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'Catastrophic' hunger happening in Gaza, says International Rescue Committee

ABC News’ Stephanie Ramos spoke with IRC vice president Bob Kitchen about the "imminent famine" in northern Gaza and the aid relief efforts on the ground.
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VIDEO: 'Catastrophic' hunger happening in Gaza, says International Rescue Committee
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Cuba protests US comments following protests against power blackouts, food shortages

Cuba’s government has protested as interventionist comments from the U.S. Embassy on the island following demonstrations against power blackouts and food shortages by hundreds of people in eastern Cuba
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FILE - Cuba President Miguel Diaz-Canel walks through the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Small groups of protesters took to the streets in the eastern city of Santiago on Sunday, March 18, 2024, decrying power outages lasting up to eight hours and food shortages across Cuba. President Miguel Díaz-Canel also referred to protests in a social media post, though he did not specify where they occurred.(AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)
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Panama demands Nicaragua rein in former President Ricardo Martinelli

Panama has accused Nicaragua of meddling in its internal affairs by allowing former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli to continue taking swipes at the justice system and promoting his political allies from within the walls of the Nicaraguan embassy
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FILE - Panama's former President Ricardo Martinelli speaks to supporters during a campaign rally, in Panama City, Feb. 3, 2024. Panamanian authorities on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, ordered the arrest of Martinelli, who has been holed up in the Nicaraguan Embassy since receiving political asylum from that country earlier this month. (AP Photo/Agustin Herrera, File)
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North Korea says Kim Jong Un supervised tests of rocket launchers targeting Seoul

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised a live-fire drill of nuclear-capable “super-large” multiple rocket launchers designed to target South Korea’s capital as he vowed to boost his war deterrent in the face of deepening confrontations with rivals,...
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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervises a live-fire drill of “super-large” multiple in North Korea Monday, March 18, 2024. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
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President Joe Biden sits down with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

The two leaders meet for the first time in over a month to discuss the latest in the Israel-Hamas war as the United Nations warns that Gaza is on the brink of a famine.
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VIDEO: President Joe Biden sits down with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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Tropical Cyclone Megan is crossing Australia's northern coast with strong winds, rain

Tropical Cyclone Megan has made landfall along the coast of Australia’s Northern Territory bringing wind gusts of up to 200 kilometers per hour (124 mph), heavy rain and storm surges in the sparsely populated region
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March 18

Congolese journalist convicted of spreading false information expected to be freed soon

Reporters Without Borders says Congolese journalist Stanis Bujakera was set to be freed soon after being sentenced to six months in prison for spreading false information among other charges
March 18
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Famine ‘imminent’ in northern Gaza: Report 

A report from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) initiative shows that northern Gaza could experience famine between mid-March and the end of May.
March 18
A report from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) initiative shows that northern Gaza could experience famine between mid-March and the end of May.
March 18

Famine 'imminent' in northern Gaza, many facing severe food insecurity: Report

The IPC report projected a risk of famine could occur by the end of May 2024.
March 18
Palestinians gather to receive aid outside an UNRWA warehouse as Gaza residents face crisis levels of hunger in Gaza City, March 18, 2024.
March 18

Putin extends rule in state-managed election victory

The Russian president won 87% of the vote, with no true challengers permitted.
March 18
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at a concert marking his victory in a presidential election and the 10-year anniversary of Crimea's annexation by Russia on Red Square in Moscow, March 18, 2024.
March 18

Monolith mystery reemerges in Wales, prompting speculation of space aliens

"Almost looks like a UFO just put it on the ground," said Craig Muir.
March 18
A mysterious, roughly 10-foot-tall silver metal monolith was discovered on a muddy bluff in Wales by hiker Craig Muir.
March 18

London home Freddie Mercury bought in 1980 is for sale, minus his 'exquisite clutter'

The mansion that was Freddie Mercury's sanctuary in London and where he lived the final decade of his life is on sale for the first time in nearly 45 years
March 18
This undated handout image shows the house known as the Garden Lodge in London, where rock star Freddie Mercury's lived the final decade of his life. The mansion that was Freddie Mercury's sanctuary in London is on sale for the first time in nearly 45 years. (Barney Hindle via AP)
March 18

