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Gen. Keith Kellogg: Trump 'frustrated' with Russia's level of unreasonableness

U.S. special envoy for Ukraine and Russia Keith Kellogg discusses the ongoing cease-fire negotiations between Ukraine and Russia.
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VIDEO: Gen. Keith Kellogg: Trump 'frustrated' with Russia's level of unreasonableness
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Why glaciologists believe a Swiss glacier collapsed, burying a nearby town

The landslide flattened homes in the Alpine town of Blatten.
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This photograph shows the small village of Blatten, near the Bietschhorn mountain of the Swiss Alps, destroyed by a landslide after part of the huge Birch Glacier collapsed and was swallowed up by the river Lonza the day before, in Blatten, Switzerland, May 29, 2025.
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Lawyer says Tate brothers will return to UK to face rape and trafficking charges

Lawyers for influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate say they will return to Britain to defend themselves against rape and trafficking charges
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Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan, top left, arrives at a police station in a Lada vehicle in Voluntari, Romania, Wednesday, May 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
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Iran says a US nuclear deal isn't imminent and that its enrichment program must continue

Senior Iranian officials on Thursday dismissed speculation about an imminent nuclear deal with the United States, emphasizing that any agreement must fully lift sanctions and allow the country’s nuclear program to continue
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In this photo released by the Iranian Presidency Office, President Masoud Pezeshkian, left, speaks with Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said during their meeting in Muscat, Oman, Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)
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Russa blasts Slavic ally Serbia for supplying arms to Ukraine

Russia has blasted Serbia for exporting arms to Ukraine, saying it’s a stab in the back by its traditional Slavic Balkan ally
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Swiss village covered after glacier collapse

Local officials said “about 90%” of the Alpine village is covered or destroyed.
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Local officials said “about 90%” of the Alpine village is covered or destroyed.
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Argentine court declares a mistrial in case over the death of soccer star Maradona

An Argentine court has declared a mistrial in the case of seven health professionals accused of negligence in the death of soccer legend Diego Maradona
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Jana Maradona, daughter of the late soccer star Diego Maradona, arrives at court for a hearing in the trial of health professionals accused of negligence in his death, in San Isidro on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)
May 29

US scholar leaves Thailand after charges of insulting monarchy are dropped

Thailand’s attorney general's office has confirmed that it will not prosecute an American academic arrested in early April on a charge of royal defamation, an offense punishable by up to 15 years in prison
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FILE - U.S. political science lecturer Paul Chambers, left, of Thailand's Naresuan University, stands outside the police station in Phitsanulok, Thailand, where he was arrested on charges of insulting the monarchy. (AP Photo, file)
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Tropical Storm Alvin forms in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of western Mexico

Forecasters say a weather system swirling off the coast of western Mexico has developed into the first tropical storm of the eastern North Pacific hurricane season
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This satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows Tropical Storm Alvin, Thursday, May 29, 2025. (NOAA via AP)
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UK's Starmer takes aim at Nigel Farage as the Trump ally becomes a growing rival

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has criticized political rival Nigel Farage, saying the hard-right politician would trash the U.K. economy through reckless spending
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks to workers during a visit to Glass Futures in Saint Helens, Merseyside, England, Thursday May 29, 2025. (James Speakman/PA via AP)
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US is leaving open the possibility of a troop drawdown in South Korea

The U.S. is not ruling out a reduction in forces deployed to South Korea as the Trump administration determines what presence it needs in the region to best counter China
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FILE - U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth holds a joint press conference with and Philippine Secretary of Defense Gilberto Teodoro at the Armed Forces of the Philippines Headquarters in Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City, Philippines, Friday, March 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerard Carreon, File)
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International headlines from ABC News

Catch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines.
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Catch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines.
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Thai and Cambodian armies agree to withdraw from disputed area after deadly border clash

