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Dominique Pelicot given maximum 20 year sentence in France rape trial that has shocked the world

Thursday, December 19 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- Dominique Pelicot, 72, has been given the maximum sentence of 20 years in the massive trial that has shaken France and shocked the world.Pelicot and the 50 codefendants have all been found guilty, with all except one having been charged with rape.The... Read More.

China nearly triples nuclear arsenal since 2020, Pentagon report says

Wednesday, December 18 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- China has nearly tripled its nuclear warhead arsenal since 2020, according to the Pentagon's latest China military power report released Wednesday."DOD estimates the PRC has surpassed 600 operational nuclear warheads as of mid-2024," a senior U.S. defense official told reporters this week.In 2020,... Read More.

North Korean troops in Russias Kursk adapting after serious losses, Ukraine says

Wednesday, December 18 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- Ukraine's intelligence services released new information Tuesday about the conduct of North Korean troops now fighting alongside Russian forces in the western Russian region of Kursk, which since August has been a key front of Moscow's war on its neighbor.U.S. and Ukrainian estimates... Read More.

Trumps return to White House creates uncertainty for Israelis and Palestinians

Wednesday, December 18 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The upcoming change in the White House is sparking uncertainty for the Middle East. President-elect Donald Trump might be a familiar face (and a historically friendly one for the Israelis), but what he will do to address the conflict between Israel and the... Read More.

Middle East live updates: IDF says Israelis entered Lebanon in serious incident

Wednesday, December 18 by ABC News

(DAMASCUS, SYRIA) -- Rebel forces in Syria are building a transitional government after toppling the regime of President Bashar Assad in a lightning-quick advance across the country.Meanwhile, the ceasefire in Lebanon is holding despite ongoing Israeli airstrikes on Hezbollah targets, which Israeli officials say... Read More.

Russia detains suspect in Moscow blast that killed general

Wednesday, December 18 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- Russian investigators detained a 29-year-old citizen of Uzbekistan in connection with Tuesday's assassination of a general in Moscow, an attack in a residential neighborhood for which Ukraine claimed credit.Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov was killed by an explosive device that appears to have... Read More.

A dozen people found dead inside restaurant at popular ski resort

Wednesday, December 18 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- Twelve people are dead at after their bodies were found inside a restaurant at a popular ski resort in the Caucasus Mountains of Georgia, authorities said.The Mtskheta-Mtianeti Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Georgia said that the bodies were... Read More.

Middle East live updates: Israel says it plans to reoccupy Gaza Strip

Tuesday, December 17 by ABC News

(DAMASCUS, SYRIA) -- Rebel forces in Syria are building a transitional government after toppling the regime of President Bashar Assad in a lightning-quick advance across the country.Meanwhile, the ceasefire in Lebanon is holding despite ongoing Israeli airstrikes on Hezbollah targets, which Israeli officials say... Read More.

Syrians uncovering massive graves could find 100,000 bodies, NGO says

Tuesday, December 17 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- Mouaz Moustafa, the head of the U.S.-based Syrian advocacy organization, the Syrian Emergency Task Force, told ABC News Tuesday there are believed to be well over 100,000 bodies in a "massive" grave discovered at a site 25 miles north of Damascus.Opposition groups and... Read More.

Earthquake damages US Embassy in Vanuatu

Tuesday, December 17 by ABC News

(PORT VILA, VANUATU) -- The U.S. Embassy in Port Vila was damaged on Tuesday as a 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu.The embassy, which is in the capital on the island of Efate, "sustained considerable damage during the earthquake and... Read More.

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