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Markku Ulander / Lehtikuva / AFP (LONDON) — A 12-year-old was killed and two others were injured Tuesday morning during a shooting carried out by another student at a school in Finland, police officials said. “The police arrested the suspect. The investigation of the act continues,” Finnish police said in a statement. The suspect, who […]

Photo credit to World Central Kitchen/WCK.org (NEW YORK) — Seven aid workers with World Central Kitchen were killed during an Israel Defense Forces attack in Gaza, the food-relief organization said, adding that it plans to pause its operations in the region. “This is not only an attack against WCK, this is an attack on humanitarian […]

Barnaby Dunning appears on “Good Morning America” on April 1, 2024. — ABC News (BREUIL-CERVINIA, Italy) — A skier is speaking out after surviving a terrifying chair lift ride at an Italian ski resort during high wind conditions that picked up to over 60 miles per hour. Barnaby Dunning, an experienced skier, told ABC News’ […]

King Charles III and Queen Camilla attend the Easter Mattins Service at Windsor Castle on March 31, 2024 in Windsor, England. — Chris Jackson/Getty Images (WINDSOR, England) — King Charles III stepped out Sunday for the royal family’s traditional Easter Sunday service at St. George’s Chapel. Charles, 75, walked alongside his wife Camilla, the Queen […]

ABC News ROME and LONDON — Pope Francis on Sunday presided over an Easter Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Square and later used his Easter message on Christianity’s holiest day to invoke prayers for victims of war and to call for an end to ongoing conflicts. Francis delivered his Easter message and blessing — the […]

ABC News Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will undergo surgery for a hernia on Sunday, his office announced, during which time he’ll be under full anesthesia. Yariv Levin, deputy prime minister and minister of justice, will fill in as prime minister while Netanyahu is under anesthesia, the office said. The hernia was discovered Saturday night […]

American Friends Service Committee (GAZA) — Hala Fayyad is proud of her handmade kite, decorated in the colors of the Palestinian flag. The four pieces of colored plastic — red, white, green and black — are held simply by white plastic sticks and a few strings. “We fly kites instead of warplanes,” the 13-year-old told […]

Ahmad Hasaballah / Stringer/Getty Images (GAZA) — Some children in Gaza are going to sleep thinking they may die amid the ongoing fighting in the Israel-Hamas war, according to an official with the U.N. organization focused on delivering aid to children. “You lie in bed and the building shakes and you feel like you’re lying […]

Getty Images – STOCK (KENYA) — A baby eastern black rhino has been born in Kenya, an event wildlife researchers are dubbing as a conservation success for the critically endangered species. The calf, estimated to be 6 months old, was discovered in the Chyulu Hills in southern Kenya via a complex system of cameras and […]

Pentagon Press Secretary U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder. Via Joseph Clark/Department of Defense (WASHINGTON) — The United States hasn’t given Israel every weapon it has asked for as it continues military operations against Hamas in Gaza, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told reporters on Thursday. “Although we’ve been supporting them […]