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New Year around the world: Pacific nations welcome 2025

Tuesday, December 31 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- The Pacific island nation of Kiribati was the first country to ring in 2025, with its 133,500 citizens celebrating the new year at 5 a.m. ET on Tuesday.The Micronesian nation was soon followed into 2025 by the Chatham Islands in New Zealand... Read More.

Search for answers in deadly South Korean plane crash mystery

Tuesday, December 31 by ABC News

(SEOUL) -- A team of U.S. investigators arrived in South Korea to assist local aviation officials as they comb the wreckage of the Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 aircraft that crashed Sunday, killing 179 people.Three members of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board are leading... Read More.

Survivor of South Korea plane crash is awake and speaking: Hospital official

Monday, December 30 by ABC News

(SEOUL) -- A 33-year-old flight attendant, one of just two survivors of the Jeju Air plane crash in South Korea that killed 179 people, is awake and talking to medical staff, according to a hospital official.The survivor, who was only identified by his surname... Read More.

2 survivors recovering as South Korean officials probe Jeju Air plane crash

Monday, December 30 by ABC News

(SEOUL and LONDON) -- The two survivors of South Korea's deadliest plane crash in decades were recovering at separate hospitals in Seoul on Monday, as investigators began far-reaching probes into both the fatal crash and the country's broader aviation operations.The only survivors, a man and... Read More.

South Korean investigators seek to arrest President Yoon over martial law declaration

Monday, December 30 by ABC News

(SEOUL) -- South Korean investigators are seeking an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived imposition of martial law, according to the Yonhap news agency.A joint investigation team reportedly announced on Monday they sought the warrant on insurrection and abuse of... Read More.

Middle East live updates: Gaza hospitals become battlegrounds, WHO says

Monday, December 30 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- 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.The Israel Defense Forces continues its intense airstrike and ground campaigns in Gaza, particularly in the north of the... Read More.

Biden announces $2.5 billion in Ukraine defense assistance

Monday, December 30 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden announced on Monday that the United States would offer almost $2.5 billion in defense assistance to Ukraine, a move that will bring an "immediate influx of capabilities" as the country defends itself against Russia's assault."At my direction, the United... Read More.

World leaders mourn Jimmy Carter, celebrate noble legacy

Monday, December 30 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- World leaders have offered their condolences after the death of former President Jimmy Carter at the age of 100.Carter died in Plains, Georgia, on Sunday afternoon, the Carter Center wrote in a post to X. President Joe Biden led the tributes, saying... Read More.

Dozens of dead unidentified amid South Korean probe into Jeju Air plane crash

Monday, December 30 by ABC News

(SEOUL) -- Authorities in South Korea were working on Monday to confirm the identities of more than three dozen of the 179 people who were killed when a Jeju Air plane crash-landed at an airport on Sunday.The bodies of 141 people had been identified... Read More.

Keanu Reeves stolen Rolex and other luxury watches recovered in Chile: Police

Monday, December 30 by ABC News

(SANTIAGO, CHILE) -- Three luxury watches, including a Rolex worth about $9,000, that were stolen from actor Keanu Reeves' Los Angeles home have been discovered in Chile, police confirmed to ABC News.Authorities in Chile said a man was arrested in Santiago on Saturday in... Read More.

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