Dozens arrested during Russian presidential election

Independent election monitor Golos said it received 1,580 reports of possible violations at the polling stations.
March 18
VIDEO: Dozens arrested during Russian presidential election
March 18

Takeaways from the predictable Russian election that gave Putin another 6 years in power

To no one’s surprise, President Vladimir Putin secured another six years in power in a preordained election landslide that comes amid the harshest crackdown on the opposition and free speech since Soviet times
March 18
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at a concert marking his victory in a presidential election and the 10-year anniversary of Crimea's annexation by Russia on Red Square in Moscow, Russia, Monday, March 18, 2024. President Vladimir Putin seized Crimea from Ukraine a decade ago, a move that sent his popularity soaring but was widely denounced as illegal. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
March 18

Explosive 'devil comet' returns for 1st time in 71 years during April 8 eclipse

Officially named 12P/Pons-Brooks, the "devil comet" has periodic explosions.
March 18
An image captured on July 25, 2023 shows the comet 12P/Pons-Brooks with its “devil horns” after an eruption.
March 18

At least 100 villagers are kidnapped in the latest mass abduction in northern Nigeria

Armed gangs attacked two villages in Nigeria’s northwest over the weekend and seized at least 100 people from their homes
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3 police officers killed in an attack on western Mexico highway

A state police official and her bodyguards were killed in a highway attack in Mexico’s western state of Michoacan
March 18
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Israel urges UN court to reject South Africa's request for more emergency orders in genocide case

Israel is urging the top United Nations court to reject the latest request by South Africa for interim orders to prevent starvation in Gaza
March 18
This photo provided by World Central Kitchen shows a crane unloading food packages over a makeshift port on the Gaza Strip, Saturday, March 16, 2024. Spanish NGO Open Arms has sent essential aid to Gaza by a barge towed by a ship from Cyprus. The food was sent by World Central Kitchen, the charity founded by celebrity chef José Andrés, which operates kitchens providing free meals in Gaza. WCK said that it was offloading almost 200 tons of rice, flour and proteins on Saturday and that a second vessel is preparing to set sail from Cyprus with hundreds more tons of food. (World Central Kitchen via AP)
March 18

An abandoned, burned boat and 2 missing men: South African authorities investigate maritime mystery

South African rescue services searching for a missing charter boat captain are concerned about possible foul play after they discovered his boat burned and abandoned on a beach in neighboring Mozambique
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US envoy travels to Montenegro to support its EU bid as war in Ukraine rages on

A senior U.S. official has visited Montenegro to offer support to the small Balkan nation seeking to join the European Union
March 18
U.S. Special Representative to the Western Balkans Gabriel Escobar speaks during a joint press conference after talks with Montenegro's Prime Minister Milojko Spajic in Montenegro's capital Podgorica, Monday, March 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Risto Bozovic)
March 18

The UK's contentious plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda is close to clearing Parliament

The British government hopes one last push can revive its stalled plan to send some asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda
March 18
Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks as he visits an apprentice training centre at the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC), in Coventry, England, Monday March 18, 2024. (Carl Recine/Pool via AP)
March 18

Gangs unleash new attacks on upscale areas in Haiti's capital, with at least a dozen killed nearby

Gangs have attacked two upscale neighborhoods in Haiti’s capital in a rampage that left at least a dozen people dead in surrounding areas
March 18
A person lifts a sheet to look at the identity of a body lying on the ground after an overnight shooting in the Petion Ville neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, March 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
March 18

ABC News Live: Royal palace under pressure for news on Kate

A new reported spotting of Princess Kate over the weekend is putting more pressure on the palace to update the public on her health.
March 18
VIDEO: ABC News Live: Royal palace under pressure for news on Kate
March 18

Israel launches 'high precision' raid on Gaza hospital

Israeli officials say as many as 30,000 families seeking shelter there are being moved to another location.
March 18
VIDEO: Israel launches 'high precision' raid on Gaza hospital
March 18

Three teens detained over gruesome murder of 13-year-old classmate, sparking debate in China

