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How a false claim about Iran executions spread online

Tuesday, November 22 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- In recent days, social media posts providing alarming updates on protesters in Iran have been shared by tens of thousands online.The posts, including by prominent officials and celebrities, falsely claimed that Iran's parliament had voted to execute thousands of detained protesters.Iran's... Read More.

Tongan volcano eruption ‘largest ever recorded,’ New Zealand scientists say

Monday, November 21 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A New Zealand-led team of marine geologists investigating an underwater volcano that erupted on Jan. 15 in the Tongan archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean have found that it was the “largest ever recorded” with modern equipment.The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano,... Read More.

At least 62 killed as earthquake strikes Java, Indonesia

Monday, November 21 by ABC News

(JAKARTA, Indonesia) -- A 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck Java island in Indonesia on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.At least 62 people have died as of about 7:30 p.m. local time, according to Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency, which posted a statement online.About 700... Read More.

Deadly earthquake strikes Java, Indonesia

Monday, November 21 by ABC News

(JAKARTA, Indonesia) -- A 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck Java island in Indonesia on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.Indonesia's Meteorological, Climatological and Geophysical Agency said on Twitter that it had also measured the quake at a magnitude of 5.6. Preliminary data from the USGS... Read More.

World faces food insecurity crisis as global population reaches 8 billion

Saturday, November 19 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The United Nations on Tuesday officially declared that the global population had reached 8 billion, highlighting massive growth in the last few decades and the decades to come, but also raising concerns about food scarcity and prices around the world.Every night around... Read More.

Egg shortage hits UK as shoppers across the country are met with empty shelves

Saturday, November 19 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- British shoppers looking for eggs have been met with empty shelves as the United Kingdom’s “largest ever” outbreak of bird flu and rising costs have placed pressure on egg supplies across the country.Customers at British supermarket retailers Sainsbury’s and Tesco found eggs out... Read More.

North Korea launches test missile with range to hit United States

Friday, November 18 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- North Korea has fired one of the most power intercontinental ballistic missiles it has ever launched with the latest having the potential trajectory to strike the mainland of the United States.North Korea, which has launched at least 88 ballistic and other missiles... Read More.

Ukrainians endure power outages amid Russian strikes on infrastructure

Friday, November 18 by ABC News

(KYIV, Ukraine) -- As darkness descends on the Ukrainian capital, the consequences of the waves of Russian missile strikes against critical energy infrastructure become apparent.There's no street lighting in many places around Kyiv, with people carrying flashlights or just their mobile phones with lights... Read More.

Russia-Ukraine live updates: Ukraine refutes US estimates on troop deaths, injuries

Friday, November 18 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- More than six 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.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, whose forces began an offensive in... Read More.

WNBA star Brittney Griner moved to penal colony in Russian region of Mordovia

Friday, November 18 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- WNBA star Brittney Griner has been taken to penal colony IK-2 in the Russian region of Mordovia, her lawyers said in a statement Thursday.Griner is nearing her ninth month in detention after being taken into custody at a Moscow area airport in... Read More.

American woman’s death in Mexico investigated as femicide

Thursday, November 17 by ABC News

(SAN JOSE DEL CABO, Mexico) -- An American woman's death in Mexico is being investigated as a femicide, a form of gender-based violence, according to the Baja California Sur Attorney General’s Office.The family of Shanquella Robinson, 25, of Charlotte, North Carolina, is desperate for... Read More.

Ukrainian investigators allowed on site of missile strike in Poland as investigation continues

Thursday, November 17 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Polish officials granted Ukrainian investigators access on Thursday to the site of the missile strike that hit a Polish village and killed two people earlier in the week.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday disputed a claim by Poland that Tuesday's missile... Read More.

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How a false claim about Iran executions spread online

Tongan volcano eruption ‘largest ever recorded,’ New Zealand scientists say

At least 62 killed as earthquake strikes Java, Indonesia

Deadly earthquake strikes Java, Indonesia

World faces food insecurity crisis as global population reaches 8 billion

Egg shortage hits UK as shoppers across the country are met with empty shelves

North Korea launches test missile with range to hit United States

Ukrainians endure power outages amid Russian strikes on infrastructure

Russia-Ukraine live updates: Ukraine refutes US estimates on troop deaths, injuries

WNBA star Brittney Griner moved to penal colony in Russian region of Mordovia

American woman’s death in Mexico investigated as femicide

Ukrainian investigators allowed on site of missile strike in Poland as investigation continues

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