Adam Smigielski/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR and JAMES BWALA, ABC News (LONDON) — Hundreds of schoolboys who were abducted by gunmen in northwestern Nigeria last week have been freed, officials said. After being released to Nigerian security forces in the forests of Read More
KeithBinns/iStockBy CONOR FINNEGAN, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The gunmen at his doorstep were the final straw for “Abdul.” After escaping the attack — whether they intended to kidnap or kill him was unclear — he, his wife and four children fled Read More
Mikhail Svetlov/Getty ImagesBy PATRICK REEVEL, ABC News (MOSCOW) — Russian President Vladimir Putin held his marathon end-of-year press conference Thursday, using it to comment briefly on President-elect Joe Biden and to deny an explosive investigation this week Read More
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Dominique A. PineiroBy LUIS MARTINEZ, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Gen. Mark Milley, the top U.S. military officer, met with Taliban negotiators in Qatar earlier this week to push for an end to increased violence in Afghanistan, his Read More
Aaron Chown – WPA Pool/Getty ImagesBy KATIE KINDELAN, ABC News (LONDON) — Prince William and Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, have shared the personal family photo that was featured on the family’s 2020 Christmas card. The photo shows William Read More
anyaberkut/iStockBy IBTISSEM GUENFOUD, ABC News (PARIS) — Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said on Tuesday that she was “happy to be fined” for breaching a law designed to bring about gender parity in employment. Her office staff comprises 11 women and five men Read More
Alexey Navalny’s Instagram Account / Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesBy PATRICK REEVELL, ABC News (NEW YORK) — The independent investigative group Bellingcat says it has identified a team of Russian intelligence agents that it says were behind the Read More
omersukrugoksu/iStockBy CONOR FINNEGAN, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — A year and a half after Turkey acquired a Russian missile defense system, violating U.S. sanctions law, President Donald Trump has implemented penalties against the NATO ally. His refusal to implement Read More
krblokhin/iStockBy JAMES GORDON MEEK and BEN GITTLESON, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The United States on Monday officially fingered Iran for the first time for the kidnapping, captivity and what it called the “probable death” of retired FBI Special Agent Bob Read More
kylieellway/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR and JAMES BWALA, ABC News (LONDON and MAIDUGURI, Nigeria) — Hundreds of students remain missing after gunmen attacked an all-boys boarding school in northwestern Nigeria, authorities said. A group of “bandits” wielding Read More
