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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.

Ukraine behind killing of Russian chemical weapons general in Moscow blast, sources say

Tuesday, December 17 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- A senior Russian general was killed in a bomb blast in a residential neighborhood in Moscow, Russian media reported early Tuesday, in what Ukrainian sources told ABC News was an intelligence operation.Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov was killed by an explosive device that... Read More.

Climate and environment updates: Land now permanently drier due to climate change

Monday, December 16 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The climate crisis is not a distant threat; it's happening right now and affecting what matters most to us. Hurricanes intensified by a warming planet and drought-fueled wildfires are destroying our communities. Rising seas and flooding are swallowing our homes. And... Read More.

Syrias Assad blames terrorism for regime collapse in first statement since defeat

Monday, December 16 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- Former Syrian President Bashar Assad on Monday made his first official statement since being topped by a rebel offensive and fleeing the country for Russia, declaring that he left Syria after a Russian request to do so."My departure from Syria was neither... Read More.

Syria live updates: US embassy says situation volatile, urges citizens to leave

Monday, December 16 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.

Ukrainian forces claim significant casualties among North Koreans in Kursk

Monday, December 16 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- The Ukrainian Defense Ministry's Main Directorate of Intelligence said on Monday that at least 30 North Korean soldiers were killed and wounded in weekend battles in Russia's western Kursk region, prompting commanders to send reinforcements to frontline units."North Korean army units are... Read More.

As South Korean court takes up presidents impeachment, ruling party leader resigns

Monday, December 16 by ABC News

(SEOUL) -- As South Korea's Constitutional Court began the process of reviewing the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol, the leader of his party, who had supported his impeachment, announced his resignation.Han Dong Hoon, the leader of Yoon's People Power Party, resigned Monday morning.... Read More.

2 Russian oil tankers damaged off Crimea, emergency authorities say

Sunday, December 15 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- Two Russian tankers believed to be carrying thousands of tons of oil were damaged off the coast of Crimea in the early hours of Sunday amid stormy weather, Russian emergency services and media reported.The Volgoneft 212 and Volgoneft 239 vessels were both... Read More.

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