who died: Health officials

4 dead, 39 injured in explosion at Canadian military training base

Russia targets Kyiv with ballistic missiles, strikes energy facilities, Ukraine says

Pope Leo to recite Angelus prayer in public Sunday: Vatican

Russia targets Ukraine with ‘massive’ aerial attack, including hundreds of drones, Zelenskyy says

600,000 without power in Ukraine as Russia launches ‘massive’ attack amid Trump’s ‘energy ceasefire’

Pope Leo walking and following his regular diet as he recovers from surgery: Vatican

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