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State Dept. pauses funding for UN agency amid allegations employees involved in Israel attack
pawel.gaul/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The State Department is temporarily pausing new funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East while reviewing alle...
Emily Shapiro, ABC News Jan 26, 2024

King Charles III arrives at London hospital for treatment
King Charles III attends the Sunday service at the Church of St Mary Magdalene on the Sandringham estate on January 7, 2024 in Sandringham, England. (Photo by Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)(LONDON) --...
Jon Haworth, ABC News Jan 26, 2024

Gustav Klimt portrait found after vanishing nearly 100 years ago
A cameraman takes footage of the painting 'Bildnis Fraeulein Lieser' (Portrait of Miss Lieser) by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt (1862 - 1918) during a press conference of the Kinsky Art Auction House i...
Jon Haworth, ABC News Jan 26, 2024

North America experienced an unprecedented 'hot drought' in the last century, new research shows
K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal/Tribune News Service via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Western North America has experienced an unprecedented "hot drought" over the last century, according to new res...
Julia Jacobo, ABC News Jan 25, 2024

Iranian activists go on hunger strike over execution of protester Mohammad Ghobadlou
Iran International(LONDON) -- Dozens of Iranian women political prisoners went on a hunger strike Thursday in protest of the execution of Iranian protester Mohammad Ghobadlou. The announcement of the ...
Somayeh Malekian, ABC News Jan 25, 2024

As Israel warned Gaza civilians to evacuate, IDF bombs struck city described as sanctuary
pawel.gaul/Getty ImagesAs war rages in Gaza, civilians have repeatedly been told by Israel to go to the city of Deir al-Balah, in the center of the enclave, for safety. The city lies below the Wadi Ga...
Victoria Beaule, ABC News Jan 25, 2024

North Korea tests new type of cruise missile, state media says
People watch a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a railway station in Seoul on Jan. 24, 2024. (JUNG YEON-JE/AFP via Getty Images)(NEW YORK...
Kevin Shalvey, ABC News Jan 25, 2024

South Korean ruling party lawmaker attacked in Seoul, aide says
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images(SEOUL, South Korea) -- A South Korean ruling party lawmaker, Bae Hyun-jin, has been rushed to the hospital after an attack in Seoul’s posh Gangnam district Thursday a...
Joohee Cho and Hakyung Kate Lee, ABC News Jan 25, 2024

US Coast Guard rescues 33 people from sinking vessel in deep water
U.S. Coast Guard(NEW YORK) -- The United States Coast Guard rescued 33 people from a sinking vessel in deep water when their boat began taking on water and sinking. The incident occurred on Monday whe...
Jon Haworth, ABC News Jan 25, 2024

South Africa seeks to halt auction of Mandela’s personal items
RapidEye/Getty Images(LONDON) -- South Africa has announced it is set to challenge a New York auction of dozens artifacts and personal items belonging to former South African president and anti-aparth...
Emma Ogao, ABC News Jan 24, 2024
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