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Zelenskyy arrives at emergency Europe summit amid pressure from US, Russia

President Donald Trump is pressing Kyiv to enter peace negotiations with Moscow.
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European Council President Antonio Costa, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speak to press at European Union headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on March 6, 2025.
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Nigerian Senate suspends a female senator over sexual assault accusation

The Nigerian Senate has suspended a female senator after she accused its presiding officer of sexual assault
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Chloé collection goes with the flow as Kamali flaunts the blouse at Paris Fashion Week

If any one piece defines Chloé under Chemena Kamali, it’s the blouse
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Explosion at Tehran military site kills 1 and injures 10 firefighters

An explosion in a container at a military site east of Tehran has killed one military personnel and injured 10 firefighters
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Crossbow killer convicted of raping his ex-partner during attack near London in which 3 women died

A 26-year-old man who admitted murdering a mother and two of her daughters at their family home just north of London last year has been found guilty of raping his ex-partner during the attack
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Mali suspends artisanal gold mining permits for foreign companies after series of accidents

Mali has suspended licenses for artisanal gold mining due to several fatal accidents at mining sites
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FILE - Gold panners break stones in Kidal, Mali, on Jan. 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Baba Ahmed, File)
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Trudeau expects trade war between Canada, US for the 'foreseeable future'

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he he expects Canada and the U.S. to be in a trade war for the foreseeable future after having what he called a colorful but constructive call with U.S. President Donald Trump this week
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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick arrives before President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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In tense relations with India, Pakistani TV dramas break down barriers that diplomacy often cannot

Tens of millions of Pakistanis tune into homegrown soap operas every night, but they are also a hit in India
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Pakistani producer Shah Hussain Syed, right, observes as Kausar Bibi, center, and Robina Naz, second right, perform during the shooting of a scene of tv drama serial "Aadi Si Bewai' or 'Half Infidelity', in Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
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Sudan files case to UN court alleging UAE is breaching genocide convention by funding rebels

Sudan has filed a case at the top United Nations court accusing the United Arab Emirates of breaching the genocide convention by arming and funding the rebel paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces in Sudan’s deadly war
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FILE - Delegates sing during a planned signing ceremony of the Sudan Founding Charter aimed at establishing a unity government involving leaders of political forces, armed groups, and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi, on Feb. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku)
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Russian strike kills 4 in Ukraine amid US aid, intelligence freeze

ABC News contributor Mick Mulroy discusses the recent strikes in Ukraine and where things stand between Presidents Trump and Zelenskyy.
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VIDEO: Russian strike kills 4 in Ukraine amid US aid, intelligence freeze
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Hamas dismisses Trump ultimatum to release all remaining hostages

The militant group reiterated that it will only free the remaining Israeli hostages in exchange for a lasting ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. ABC News’ James Longman reports.
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VIDEO: Hamas dismisses Trump ultimatum to release all remaining hostages
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15 injured by 'abnormally' dropped bombs during South Korean military drill

A defense ministry official told reporters in a closed-door briefing that the accident was due to a pilot entering incorrect coordinates. ABC News’ Britt Clennett reports.
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VIDEO: 15 injured by 'abnormally' dropped bombs during South Korean military drill
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Catch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines.
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Turkey says 26 PKK militants were killed in military operations despite peace efforts

Turkey's defense ministry says security forces have killed 26 Kurdish militants in the past week
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Japan's top court upholds ex-TEPCO leaders' acquittal on negligence over Fukushima nuclear crisis

Japan’s top court has found two former company executives not guilty of negligence over the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster and the subsequent deaths of dozens of elderly residents during their forced evacuation
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March 06

5 convicted of plotting to overthrow German government and kidnap the health minister

A German court has convicted five people of plotting to overthrow the government in a far-right coup and kidnap the former health minister
March 06
A prisoner transporter van is parked in front of the Higher Regional Court building after the court convicted five people of plotting to overthrow the government in a far-right coup and kidnap the former health minister, in Koblenz, Germany. Thursday, March 6, 2025. (Thomas Frey/dpa via AP)
March 06

Albania shuts down TikTok for a year amid concerns over violence among children

The Albanian Cabinet has decided to shut down TikTok for 12 months, blaming the video-sharing platform for inciting violence and bullying, especially among children
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US Navy sailor indicted in Japan over deadly vehicle crash, Navy says

The sailor is affiliated with a U.S. fleet in Yokosuka, the Navy told ABC News.
March 06
The Pentagon is seen from the air in Washington, U.S., March 3, 2022.
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Bosnian officials challenge separatist laws before top court as tensions soar

Bosnian officials are challenging a set of laws barring the state judiciary and police from operating in the part of the country controlled by the Bosnian Serbs, legislation that has fueled tensions in the ethnically-divided Balkan country
March 06
Bosnian Serb President Milorad Dodik watches ruling by the court after a court sentenced him to one year in prison and banned him from engaging in politics for six years over his separatist actions, during a rally in the Bosnian town of Banja Luka, 240 kms northwest of Sarajevo, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Radivoje Pavicic)
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Romania detains 6 on suspicion of plotting a coup in collusion with Russia

