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Oman FM says there will be sixth round of negotiations between Iran and US on Sunday

Oman’s foreign minister says there will be a sixth round of negotiations between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program this weekend
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FILE - The flag of the International Atomic Energy Agency flys in front of its headquarters during an IAEA Board of Governors meeting in Vienna, Austria, Feb. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader, File)
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Oman's foreign minister says there will be a sixth round of negotiations between Iran and the US on Sunday in Oman

Oman's foreign minister says there will be a sixth round of negotiations between Iran and the US on Sunday in Oman
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June 12

With Trump as ally, El Salvador's President ramps up crackdown on dissent

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele is intensifying his crackdown on dissent, a move observers suggest has been emboldened by his alliance with U.S. President Donald Trump
June 12
Alejandro Henriquez, left, and Jose Angel Perez, second from right, speak with their lawyers prior to their first court hearing in Santa Tecla, El Salvador, Friday, May 30, 2025. The National Civil Police arrested them for protesting near the presidential residence. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez)
June 11

Colombia's president bypasses lawmakers and issues decree to let voters decide on labor reform

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has bypassed legislative opposition and signed a decree summoning voters to the polls in August to decide changes to the country’s labor laws, including whether workdays should be limited to eight hours
June 11
A man wears a hat with a Cuban flag and an image of Che Guevara at a rally in support of Colombian President Gustavo Petro's intention to call a referendum on labor reform, in Cali, Colombia, Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)
June 11

More Palestinians killed at aid distribution site in Gaza

ABC News’ Tom Soufi Burridge reports on the latest killings -- this time of more than 30 Palestinians at an aid distribution site in Gaza, as the death toll surpasses a grim milestone.
June 11
VIDEO: More Palestinians killed at aid distribution site in Gaza
June 11

Trump confirms US personnel are being removed from parts of Middle East

"We'll see what happens," the president said Wednesday.
June 11
President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, June 10, 2025.
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66 Palestinians killed in back-to-back shootings near aid sites: Health ministry

At least 163 people have been killed while trying to get aid from the GHF.
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Palestinian children wait for food at a distribution point in Nuseirat, in the central Gaza Strip, on June 11, 2025.
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New dinosaur species discovered

Paleontologists discovered a new species of dinosaur that was related to the infamous Tyrannosaurus rex.
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Paleontologists discovered a new species of dinosaur that was related to the infamous Tyrannosaurus rex.
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EU and UK reach accord on cross-border trade and travel in Gibraltar

The European Union and the U.K. have reached an agreement to ease cross-border trade and travel in Gibraltar after years of post-Brexit wrangling over the contested territory, EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič said Wednesday
June 11
FILE - People walk past a Brexit information office at the British territory of Gibraltar, on Jan. 31, 2020. (AP Photo/Javier Fergo, File)
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UK and EU strike deal on Spain-Gibraltar border after years of post-Brexit wrangling over the contested territory

UK and EU strike deal on Spain-Gibraltar border after years of post-Brexit wrangling over the contested territory
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New dinosaur species related to T. Rex discovered

Fossils found 50 years ago were initially thought to belong to another species.
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At least 49 people have died in flooding in South Africa, officials say

Officials say at least 49 people have died in flooding in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province
June 11
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Russian court jails Navalny ally in absentia for 18 years amid dissident crackdown

Two key figures in Russia’s beleaguered political opposition were targeted by Russian courts as Moscow continues its crackdown on dissent
June 11
FILE - Leonid Volkov, chief of staff for the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny watches a session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, on Dec. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias, File)
June 11

Residents of Graz observe moment of silence after school attack

ABC News’ Tom Soufi Burridge reports from Graz, Austria, where 10 people were killed in a shooting at a high school.
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VIDEO: Residents of Graz observe moment of silence after school attack
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3 killed in Russian airstrikes as Zelenskyy warns of evolving drone tech

ABC News’ Maggie Rulli reports on the Russian drone strikes and bombs, which killed at least three people in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv overnight, regional officials there said.
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VIDEO: 3 killed in Russian airstrikes as Zelenskyy warns of evolving drone tech
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International headlines from ABC News

Catch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines.
June 11
Catch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines.
June 11

Trump says China trade deal 'done,’ and subject to 'final approval'

ABC News’ Britt Clennett reports on what both sides are getting from this agreement, and what happens next.
June 11
VIDEO: Trump says China trade deal 'done,’ and subject to 'final approval'
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Why 2 Chinese aircraft carriers are operating in the Pacific together for the first time

