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Hundreds of hikers hit by snowstorm on Mount Everest

Monday, October 6 by ABC News

(SEOUL, South Korea) -- Scaling the world's highest peak is a risky adventure. But even hanging around the base camp can be dangerous, as hundreds of holiday makers being trapped when the area was hit in an unexpected blizzard over the weekend.Taking advantage of... Read More.

2 Manchester synagogue attack victims, including 1 who died, hit by police gunfire, police say

Friday, October 3 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- Two of the Manchester synagogue attack victims appeared to been shot by police officers who were trying to stop the assailant, the Greater Manchester Police said Friday.One of the victims with apparent gunshot wounds died during the attack and the other remains hospitalized,... Read More.

Zelenskyy to meet European leaders in Denmark with Russian invasion top of agenda

Thursday, October 2 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet with European leaders in Copenhagen on Thursday, according to a press release from the Danish prime minister's office, with the allied response to Russia's ongoing full-scale invasion set to top the agenda."Russia's war in Ukraine sets... Read More.

UK police respond to stabbing ‘attack,’ shoot suspect near Manchester synagogue

Thursday, October 2 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- A vehicle was driven toward a crowd of people and a man was stabbed near a synagogue in Manchester, a northern British city, police said."One man has been shot, believed to be the offender," the Greater Manchester Police said on social media.The... Read More.

Jane Goodall, famed primatologist and conservationist, dies at 91

Wednesday, October 1 by ABC News

(CALIFORNIA) -- Jane Goodall, the famed primatologist, anthropologist and conservationist, has died, according to the institute she founded. She was 91 years old.Goodall died of natural causes while in California on a speaking tour of the United States, the institute said in a statement... Read More.

Munich Oktoberfest closed after bomb threat and deadly explosion, police say

Wednesday, October 1 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- Police in the southern German city of Munich said the famous Oktoberfest event would be closed until Wednesday afternoon, following a bomb threat linked to a deadly fire at a home in the north of the city."Due to a bomb threat in... Read More.

Offshore earthquake kills at least 69 in Philippines, officials say

Wednesday, October 1 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake killed at least 69 people in the Philippines, officials said on Wednesday.The quake was recorded at 9:59 p.m. local time on Tuesday with the centre at 19 km east-northeast of Bogo City, Philippines, the Philippine Institute of... Read More.

NATO fighter jets scrambled in Poland as Russia launches deadly strikes on Ukraine

Sunday, September 28 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- NATO fighter jets were scrambled and air defense units put on alert in the early hours of Sunday in response to a major Russian drone and missile strike on Ukraine, the Polish Operational Command said in posts to X."Due to the activity... Read More.

US State Department revokes Colombian president’s visa after remarks at New York City protest

Saturday, September 27 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The U.S. State Department said it was revoking the visa of Colombian President Gustavo Petro, who had traveled to New York this week for the United Nations General Assembly."Earlier today, [Petro] stood on a NYC street and urged U.S. soldiers to... Read More.

Mystery drones over Denmark are ‘hybrid attack,’ defense minister says

Thursday, September 25 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- Drone overflights again caused disruptions at Danish airports on Wednesday night, officials said, in the latest instance of unexplained drone sightings over sensitive facilities in the Scandinavian nation.Danish officials held a press conference on Thursday morning detailing the latest incidents, which prompted... Read More.

World

Hundreds of hikers hit by snowstorm on Mount Everest

2 Manchester synagogue attack victims, including 1 who died, hit by police gunfire, police say

Zelenskyy to meet European leaders in Denmark with Russian invasion top of agenda

UK police respond to stabbing ‘attack,’ shoot suspect near Manchester synagogue

Jane Goodall, famed primatologist and conservationist, dies at 91

Munich Oktoberfest closed after bomb threat and deadly explosion, police say

Offshore earthquake kills at least 69 in Philippines, officials say

NATO fighter jets scrambled in Poland as Russia launches deadly strikes on Ukraine

US State Department revokes Colombian president’s visa after remarks at New York City protest

Mystery drones over Denmark are ‘hybrid attack,’ defense minister says

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