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Israeli forces kill at least 7 Palestinians in a West Bank raid

Israeli forces have raided a militant stronghold in the occupied West Bank, killing at least seven Palestinians, including a doctor
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This is a locator map of Israel and the Palestinian Territories. (AP Photo)
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Australia's deputy prime minister pledges support to Solomon Islands during visit to Honiara

Australia’s deputy prime minister is visiting the Solomon Islands, as Canberra intensifies its efforts to counter China’s growing influence in the South Pacific
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Australia's Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles looks on during a welcome ceremony ahead of the Australia and South Korea Foreign and Defence Ministers meeting in Melbourne, Australia, May 1, 2024. Marles pledged support to the Solomon Islands during a visit to the archipelago nation on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, as Canberra intensifies efforts to counter China's growing influence in the South Pacific. (Asanka Brendon Ratnayake/Pool Photo via AP)
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The Latest | France and Belgium support ICC request for arrest warrants of Israel and Hamas leaders

France and Belgium have released statements supporting the world’s top war crimes court’s request for arrest warrants for leaders of Israel and Hamas, after Israel and the United States both harshly condemned the effort
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Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh speaks during a press briefing after his meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, March 26, 2024. The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said Monday he is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in connection with their actions during the seven-month war between Israel and Hamas. Haniyeh is one of the three Hamas leaders believed to be responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip and Israel. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)
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9 Egyptians on trial in Greece over shipwreck, as rights groups question process

Nine Egyptian men have gone on trial in southern Greece, accused of causing a shipwreck that killed hundreds of migrants and sent shockwaves through the European Union’s border protection and asylum operations
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Police guard outside a court house in Kalamata, southwestern Greece, on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. Nine Egyptian men go on trial in southern Greece on Tuesday, accused of causing a shipwreck that killed hundreds of migrants and sent shockwaves through the European Union’s border protection and asylum operations. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
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World leaders plan new agreement on AI at virtual summit co-hosted by South Korea, UK

World leaders are expected to adopt a new agreement on artificial intelligence when they gather virtually Tuesday to discuss AI’s potential risks but also ways to promote its benefits and innovation
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FILE - Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunk, center, speaks during a plenary session at the AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park in Milton Keynes, England, on Nov. 2, 2023. South Korea is set to host a mini-summit this week on risks and regulation of artificial intelligence, following up on an inaugural AI safety meeting in Britain in 2023 that drew a diverse crowd of tech luminaries, researchers and officials. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, Pool, File)
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Why France is putting former Syrian officials on trial for torture and killing of a father and son

A Paris court will seek to determine this week whether top Syrian intelligence officials were responsible for the disappearance and deaths of a French-Syrian father and his son
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FILE - In this photo released on Nov. 9, 2019 by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad speaks in Damascus, Syria. In a landmark trial, a Paris court will this week seek Tuesday May 21, 2024 to determine whether Syrian intelligence officials were responsible for Patrick and Mazzen Dabbagh's disappearance and deaths. The hearings are expected to air chilling allegations that President Bashar Assad's regime has widely used torture and arbitrary detentions to keep power in Syria's civil war. (SANA via AP, File)
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The alleged leaders of a suspected German far-right coup plot are going on trial

The alleged leaders of a suspected far-right plot to topple the German government are among nine suspects going on trial in Frankfurt Tuesday, opening the most prominent proceedings in a case that shocked the country in late 2022
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FILE - A police officer carries a plastic box during a raid against so-called 'Reich citizens' in Berlin, Germany, on Dec. 7, 2022. The alleged leaders of a suspected far-right plot to topple the German government are among nine suspects going on trial in Frankfurt Tuesday May 21, 2024, opening the most prominent proceedings in a case that shocked the country in late 2022. (Paul Zinken/dpa via AP, File)
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Indian voters dissect Modi's politics while traversing the country by train

The Associated Press rode one of the longest trains in India — 1,800 miles from New Delhi to Kanyakumari — to interview voters about an election that will be decided in June
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A passenger watches videos of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, while traveling in the Thirukkural Express, India, Sunday, April 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
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Hong Kong will keep watching internet platforms for non-compliance with ban on protest song