The army chiefs of Thailand and Cambodia have agreed for a mutual withdrawal from the disputed border area where a brief clash a day earlier killed one Cambodian soldier
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Maria Grazia Chiuri exits Dior, capping transformative era for the Paris fashion behemoth

Maria Grazia Chiuri, the first woman ever to lead Dior’s women’s collections, has announced she is stepping down as creative director after nine years at the storied French fashion house
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FILE - Italian fashion designer Maria Grazia Chiuri is photographed at the Dior Fall/Winter 2025-2026 Womenswear collection presented, March 4, 2025. in Paris. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP, file)
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A South African woman is sentenced to life in prison for selling her young daughter

A South African woman has been sentenced to life in prison for selling her 6-year-old daughter
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FILE - Kelly Smith, the mother of missing Joshlin Smith, appears in court in Vredenburg, South Africa, Thursday, March 7, 2024. (AP Photo, File)
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Pope Leo XIV visits a hilltop summer residence that Francis turned into museum

Pope Leo XIV is visiting the papal summer palace south of Rome
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Pope Leo XIV smiles while leaving after his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Wednesday, May 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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Tens of thousands demonstrate in Nepal seeking restoration of ousted monarchy

Tens of thousands of protesters demanding the abolished monarchy be restored and the former king be made the head of state of the Himalayan nation demonstrated in Nepal's capital
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Pro-monarchy supporters take part in a rally calling for the restoration of Nepal's monarchy in Kathmandu, Nepal, Thursday, May 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
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2 police officers, 4 Pakistani Taliban killed in a rare raid in Pakistan-held Kashmir

Authorities say security forces have raided a militant hideout in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, triggering a shootout that left two police officers and four Pakistani Taliban fighters dead
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MAGA movement rallies in Europe as Trump tariffs showdown looms

CPAC is holding events in Poland and Hungary this week.
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A participant wears a baseball cap with reference to President Donald Trump during the Conservative Political Action Conference in Jasionka, Poland, on May 27, 2025.
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Philippine president's Cabinet revamp retains defense chief, a vocal critic of China's aggression

The executive secretary to Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says Marcos will retain Defense Secretary Gilberto during a midterm overhaul of his Cabinet
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FILE - Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. speaks during the presentation of the newly enacted laws to stakeholders at the Malacanang Presidential Palace in Manila, Philippines Thursday, May 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)
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Long-shuttered US ambassador's residence in Damascus is reopened

The U.S. flag has been hoisted outside of the long-shuttered ambassador’s residence in Damascus, in a signing of growing ties between Washington and the new Syrian government
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Long-shuttered US ambassador's residence in Damascus is reopened as Washington mends ties with Syria

Long-shuttered US ambassador's residence in Damascus is reopened as Washington mends ties with Syria
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Man remains missing after a Swiss glacier collapsed and destroyed an Alpine village

A 64-year-old man remains missing after a huge mass of rock and ice from a glacier crashed down a Swiss mountainside the day before
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This combo shows the village of Blatten, in Switzerland, on Nov. 3, 2024, top, and on Thursday, May 29, 2025, bottom, after suffering a mudslide. (Maxar Technologies via AP)
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China students call measure 'Chinese Exclusion Act' after Rubio vows to revoke visas

Chinese students in the U.S. are scrambling to figure out their futures after U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Wednesday some students would have their visas revoked
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FILE - American flags are displayed together with Chinese flags on top of a trishaw on Sept. 16, 2018, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
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Poland holds a presidential runoff election, which Trump has sought to influence

Poland’s presidential election has come down to a stark ideological choice: a liberal pro-European mayor versus a staunch nationalist conservative
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Far-right Confederation party's presidential candidate Sławomir Mentzen speaks to supporters in Saturday,Warsaw, Poland, May 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
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South Korean navy patrol plane crashes in country's south

A South Korean navy patrol plane with four crew members has crashed in the country’s south
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Debris of a South Korean navy plane is seen after it crashed in Pohang, South Korea, Thursday, May 29, 2025. (Run Kwan-shik/Yonhap via AP)
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South Korean navy patrol plane crashes in country's south, police say