Three teens have been detained over the gruesome murder of a thirteen-year-old boy in China, riveting users on Chinese social media and sparking debate over bullying and mental health in China’s countryside
March 18
FILE - A man walks along the road in the city of Handan in northern China's Hebei province on Feb. 28, 2024. Chinese authorities in the Feixiang district near Handan city announced three suspects have been detained over the March 10, 2024 gruesome murder of a thirteen-year-old boy, riveting users on Chinese social media and sparking debate over bullying and mental health in China's countryside. (AP Photo/Emily Wang Fujiyama, File)
March 18

Croatia's top court rules that the president can't run in the parliamentary election unless he quits

Croatia’s Constitutional Court has ruled that President Zoran Milanović can't run for prime minister or take part in the parliamentary election activities of an opposition party unless he resigns immediately from his current post
March 18
FILE - Croatia's President Zoran Milanovic attends a news conference with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier during a meeting at the Bellevue Palace in Berlin, Germany, on Sept. 11, 2020. Milanovic cannot run for prime minister nor take part in the upcoming parliamentary election nor campaign in favor of an opposition party unless he resigns immediately from the current post, the state’s constitutional court ruled Monday, March 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)
March 18

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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.
March 18

A new Banksy mural sprouts beside a cropped tree in London. Many see an environmental message

A new Banksy mural has drawn crowds to a London street, even before the elusive graffiti artist confirmed the work was his
March 18
People look at a new Banksy painting on a wall in London, Monday, March 18, 2024. A new Banksy mural drew crowds to a London street on Monday, even before the elusive graffiti artist confirmed that the work was his. The artwork in the Finsbury Park neighborhood covers the wall of a four-story building and shows a small figure holding a pressure hose beside a real tree. Green paint has been sprayed across the wall, replicating the absent leaves of the tree, which has been severely cropped. Banksy claimed the work by posting before and after photos of the location on his official Instagram account.(AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
March 18

In a global first, Gambia could reverse its ban on female genital cutting

An attempt to repeal a 2015 ban on female genital cutting in Gambia has been sent for further committee discussions by lawmakers
March 18
Jaha Dukureh, the founder of Safe Hands for Girls, pickets outside parliament in Serrekunda, Gambia, Monday, March 18, 2024. The West African nation of Gambia could become the first country in the world to reverse a ban on female genital cutting, a practice that experts say is dangerous and has no benefits. Lawmakers are voting Monday on legislation that seeks to repeal the 2015 ban. (Hadim Thomas-Safe Hands for Girls via AP)
March 18

Bulgaria's foreign minister to form the next government in power-sharing deal

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has tapped the largest group in parliament, the center-right GERB-UDF coalition, to form the country’s new government
March 18
FILE - European Innovation Commissioner Mariya Gabriel speaks during a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels, on Feb. 9, 2022. Bulgarian President Rumen Radev on Monday March 18, 2024 tapped the largest group in parliament, the center-right GERB-UDF coalition, to form the country’s new government. Radev handed the mandate to Mariya Gabriel, the prime minister-designate under a power-sharing deal by the two main political parties, according to which each would hold the top job for nine months at a time. (Olivier Hoslet, Pool Photo via AP, File)
March 18

Officials in Thailand say New Zealanders accused of a roadside brawl with police have visas revoked

Police say Thailand’s immigration authorities have revoked the visas of two New Zealand tourists accused of assaulting a traffic police officer on a popular resort island in an incident widely shared online
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Reactions as Vladimir Putin secures a fifth term as Russia's president after tightly controlled vote

Vladimir Putin has secured an unprecedented fifth term as president of Russia
March 18
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks on a visit to his campaign headquarters after a presidential election in Moscow in Moscow, Russia, early Monday, March 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
March 18

Volcanic eruption sends lava flowing towards sea in Iceland

A volcanic eruption that began over the weekend sent a “large lobe of lava” flowing towards the protective barriers of the town Grindavik, the Icelandic Met Office said.
March 18
VIDEO: Volcanic eruption sends lava flowing towards sea in Iceland
March 18

