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The Atlantic editor details moment he realized he was included in Yemen group chat
ABC News Live(NEW YORK) -- Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg joined ABC News Live to discuss the moment he realized he had been added to a Signal group chat with top government officials discussing a U.S. attack on Houthis in Yemen."My reaction was, I think I've discovered a massive security breach in the United States national security system," Goldberg told Prime's Linsey Davis on Monday.This comes after the White House confirmed on Monday that the Signal group chat that inadvertently included Goldberg "appears to be authentic.""It's almost automatically true that if the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic is being given access to this kind of information, weapon systems and packages and timing and weather in Yemen and all kinds of information about ... Read More
Details of US-Russia talks on Ukraine won’t be published, Kremlin says
Valeria Zarudna/Suspilne Ukraine/JSC "UA:PBC"/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images(LONDON) -- The details of talks between the U.S. and Russia that took place in Saudi Arabia on Monday will not be made public, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said."After all, this is about technical talks," Peskov said, as quoted by Russia's state-run Tass news agency. The discussions, he added, went "into details so, certainly, the content of these talks will not be made public for sure. This is something that should not be expected.""Currently, the reports made [by the delegations] to their capitals are being analyzed, and only later it will be possible to speak of any understanding," Peskov added.Monday's closed-door talks in Riyadh lasted for 12 hours, a source told Tass. ... Read More
Officials say dozens injured, including children, in strike on Ukraine as US-Russia talks resume
Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images(LONDON) -- Dozens were injured, including children, in a Russian strike on Ukraine, officials said Monday, as American and Russian negotiators meet again in Saudi Arabia in the White House's continued push for a ceasefire and eventual peace deal to end Moscow's three-year-old war on Ukraine.A proposed pause on strikes targeting energy infrastructure is expected to be among the topics of discussion, with both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy having already indicated their support -- at least in principle -- for the plan.Russia's state-run TASS news agency reported that the American and Russian teams began the behind-closed-doors talks in Riyadh on Monday morning. After more than eight hours, they were still ongoing, ... Read More
Israeli strike on south Gaza hospital kills senior Hamas official
Interior view of destroyed Nasser Hospital following the Israeli attack in Khan Yunis, Gaza/Abdallah F.s. Alattar/Anadolu via Getty Images)(LONDON) -- A senior Hamas official was killed in an Israeli airstrike on a hospital in southern Gaza on Sunday, the terror group and the Israel Defense Forces said, as Israel expanded its renewed campaign into the Palestinian territory.Ismail Barhoum, a senior member of Hamas' political bureau, was killed in the strike on the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Hamas confirmed, describing the attack as a "cowardly" assassination. Hamas said Barhoum was receiving medical treatment in the hospital when he was killed.The IDF and Israeli Security Agency said in a joint statement that the attack targeted a "key terrorist in the Hamas ... Read More
Pope Francis to be discharged from hospital on Sunday, Vatican says
Franco Origlia/Getty Images(ROME) -- Pope Francis will be discharged from the hospital on Sunday and return to his residence at the Vatican, his doctors announced at a press conference Saturday. The pope was in the hospital for 37 days.The pope, 88, has been in stable condition for the past two weeks, according to the Vatican.The pope will appear at 12 p.m. local time, 7 a.m. ET, from the window of the hospital on Sunday, to greet and bless the people before leaving the hospital, the Vatican said."Pope Francis intends to appear from the Policlinico Agostino Gemelli in Rome for a greeting and a blessing at the end of tomorrow's Angelus [noontime prayer]. Papal text will be distributed in written form ... Read More
London’s Heathrow Airport ‘fully operational’ after fire causes travel chaos
Leon Neal/Getty Images(LONDON) -- London's Heathrow Airport announced Saturday morning that it is "open and fully operational" and flights have resumed after a fire at an electrical substation knocked out power to Europe's busiest hub."Flights have resumed at Heathrow, and we are open and fully operational," Heathrow Airport said on X. "Teams across the airport continue to do everything they can to support passengers impacted by yesterday's outage at an off-airport power substation."The UK Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Ed Miliband announced Saturday that he is ordering an investigation into the substation fire and how it could lead to the complete closure of Heathrow airport.The investigation will be led by National Energy System Operator "to understand ... Read More
Husam al-Titi, former ABC News journalist, killed in Gaza air strike
