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Venezuela’s main opposition bloc agrees on candidate to challenge Maduro in presidential election

Venezuela’s main opposition coalition has agreed to unite behind former diplomat Edmundo González as its challenger to President Nicolás Maduro in this July 28 election
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Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a rally marking the 22nd anniversary of the late President Hugo Chavez's return to power after a failed coup attempt, in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, April 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Pedro Rances Mattey)
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Haiti's former capital seeks to revive its hey-day as gang violence consumes Port-au-Prince

They call it Okap, home to Haiti’s kings, emancipated slaves and revolutionaries
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Men play dominoes in Cap-Haitien, Haiti, Wednesday, April 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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Panama Papers trial's public portion comes to an unexpectedly speedy end

The public portion of a Panamanian trial of more than two-dozen associates accused of helping some of the world’s richest people hide their wealth has come to an unexpectedly speedy conclusion
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Lawyers and court workers leave the Supreme Court during a recess for the trial of the "Panama Papers" money laundering case in Panama City, Monday, April 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Agustin Herrera)
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Mexican families searching for missing relatives unite to draw attention to their plight

Dozens of women and men have searched a garbage dump and other sites outside Mexico’s capital for missing loved ones without the protection of authorities
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Maria Herrera, center, searches for her disappeared children, two who went missing in Guerrero in 2008 and two who went missing in Veracruz in 2010, in Zumpango, Mexico, Friday, April 19, 2024. Hundreds of collectives searching for missing loved ones fanned out across Mexico on Friday as part of a coordinated effort to raise the profile of efforts that are led by the families of the tens of thousands of missing across Mexico without support from the government. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
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Understanding the implications of Israel airstrikes on Iranian city

ABC News’ Phil Lipof spoke with former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East, Mick Mulroy, on the airstrikes launched by Israel to Iran.
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VIDEO: Understanding the implications of Israel airstrikes on Iranian city
April 19

North Korea says it tested 'super-large' cruise missile warhead and new anti-aircraft missile

North Korea says it tested a “super-large” cruise missile warhead and a new anti-aircraft missile in a western coastal area as it expands its military capabilities in the face of deepening tensions with the United States and South Korea
April 19
A TV screen shows an image of North Korea's missile launch during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, April 20, 2024. North Korea said Saturday it tested a "super-large" cruise missile warhead and a new anti-aircraft missile in a western coastal area as it expands military capabilities in the face of deepening tensions with the United States and South Korea. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
April 19

Celebrating the traditional Palestinian embroidery style of Tatreez

Palestinian-American influencer and "tatreez" artist Lina Barkawi discusses how the art form is designed to tell a story about the wearer and their heritage.
April 19
VIDEO: Celebrating the traditional Palestinian embroidery style of Tatreez
April 19

2 mayoral candidates killed in Mexico, bringing the number slain so far to 17

Two mayoral candidates in Mexico have been killed, bringing to 17 the number of contenders slain in the lead-up to the June 2 elections
April 19
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador gives his regularly scheduled morning press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
April 19

What was Israel’s intention with the latest retaliation against Iran?

Retired Lt. Gen. William Troy says Israel's retaliation against Iran sends a message about Israel's capabilities, without escalating hostilities too far.
April 19
VIDEO: Israel retaliates against Iran
April 19

Dominican prosecutors arrest soldier accused of raping a 14-year-old

Dominican authorities have ordered the arrest of a Dominican soldier accused of raping a 14-year-old Haitian girl while searching for immigrants in the country illegally near the upscale resort town of Punta Cana
April 19
April 19

Israeli fighter jet launches 3 missiles at Iranian radar site

In a round table, ABC News correspondent Terry Moran breaks down the latest details between Israel and Iran.
April 19
VIDEO: Israeli fighter jet launches 3 missiles at Iranian radar site
April 19

For second time in a week, Russian strike in Ukraine kills and wounds dozens

Friday’s strikes in Dnipro damaged several floors of a residential building as well as the station, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a statement.
April 19
Friday’s strikes in Dnipro damaged several floors of a residential building as well as the station, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a statement.
April 19

Nothing to see here: US, Israel go radio silent on strike against Iran

The Israeli strike on Iranian air defense radar site was limited in scope.
April 19
Secretary of State Antony Blinken holds a press conference at the end of the G7 foreign ministers meeting on Capri Island, Italy, Apr. 19, 2024.
April 19