Hong Kong’s leader says his government will keep monitoring for any non-compliance with a court order that bans a popular protest song
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FILE - Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee speaks at a reception following a flag raising ceremony for the celebration of 74th National Day of the People's Republic of China at the Golden Bauhinia Square in Hong Kong on Oct. 1, 2023. Hong Kong's leader said Tuesday, May 21, 2024, his administration would keep monitoring for any non-compliance with a court order that bans a popular protest song, days after YouTube blocked access to dozens of videos of the tune in the city. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei, File)
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American mistakenly accused of involvement in DRC coup attempt

It was a "huge case of mistaken identity," the man told ABC News.
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Congolese security forces secure the streets of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Sunday May 19, 2024, after Congo's army said it has "foiled a coup" and arrested the perpetrators, including several foreigners, following a shootout between armed men in military uniform and guards of a close ally of Congo's president that left three people dead in the capital, Kinshasa. (AP Photo/Samy Ntumba Shambuyi)
May 20

5 firefighter dogs who rescued people from natural disasters are honored in Ecuador as they retire

Five rescue dogs have been honored by Ecuador’s Fire Department at a ceremony formally retiring them after seven years of service and turning them over to new adoptive owners
May 20
A dog named Ares licks its handler during a retirement ceremony for firefighter work dogs in Quito, Ecuador, Monday, May 20, 2024. The retired dogs were adopted by local residents. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
May 20

New Zealand and Australia sending planes to evacuate nationals from New Caledonia's unrest

New Zealand and Australia sending planes to evacuate nationals from New Caledonia's unrest
May 20
May 20

Australia and New Zealand sending planes to evacuate nationals from New Caledonia's unrest

The Australian and New Zealand governments say they are sending planes to evacuate their nationals from violence-wracked New Caledonia
May 20
Burnt cars are lined up after unrest that erupted following protests over voting reforms in Noumea, New Caledonia, Wednesday, May 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Nicolas Job)
May 20

Corn, millet and ... rooftop solar? Farm family’s newest crop shows China’s solar ascendancy

China is the runaway leader in supplying the world with the hardware to gather solar power
May 20
Workers cut metal parts at a factory that produces many things including brackets for rooftop solar panels in the rural outskirts of Jinan in eastern China's Shandong province on March 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
May 20

The International Criminal Court going after top Israeli and Hamas officials

Leaders on both sides are being charged with various crimes from the start of the Israel-Hamas war
May 20
VIDEO: The International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for top Israeli and Hamas officials
May 20

Haiti’s Port-au-Prince airport reopens for first time in 3 months

So far, only Sunrise Airways, a small regional carrier, has resumed flights.
May 20
A view of the Toussaint Louverture International Airport which reopened after nearly three months closed due to gang violence, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, May 20, 2024.
May 20

Israeli and Hamas leaders join list of people accused by leading war crimes court

Israeli and Hamas top leaders have joined a list of people accused of humanity's most heinous crimes by the world's top war crimes court
May 20
FILE - Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant pauses while making a brief statement to the media at The Kirya, Israel's Ministry of Defense, on Oct. 16, 2023, in Tel Aviv. Top Israeli officials are accused of seven war crimes and crimes against humanity by the ICC. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool, File)
May 20

Amal Clooney is one of the legal experts who recommended war crimes charges in Israel-Hamas war

Amal Clooney is one of the legal experts who recommended that the chief prosecutor of the world's top war crimes court seek arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and leaders of the militant Hamas group
May 20
FILE - George Clooney and his wife Amal Clooney pose for photographers upon arrival at the screening of the film "The Boys In The Boat," Dec. 3, 2023, in London. Amal Clooney is one of the legal experts who recommended that the world's top war crimes court seek arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and leaders of the militant Hamas group, Clooney announced Monday, May 20, 2024. (Photo by Alberto Pezzali/Invision/AP, File)
May 20

Expert provides insight into suspected cause of Iranian president's helicopter crash

ABC News contributor Col. Steve Ganyard spoke with "Start Here."
May 20
ABC News contributor Col. Steve Ganyard spoke with "Start Here."
May 20

