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Congo finally begins mpox vaccinations in drive to slow outbreaks declared a global emergency Congo finally begins mpox vaccinations, nearly two months after outbreaks in Africa were declared a global emergency Ukraine downs a Russian warplane and Russia claims gains in the east Israel expands its bombardment in Lebanon as tens of thousands flee Russian prosecutors seek 7-year sentence for US man accused of fighting for Ukraine Rescue teams search for missing after floods, landslides kill at least 16 in Bosnia Floods inundate Thailand's northern tourist city of Chiang Mai Militants kill 6 Pakistani soldiers in a shootout A van packed with migrants skids off a road in Croatia, killing 2 and injuring 25 Indian troops kill 31 suspected Maoist rebels in forest battle Middle East latest: A Hamas official is killed in an Israeli strike on a refugee camp AP PHOTOS: In their 80s, these South Korean women learned reading and rap Solar power companies are growing fast in Africa, where 600 million still lack electricity Alleged plots against US campaign are only the latest examples of Iran targeting adversaries One year in, war casts a shadow over every aspect of life in Israel Coping through climbing: A Palestinian climber's journey Thousands of Jewish pilgrims come to Ukraine for Rosh Hashana despite official warnings Children in Gaza miss going to school, struggle to continue education amid war Belarus sentences 12 to up to 25 years for attack on Russian warplane Lebanese American citizen speaks of chaos and heartbreak leaving Beirut 12 people have been killed in coordinated attacks in violent Mexican city A French judge in a shocking rape case allows the public to see some of the video evidence Gaza's silent crisis: A child's battle against malnutrition Flooding from seasonal rains threatens residents in northern Thailand, including elephants Drought has dried a major Amazon River tributary to its lowest level in over 122 years 2 sisters from Egypt were among those killed in Mexican army shooting The International Criminal Court unsealed war crimes arrest warrants for 6 Libyan suspects London police officer charged over death of woman struck by motorcycle during escort for UK royal Aid agency director discusses humanitarian impact of Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon Women in UK's submarine forces suffered bullying and abuse by male colleagues, probe finds In Senegal, the bastion of the region's Francophonie, French is giving way to local languages This week's gang attack on a Haitian town killed at least 70 people, UN says International headlines from ABC News Iran's foreign minister vows harsher retaliation if Israel strikes Iran in response to Tuesday's missile barrage EU countries vote to impose duties on China EVs ahead of an end-of-October deadline Relatives say a whole family was killed in Israel's deadliest West Bank strike since Oct. 7 Technical problem at German air traffic control causes delays and some cancellations Two London police officers reinstated over stop and search of Black athletes Clashes in Kenya as people discuss the deputy president's impeachment motion Google says it will stop linking to New Zealand news if a law passes forcing it to pay for content Iranian supreme leader praises missile attack on Israel Malaysian billionaire hotelier charged in Singapore in relation to ex-minister's wrongdoings At least 14 people killed in floods in Bosnia-Herzegovina, local official says Congolese authorities launch investigations into deadly boat accidents Operator of a Thai bus that caught fire and killed 23 is charged, as investigators suspect gas leak EU fishing and farming deals with Morocco failed to include Western Sahara's consent, top court says Russian ‘spy whale’ in Norway wasn’t shot dead, likely died of bacterial infection Pakistan capital locked down to stop rally by party of ex-leader Imran Khan EU tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles are part of an 'economic cold war,' Hungary's Orbán says Rainstorms and heavy floods hit large parts of Bosnia, killing at least 16 people References

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Congo finally begins mpox vaccinations in drive to slow outbreaks declared a global emergency

Congolese authorities have started vaccinations against mpox, nearly two months after the disease outbreak that spread from Congo to several other African countries and beyond was declared a global emergency

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Congo finally begins mpox vaccinations, nearly two months after outbreaks in Africa were declared a global emergency