UN refugee agency tells Cyprus to stick to the law in its efforts at sea to thwart refugee boats

The United Nations agency for refugees says Cypriot efforts at sea to stop numerous Syrian refugee-laden boats departing Lebanon from reaching the European Union-member island nation mustn’t contravene international human rights laws
April 19
FILE - Migrants stand aboard a Cyprus' marine police patrol boat as they are brought to harbour after being rescued from their own vessel off the Mediterranean island nation's southeastern coast, near Protaras, Cyprus, on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020. The United Nations agency for refugees says Cypriot efforts at sea to stop numerous Syrian refugee-laden boats departing Lebanon from reaching the European Union-member island nation mustn't contravene international human rights laws. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias, File)
April 19

‘It was a clear message’: Senior US official confirms Israel’s strike against Iran

Sources said an Israeli fighter jet reportedly fired three missiles from outside Iranian territory. The United States said it was not involved in the strike.
April 19
VIDEO: ‘It was a clear message’: Senior US official confirms Israel’s strike against Iran
April 19

The US attempts a new military deal with Niger in a last ditch effort to stay

Two Western officials have told The Associated Press that the United States is trying to create a new military agreement with Niger that would allow it to remain in the country, weeks after the junta said its presence was no longer justified
April 19
In this photo released by The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, shows officials burning seized drugs in Niamey, Niger, Monday, June 26, 2023. Drug seizures soared in the West African Sahel region according to figures released Friday April 19, 2024 in a new U.N. report, indicating the conflict-ridden region is becoming an influential route for drug trafficking. In 2022, 1,466 kilograms, [3,232 pounds], of cocaine were seized in Mali, Chad, Burkina Faso and Niger compared to an average of 13 kilograms [28.7 pounds] between 2013 and 2020 , said the report from the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime. (UNODC via AP)
April 19

NATO secretary-general says some allies have air defense systems they could give to Ukraine

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is pressing the allies to give more Patriot missile batteries and other equipment to Ukraine
April 19
Ukrainian servicemen pass the scene of a building damaged by Russian attack in Dnipro, Ukraine, Friday, April 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Andriy Andriyenko)
April 19

Northern Ireland prosecutor says UK soldiers involved in Bloody Sunday won't face perjury charges

Prosecutors say 15 former British soldiers won’t face charges for perjury at an inquiry into Bloody Sunday, one of the deadliest days of the decades-long Northern Ireland conflict
April 19
FILE - Haze from smoke bombs released by British troops in the bogside district of Londonderry, Northern Ireland, on Feb. 1972. Fifteen British soldiers who allegedly lied to an inquiry into Bloody Sunday, one of the deadliest days of the decades-long Northern Ireland conflict, will not face perjury charges, prosecutors said Friday, April 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Michel Laurent, File)
April 19

Hungary's Orbán launches EU election campaign with pledge to 'occupy Brussels'

Hungary's prime minister has portrayed Europe as a continent teetering on the edge of armed conflict in a speech opening his party’s campaign for European Union elections
April 19
Hungarian Prime Minister and Chairman of Fidesz party Viktor Orban addresses a rally launching the campaign of the party for the European Parliamentary and the local elections in Budapest, Hungary, Friday, April 19, 2024. The inscription reads The peace only! The Fidesz only! Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Friday painted a grim picture of a continent teetering on the edge of armed conflict in a speech opening his party's campaign for European Union elections. He called for a changing of the guard among the bloc's leaders. (Szilard Koszticsak/MTI via AP)
April 19

Hackers claim Belarus fertilizer plant infiltrated to demand political prisoner release

A Belarusian hacker activist group claims to have infiltrated computers at the country’s largest fertilizer plant to pressure the government to release political prisoners
April 19
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International headlines from ABC News

Catch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines.
April 19
Catch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines.
April 19

Mexico's president is getting a little sloppy in the rush to finish projects before his term ends

Mexico's president is in a rush to finish the big projects he promised before his term ends in September, and experts say officials are getting a bit sloppy amid all the haste
April 19
FILE - Rogelio Jiménez Pons, director of Fonatur, points to photos of a planned train through the Yucatan Peninsula, during an interview in Mexico City, March 18, 2019. Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is in a rush to finish the big legislative and building projects he promised before his term ends in September 2024, chief among the projects are railway lines, like the Mayan Train. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte, File)
April 19