Violence intensifies in southwest Colombia as FARC holdout group attacks police and military

Violence has intensified in southwestern Colombia with a bomb blast injuring six people in the city of Jamundi and an attack by insurgents on a police station in the rural town of Morales leaving at least two officers dead
May 20
Police patrol the area after a motorcycle bomb exploded at a hotel in which some police officers would be staying in Jamundi, Colombia, Monday, May 20, 2024. According to authorities, two police officers were injured. (AP Photo/Juan B Diaz)
May 20

Bad weather may be cause of Iran helicopter crash, expert says

ABC News contributor Col. Steve Ganyard spoke with "Start Here."
May 20
Rescue vehicles are seen following a crash of a helicopter carrying Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi, in Varzaqan, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran, May 19, 2024. Azin Haghighi/Moj News Agency/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
May 20

No points from Erdogan. Turkey's leader claims Eurovision Song Contest is a threat to family values

The Turkish president has criticized the Eurovision Song Contest, accusing the annual event of allegedly encouraging “gender neutralization” and threatening the traditional family
May 20
FILE - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a joint statement to the media in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, April 22, 2024. Turkey’s president took a swipe at the Eurovision Song Contest on Monday, May 20, 2024 accusing the annual event of allegedly encouraging “gender neutralization” and threatening the traditional family. (Ahmad Al-Rubaye /Pool Photo via AP, File)
May 20

These photos show Palestinians' quick exodus from Rafah after Israel issued evacuation orders

New satellite images analyzed by the Associated Press show that sprawling tent camps in the southern city of Rafah nearly emptied after Israel issued its first evacuation orders
May 20
This satellite photo taken by Planet Labs PBC shows an evacuated camp in Rafah, Gaza, May 8, 2024. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)
May 20

Kosovo shuts 6 Serb bank branches over use of the dinar currency in a move that could raise tensions

Kosovo police have closed six branches of a Serbia-licensed bank in line with the decision on the ban of the use of the Serbian dinar currency in the country
May 20
May 20

What's next for a crackdown on Haitian migrants as the Dominican Republic leader enters a new term?

After Dominican President Luis Abinader coasted into a second term over the weekend, he promised that “the best is yet to come.”
May 20
Incumbent presidential candidate Luis Abinader addresses supporters after the first vote count showed him leading in general elections in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Sunday, May 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
May 20

Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad on the death of President Raisi

Alinejad said she started dancing in the street following the news of Raisi's death, calling him the "Butcher of Iran."
May 20
VIDEO: Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad on the death of President Raisi
May 20

Protesters block streets in Tel Aviv demanding hostage deal

Israel’s Parliament opened its summer session amid growing frustrations with the government's handling of the war in Gaza.
May 20
VIDEO: Protesters block streets in Tel Aviv demanding hostage deal
May 20

What's next for Iran's government after death of its president in helicopter crash?

The death of Iran’s president is unlikely to lead to any immediate changes in Iran’s ruling system or to its overarching policies, which are decided by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
May 20
In this photo released by the Iranian first Vice-President Office, Iranian First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber, right, now acting President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, leads a cabinet meeting in Tehran, Iran, Monday, May 20, 2024. Mokhber was appointed as acting president of the Islamic Republic on Monday after the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash in the country's northwest. (Iranian First Vice-President Office via AP)
May 20

Haiti’s main airport reopens nearly 3 months after gang violence forced it closed

Haiti’s main international airport has reopened nearly three months after gang violence forced authorities to close it
May 20
Passengers stand in line at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, May 20, 2024. Haiti's main international airport reopened Monday for the first time in nearly three months after gang violence forced authorities to close it in early March. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
May 20

Haiti’s main international airport reopens nearly three months after gang violence forced it to close, limiting aid

Haiti’s main international airport reopens nearly three months after gang violence forced it to close, limiting aid
May 20
May 20

Israeli Prime Minister condemns decision by war crimes prosecutor as a "disgrace" and attack on all of Israel

