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A Ukrainian soldier holds his position at the front line near the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Horlivka, Donetsk region, on Dec. 14, 2023. (Anatolii Stepanov/AFP via Getty Images) (KYIV, Ukraine) — After 22 months of the all-out war against Russia, Ukraine lacks not only ammunition and long-range weapons, but also manpower. Building reserves is one […]

David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Chinese President Xi Jinping told President Joe Biden directly at their recent summit that China will reunify with Taiwan, sources confirmed to ABC News. NBC News was the first to report the conversation. It was unclear whether Beijing plans to use force in its effort to reunify with […]

Sudanese army soldiers patrol in Gedaref in eastern Sudan, on Dec. 18, 2023. (AFP via Getty Images) (LONDON) — Thousands of people have been forced to flee as fighting reached one of Sudan’s largest cities, Wad Madani. Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, commander of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group, said on social media that […]

KeithBinns/Getty Images (AMMAN, Jordan) — The Pentagon on Monday announced the establishment of a multinational naval task force to protect commercial ships from Houthi missile and drone attacks in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, which have escalated in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war. The task force will be known as “Operation Prosperity […]

Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. is responding to the escalating crisis in the Red Sea by announcing Tuesday it has launched an international task force for maritime security, but so far only nine other politically similar nations are confirmed to have joined on — sparking doubt that the coalition can put an […]

A view of lava after a volcano eruption located close to Sundhnukagigar, about 4 kilometers northeast of Grindavik town of Reykjanes peninsula, Iceland on Dec. 19, 2023. (ICELAND POLICE DEPARTMENT/Anadolu via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — A volcano that began erupting on Monday in Iceland continued to spew lava on Tuesday and was accompanied by hundreds […]

TV news at Seoul’s Yongsan Railway Station shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C) and his daughter (2nd from L, front row), believed to be named Kim Ju Ae, posing for a photo with scientists and engineers who contributed to the country’s latest launch of a reconnaissance satellite, as he visited the National Aerospace […]

Pope Francis leaves after an audience to the participants of the live nativity scene of Santa Maria Maggiore, on December 16, 2023 at Paul-VI hall in The Vatican. ANDREAS SOLARO/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Pope Francis has formally signed off on allowing Catholic priests to bless same-sex couples — a radical change in Vatican policy. […]

pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The temporary cease-fire between Hamas and Israel ended on Dec. 1, and Israel has resumed its bombardment of Gaza. The end of the cease-fire came after Hamas freed over 100 of the more than 200 people its militants took hostage during the Oct. 7 surprise attack on Israel. In exchange, […]

pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The temporary cease-fire between Hamas and Israel ended on Dec. 1, and Israel has resumed its bombardment of Gaza. The end of the cease-fire came after Hamas freed over 100 of the more than 200 people its militants took hostage during the Oct. 7 surprise attack on Israel. In exchange, […]