A former Russian tycoon who once led separatist region launches a hunger strike in Azerbaijan jail

Family members say a former Russian tycoon jailed in Azerbaijan on charges stemming from his time as a top separatist figure in the Karabakh region has gone on a hunger strike
April 19
FILE - In this photo taken from video released by State Security Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, Ruben Vardanyan, the former head of Nagorno-Karabakh's separatist government, center, is escorted by Azerbaijani security service agents in Baku, Azerbaijan. Vardanyan, a former Russian tycoon jailed in Azerbaijan on charges stemming from his time as a top separatist figure in the Karabakh region has gone on a hunger strike, his family said Friday April 19, 2024. (State Security Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan via AP, File)
April 19

Croatia's top court rules President Milanović cannot be prime minister because of campaign

Croatia’s Constitutional Court has banned President Zoran Milanović from becoming prime minister in case his center-left party manages to garner a majority after this week’s highly contested parliamentary election
April 19
Croatia's President Zoran Milanovic addresses the media outside a polling station after casting his vote in Zagreb, Croatia, Wednesday, April 17, 2024. Croatia is voting in a parliamentary election after a campaign that centred on a bitter rivalry between the president and prime minister of the small European Union and NATO member. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
April 19

Israel strikes back at Iran

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken focuses on de-escalation after the latest retaliation from Israel toward Iran.
April 19
VIDEO: Israel strikes back at Iran
April 19

For second time in a week, Russian strike in Ukraine kills and wounds dozens

Far more Russian strikes are getting through as Ukraine runs low on air defense.
April 19
Ukrainian rescuers work in the courtyard of a residential building damaged as a result of a missile attack in Dnipro on April 19, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russian strikes against Ukraine on April 19, 2024 killed at least eight people, including two children, as Kyiv said it shot down a Russian strategic bomber for the first time. (Photo by Anatolii Stepanov / AFP) (Photo by ANATOLII STEPANOV/AFP via Getty Images)
April 19

Apple pulls WhatsApp and Threads from App Store on Beijing's orders

Apple says it has removed Meta’s WhatsApp messaging app and its Threads social media app from the App Store in China on Beijing’s orders
April 19
FILE - The Meta logo is seen at the Vivatech show in Paris, France, Wednesday, June 14, 2023. European Union regulators opened investigations into Apple, Google and Meta on Monday March 25, 2024 in the first cases under a sweeping new law designed to stop Big Tech companies from cornering digital markets that took effect earlier this month. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)
April 19

Italian court drops charges against migrant rescue ship crews and ends long-running legal battle

An Italian court has dismissed a long-running case against migrant rescue ship crews of three humanitarian organizations
April 19
April 19

The West African Sahel is becoming a drug smuggling corridor, UN warns, as seizures skyrocket

A UN report says drug seizures have soared in the West African Sahel region in recent years, indicating the conflict-ridden region is becoming an influential hotspot for trafficking
April 19
In this photo released by The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, shows officials burning seized drugs in Niamey, Niger, Monday, June 26, 2023. Drug seizures soared in the West African Sahel region according to figures released Friday April 19, 2024 in a new U.N. report, indicating the conflict-ridden region is becoming an influential route for drug trafficking. In 2022, 1,466 kilograms, [3,232 pounds], of cocaine were seized in Mali, Chad, Burkina Faso and Niger compared to an average of 13 kilograms [28.7 pounds] between 2013 and 2020 , said the report from the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime. (UNODC via AP)
April 19

Police in Paris detain a man wearing fake explosives vest at Iran's Consulate

Paris authorities say a man wearing a fake explosive vest and making threats has been detained outside the Iranian Consulate in Paris
April 19
Elite police officers from the BRI (Brigade de recherche et d'intervention) or Research and Intervention Brigade, leave after an operation near the Iranian consulate, Friday, April 19, 2024 in Paris. Paris police said they are carrying out an operation at the Iranian consulate after a witness reported seeing a man outside carrying a grenade and an explosives vest. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)
April 19

A Nigerian chess champion plays the royal game for 58 hours — a new global chess record