South Korea suspends the licenses of 2 senior doctors over doctors' walkouts

South Korean authorities have suspended the licenses of two senior doctors for allegedly inciting the weekslong walkouts by medical interns and residents that have disrupted hospital operations
March 18
FILE - Doctors stage a rally against the government's medical policy in Seoul, South Korea, on March 3, 2024. South Korean authorities have suspended the licenses of two senior doctors for allegedly inciting the weekslong walkouts by medical interns and residents that disrupted hospital operations across the country. That's according to one of the doctors who spoke to The Associated Press. The suspensions are the government’s first punitive step against physicians after thousands of doctors-in-training walked off the job last month to protest the government’s plan to sharply increase medical school admissions. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)
March 18

Spanish police arrest 3 people over the deaths of 5 migrants forced out of a smugglers' boat

Spanish police say they've arrested three people for the deaths of five migrants who were forced to jump off the boat they were traveling in with dozens of other migrants
March 18
FILE - Migrants are rescued by locals on the shore of a beach, close to the southwestern city of Cádiz, Spain, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. Spanish police say they've arrested three people for the deaths of five migrants who were forced to jump off the boat they were traveling in with dozens of other migrants. A police statement on Monday, March 18, 2024 said the five died late last November off the southern coast of Cádiz. (AP Photo/Jorge Gonzalez Casares, File)
March 18

With the election behind him, Putin says Russia aims to set up a buffer zone inside Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin says his country won’t relent in its invasion of Ukraine and has announced plans for a buffer zone to protect against long-range Ukrainian strikes and cross-border raids
March 18
A prosecutor examines fragments of Russian missiles that were collected to investigate Russia's military crimes in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Monday, March 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
March 18

London police arrest a man on suspicion of attempted murder over 2 crossbow attacks

London police have arrested a man on suspicion of attempted murder after two people were wounded with crossbow bolts in separate attacks in the capital
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UN food agency says ‘famine is imminent’ in northern Gaza, where 70% of the population likely faces catastrophic hunger

UN food agency says ‘famine is imminent’ in northern Gaza, where 70% of the population likely faces catastrophic hunger
March 18
March 18

State Department helps more than 30 US citizens leave Haiti on charter flight

More than 30 U.S. citizens were returned to the United States from Haiti on a flight chartered by the U.S. State Department Sunday, a department spokesperson said.
March 18
More than 30 U.S. citizens were returned to the United States from Haiti on a flight chartered by the U.S. State Department Sunday, a department spokesperson said.
March 18

South Korean defense chief says North Korea has supplied 7,000 containers of munitions to Russia

North Korea has shipped around 7,000 containers filled with munitions and other military equipment to Russia since last year to help support its war in Ukraine
March 18
FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shake hands during their meeting at the Vostochny cosmodrome outside the city of Tsiolkovsky, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) from the city of Blagoveshchensk in the far eastern Amur region, Russia on Sept. 13, 2023. North Korea has shipped around 7,000 containers filled with munitions and other military equipment to Russia since 2023 to help support its war in Ukraine, South Korea’s defense minister said Monday, March 18, 2024. (Vladimir Smirnov/Sputnik Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)
March 18

India's multi-phase election will stretch over 44 days. Here's why it takes so long

From April 19 to June 1, nearly 970 million Indians are eligible to vote in general elections
March 18
FILE-People stand in queue to cast their votes during the second phase of Gujarat state legislature elections in Ahmedabad, India, Monday, Dec. 5, 2022. From April 19 to June 1, nearly 970 million Indians - or over 10% of the world’s population - will vote in the country's general elections. The mammoth electoral exercise is the biggest anywhere in the world - and will take 44 days to complete before results are announced on June 4. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki, File)
March 18

Blinken tells democracy summit that technology must sustain democratic values

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has underscored the need to ensure that technologies sustain democratic values
March 18
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, right, talks with South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul during a meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, March 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, Pool)
March 18

Official says Putin gets fifth term with record number of votes. Russian leader led harshest crackdown since Soviet era

Official says Putin gets fifth term with record number of votes. Russian leader led harshest crackdown since Soviet era
March 18
March 18

The Latest | Israeli military raids Gaza's main hospital, claiming Hamas is using it as a base

Israeli forces have launched another raid on Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, accusing Hamas militants of using it as a base
March 18
Palestinians line up to receive free meals at Jabaliya refugee camp in the Gaza Strip on Monday, March 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Essa)
March 18

