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Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images (LONDON) –The Parthenon Sculptures, also known as the “Elgin Marbles” or “Parthenon Marbles” were taken from Greece in the early 19th century and have been displayed in Britain ever since – however, the debate over who rightfully owns these Greek artifacts continues to this day. The British Museum and […]

JPL-Caltech/NASA (NEW YORK) — An asteroid the size of a box truck is slated to get very close to Earth this week, according to scientists. But don’t be alarmed, it isn’t projected to make an impact and cause Armageddon, NASA said. The asteroid, 2023 BU, will pass by the planet over the southern tip of […]

Oren Ziv/picture alliance via Getty Images (JERUSALEM) — Seven Israelis have been killed in a shooting at a synagogue in Jerusalem’s Neve Yaakov neighborhood, according to Jerusalem District Police Commander Doron Turgeman. Ten others were wounded in the Friday night shooting, according to the Israeli Foreign Ministry. The suspect was killed by police, according to […]

Ministry of Tourism & Antiquities (CAIRO) — Egypt on Thursday said it uncovered several 4,300-year-old tombs in Saqqara as it continues a series of discoveries in the ancient burial ground. The tombs date back to the fifth and sixth dynasties of the Old Kingdom (2686-2181 B.C.), officials said in Saqqara, which lies some 19 miles […]

ABC News (HUNTSVILLE, Ala.) — With her older brother now on trial in Moscow after being held in a Russian detention center for more than a year, each day is a struggle for Margaret Aaron of Huntsville, Ala. “It’s been very, very tough on our whole family,” Aaron told ABC News anchor Linsey Davis during […]

pawel.gaul/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A risky military ground raid by U.S. special operations forces on a cave complex in northern Somalia on Wednesday night killed Bilal al-Sudani, a top leader and organizer with the Islamic State, U.S. officials said. Al-Sudani was killed in a firefight along with 10 other fighters, according to the officials. There […]

SAMEER AL-DOUMY/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than 10 months after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion into neighboring Ukraine, the two countries are engaged in a struggle for control of areas throughout eastern and southern Ukraine. Putin’s forces in November pulled out of key positions, retreating from Kherson as Ukrainian troops […]

200mm/Getty Images (LONDON) — Nine Palestinians were killed when the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) reportedly stormed the Jenin refugee camp on the West Bank early Thursday morning, ABC News has learned. The IDF allegedly stormed the camp looking for a person of interest and Israel says that the resulting deaths came when clashes erupted between […]

Svitlana Bilosliudtseva (KYIV, Ukraine) — Russian authorities, according to the Ukrainian government and human rights groups, are reportedly forcing the illegal adoption of Ukrainian children under the guise of sending them on “vacation.” But while some parents barely escape the trap, others have, miraculously, been able to reunite with their kids after weeks of separation, […]

Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — In a major increase of U.S. support to Ukraine, President Joe Biden has signed off on sending 31 M1 Abrams tanks to the war-torn country as concerns mount over a new Russian offensive this spring. “Secretary [Lloyd] Austin has recommended this step because it will enhance […]