A Nigerian chess champion and child education advocate has played chess nonstop for 58 hours
April 19
Tunde Onakoya, center, Nigerian chess champion and child education advocate, plays a chess game in Times Square, Friday, April 19, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
April 19

US envoy to UN visits Nagasaki A-bomb museum, pays tribute to victims

The American envoy to the United Nations has called for countries armed with atomic weapons to pursue nuclear disarmament as she visited the atomic bomb museum in Nagasaki, Japan
April 19
U.S. Ambassador to United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield, left, and Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, right, prepare to talk during a meeting Friday, April 19, 2024, at prime minister's office in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, Pool)
April 19

Blinken declines to confirm reports Israel warned of drone attack, but says US not involved in any offensive operations

Blinken declines to confirm reports Israel warned of drone attack, but says US not involved in any offensive operations
April 19
April 19

Italian Foreign Minister says U.S. told G7 foreign ministers that Israel warned it about drone strike on Iran

Italian Foreign Minister says U.S. told G7 foreign ministers that Israel warned it about drone strike on Iran
April 19
April 19

Israel gave US last-minute warning about drone attack on Iran, Italian foreign minister says at G7

The United States told the Group of Seven foreign ministers that it received “last minute” information from Israel about a drone action in Iran, Italy’s foreign minister said
April 19
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets the journalists during a press conference at the G7 Foreign Ministers meeting on Capri Island, Italy, Friday, April 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
April 19

G7 foreign ministers warn of new sanctions against Iran and urge de-escalation in final communique

G7 foreign ministers warn of new sanctions against Iran and urge de-escalation in final communique
April 19
April 19

How the UN Plastics Treaty aims to tackle the pollution crisis

Approximately 98% of single-use plastics are produced from fossil fuels.
April 19
Scavengers collect plastic waste to sell to a recycling centre at a landfill in Medan, North Sumatra, March 27, 2024.
April 19

European Union official von der Leyen visits the Finland-Russia border to assess security situation

The head of the European Union’s executive branch says that Finland’s decision to close its border crossings with Russia over a surge in migrants is a security matter for the whole 27-member bloc to consider
April 19
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, left, and Finnish Prime Minister Petter Orpo arrive for their joint press conference at the Lappeenranta airport, eastern Finland, Friday April 19, 2024. President von der Leyen and Prime Minister Orpo visited the eastern border region of Finland on Friday and discussed what Finland and the EU can do to prevent instrumentalised migration to Finland's eastern border. (Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva via AP)
April 19

Injured in a Russian strike, a 13-year-old Ukrainian girl runs to raise money

Running a 5K at the Boston Marathon, Yana Stepanenko raised money for others.
April 19
Yana Stepanenko, 13, who was injured in a Russian airstrike in 2022, is seen running using prosthetic legs in an undated image supplied by Unbroken Ukraine.
April 19

Gaza aid timeline: How the hunger crisis unfolded amid the Israel-Hamas war

A top U.S. official said last week famine may be occurring in parts of Gaza.
April 19
Palestinians line up for a meal in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Dec. 21, 2023.
April 19

AP PHOTOS: For the world's largest democratic exercise, one village's polling officers are all women

The line was orderly at Government Middle School as people waited patiently to vote Friday, even after one of the voting machines malfunctioned. The officers at the polling station in Chedema village in India's tiny mountain state of Nagaland had arrived the day before, all of them women on electoral duty for the first time. The four women surveyed the polling station, secured the perimeter and started on the tedious paperwork involved with India's multiphase national election. They stopped only for an early dinner, paying heed to the voice of Eholi Jimo, 35, who cooked their meal over an open fire. “Please eat while the food is still hot,” she urged. The Northern Angami constituency is Nagaland's first to be solely managed by women polling officers. It was the idea of Kumar Ramnikant, the administrative head of Kohima district, in hopes of breaking job stereotypes. “If our country needs proper development, then there should be equal contribution from both halves," Ramnikant...
April 19
Polling officers, left to right, Dekule Kapfo, 34, Nukutholu Nienu, 44, and Neichutuonuo Yhome, 27, oversee a polling station as voters arrive to cast their votes in Chedema village, in the northeastern Indian state of Nagaland, Friday, April 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Yirmiyan Arthur)
April 19

Firefighters tackle scaffolding dangling outside ruins of fire-ravaged Danish landmark