Japan this week confirmed that two Chinese aircraft carriers have operated together for the first time in the Pacific
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This image provided on June 12, 2025, by the Ministry of Defense shows Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong near southern islands in the Pacific on June 7, 2025. (The Ministry of Defense via AP)
June 11

Iran executes man over 2022 protest killings. Activists say he was framed

Iran has executed a man convicted of fatally shooting seven people during a 2022 protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, though human rights activists say he was tortured into confessing for killings likely carried out by security services
June 11
This is a locator map for Iran with its capital, Tehran. (AP Photo)
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Dutch Princess Amalia undergoes surgery after breaking arm in horse riding fall

The heir to the Dutch throne Princess Amalia is recovering at a hospital after undergoing surgery to one of her arms that she broke a day earlier in a fall from her horse
June 11
FILE - Dutch Princess Amalia poses for the media in The Hague, Netherlands, Friday, June 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, Pool, File)
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Zelenskyy speaks out in ABC News exclusive as Russia retaliates

Martha Raddatz speaks one-on-one with Pres. Zelenskyy, who reveals how Ukraine's brazen drone attack was executed.
June 11
VIDEO: Zelenskyy speaks out in ABC News exclusive as Russia retaliates
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Trump says China trade deal 'done,' but subject to 'final approval'

Chinese and U.S. negotiators met in London this week.
June 11
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, right, shakes hands with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent before their meeting to discuss China-U.S. trade, in London, Monday, June 9, 2025.
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Denmark's lawmakers approve bill to allow U.S. military bases on Danish soil as Trump eyes Greenland

Denmark’s Parliament has approved a bill to allow the United States to have military bases on Danish soil, a move that comes as U.S. President Donald Trump seeks to take control of the kingdom’s semi-autonomous territory of Greenland
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Taiwan struck by 5.9 magnitude earthquake Tuesday evening, USGS says

Officials report Taiwan has been struck by a 5.9 magnitude earthquake
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What to know after anti-immigrant violence flares in a Northern Ireland town

Police in Northern Ireland say 17 officers were injured during a second night of anti-immigrant violence in the town of Ballymena
June 11
Police in riot gear form a protective line as a crowd gathers in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, protesting over an alleged sexual assault in the Co Antrim town, Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)
June 11

Taiwan struck by 5.9 magnitude earthquake Tuesday evening, USGS says

Taiwan struck by 5.9 magnitude earthquake Tuesday evening, USGS says
June 11
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Pope Leo XIV names first Chinese bishop, signalling he is continuing Vatican's accord

Pope Leo XIV has made his first appointment of a Chinese bishop
June 11
Pope Leo XIV waves at the end of his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
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Russian airstrikes kill 3 in Ukraine as Zelenskyy warns of evolving drone tech

Zelenskyy said Russia, Iran and North Korea are expanding drone cooperation.
June 11
This handout photograph taken and released by the Ukrainian Emergency Service on June 11, 2025 shows a burning building following a drone attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
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Graz school shooting survivors not in life-threatening condition, hospitals say

Ten people were killed in Tuesday's shooting in Austria's second city.
June 11
A crisis worker is pictured at a makeshift memorial site at the location of a school shooting in Graz, Austria, on June 11, 2025.
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Turkey to export 48 of its nationally produced fighter jets to Indonesia

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey will export 48 of its nationally-produced KAAN fighter jets to Indonesia
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FILE - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attends the European Political Community summit in Tirana, Albania, Friday, May 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj,File)
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UK government hopes to regain political initiative as Treasury chief outlines spending plans

Britain’s Labour government will hope to regain the political initiative when Treasury chief Rachel Reeves sets out her spending plans for the coming years
June 11
Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves leaves 11 Downing Street to announce the government's Spending Review in Parliament, in London, Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
June 11

'Complete shock': Residents of Graz in anguish after attack: Reporter's notebook

ABC News Foreign Correspondent Tom Soufi Burridge reports from Graz, Austria.
June 11
People light candles in the main square following a deadly school shooting in Graz, Austria, June 10, 2025. Picture taken with a low shutter speed.
June 11

South Korea halts propaganda broadcasts along border with rival North in a move to ease tensions

South Korea’s military has shut down loudspeakers broadcasting anti-North Korean propaganda along the inter-Korean border
June 11
A North Korean military guard post, loudspeaker, top left, and South Korean army soldiers, bottom right, are seen from Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Thursday, June 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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South Korea halts loudspeaker broadcasts along border with rival North Korea

