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North Korea’s Kim crosses into China to meet Xi, Putin for Beijing military parade

Tuesday, September 2 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un crossed the China-North Korea border by train on Tuesday, the country's state news agency reported, heading to Beijing where he will attend a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II.Kim... Read More.

Scale of Russia’s long-range attacks on Ukraine eases in August despite major strikes

Tuesday, September 2 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- August saw an easing in the scale of Russia's long-range strike campaign on Ukraine, according to data published by Ukraine's air force and analyzed by ABC News, though Moscow continued to launch massed and deadly bombardments on Kyiv, other major cities and... Read More.

Hundreds killed as 6.0 magnitude earthquake strikes Afghanistan, destroying villages, officials say

Monday, September 1 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- A 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, destroying several villages, killing at least 812 people and injuring scores more, according to local officials.Almost all of the deaths were in Kunar Province, where 800 people were killed and another 2,500 people... Read More.

Israeli officials say they have identified 2nd of two bodies of hostages recovered in Gaza

Sunday, August 31 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- The second of two remains of hostages recently recovered in Gaza has been identified, the Israel Defense Forces said Saturday.The recovered bodies of the two hostages killed in the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks by Hamas were identified as Ilan Weiss, a member... Read More.

Russia’s ‘massive strike’ on Ukraine overnight kills 1, injures 29, Ukrainian authorities say

Saturday, August 30 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- Russia carried out “a massive strike” on Ukraine overnight, launching 537 drones and 45 missiles, the Ukrainian Air Force said Saturday morning.Ukraine’s air defense systems took out most of the projectiles, but five missiles and 24 drones still struck seven locations, while... Read More.

Kyivstar becomes 1st Ukrainian company to join US stock exchange

Friday, August 29 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Kyivstar -- Ukraine's leading digital operator -- will ring the Nasdaq opening bell Friday morning as the first Ukrainian company to be listed on a United States stock exchange to celebrate its historic listing and the launch of its Invest in... Read More.

Israeli officials say they have recovered bodies of 2 hostages

Friday, August 29 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- The bodies of two Israeli hostages -- including Ilan Weiss who was killed in the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks by Hamas on Israel -- have been recovered, according to a statement from the Hostages and Missing Families Forum.“The hostage families embrace the... Read More.

With Putin ‘stalling’ peace talks, NATO minister says US has ‘powerful leverage’

Thursday, August 28 by ABC News

Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Contributor/Getty Images)(LONDON) -- On NATO's eastern edge, leaders of the Baltic nations have long considered themselves more awake to the threat from Moscow than their allies to the west, a collective memory of Russian and Soviet occupation seared into their national... Read More.

Kyiv hit by ‘massive’ Russian missile, drone attack, officials say, with 18 killed

Thursday, August 28 by ABC News

Rescuers work at the site of a residential building hit by a Russian missile on August 28, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Kostiantyn Liberov/Libkos/Getty Images)(LONDON) -- Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine came under a major combined missile and drone attack overnight into Thursday, Ukrainian officials... Read More.

Pope calls for an end to violence in Gaza, supports churches that will not evacuate

Wednesday, August 27 by ABC News

(VATICAN CITY) -- Pope Leo XIV said on Wednesday he supports the statement put out by the last remaining churches in Gaza City, which called for an end to the war and said they will not evacuate amid Israel's ramped-up military action and threats... Read More.

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