Firefighters in Copenhagen stabilizing the burned-out husk of Copenhagen’s historic Old Stock Exchange tried to use giant shears on a crane Friday to cut away dangling scaffolding, but suffered a setback when the implement fell into the debris
April 19
The outer wall of the Stock Exchange has collapsed towards Boersgade, Copenhagen, Thursday, April 18, 2024. A fire raged through one of Copenhagen’s oldest buildings on Tuesday, causing the collapse of the iconic spire of the 17th-century Old Stock Exchange as passersby rushed to help emergency services save priceless paintings and other valuables. (Thomas Traasdahl/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)
April 19

Key ally of Pakistan's prime minister demands end to ban on social media platform X

An important ally of Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif demanded the government lift a two-month-old ban on the social media platform X, saying it violates citizens’ right to speech and expression
April 19
FILE - Farhatullah Babar, a veteran human rights activist and member of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, listens to a reporter during a news conference, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Jan. 1, 2024. Babar, an important ally of Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, demanded the government lift a two-month-old ban on the social media platform X, saying it violates citizens' right to speech and expression. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed, File)
April 19

More people are evacuated after the dramatic eruption of an Indonesian volcano

More than 2,100 people living near an erupting volcano on Indonesia's Sulawesi Island are being evacuated
April 19
Mount Ruang volcano is seen during the eruption from Tagulandang island, Indonesia, Thursday, April 18, 2024. Indonesian authorities closed an airport and residents left homes near an erupting volcano Thursday due to the dangers of spreading ash, falling rocks, hot volcanic clouds and the possibility of a tsunami. (AP Photo/ Hendra Ambalao)
April 19

South Korea slows plan to hike medical school admissions as doctors' strike drags on

South Korea's government says it will slow down a plan to admit more students to the country’s medical schools from next year, in a bid to end a weeks-long strike by thousands of doctors
April 19
South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo speaks during a briefing at the government complex in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 19, 2024. Desperate to end a weekslong strike by thousands of doctors, South Korea’s government said Friday it will slow down a plan to admit thousands more students to the country's medical schools from next year.(Hang Gwang-mo/Yonhap via AP)
April 19

Ukraine claims it shot down a Russian strategic bomber. Moscow says the plane crashed

Ukraine’s air force is claiming it shot down a Russian strategic bomber
April 19
In this photo provided by the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, rescuers work on the scene of a building damaged after a Russian attack in Dnipro, Ukraine, Friday, April 19, 2024. (Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration via AP Photo)
April 19

Japanese doctors demand damages from Google over "groundless" reviews

A group of Japanese doctors has filed a civil lawsuit against U.S. search giant Google, demanding damages for what they say are results showing unpoliced derogatory and often false comments
April 19
FILE - A sign is shown on a Google building at their campus in Mountain View, Calif., on Sept. 24, 2019. A group of Japanese doctors has filed a civil lawsuit against U.S. search giant Google, demanding damages for what they claim are unpoliced derogatory and often false comments. The lawsuit, filed Thursday, April 18, 2024, in Tokyo District Court, demands 1.4 million yen ($9,400) in damages for 63 medical professionals.(AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
April 19

2 suspects detained in Poland for attack on a Navalny ally in Lithuania

Officials say that two Polish citizens have been detained in Poland on suspicion of attacking Russian activist Leonid Volkov, an ally of the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny, on the orders of foreign intelligence services
April 19
FILE - Leonid Volkov, chief of staff for the 2018 presidential election of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, looks on, at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, Dec. 15, 2021. Two people have been detained in Poland on suspicion of attacking Russian opposition activist Leonid Volkov, an ally of the late activist Alexei Navalny, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda announced on Friday, April 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias, File)
April 19

Lithuania's president says 2 suspects detained in Poland after last month's attack on a Navalny ally in Vilnius

Lithuania's president says 2 suspects detained in Poland after last month's attack on a Navalny ally in Vilnius
April 19
April 19

Attack blamed on IS militants kills 22 pro-government fighters in central Syria

An opposition war monitor and a pro-government media outlet say an attack on pro-government fighters by suspected members of the Islamic State group in central Syria killed 22 pro-government fighters
April 19
This is a locator map for Syria with its capital, Damascus. (AP Photo)