South Korean navy patrol plane crashes in country's south, police say
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New Zealand court discharges diplomat's husband after drunken spitting assault

A New Zealand court on Thursday discharged the husband of an Australian diplomat without convicting him, months after the man pleaded guilty to assault for drunkenly spitting on a teenager during a street altercation on the night of a rugby match in We...
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In this undated photo the Wellington District Court exterior is photographed in Wellington, New Zealand. (Monique Ford/STUFF/Fairfaz New Zealand via AP)
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East Timor to deport an ex-Filipino congressman accused of masterminding a governor’s murder

East Timor said Thursday it would deport a former Filipino congressman charged with multiple murders in the Philippines and added that he was a national security threat whose presence could damage the country’s image ahead of its entry to the Associati...
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FILE - Catholic nuns visit the wake of Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo at his home in Dumaguete city, central Philippines on March 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Alan Tangcawan, File)
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Nordic nations embrace total defense as the risk of sabotage and war rises

The Nordic nations are embracing the concept of total defense, mobilizing the whole of society to defend against military and non-military threats, including asking ordinary people to have enough food and water stored for seven days
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The town of Kongsberg, which is the headquarters of a defense company which makes missiles for Ukraine and is seen as a potential target for sabotage, is seen in Norway Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Emma Burrows)
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Will Mexico's judicial elections hurt democracy or make the courts accountable?

Mexicans will vote in the country’s first judicial elections Sunday
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Yasmin Esquivel, who is running for election for the Mexican Supreme Court, speaks to supporters at her closing campaign rally in Mexico City, Wednesday, May 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
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South Korea's central bank cuts borrowing costs to nurse the sluggish economy

South Korea’s central bank has cut its key interest rate and sharply lowered its growth outlook for the country’s economy in 2025
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FILE - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks at the presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, on Dec. 7, 2024. (South Korean Presidential Office/Yonhap via AP, File)
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A look at key events that triggered South Korea's snap presidential election

After months of political turmoil, South Koreans will head to the polls Tuesday to elect a president to succeed disgraced former leader Yoon Suk Yeol, who was ousted from office over his ill-fated decision to impose martial law in December
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FILE - Police officers stand outside of the Seoul Western District Court after supporters of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol broke into the court in Seoul, South Korea on Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)
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Hundreds storm food warehouse in Gaza as starvation crisis grows

ABC News’ Linsey Davis spoke with Dr. Feroze Sidhwa, an American who’s worked extensively in Gaza, about the ongoing hunger crisis and what conditions are like on the ground.
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VIDEO: Hundreds storm food warehouse in Gaza as starvation crisis grows
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Former Israeli PM Olmert condemns Gaza war as humanitarian crisis deepens

Olmert weighs in on the Gaza war as Palestinians struggle to find food.
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Palestinians seeking aid gather near an aid distribution site run by the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, May 27, 2025.
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Portugal's Chega party becomes the main opposition and joins Europe's far-right surge

Portugal’s anti-immigration Chega party has notched another political gain for Europe’s far right
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Boxes which arrived from New York and Boston containing votes for Portugal's May 18 general election are stacked on a desk where volunteers are registering them on the final day of counting of ballots from voters who live abroad, in Lisbon, Wednesday, May 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
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A doctor’s perspective on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza

Tom Potokar, a plastic surgeon and founder of Interburns, documents the unfolding humanitarian crisis in Gaza during a video diary clip.
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A doctor’s perspective on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza
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Russia says Trump 'does not fully understand' after criticism of Putin

Russia's Defense Ministry said it downed 296 Ukrainian drones overnight.
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A firefighter works outside a burning house while putting out a fire following what local authorities called a Ukrainian drone attack on a settlement in the Moscow region, Russia, in this picture published May 28, 2025.
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Gazan children wait for food in long lines as starvation looms

