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Poisoned Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny detained upon arrival in Moscow

BY: PATRICK REEVELL, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny was detained by police at a Moscow airport minutes after returning to Russia for the first time since he was poisoned with a nerve agent this summer. Navalny had pledged to ...
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Lebanon enacts all-day curfew after new surge in coronavirus cases

By IBTISSEM GUENFOUD, ABC News(PARIS) -- Starting Thursday, people in Lebanon are asked to stay home, day or night, without exemptions for grocery shopping or exercising, to curb a new surge in coronavirus cases.Lebanon has entered a national ...
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Sending carrier back to Middle East will keep tensions low after Soleimani death anniversary, admiral says

By ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- With tensions running high between Iran and the United States in recent weeks, the Navy's top admiral believes the U.S. has the right naval assets in the Middle East to deter Iranian aggression.Adm. Mike ...
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COVID-19 mutations spark global concerns

By LIEZL THOM, ABC News(PRETORIA, South Africa) -- The World Health Organization's emergency committee will meet two weeks early on Thursday to discuss the new coronavirus variants from South Africa and Britain that have rapidly spread to at least 50 ...
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Tower of London’s ‘Queen Raven’ is missing and presumed dead

By GUY DAVIES, ABC News (LONDON) -- The Tower of London’s ‘Queen raven,’ Merlina, is missing and presumed dead after not being seen for several weeks, Historic Royal Palaces said.Legend has it that if there are less than six ravens at ...
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Huge religious festival of Kumbh Mela goes ahead despite coronavirus pandemic

By GUY DAVIES, ABC News (LONDON) -- Hindu pilgrims in India have begun gathering along the Ganges River on the first day of Kumbh Mela, despite coronavirus restrictions in what is often described as the largest religious festival in the world.Images ...
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Turkish authorities rebuff UN inquiry into murder of Syrian-American journalist

By PETE MADDEN, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- Turkish authorities have rebuffed a request from the United Nations for more information on the murders of Syrian-American journalist Halla Barakat and her mother, Orouba Barakat.In a letter dated Oct. 7, published by ...
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Air quality improvement during COVID-19 lockdowns less drastic than previously thought: Study

By JULIA JACOBO, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- A potential silver lining of the devastating COVID-19 pandemic, a drop in greenhouse gas emissions because of the massive reduction in ground and air travel during lockdowns, may not be as drastic as previously thought, ...
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Irish state makes landmark apology for church-run homes, where thousands of infants died

By PATRICK REEVELL, ABC News(DUBLIN) -- Ireland’s prime minister on Wednesday made a solemn state apology to the women and children that suffered in church-run homes for unmarried mothers and their babies, as the country confronts a landmark report documenting ...
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US bans all cotton and tomato products from Xinjiang over slave labor

By VICTOR ORDONEZ, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Wednesday it will detain all cotton and tomato products produced in China’s Xinjiang province.The Withhold Release Order (WRO) issued by CBP is based on information that ...
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Poisoned Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny says he will return to Russia despite jail threats

By PATRICK REEVELL, ABC News (MOSCOW) -- The Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny has said he will return to Russia this week for what could be a dramatic homecoming following his poisoning with a nerve agent this summer.Navalny has been in ...
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Artists collective ‘AnonyMouse’ installing miniature stores into streets of Sweden

By GUY DAVIES, ABC News (LONDON) -- Over the past few years a highly secretive network working out of Sweden has been opening our eyes to a world we had not given much thought too before. But no, this isn’t Wikileaks or the ...
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