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Mehmet Kacmaz/Getty Images(DIYARBAKIR, Turkey) -- Rescue efforts are ongoing after a massive earthquake and powerful aftershocks caused widespread devastation across southeastern Turkey and northern Syria. Thousands of people have been killed, and […]

RAMI AL SAYED/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- More than 7,000 people are dead after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked southeastern Turkey and northwestern Syria early Monday, according to officials. The pre-dawn quake was centered in the town of […]

Yildirim/dia images via Getty Images(ALEPPO, Syria) -- The death toll of the devastating earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria continues to rise with freezing temperatures, rain and snow making the hunt for survivors harder and these conditions […]

Burak Kara/Getty Images(DIYARBAKIR, Turkey) -- As the death toll continues to rise in Syria and Turkey following the massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake non-profits, nongovernmental organizations and other humanitarian groups are scrambling to help […]

Bloomberg Creative Photos/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Mexico's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Monday it rejects any effort to reimplement the controversial Trump-era policy known as "remain in Mexico" for asylum-seekers. The policy, officially […]

Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 recover a high-altitude surveillance balloon off the coast of Myrtle Beach, S.C., Feb. 5, 2023, after it was shot down. - Department of Defense(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Navy on Tuesday released […]

SAMEER AL-DOUMY/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Almost a year 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 […]

Peter Zay/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- As U.S. intelligence agencies continue to investigate the situation around what the Department of Defense is calling a spy balloon from China, there are still several questions about how this […]

Stock-zilla/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- At least 24 people are dead as dozens of wildfires rage in Chile amid a scorching heat wave, Chilean authorities confirmed to ABC News. The fatalities included two firefighters, authorities said. Approximately […]

pawel.gaul/Getty Images(HONG KONG) -- A landmark trial of 47 Hong Kong democracy advocates charged under a national security law began on Monday. The case -- at the core of China's crackdown in Hong Kong -- comes just as the city launches a massive […]