Israeli Prime Minister condemns decision by war crimes prosecutor as a "disgrace" and attack on all of Israel
May 20
May 20

International headlines from ABC News

Catch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines.
May 20
Catch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines.
May 20

Kosovo prepares a new draft law on renting prison cells to Denmark after the first proposal failed

An official in Kosovo says the Cabinet has renewed efforts with a new draft law on renting a prison in the south of the country to Denmark to help it cope with its overpopulated prison system
May 20
May 20

Saudi Arabia's national carrier orders more than 100 new Airbus jets as it ramps up tourism push

Saudi Arabia’s national airline says that it ordered more than 100 new Airbus jets, a reflection of the kingdom’s ambitious drive to lure more tourists
May 20
FILE - The new Airbus A320neo takes off for its first test flight at Toulouse-Blagnac airport, southwestern France, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014. Saudi Arabia's national airline said Monday, May 20, 2024, that it ordered more than 100 new Airbus jets, a reflection of the kingdom's ambitious drive to lure more tourists. (AP Photo/Frederic Lancelot, File)
May 20

Iran to enter 5 days of mourning following deaths of president, foreign minister

Iranian state TV confirmed that Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian were killed in a helicopter crash.
May 20
VIDEO: Iran to enter 5 days of mourning following deaths of president, foreign minister
May 20

Settler groups block aid trucks from passing into Gaza

Groups have been establishing illegal checkpoints along a major aid route with the hopes of impeding the flow of aid into Gaza, protesters told ABC News.
May 20
Groups have been establishing illegal checkpoints along a major aid route with the hopes of impeding the flow of aid into Gaza, protesters told ABC News.
May 20

Climbing limits are being set on Mount Fuji to fight crowds and littering

Those who want to climb one of the most popular trails on Japan's iconic Mount Fuji will have to book a slot and pay a fee soon
May 20
Visitors take a photo in front of a convenient store at Fujikawaguchiko town, Yamanashi prefecture, Japan, with a backdrop of Mr. Fuji on April 28, 2024. The town of Fujikawaguchiko, known for a number of popular photo spots for Japan's trademark of Mt. Fuji, on Tuesday, April 30, 2024 began to set up a huge black screen on a stretch of sidewalk to block view of the mountain in a neighborhood hit by a latest case of overtourism in Japan. (Kyodo News via AP)
May 20

Julian Assange allowed to continue extradition appeal

The WikiLeaks founder is accused by the U.S. of conspiring to leak hundreds of thousands of classified documents beginning in 2010.
May 20
The WikiLeaks founder is accused by the U.S. of conspiring to leak hundreds of thousands of classified documents beginning in 2010.
May 20

Hamas denounces ICC prosecutor, accusing him of trying to 'equate the victim with the executioner'

Hamas denounces ICC prosecutor, accusing him of trying to 'equate the victim with the executioner'
May 20
May 20

Six killed in a 'foiled coup' in Congo, the army says

Authorities in Congo are accusing three Americans of involvement in a brazen weekend attack on Congo’s presidential palace
May 20
FILE - Congolese security forces secure the streets after Congo's army said it has "foiled a coup" and arrested the perpetrators, following a shootout, in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Sunday May 19, 2024. Six people were killed during brazen attacks in Congo's capital Kinshasa on Sunday. Two guards of a close ally of Congo's president and four of the perpetrators of the attacks, including their leader, were killed, Congolese army spokesperson Brig. Gen. Sylvain Ekenge told The Associated Press on Monday, May 20, 2024 (AP Photo/Samy Ntumba Shambuyi, File)
May 20

Israeli foreign minister says ICC move against Israeli leaders is a 'historic disgrace,' vows to fight back

Israeli foreign minister says ICC move against Israeli leaders is a 'historic disgrace,' vows to fight back
May 20
May 20

Pope trip to Luxembourg, Belgium confirmed for September, 2 weeks after challenging Asia visit

Pope Francis has added a stop in Luxembourg to a trip to Belgium in September
May 20
Pope Francis delivers the Regina Caeli prayer in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, May 19, 2024.(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
May 20

Who is Jacob Zuma, the former South African president disqualified from next week's election?

