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Ukraine launches attack into Russia, marking biggest incursion since war began
pop_jop/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Ukraine has launched a major attack with Ukrainian troops into Russia, in what appears to be its biggest and most serious incursion into the country since Moscow's full...
Patrick Reevell, ABC News Aug 07, 2024

German hotel partially collapses, killing one and trapping eight, police say
Perry Gerenday/Getty Images(LONDON) -- At least one person was killed and eight others remained trapped Wednesday after a hotel partially collapsed near the banks of the Mosel River in western Germany...
Morgan Winsor, ABC News Aug 07, 2024

Cooler regions could see 'boom' in tick populations due to climate change, researchers say
rbkomar/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Tick populations could see a "boom" in traditionally cooler regions should global temperatures continue to rise, possibly increasing the likelihood of the spread of t...
Julia Jacobo, ABC News Aug 07, 2024

Arctic fossils indicate ice shelf is not as stable as previously thought, scientists say
In this aerial view melting icebergs crowd the Ilulissat Icefjord near the mouth to Disko Bay on July 16, 2024 near Ilulissat, Greenland. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- Scientists are warning...
Julia Jacobo, ABC News Aug 06, 2024

Seven US personnel injured in rocket attack on Iraqi base, officials say
CT757fan/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Seven U.S. personnel were injured following a suspected rocket attack Monday against U.S. and Coalition forces at Al-Assad Air Base in western Iraq, U.S. officials...
Matt Seyler, ABC News Aug 06, 2024

US mounts pressure campaign aimed at limiting Iranian retaliation
simon2579/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- As the Middle East braces for potential escalation of hostilities, diplomats at the State Department are trying to rally allies and partners to pressure Tehran in...
Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News Aug 05, 2024

UK police clash with rioters in the wake of deadly knife attack at dance event
Riot police officers push back anti-migration protesters outside the Holiday Inn Express Hotel which is housing asylum seekers, on August 4, 2024, in Rotherham, U.K. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)...
Patrick Reevell, Victoria Beaule, and Leah Sarnoff, ABC News Aug 05, 2024

Bangladesh prime minister resigns, flees country amid deadly protests
Bangladesh army personnel stand guard during a curfew following clashes between police and Anti-Discrimination Student Movement activists amid anti-government protests in Dhaka on August 5, 2024. (Mun...
Sohel Uddin, Salman Saeed, and Morgan Winsor, ABC News Aug 05, 2024

Israel-Gaza live updates: IDF expands evacuation orders in Khan Younis
pawel.gaul/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- As the Israel-Hamas war continues, tensions are escalating after the assassinations of two Hamas and Hezbollah leaders this week.Here's how the news is developing:...
Leah Sarnoff and Bill Hutchinson, ABC News Aug 05, 2024

Palestinian Olympic team keeps war in Gaza front and center
Maja Hitij/Getty Images(PARIS) -- Eight Palestinians from across the globe say they are competing in honor of their ancestral roots on the Palestine Olympic Team for this year's Games in Paris.But as ...
Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News Aug 03, 2024
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