World

Pompeo visits UK amid disagreements over US diplomat’s wife, Huawei

Wednesday, January 29 by ABC News

Oleksii Liskonih/iStock(LONDON) -- The U.S. and U.K.'s top diplomats met late Wednesday in London, promising to build an "even stronger" bond between the two long-time allies, according to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.But disagreements over several key issues have... Read More.

Duchess Kate serves up cereal during nursery visit

Wednesday, January 29 by ABC News

Phil Harris - WPA Pool/Getty Images(LONDON) -- During a visit to south London at a nursery, Duchess Kate was spotted serving up cereal to school children.While at Stockwell Gardens Nursery & Pre-School, the Duchess of Cambridge had been initially... Read More.

WHO again weighs declaring coronavirus global public health emergency

Wednesday, January 29 by ABC News

Andreas Haas/iStock(GENEVA) -- Patients from Germany, Japan, Taiwan and Vietnam have been diagnosed with the new coronavirus without having visited China, health officials said during a World Health Organization news conference Wednesday.Human-to-human transmission outside of China "worries us," said... Read More.

Pompeo makes first trip to Ukraine amid heavy criticism and Trump impeachment trial

Wednesday, January 29 by ABC News

Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks(WASHINGTON) -- While all eyes in Washington are on the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is heading to the country at the center of the scandal that... Read More.

Prince Harry ‘has suffered a lot’ says friend who spoke to him after split from royal family

Wednesday, January 29 by ABC News

BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images(LONDON) -- Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, are embarking on a new life after their split from the royal family, one that does not include public money, official royal duties... Read More.

American Airlines suspends some flights to China as coronavirus death toll rises to 132

Wednesday, January 29 by ABC News

Andreas Haas/iStock(NEW YORK) -- American Airlines is suspending two routes to China, citing "significant decline in demand for travel to and from China."Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Shanghai Pudong Airport and to Beijing Capital International Airport will... Read More.

Takabuti mummy may have been killed in violent knife attack

Wednesday, January 29 by ABC News

The University of Manchester(DUBLIN) -- A team of experts believe they have solved a nearly 200-year-old mystery of how a famous Egyptian mummy came to die: They believe she was stabbed in the back.The 2,600-year-old mummy of a young... Read More.

British Airways suspends flights to mainland China as coronavirus outbreak kills 132

Wednesday, January 29 by ABC News

Andreas Haas/iStock(LONDON) -- British Airways announced Wednesday that it has suspended all flights to and from mainland China "with immediate effect," as the country struggles to contain the outbreak of the new coronavirus.The United Kingdom's flag carrier airline, which... Read More.

US evacuation flight from China’s coronavirus zone rerouted to military base

Wednesday, January 29 by ABC News

mrtom-uk/iStock(WUHAN, China) -- The U.S. government's chartered flight evacuating American consulate staffers and private U.S. citizens from the coronavirus epicenter of Wuhan, China, has been rerouted from its original California destination to a nearby military base.The flight, with more... Read More.

Pentagon now says 50 service members suffered brain injuries from Iran attack

Tuesday, January 28 by ABC News

Ivan Cholakov/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- The Pentagon now says 50 American military service members suffered traumatic brain injuries following Iran’s Jan. 8 missile attack on a base in western Iraq that was housing the U.S. military personnel.Initially the Pentagon said there... Read More.

Australian army soldiers cuddle, feed koalas rescued from bushfires

Tuesday, January 28 by ABC News

9th Brigade Australian Army via Facebook(CRAFERS, Australia) -- Soldiers with the Australian army came to the rescue of several hungry koalas saved from the bushfires ravaging the country.Several servicemen and women were seen cuddling the koalas -- swaddled in... Read More.

US chartered evacuation flight depart Wuhan coronavirus zone for California with staff, some citizens

Tuesday, January 28 by ABC News

mrtom-uk/iStock(WUHAN, China) -- The U.S. government's chartered flight out of Wuhan, China -- the city at the center of the novel coronavirus outbreak -- departed Tuesday, with private U.S. citizens and staff from the American consulate general and their... Read More.