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Navy ship in Red Sea shoots down more attack drones from Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen: CENTCOM
Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Hudner shot down several attack drones over the Red Sea that were launched from Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen early Thursday ...
Nov 23, 2023
Israel-Hamas war: What we know about the hostage deal
pawel.gaul/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Israel and Hamas have agreed to a temporary cease-fire in the war-torn Gaza Strip and the release of dozens of hostages. Here's what we know about the deal. The agre...
Nov 22, 2023
US hits Iran-backed militants with fourth round of retaliatory airstrikes
CT757fan/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- United States fighter jets struck two sites in Iraq used by Iran-linked militants on Wednesday morning local time, according to U.S. Central Command and defense of...
Nov 22, 2023
Mapping destruction from space shows about half of northern Gaza's buildings are damaged, researchers say
Ashraf Amra/Anadolu via Getty Images(TEL AVIV, Israel) -- Two United States-based researchers analyzing the destruction of northern Gaza using radar waves and satellite imagery from space have compare...
Nov 22, 2023
Hostages freed from Gaza would face treacherous path to safety
Israel Fuguemann/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- While Biden administration officials are optimistic that negotiators are on the verge of securing an agreement between Isr...
Nov 21, 2023
US retaliates against Iran-backed militants after ballistic missile strike, officials say
U.S. Air Force(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. military fired back at Iran-backed militants who injured several troops in Iraq early Tuesday morning local time, according to U.S. officials. The militants...
Nov 21, 2023
Pentagon chief in Kyiv amid questions over future US arms supplies
Sergei Supinsky/AFP via Getty Images(KYIV, Ukraine) -- On a surprise trip to the Ukrainian capital, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin tried to rally support for Ukraine and even suggested Ukrainian fo...
Nov 21, 2023
Iceland volcano eruption likelihood remains high, possibly within 'just days,' local Met Office says
Tim Bieber/Getty Images(LONDON) -- More than 530 earthquakes rumbled southwestern Iceland before 7 a.m. on Monday, as magma continued to "slowly" move toward the surface, Icelandic Meteorological Offi...
Nov 20, 2023
Defense Secretary Austin makes unannounced visit to Kyiv for high-level talks on US support
W.G. DUNLOP/POOL/AFP via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in Kyiv Monday morning for an unannounced visit to Ukraine, his second to the country since Russia inva...
Nov 20, 2023
'I'm afraid': War stories from children caught in the middle of the Israel-Hamas conflict
Sami Zayara/ABC NewsEditor's note: This reporting contains graphic descriptions. As the war between Israeli forces and the Hamas terror group rages on, children caught in the crossfire on both sides o...
Nov 19, 2023