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Trump calls Zelenskyy 'dictator' as Ukraine leader slams him for 'disinformation'
ABC News(LONDON) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hit back at President Donald Trump's call for the country to hold fresh presidential elections following Tuesday's historic Russia-U.S....
Feb 19, 2025
What scientists learned from a well-preserved fossil of this iconic Jurassic-era dinosaur
Daniel Eskridg/iStockphoto/Getty Images(LONDON) -- The discovery of a well-preserved fossil is helping researchers learn more about an iconic Jurassic-period dinosaur.The plesiosaur, considered a succ...
Feb 18, 2025
Hamas to release 6 more hostages, bodies of 4 others
Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu via Getty Images(LONDON) -- Hamas will release six more hostages on Saturday and the bodies of four deceased hostages on Thursday, Hamas and Israel confirmed.Four m...
Feb 18, 2025
'Hanging...like bats': Toronto plane crash survivor speaks out after aircraft flips on runway
Katherine KY Cheng/Getty Images(TORONTO) -- New video has emerged on Tuesday of the chaotic moments after Delta flight 4819 flipped over on the runway at Toronto Pearson International Airport.In the v...
Feb 18, 2025
US and Russia agree to try to end war without Ukraine at the table
Russian Foreign Ministry / Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images(LONDON) -- High-level delegations from the U.S. and Russia held talks in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday over the fate of Ukraine, the negotiations ...
Feb 18, 2025
Delta plane crash latest: 'Extreme conditions' at Toronto airport in days before crash
Katherine Ky Cheng/Getty Images(TORONTO) --As investigators work to determine what caused Delta Flight 4819 to crash and overturn at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Monday, the Toro...
Feb 18, 2025
Pope Francis has pneumonia but remains in 'good spirits,' Vatican says
FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP via Getty Images(LONDON and ROME) -- Pope Francis remained hospitalized on Tuesday as he continues to recover from a respiratory tract infection and now the "onset of bilateral ...
Feb 18, 2025
UK 'ready' to put troops in Ukraine to support Russia peace deal, PM says
ABC NewsBritish Prime Minister Keir Starmer called on European nations to "step up" to help secure a lasting peace in Ukraine, committing for the first time to deploying British soldiers to the countr...
Feb 17, 2025
Pope Francis showing 'some' improvement amid hospitalization for bronchitis, Vatican says
Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Images(ROME) -- Pope Francis is showing "some" improvement in his lab tests as the pontiff remains hospitalized with a respiratory tract infection, the Vatican sai...
Feb 15, 2025
Vance, Zelenskyy meet on ending Russia-Ukraine war as administration sends mixed messages
Alex Kraus/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Vice President JD Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met on Friday on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference to discuss how t...
Feb 14, 2025