Famine is said to be 'imminent' in northern Gaza as Israel raids the main hospital again

A new report says famine is "imminent” in northern Gaza, where 70% of the remaining population is experiencing catastrophic hunger
March 18
This photo provided by World Central Kitchen shows a crane unloading food packages over a makeshift port on the Gaza Strip, Saturday, March 16, 2024. Spanish NGO Open Arms has sent essential aid to Gaza by a barge towed by a ship from Cyprus. The food was sent by World Central Kitchen, the charity founded by celebrity chef José Andrés, which operates kitchens providing free meals in Gaza. WCK said that it was offloading almost 200 tons of rice, flour and proteins on Saturday and that a second vessel is preparing to set sail from Cyprus with hundreds more tons of food. (World Central Kitchen via AP)
March 18

Trabzonspor fans invade pitch, attack Fenerbahce players in Turkey

Turkish top-tier club Trabzonspor's fans invaded the pitch following a home loss against Fenerbahce, touching off violent scuffles between the fans and visiting players
March 18
Fenerbahce's players clash with Trabzonspor supporters at the end of Turkish Super Lig soccer match between Trabzonspor and Fenerbahce at the Senol Gunes stadium in Trabzon, Turkey, Sunday, March 17, 2024. Turkish top tier club Trabzonspor fans invaded the pitch following a home loss against Fenerbahce late Sunday, touching off violent scuffles between the fans and Fenerbahce players. (Huseyin Yavuz/Dia Images via AP)
March 18

Pakistani jets target suspected Pakistani Taliban hideouts in Afghanistan, killing 8 people

Pakistan's Foreign Ministry and officials say the country's jets targeted multiple suspected hideouts of the Pakistani Taliban inside neighboring Afghanistan, attacks that the Afghan Taliban say killed eight people
March 18
This is a locator map for Afghanistan with its capital, Kabul. (AP Photo)
March 18

How Russia's grab of Crimea led to war with Ukraine and rising tensions with the West

A decade ago, President Vladimir Putin seized Crimea from Ukraine, a bold land grab that set the stage for Russia to invade its neighbor in 2022
March 18
FILE - From left, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and then-Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko meet prior to talks in Minsk, Belarus, on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014. The Minsk agreement brokered by France and Germany, following painful defeats suffered by Ukrainian forces, obliged Kyiv to offer the separatist regions broad autonomy, including permission to form their own police force. (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)
March 18

Putin extends rule in preordained Russian election after harshest crackdown since Soviet era

President Vladimir Putin extends his reign over Russia in a landslide election whose outcome was never in doubt, declaring his determination to advance deeper into Ukraine and dangling new threats against the West
March 18
A man shows a protest placard as he queues with other voters near the polling station at the Russian embassy in Berlin, at noon local time on Sunday, March 17, 2024. The Russian opposition has called on people to head to polling stations at noon on Sunday in protest as voting takes place on the last day of a presidential election that is all but certain to extend President Vladimir Putin's rule after he clamped down on dissent. AP can't confirm that all the voters seen at the polling station at noon were taking part in the opposition protest.(AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
March 18

China's foreign minister meets New Zealand counterpart, beginning trip that also includes Australia

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has begun a diplomatic tour of New Zealand and Australia, meeting with his New Zealand counterpart Winston Peters in Wellington
March 18
China's Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi, left, speaks during a bilateral meeting with his New Zealand counterpart Winston Peters, right, in Wellington, New Zealand, Monday, March 18, 2024. (Hagen Hopkins/Pool Photo via AP)
The Korean war started in 1950 and although the fighting stopped with the 1953 armistice, recent tensions on the Korean Peninsula are once again drawing attention to this part of the world. <br><br> A North Korean soldier looks through the window of the building that sits on the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in Panmunjom, South Korea, that separates the two Koreas, July 21, 2010.
The Korean war started in 1950 and although the fighting stopped with the 1953 armistice, recent tensions on the Korean Peninsula are once again drawing attention to this part of the world. <br><br> A North Korean soldier looks through the window of the building that sits on the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in Panmunjom, South Korea, that separates the two Koreas, July 21, 2010.
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