Obtained by ABC News(DEIR AL BALAH, Gaza) -- Former ABC News journalist Husam al-Titi was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza on Monday evening local time, the night the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas ended, according to al-Titi's family.Al-Titi was a sound engineer for ABC News for 20 years until 2014, when he left the company and became a teacher. He lived in Gaza City with his wife, daughter and three sons, but he was in Deir al Balah in a displacement camp when he was killed.Al-Titi's wife, daughter and three of his sons were taken to the hospital after the airstrike. Three of his sons remain hospitalized and one was seriously injured, al-Titi's family told ABC News. Copyright © 2025, ... Read More
London’s Heathrow Airport to restart flights after fire causes closure
(Jake Warga/Getty Images)(LONDON) -- London's Heathrow Airport is now "safely able to restart flights" after a fire at a nearby electrical substation closed one of the world's busiest airports on Friday.However, even as the airport says it can restart flights, officials advised people not to travel "unless your airline has advised you to do so." The airport said it hopes to "run a full operation" on Saturday."Our teams have worked tirelessly since the incident to ensure a speedy recovery. We're now safely able to restart flights, prioritising repatriation and relocation of aircraft," Heathrow said in a statement.Heathrow Airport said the fire at the substation, which supplies power to the airport, caused a "significant power outage" and the airport was expected ... Read More
Right main landing gear collapsed on impact in fiery Toronto plane crash: Preliminary report
Katherine KY Cheng/Getty Images)(TORONTO) -- The right main landing gear collapsed on impact when a Delta flight landed at Toronto's Pearson International Airport last month, with the wing hitting the runway and fuel spray causing a massive fire, according to a preliminary report from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada.There was no final cause of the crash in the report released Thursday, but the investigation found that the right main landing gear broke and collapsed on impact as the plane landed at a high descent rate.The first officer, who was in her fifth straight day of flying, was at the controls of the plane, according to the report. She had 1,422 hours of flying total, which is below the Federal Aviation Administration ... Read More
Ukraine targets key Russian airbase with ‘massive’ drone attack
This photo shows a Maxar satellite image of Engels Air Base in Saratov Oblast, Russia, taken on Dec. 3, 2022./Maxar/DigitalGlobe/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Russian authorities reported a "massive" Ukrainian drone attack on the Engels airbase in Saratov Oblast overnight, with Russia's Defense Ministry claiming to have downed 54 drones over the area."Saratov and Engels today suffered the most massive UAV attack of all time," Roman Busargin, the governor of Saratov region, wrote on Telegram. He reported a fire burning at the airfield and damage to around 30 houses in the area.Windows were also blown out at a nearby hospital -- where one woman was injured -- as well as two kindergartens and a school, Busargin wrote.The Ukrainian military's General Staff claimed ... Read More
Man seen with missing Pittsburgh student will receive passport back, prosecutors say
ABC News(PITTSBURGH) -- Joshua Riibe, the 22-year-old Minnesota college student who was with University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki the night she went missing on a spring break trip to the Dominican Republic, will receive his passport back on Thursday, a source in the prosecutor's office told ABC News.Riibe -- who is considered a witness and not a suspect in Konanki's disappearance -- had his passport and cellphone taken away as he was being interviewed over the last several days.Earlier Wednesday, Riibe’s legal team confirmed to ABC News they were trying to get a new U.S. passport for Riibe from the U.S. Embassy in the Dominican Republic so he could leave the country.“The U.S. Embassy is in communication with Mr. Riibe, his ... Read More
Russian drone hits Ukraine hospital after Putin, Trump discuss possible ceasefire
(LONDON) -- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said overnight missile and drone attacks launched by Russia showed that Moscow's claimed support for a ceasefire in Ukraine is not "real."Ukrainian authorities reported airstrikes in several regions of the country, including a drone attack on a hospital in the northeastern city of Sumy. The barrage came hours after Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin agreed to a halt in attacks on energy infrastructure as part of the White House's peace efforts."Now in many regions you can literally hear what Russia really needs," Zelenskyy wrote on Telegram. "About 40 Shaheds in our sky, air defense is working," the president added, referring to the Iranian-designed strike drone used by Russia."Unfortunately, there are hits, and precisely in ... Read More
Israeli forces resume ground operations in Gaza, IDF says
Martin Pope/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesEditor's Note: An earlier version of this article said that the IDF had dropped leaflets with disturbing messaging. ABC News has not been able to confirm the authenticity of these leaflets. The IDF denies dropping these leaflets.(LONDON) -- The Israel Defense Forces says that it is focusing ground operations in the center of the Gaza Strip after attacks since the ceasefire ended on Tuesday night have left nearly 500 Gazans dead -- primarily women and children -- according to a spokesperson for Gaza's civil defense team.During phase one of the ceasefire deal, Israel withdrew completely from the Netzarim corridor.Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz warned the residents of Gaza that "the evacuation of the population from ... Read More