Romanian police say six people have been detained for allegedly organizing a criminal group that colluded with Russia to plot a coup against the government
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FILE - A Russian flag flies over the Russian Embassy in Bucharest, Romania, Wednesday, April 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru, File)
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Vatican offers brief update as Pope Francis begins 21st day in hospital

The pope increased his respiratory physiotherapy and active motor therapy.
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Candles and flowers for Pope Francis are laid in front of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Thursday, March 6, 2025, where the Pontiff is hospitalized since Feb. 14.
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15 injured by 'abnormally' dropped bombs during South Korean military drill

Annual U.S.-South Korea joint exercise are scheduled to begin this month.
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A forensic officer walks near damaged buildings after South Korea's Air Force said that MK-82 bombs fell from a KF-16 jet outside the shooting range during joint live-fire exercises near the demilitarized zone separating two Koreas in Pocheon, South Korea, March 6, 2025.
March 06

Russia hits Zelenskyy's hometown with ballistic missile amid US aid freeze

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged “no pause” in pressure on Moscow.
March 06
This handout photograph taken and released by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine on March 5, 2025, shows a destroyed hotel building on fire at the site of a strike in Kryvyi Rih.
March 06

Hamas brushes off Trump's threat, will only free hostages in return for lasting truce

Hamas has brushed off President Donald Trump’s latest threat and reiterated that it will only free the remaining Israeli hostages in exchange for a lasting ceasefire in the Gaza Strip
March 06
Demonstrators hold photos depicting the faces of Israeli hostages who are being held in the Gaza Strip, during a protest demanding their release from Hamas captivity, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
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France to provide military intelligence to Ukraine as U.S. freezes vital information

French defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu says France will keep providing military intelligence to Ukraine after Washington announced it was freezing the sharing of information with Kyiv
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Ukrainian servicemen of the Defence Intelligence prepare to launch long-range drones An-196 Liutyi in undisclosed location, Ukraine, Feb. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
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Europe Ukraine latest: EU leaders hold emergency talks on increasing military spending for Ukraine

European Union leaders are holding emergency talks on ways to quickly increase their military budgets after the Trump administration signaled that Europe must take care of its own security and also suspended assistance to Ukraine
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Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk, left, arrives for an EU Summit at the European Council building in Brussels, Thursday, March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Harry Nakos)
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Charity kitchen brings hope to displaced Palestinians in the West Bank during Ramadan

A charity kitchen in the occupied West Bank has expanded its usual operations to help displaced Palestinians trying to mark the Muslim holy month of Ramadan
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Volunteers at the Yasser Arafat Charity Kitchen in Tulkarem, West Bank, prepare an iftar meal for displaced Palestinians trying to mark the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on Monday, March 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
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EU leaders open emergency talks on defense and Ukraine aid as US support wanes

European Union leaders are holding emergency summit talks to beef up their own military defenses and make sure Ukraine will still be properly protected by its allies
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Activists unfurl a large banner in support of Ukraine outside the European Council building ahead of an EU summit in Brussels, Belgium, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Havana)
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Clutched by the global faithful and draped on candles and statues, rosaries abound for Pope Francis

As Pope Francis remains hospitalized in Rome, thousands of faithful from around the world have been gathering by St. Peter’s and by the hospital to pray the rosary for him
March 06
A man holds rosary beads during a spiritual celebration praying for the health of Pope Francis, at The Cathedral of Christ the King in Johannesburg, South Africa, Sunday, March 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
March 05

Schools are closed and public transport has stopped as rare cyclone approaches Australian coast

Schools are closed, public transport has stopped and desperate residents are getting around shortages of sandbags by buying sacks of potting mix as a region of eastern Australia is lashed by wind and rain from a rare approaching tropical cyclone
March 05
Staff look at a map showing Tropical Cyclone Alfred at the National Situation Room in Canberra, Australia, Thursday, March 6, 2025. (Lukas Coch/AAP Image via AP)
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South Korean fighter jets accidentally drop bombs, injuring 8 people

South Korean fighter jets have accidentally dropped eight bombs on a civilian area, injuring eight people on the ground
March 05
A police officer controls damaged area near the site of an accidental bombing in Pocheon, South Korea, Thursday, March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
March 05

Top Hong Kong court overturns convictions of 3 former organizers of Tiananmen vigils

Hong Kong’s top court has overturned the convictions of three former organizers of an annual vigil in remembrance of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown over their refusal to provide information to police, marking a rare victory for the city’s pro-demo...
March 05
Tang Ngok-kwan, former standing committee member of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, arrives at the Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong, Thursday, March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
March 05