Congo finally begins mpox vaccinations, nearly two months after outbreaks in Africa were declared a global emergency

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2 hours ago

Ukraine downs a Russian warplane and Russia claims gains in the east

Ukrainian forces say they have shot down a Russian fighter plane while Russia claimed it made gains in Ukraine’s east

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Israel expands its bombardment in Lebanon as tens of thousands flee

Israel is expanding its bombardment in Lebanon, hitting Beirut’s southern suburbs with a dozen airstrikes and striking a Palestinian refugee camp deep in northern Lebanon for the first time

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October 05

Russian prosecutors seek 7-year sentence for US man accused of fighting for Ukraine

Russian prosecutors have asked for a seven-year sentence in the trial of a U.S. citizen accused of fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine against Russia, Russian news agencies reported Saturday

October 05

October 05

Rescue teams search for missing after floods, landslides kill at least 16 in Bosnia

Rescue teams on Saturday were searching for those still missing after flash floods and landslides hit parts of Bosnia, killing at least 16 people and injuring scores more

October 05

October 05

Floods inundate Thailand's northern tourist city of Chiang Mai

Chiang Mai, Thailand’s northern city popular with tourists, has been inundated by widespread flooding as its main river overflowed its banks following heavy seasonal rainfall

October 05

October 05

Militants kill 6 Pakistani soldiers in a shootout

Pakistan's army says militants killed six soldiers in a shootout in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan where armed groups including the Pakistani Taliban are active

October 05

October 05

A van packed with migrants skids off a road in Croatia, killing 2 and injuring 25

A van packed with migrants has slid off the road and overturned in central Croatia early on Saturday, killing two people and injuring 25, some severely

October 05

October 05

Indian troops kill 31 suspected Maoist rebels in forest battle

At least 31 suspected Maoist rebels were killed in a battle with Indian troops in central India, police said Saturday

October 05

October 05

Middle East latest: A Hamas official is killed in an Israeli strike on a refugee camp

Hamas official Saeed Atallah Ali has been killed in an Israeli airstrike on a refugee camp in Lebanon

October 05

October 05

AP PHOTOS: In their 80s, these South Korean women learned reading and rap

CHILGOK, South Korea (AP) — Wearing an oversized bucket hat, silver chains and a black Miu Miu shirt, 82-year-old Park Jeom-sun gesticulates, her voice rising and falling with staccato lines about growing chili peppers, cucumbers and eggplants.Park, nicknamed Suni, was flanked by seven longtime friends who repeated her moves and her lines. Together, they're Suni and the Seven Princesses, South Korea 's latest octogenarian sensation. With an average age of 85, they're probably the oldest rap group in the country. Born at a time when women were often marginalized in education, Park and her friends were among a group of older adults learning how to read and write the Korean alphabet, hangeul, at a community center in their farming village in South Korea’s rural southeast.They were having so much fun that they started dabbling with poetry. They began writing and performing rap in summer last year.Suni and the Seven Princesses enjoy nationwide fame, appearing in commercials and...

October 05

October 05

Solar power companies are growing fast in Africa, where 600 million still lack electricity

Companies that bring solar power to some of the poorest homes in Central and West Africa are said to be among the fastest growing on a continent whose governments have long struggled to address some of the world’s worst infrastructure and the complicat...

October 05

October 05

Alleged plots against US campaign are only the latest examples of Iran targeting adversaries

Iran is under suspicion of trying to hack figures associated with the upcoming U.S. presidential election and plotting the assassination of former President Donald Trump

October 05

October 05

One year in, war casts a shadow over every aspect of life in Israel

Across Israel, it can seem on the surface that much of life has returned to normal, but a year of war has cast a pall and is affecting nearly every facet of daily life

October 05

October 04

Coping through climbing: A Palestinian climber's journey

Asia Zughaiar, a climber in the West Bank, finds stability on the rocks.

