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Narco violence surge in Peru's Amazon sends Indigenous leader into hiding
Neil Giardino/ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Herlin Odicio has lived a life in defense of his tribe's territory. As a consequence, he now finds himself in exile from it. "Just a few days ago they came looking ...
Neil Giardino, ABC News Apr 21, 2021

Indonesia's navy searching for 53 people on board a missing submarine
yorkfoto/iStock(HONG KONG) -- An Indonesian submarine with 53 on board is feared missing after the country's military lost contact with it Wednesday during an early morning torpedo training exercise i...
Karson Yiu, ABC News Apr 21, 2021

China confirms Xi will attend Biden's climate change summit
Xinhua/Li Xueren via Getty Images(LONDON) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend a U.S.-led climate change summit this week at the invitation of President Joe Biden. Biden has invited 40 world le...
Morgan Winsor, ABC News Apr 21, 2021

Queen Elizabeth turns 95: What's ahead for the royal family after Prince Philip's death, Prince Harry reunion
Ben Stansall - WPA Pool/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Queen Elizabeth is celebrating her 95th birthday Wednesday, her first birthday in more than 70 years without her husband Prince Philip by her side. Phil...
Katie Kindelan, ABC News Apr 21, 2021

US urges Americans 'do not travel' to majority of countries amid 'unprecedented' risk
PinkOmelet/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- The State Department has updated its travel warnings to better reflect the advice from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it said, meaning that as of Tues...
Conor Finnegan Apr 20, 2021

Chad president dies in battle with rebel group, nation's army says
yenwen/iStock(PARIS) -- Newly reelected president of Chad, Marshal Idriss Dby Itno, died Tuesday on the battlefield in clashes with rebels, according to the Chadian army. "Supreme Chief of the Armed F...
Ibtissem Guenfoud, ABC News Apr 20, 2021

US raising alarm over looming humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia's war-torn Tigray region
KeithBinns/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- The Biden administration is voicing increasing concern about the reported atrocities committed in Ethiopia's Tigray region and continued restrictions and challenges fo...
Conor Finnegan, ABC News Apr 20, 2021

Russia moves troops near Ukraine: Analysts explain what's behind the buildup
200mm/iStock(MOSCOW) - For weeks, Russia has been massing troops close to Ukraine in a military buildup on a scale not seen since its invasion in 2014. Analysts, as well as Ukrainian and Western offic...
Patrick Reevell, ABC News Apr 19, 2021

Russia moves Alexey Navalny to prison hospital as allies warn his life is at risk
Vladimir Gerdo\TASS via Getty Images(MOSCOW) -- Russia's prison service said it is moving the jailed opposition leader Alexey Navalny to a hospital at another prison camp, as Navalny's allies continue...
Patrick Reevell, ABC News Apr 19, 2021

Duchess Kate wore the queen's necklace for Prince Philip's funeral
Steve Parsons - WPA Pool/Getty Images(WINDSOR, England) -- Duchess Kate paid homage to Queen Elizabeth II in a touching way during Prince Philip's funeral. She arrived on Saturday wearing an elegant n...
Jacqueline Laurean Yates, ABC News Apr 19, 2021
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