South Korea halts loudspeaker broadcasts along border with rival North Korea
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Austria falls silent for a minute as questions remain about the motive for a deadly school shooting

Austria has fallen silent for a minute in memory of the 10 people killed in a school shooting in Graz, which ended with the gunman taking his own life
June 11
People pay a moment of silence on the main square after a former student opened fire the day before at a school fatally wounding several people and injuring many others before taking his own life, Graz, Austria, Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
June 11

Russia drones hit Kharkiv and other parts of Ukraine

The Ukrainian Air Force says that Russian forces launched a large-scale drone assault across Ukraine overnight, with 85 Shahed-type drones and decoy UAVs targeting the northeastern city of Kharkiv and other areas
June 11
Firefighters tackle a blaze after a Russian attack that hit a residential building in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)
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The world's oldest restaurant faces a challenge from another Madrid tavern that says its even older

In the heart of Spain’s capital, the famous Sobrino de Botín restaurant proudly holds the title of being the world’s oldest restaurant
June 11
Waiters work at Casa Pedro restaurant in Madrid, Spain, on May 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
June 11

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk defends his centrist government before a vote of confidence

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has defended his centrist, pro-European government before parliament, seeking to reassert control and rally his fractured coalition after suffering a bitter political defeat
June 11
Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk addresses the Polish parliament on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in Warsaw, Poland. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
June 11

Spain's economy minister says 'overtourism' challenges need to be addressed

Spain’s economy minister Carlos Cuerpo says the millions of tourists who visit the country every year pose a challenge for Spain's residents that the government can no longer afford to ignore
June 11
Spain's Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at the Economy Ministry in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Paul White)
June 10

Rights group says global brands are at risk of links to forced labor in China's minerals industry

An international rights group says several global brands are among dozens of companies at risk of using forced labor through their Chinese supply chains
June 10
Men sit near a periodic table showing minerals at the China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing, on Nov. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
June 10

Police use water cannon amid anti-immigrant violence in Northern Ireland town

Demonstrators have pelted police with bricks, bottles and fireworks and set vehicles alight in the Northern Ireland town of Ballymena
June 10
In this photo taken from PA Video fire is seen next to riot police vans at Clonavon Terrace, in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, as people take part in a protest over an alleged sexual assault in the Co Antrim town, Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (Niall Carson//PA via AP)
June 10

Colombia charges 15-year-old with attempted murder of presidential candidate

Colombian authorities have charged a 15-year-old with attempted murder for the assasination attempt on Miguel Uribe, the conservative presidential candidate who was shot in the head this weekend and is now in critical condition
June 10
People pray near an altar set up outside the clinic where Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay is being treated after being shot at a political rally, in Bogota, Colombia, Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
June 10

Mexico's security chief says drug cartels are recruiting former Colombian soldiers

Mexico’s security chief says that the country's most powerful drug cartels are recruiting former Colombian soldiers, leading Mexico to turn away dozens of Colombians trying to enter the country
June 10
FILE - Minister of Security and Citizen Protection Omar Garcia Harfuch speaks during a presentation of incoming President Claudia Sheinbaum's Cabinet members, in Mexico City, July 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte, File)
June 10

Argentine Supreme Court upholds 6-year prison sentence for ex-President Fernández

Argentina’s highest court has upheld a six-year prison sentence for former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
June 10
Supporters of former President Cristina Fernandez react after Argentina's Supreme Court upheld her corruption conviction, outside the Justicialist Party headquarters in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
June 10

10 dead in Austrian school shooting, along with alleged shooter, officials say

The shooting was "a national tragedy," Chancellor Christian Stocker said.
June 10
Policemen are seen in a street close to a school where, according to reports, several people died in a shooting, on June 10, 2025 in Graz, southeastern Austria.
June 10

At least 7 killed, schoolchildren swept away as floods and snow hit South Africa

Provincial government officials say at least seven people have died in flooding in South Africa after a weather front bringing heavy rain and snow hit eastern and southern provinces
June 10
Snow covers the N2 road heading to Nolangeni, South Africa, Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (Greater Kokstad Municipality via AP)
June 10

Hungarians declare resistance to Orbán's government with a large protest

Around 15,000 protesters have filled a square in Hungary’s capital
June 10
June 10

Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro takes the stand before the Supreme Court over alleged coup plan

Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro takes the stand before the Supreme Court over alleged coup plan
June 10
June 10

Syria's post-war economic recovery will require 'substantial' international support, IMF says

The International Monetary Fund had said it visited Syria for the first time since 2009 as the country scrambles to rebuild after over a decade of conflict
June 10