October 04

October 04

Thousands of Jewish pilgrims come to Ukraine for Rosh Hashana despite official warnings

Thousands of pilgrims have joined an annual gathering to mark the Jewish new year in the central Ukrainian town of Uman, despite the war against Russia

October 04

October 04

Children in Gaza miss going to school, struggle to continue education amid war

"I miss school very much and my classmates more and more," 11-year-old Salma said.

October 04

October 04

Belarus sentences 12 to up to 25 years for attack on Russian warplane

A Belarusian court has convicted 12 people, most of them in absentia, and sentenced them to prison terms of up to 25 years for an attack on an airfield that damaged a Russian military radar plane

October 04

October 04

Lebanese American citizen speaks of chaos and heartbreak leaving Beirut

"To say goodbye and not to know when to come back, it's very hard."

October 04

October 04

12 people have been killed in coordinated attacks in violent Mexican city

Authorities in the north-central Mexican state of Guanajuato say that 12 people are dead following coordinated and near-simultaneous attacks in the city of Salamanca on Thursday

October 04

October 04

A French judge in a shocking rape case allows the public to see some of the video evidence

A French judge in the trial of dozens of men accused of raping an unconscious woman whose now former husband had repeatedly drugged her so that he and others could assault her has decided to allow the public to see some of the video recordings of the a...

October 04

October 04

Gaza's silent crisis: A child's battle against malnutrition

ABC News spoke with a mother in Gaza about how she has to make impossible choices to keep her 4-year old daughter Hanaa alive.

October 04

October 04

Flooding from seasonal rains threatens residents in northern Thailand, including elephants

Flooding in northern Thailand has forced many residents of the city of Chiang Mai and its outskirts to seek safety on higher ground, with members of the animal world under similar threat

October 04

October 04

Drought has dried a major Amazon River tributary to its lowest level in over 122 years

Brazil's geological service says that one of the Amazon River’s main tributaries has dropped to its lowest level in 122 years, reflecting a severe drought that has devastated the Amazon rainforest and other parts of the country

October 04

October 04

2 sisters from Egypt were among those killed in Mexican army shooting

One Egyptian girl, 11, and her 18-year-old sister were among those killed after Mexican army troops opened fire on a truck carrying migrants earlier this week

October 04

October 04

The International Criminal Court unsealed war crimes arrest warrants for 6 Libyan suspects

The International Criminal Court has unsealed arrest warrants for six men allegedly linked to a brutal Libyan militia blamed for multiple killings and other crimes in a strategically important western town where mass graves were discovered in 2020

October 04

October 04

London police officer charged over death of woman struck by motorcycle during escort for UK royal

A Metropolitan Police officer has been charged with causing death by careless driving in connection with the death of an 81-year-old woman, who was killed last year in west London following a collision with a motorcycle that was part of an escort for t...

October 04

October 04

Aid agency director discusses humanitarian impact of Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon

MedGlobal Lebanon Country Director Dr. Tania Baban details the organization's efforts on the ground in Beirut.

October 04

October 04

Women in UK's submarine forces suffered bullying and abuse by male colleagues, probe finds

An internal investigation has found that women in the submarine forces in the U.K.’s Royal Navy suffered multiple incidents of abuse and harassment by male submariners, some of whom were senior officers, including of “at least” one report of rape

October 04

October 04

In Senegal, the bastion of the region's Francophonie, French is giving way to local languages

For decades Senegal, a former French colony in West Africa, has been touted as the bastion of the French language in the region

October 04

October 04

This week's gang attack on a Haitian town killed at least 70 people, UN says

The U.N. human rights office says the tally of victims killed in a brutal attack on a small town in central Haiti by heavily armed gang members has risen to at least 70

October 04

October 04

International headlines from ABC News

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

October 04

October 04

Iran's foreign minister vows harsher retaliation if Israel strikes Iran in response to Tuesday's missile barrage

Iran's foreign minister vows harsher retaliation if Israel strikes Iran in response to Tuesday's missile barrage