Former South African President Jacob Zuma has been barred from running in next week’s national election over a previous criminal conviction, the latest twist in his return to politics
May 20
Former South African President Jacob Zuma arrives at Orlando stadium in the township of Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa, for the launch of his newly formed uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party's manifesto Saturday, May 18, 2024. Zuma, who has turned his back on the African National Congress (ANC) he once led, will face South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who replaced him as leader of the ANC in the general elections later in May. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
May 20

UK High Court allows Julian Assange to continue appealing extradition to US

The WikiLeaks founder is accused of violating the U.S. Espionage Act.
May 20
Protesters hold placards outside the High Court in London, Monday, May 20, 2024.
May 20

A U.K. court says WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can appeal against extradition to the U.S. on espionage charges

A U.K. court says WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can appeal against extradition to the U.S. on espionage charges
May 20
May 20

Philippines blames China for loss of giant clams in disputed shoal and urges environmental inquiry

The Philippines has blamed Chinese fishermen for a massive loss of giant clams in a disputed shoal controlled by China’s coast guard in the South China Sea and urged an international inquiry into the amount of environmental damage in the area
May 20
This February 27, 2019 handout photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard shows plastic containers containing collected topshells by Chinese fishermen at Scarborough shoal, at the disputed South China Sea, the Philippine Coast Guard said. The Philippines blamed Chinese fishermen on Monday May 20, 2024 for the massive loss of giant clams in a disputed shoal fiercely guarded by Beijing's coast guard in the South China Sea and demanded an international inquiry to determine the extent of environmental damage in the far-flung fishing atoll. (Philippine Coast Guard via AP)
May 20

Russian theater director and playwright go on trial over a play authorities say justifies terrorism

A Russian court has started the trial of a theater director and a playwright facing charges of justifying terrorism over a play they staged, the latest step in the unrelenting crackdown on dissent in Russia that has reached unprecedented levels during ...
May 20
Theater director Zhenya Berkovich, left, and playwright Svetlana Petriychuk are seen in a glass cage prior to a hearing in a court in Moscow, Russia, Monday, May 20, 2024. Berkovich, a prominent independent theater director, and Petriychuk, a playwright have been behind bars since early May. Authorities claim a play they staged, "Finist, the Brave Falcon," justifies terrorism, which is a criminal offence in Russia punishable by up to seven years in prison. (AP Photo/Dmitry Serebryakov)
May 20

War crimes prosecutor seeks arrest of Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Netanyahu

The chief prosecutor of the world’s top war crimes court is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
May 20
Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh speaks during a press briefing after his meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, March 26, 2024. The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said Monday he is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in connection with their actions during the seven-month war between Israel and Hamas. Haniyeh is one of the three Hamas leaders believed to be responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip and Israel. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)
May 20

ICC chief prosecutor says he is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister and Hamas leaders, among others

ICC chief prosecutor says he is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister and Hamas leaders, among others
May 20
May 20

Independent UN experts urge Yemen’s Houthis to free detained Baha'i followers

Human rights experts working for the United Nations are urging Yemen’s Houthi rebels to release five people from the country’s Baha’i religious minority who have been in detention for a year
May 20
This is a locator map for Yemen with its capital, Sanaa. (AP Photo)
The Korean war started in 1950 and although the fighting stopped with the 1953 armistice, recent tensions on the Korean Peninsula are once again drawing attention to this part of the world. <br><br> A North Korean soldier looks through the window of the building that sits on the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in Panmunjom, South Korea, that separates the two Koreas, July 21, 2010.
The Korean war started in 1950 and although the fighting stopped with the 1953 armistice, recent tensions on the Korean Peninsula are once again drawing attention to this part of the world. <br><br> A North Korean soldier looks through the window of the building that sits on the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in Panmunjom, South Korea, that separates the two Koreas, July 21, 2010.
The seesaw relationship between North Korea and the US
Aug 20
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    U.S. Central Command said the target of the strike, Abu Hamzah al Yemeni, was a senior leader of an al-Qaida-affiliated terrorist group known as Hurras al-Din.
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