Palestinian booksellers face crackdown in East Jerusalem

Britt Clennett reports on Palestinian booksellers under house arrest who deny accusations by Israeli authorities that they sell books allegedly “containing incitement and support for terrorism.”
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New Zealand's most senior diplomat in London loses his job over remarks about Trump

New Zealand’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom has lost his job over remarks he made about President Donald Trump at an event held by the international affairs think tank Chatham House in London this week
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Vatican: Pope in stable condition

The Vatican said the 88-year-old Pope went through a day without an episode of respiratory failure and remains in stable condition.
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VIDEO: Vatican: Pope in stable condition
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Balmain gives softness with an edge at Paris Fashion Week

Doja Cat took her front-row seat at Balmain’s fall show at Paris Fashion Week, fresh off her Oscars performance in a custom beaded Balmain gown
March 05
A model wears a creation as part of the Balmain Fall/Winter 2025-2026 Womenswear collection presented in Paris, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)
March 05

A Buenos Aires power outage leaves over 600,000 customers without electricity

A power failure in Buenos Aires has left hundreds of thousands of customers without electricity in the Argentine capital, shutting off traffic lights, stranding subway passengers and testing the electric grid for the second time in 24 hours during a si...
March 05
Commuters wait for the subway line to resume after a power outage in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
March 05

Top Trump officials visit US-Mexico border

Led by Vice President JD Vance, officials from the Trump administration visited the southern border in Texas to talk about the crackdown on illegal immigration.
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VIDEO: Top Trump officials visit US-Mexico border
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International flights can land at airport in Haiti's southwest for the 1st time

Haitian officials say an airport in the country’s southwest region is ready to receive international flights for the first time
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Pope goes through day without any 'episodes of respiratory failure,' Vatican says

Cardinal Angelo De Donatis replaced Pope Francis in Ash Wednesday celebrations.
March 05
A drawing with a message that reads "Get well soon Pope Francis" is placed near the statue of late Pope John Paul II outside Gemelli Hospital where Pope Francis is admitted for treatment, in Rome, Italy, March 5, 2025.
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Stella McCartney puts provocative twist on the 'open office' at Paris Fashion Week

Stella McCartney’s star-studded fall show was a bold statement on power, sensuality, and self-possession
March 05
A model wears a creation as part of the Stella Mccartney Fall/Winter 2025-2026 Womenswear collection presented in Paris, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)
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Romania expels two military officials attached to Russian embassy for breaching diplomatic rules

Romania has expelled two military diplomats from the Russian embassy in Bucharest as tensions sour between Moscow and the European Union and NATO-member country
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Trump says no one has heard of Lesotho. But Musk is trying to do business in the African nation

U.S. President Donald Trump says no one has ever heard of Lesotho
March 05
President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
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Syria's foreign minister makes landmark first visit to global chemical weapons watchdog

Syria’s foreign minister has pledged to destroy any remaining chemical weapons in his country as he paid a historic visit to the headquarters of the global chemical weapons watchdog
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Protests turn violent as Greece's government battles censure motion over deadly train crash

Protesters have launched gasoline bombs and fireworks in clashes with police outside Greece's parliament
March 05
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis speaks in parliament ahead of the submission of a no-confidence motion by opposition parties over the government's handling of Greece's worst rail disaster two year ago, in Athens, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
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Terror ‘mastermind’ arrested: Authorities

ABC News’ Alex Mallin reports on the arrest of a key figure in three major terror attacks, including the deadly August 2021 suicide bombing targeting U.S. soldiers at Abbey Gate in Afghanistan.
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VIDEO: error ‘mastermind’ arrested: Authorities
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EU leaders to hold emergency Ukraine talks, seeking to adapt to new security demands without the US

European Union leaders plan to hold emergency talks to agree ways to quickly increase their military budgets after the Trump administration signaled Europe must take care of its own security and also suspended assistance to Ukraine
March 05
Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, second row, looks towards Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as he talks to Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, bottom right, as they take part in a family photo during the Securing our Future Summit on Ukraine and European security at Lancaster House in London, Sunday, March 2, 2025. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)
March 05

New Dries Van Noten designer blends the archive with a new voice in Paris

Julian Klausner has presented his first womenswear collection as creative director of Dries Van Noten at the Opéra Garnier in Paris, a setting that reflected the historical influences woven throughout his designs
March 05
A model wears a creation as part of the Dries Van Noten Fall/Winter 2025-2026 Womenswear collection presented in Paris, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)
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South Korea signs security agreement with Poland to boost economic and defense cooperation

South Korea and Poland have signed a cooperation agreement as the democratic allies find themselves united in their security concerns despite the vast geographical distance between them
March 05
South Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Tae-Yul ,left, and Poland's Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski give a statmant following a meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
March 05

Greenland 'cannot be bought,' PM says after Trump speech to Congress

President Donald Trump said Tuesday he wants to "get" the island of Greenland "one way or the other."
March 05
President Donald Trump said Tuesday he wants to "get" the island of Greenland "one way or the other."