Aid has been slowly entering Gaza after a weekslong Israeli blockade.
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Children line up waiting for food in Gaza amid humanitarian crisis.
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Truckers' protest in Iran gathers steam and wins support from prominent dissident voices

Truck drivers in Iran continued a nearly week-long strike on Wednesday, incensed by low salaries, high insurance rates, and a possible hike in fuel prices
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Director Jafar Panahi, winner of the Palme d'Or for the film 'It Was Just an Accident', poses for photographers at the awards ceremony photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
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Trump claims he'll know in '2 weeks' if Putin is 'tapping' US along

While taking questions in the Oval Office, President Donald Trump was asked if he believed Russians are being disrespectful and if he believed that Vladimir Putin actually wants to end the war.
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VIDEO: Trump claims he'll know in '2 weeks' if Putin is 'tapping' US along
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Senior Canadian diplomat compares Trump's Golden Dome missile program to a 'protection racket'

Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations has compared U.S. President Donald Trump’s Golden Dome missile defense program to a “protection racket” after Trump said his northern neighbor can pay $61 billion to join the program or it could be free if the ...
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FILE - Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations Bob Rae, right, take part in a bilateral with Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley (not shown) during the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in Nassau, Bahamas, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. (Sean Kilpatrick /The Canadian Press via AP, File)
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Hundreds of Ukrainian drones launched into Russia

Moscow's Sheremetyevo International Airport warned travelers of delays due to flight restrictions imposed during the latest drone attack.
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Moscow's Sheremetyevo International Airport warned travelers of delays due to flight restrictions imposed during the latest drone attack.
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What to know about a cholera outbreak in Sudan that has killed over 170 people

A cholera outbreak in Sudan has killed 172 people, with more than 2,500 others becoming ill over the past week
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People fill water containers at a distribution point due to water outages in Khartoum, Sudan, Sunday, May 25, 2025. (AP Photo)
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Tate brothers face rape and trafficking charges in the UK

British prosecutors say influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate have been charged with rape and other crimes
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Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan, top left, arrives at a police station in a Lada vehicle in Voluntari, Romania, Wednesday, May 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
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EU lifts most Syria sanctions but slaps new ones on alleged culprits in attacks on Alawite civilians

The European Union has lifted a wide range of sanctions on Syria, but slapped new ones on people it says participated on attacks on Alawite civilians during a wave of violence in the Syrian coastal region in March
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Trucks and vans carrying around 60 displaced families arrive in their village after more than five years in the Atmeh camps near the Syrian-Turkish border, in Kafr Sijna, south of Idlib, Syria, Sunday, May 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
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Germany charges 3 people with spying for Russia, potentially with intent to kill

Germany's Federal Prosecutor’s Office says three men have been charged with working for one of Russia’s intelligence agencies in a “particularly serious case.”
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FILE - People stand in front of the city's largest construction site with four new high-rise buildings in Frankfurt, Germany, Sept. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, file)
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Alpine village largely destroyed after glacier collapse causes 'major catastrophe'

A huge mass of rock and ice from a glacier thundered down a Swiss Alpine mountainside, sending plumes of dust skyward and covering with mud a village in the valley below that authorities had evacuated earlier this month as a precaution
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A large avalanche with a mixture of ice, rock, snow and water reach the valley floor is pictured in Wiler after the Birch glacier collapsing above Blatten, Switzerland, Wednesday, May 28, 2025. (Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP)
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Abandoned boat and 11 bodies found on eastern Caribbean island with Mali passports

Authorities in St. Vincent and the Grenadines say they have discovered an abandoned boat and the remains of 11 people along with passports from the west African country of Mali
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Israeli airstrikes target Yemen airport as Netanyahu warns Houthis, Iran

Israel has attacked the Sana'a International Airport twice in May.
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Journalists inspect a destroyed plane on the tarmac at the Sana'a International Airport in Yemen on May 7, 2025, after Israeli strikes there.