Man seen with missing Pittsburgh student ‘ready to go home and go back to my life’
ABC News(PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic) -- Joshua Riibe, the Minnesota college student who was with University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki the night she went missing on a spring break trip to the Dominican Republic, said in court that he's "ready to go home and go back to my life."The 22-year-old Iowa native -- who has not been charged with a crime -- said Konanki's family hugged him and thanked him."Her mother gave me a hug and said, 'Thank you for saving my daughter the first time,"' Riibe said in court Tuesday. "It was really tough."Riibe's court appearance was for a habeas corpus hearing that was requested by his lawyers, who believe the 22-year-old is being detained illegally.Prosecutors claimed in ... Read More
Several planets found orbiting star less than 6 light-years away
Michael Orso/Getty Images, FILE(NEW YORK) -- Astronomers have confirmed the existence of four planets orbiting a star less than 6 light-years away with help from some of the world's most powerful telescopes.Research published in October 2024 revealed that one planet was rotating around Barnard's Star, the second-closest single star system to Earth. But a combination of telescopes all over the world confirmed the presence of four small exoplanets, according to a study published last week in The Astrophysical Journal Letters.The Gemini Telescope in Hawaii and the Very Large Telescope in Chile were used to detect the additional rocky planets, the astronomers said."It's signaling a breakthrough with the precision of these new instruments from previous generations," said Ritvik Basant, Ph.D student ... Read More
Putin apologizes for ‘tragic incident’ but stops short of saying Azerbaijani plane was shot down
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday apologized to his Azerbaijani counterpart for what he called a “tragic incident” following the crash of an Azerbaijani airliner in Kazakhstan that killed 38 people, but stopped short of acknowledging that Moscow was responsible. Putin’s apology came as allegations mounted that the plane had been shot down by Russian air defenses attempting to deflect a Ukrainian drone strike near Grozny, the regional capital of the Russian republic of Chechnya. An official Kremlin statement issued Saturday said that air defense systems were firing near Grozny airport as the airliner “repeatedly” attempted to land there on Wednesday. It did not explicitly say one of these hit the plane. The statement said Putin apologized ... Read More
What we know about the shooter
WASHINGTON (AP) — The man identified as the shooter in the apparent assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump was a 20-year-old from a Pittsburgh suburb not far from the campaign rally where one attendee was killed. Investigators were working Sunday to gather more information about Thomas Matthew Crooks of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, who they say opened fire at the rally before being killed by Secret Service days before Trump was to accept the Republican nomination for a third time. An FBI official said late Saturday that investigators had not yet determined a motive. Two spectators were critically injured, authorities said. Relatives of Crooks didn’t immediately respond to messages from The Associated Press. His father, Matthew Crooks, told CNN late ... Read MorePrayers for Trump also pour in from political rivals
Prayers for the former president are also coming from his political opponents. “I am horrified by what happened at the Trump rally in Pennsylvania and relieved that former President Trump is safe. Political violence has no place in our country,†said Sen. Chuck Schumer in a statement. “We should all condemn what happened today and I am hoping for the health of the former president and everyone else at the rally,†Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy posted on the social platform X. House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries said in a post on X that his “thoughts and prayers are with former President Trump†and expressed thanks “for the decisive law enforcement response.†... Read MoreWikiLeaks founder facing pivotal moment in long fight to stay out of US court
LONDON -- The host of a news conference about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's extradition fight wryly welcomed journalists last week to the “millionth†press briefing on his court case. Deborah Bonetti, director of the Foreign Press Association, was only half joking. Assange’s legal saga has dragged on for well over a decade but it could come to an end in the U.K. as soon as Monday. Assange faces a hearing in London's High Court that could end with him being sent to the U.S. to face espionage charges, or provide him another chance to appeal his extradition. The outcome will depend on how much weight judges give to reassurances U.S. officials have provided that Assange's rights won't be trampled if ... Read More
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