October 04

October 04

EU countries vote to impose duties on China EVs ahead of an end-of-October deadline

European Union countries have voted to impose duties on imports of electric vehicles from China, as talks continue between Brussels and Beijing to end the standoff before an end-of-October deadline

October 04

October 04

Relatives say a whole family was killed in Israel's deadliest West Bank strike since Oct. 7

Relatives say an Israeli airstrike on a West Bank cafe that the military said targeted Palestinian militants also killed a family of four, including two young children

October 04

October 04

Technical problem at German air traffic control causes delays and some cancellations

A technical problem at Germany’s air traffic control agency has caused disruptions, with some flights canceled at Frankfurt Airport, the country’s biggest

October 04

October 04

Two London police officers reinstated over stop and search of Black athletes

Two former London police officers have been handed their jobs back and will receive back pay after winning an appeal against a ruling that said they had lied over a stop and search of two Black athletes

October 04

October 04

Clashes in Kenya as people discuss the deputy president's impeachment motion

Supporters and opponents of Kenya’s deputy president have clashed at public forums over an impeachment motion against him, which was introduced in parliament by the ruling alliance this week

October 04

October 04

Google says it will stop linking to New Zealand news if a law passes forcing it to pay for content

Google says it will stop linking to New Zealand news content and will reverse its support of local media outlets if the government passes a law forcing tech companies to pay for articles displayed on their platforms

October 04

October 04

Iranian supreme leader praises missile attack on Israel

Iran’s supreme leader has praised the country’s recent missile strike on Israel and said it is ready to do it again if necessary

October 04

October 04

Malaysian billionaire hotelier charged in Singapore in relation to ex-minister's wrongdoings

A Malaysian billionaire hotelier who brought Formula One to Singapore has been charged for allegedly obstructing justice and abetting wrongdoings by a former Cabinet minister who was imprisoned a day earlier in a rare graft case

October 04

October 04

At least 14 people killed in floods in Bosnia-Herzegovina, local official says

At least 14 people killed in floods in Bosnia-Herzegovina, local official says

October 04

October 04

Congolese authorities launch investigations into deadly boat accidents

Congolese authorities have launched investigations into two recent deadly boat accidents, including the capsizing of an overcrowded boat on Lake Kivu on Thursday which killed at least 78 people

October 04

October 04

Operator of a Thai bus that caught fire and killed 23 is charged, as investigators suspect gas leak

Police in Thailand say they have filed negligence charges against a bus operator in connection with a bus fire that killed 23 young students and teachers earlier this week, as investigators suggested a gas leak may have caused the blaze

October 04

October 04

EU fishing and farming deals with Morocco failed to include Western Sahara's consent, top court says

The European Union’s top court says fisheries and agriculture agreements reached between the bloc and Morocco five years ago failed to include consultations with the people of Western Sahara

October 04

October 04

Russian ‘spy whale’ in Norway wasn’t shot dead, likely died of bacterial infection

Authorities say a beluga whale that lived off Norway’s coast and whose harness ignited speculation that it was a Russian spy, was not shot to death as claimed by animal rights groups but died of a bacterial infection

October 04

October 04

Pakistan capital locked down to stop rally by party of ex-leader Imran Khan

Pakistani authorities have placed shipping containers on key roads and highways leading to the capital and suspended cellphone service in Islamabad in an attempt to prevent supporters of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan from holding a rally ...

October 04

October 04

EU tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles are part of an 'economic cold war,' Hungary's Orbán says

Hungary's prime minister says the European Union risks entering an “economic cold war” with China, and is pledging to vote against an EU plan to impose higher tariffs on the import of Chinese electric vehicles

October 04

October 04

Rainstorms and heavy floods hit large parts of Bosnia, killing at least 16 people

Severe rainstorms have struck Bosnia overnight, killing at least 16 people and flooding several towns and villages in central and southern parts of the country

October 04

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