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Zimbabwe to kill dozens of elephants and distribute meat to people

Zimbabwe is home to the second-largest population of elephants in the world, after neighboring Botswana.
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Zimbabwe is home to the second-largest population of elephants in the world, after neighboring Botswana.
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Russia’s Wagner Group planned arson attack on London business with links to Ukraine, court is told

A trial of six men over an arson attack at an east London business that supported Ukraine’s war effort against Russia has begun, with prosecutors arguing that the evidence against them was “overwhelming.”
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This court artist drawing of front row, left to right, Nii Mensah, 23, Paul English, 61, Jakeem Rose, 23, and Ugnius Asmena, 20, and back left, Dmirjus Paulauskas, 23, and Ashton Evans, 20, back right, appearing at the Old Bailey, central London in connection with an alleged arson plot, Wednesday June 4, 2025. (PA via AP)
2 hours ago

Zimbabwe to kill dozens of elephants and distribute meat to people

Officials said they were seeking in part to control the elephant population.
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A group of elephants and giraffes walk near a carcass of an elephant at a watering hole inside Hwange National Park, in Zimbabwe, Oct 23, 2019.
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Zelenskyy calls Russia’s peace proposal an 'ultimatum' and he wants face-to-face talks with Putin

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has dismissed Russia’s ceasefire proposal as “an ultimatum” and renewed his call for direct talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin to break the deadlock over the war
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Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a cabinet meeting via videoconference at Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside of Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
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Ukraine has dominated NATO summits since Russia's invasion. Not this time with Trump

The war in Ukraine and the existential threat that Russia poses to European security has topped NATO’s agenda in each of its summits since 2022
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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte speaks during a media conference prior to a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
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A Pakistani man accused of killing a young TikTok influencer appears in court

Officials say a Pakistani man accused of killing a 17-year-old TikTok influencer after she rejected his offer of friendship has made his first court appearance
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Aid sites in Gaza temporarily close in wake of mass casualty events

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation says it's closing distribution sites to prepare and stage for the large crowds they’ve been seeing. ABC News’ Ian Pannell reports.
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Aid sites in Gaza temporarily close in wake of mass casualty events
June 04

These satellite photos show Russian bombers Ukraine says it destroyed

Satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press show seven destroyed bombers on the tarmac at a Russian air base in eastern Siberia
June 04
This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows damage after a Ukrainian drone attack targeted the Belaya Air Base in the Irkutsk region of eastern Siberia in Russia captured on June 4, 2025. (Maxar Technologies via AP)
June 04

International headlines from ABC News

Catch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines.
June 04
Catch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines.
June 04

Greek court jails 4 officials over botched evacuation during deadly wildfire near Athens

Four former senior fire service and civil protection officials have been jailed in Greece after being found guilty for failing to mount a proper evacuation during a wildfire that killed more than 100 people outside Athens in 2018
June 04
FILE - People stand amid the charred remains of burned-out cars in Mati east of Athens, Tuesday, July 24, 2018. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis, File)
June 04

At least 11 people die in stampede outside cricket stadium in India

At least 11 people are dead and more than 30 injured in a stampede outside a cricket stadium in southern India
June 04
Fans cheer as the bus carrying Royal Challengers Bengaluru cricketers, winners of the Indian Premier League, arrive at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, India, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
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Trump says he had 'good' call with Putin but peace not 'immediate'

The call comes as Ukraine is pushing for U.S. sanctions on Moscow.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, May 28, 2025 and President Donald Trump in Washington, April 20, 2025.
June 04

The Dutch government has collapsed. What happens next?

Dutch opposition parties are calling for fresh elections as soon as possible, a day after anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders sparked the collapse of the country’s four-party coalition government
June 04
Frans Timmermans, of the center-left two party bloc of Labor Party and Green Left, looks on in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday, June 3, 2025, after far-right leader Geert Wilders pulled his party out of the ruling four-party coalition in dispute over a crackdown on migration. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
June 04

Woman on trial for mushroom murders says she was trying to fix a 'bland' lunch

An Australian woman on trial for the triple murder of her estranged husband's relatives and the attempted murder of another has told the Supreme Court in the state of Victoria that she carefully planned the July 2023 lunch where her dinner guests were ...
June 04
Erin Patterson, the woman accused of serving her ex-husband's family poisonous mushrooms, is photographed in Melbourne, Australia, on April 15, 2025. (James Ross/AAP Image via AP)
June 04

5 inmates killed in Ivory Coast prison when search turns violent

Authorities in Ivory Coast say five prison inmates were killed when a routine search turned into a violent clash
June 04
June 04

A hungry wild elephant raids a grocery store for snacks in Thailand

A hungry wild elephant has caused havoc in a grocery store in Thailand after strolling in from the Khao Yai National Park and helping himself to the food on the shelves
June 04
The male elephant, named Plai Biang Lek, ransacks sweet rice crackers at shop in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, Monday, June 2, 2025. (Kanokporn Sriboon via AP)
June 04

US and Europe trade negotiators say progress but no breakthroughs on tariff talks in Paris

Europe and the United States say progress has been made but there were no breakthroughs during a meeting in Paris to negotiate a settlement of a tense tariff spat with global economic ramifications
June 04
FILE - U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, on April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
June 04

A quiet Tiananmen Square anniversary displays China's ability to suppress history

For most Chinese, the 36th anniversary of a bloody crackdown that ended pro-democracy protests in China has passed like any other weekday
June 04
A man, right, is detained by police officers at the Victoria Park, the city's venue for the annual 1989 Tiananmen massacre vigil, on the 36th anniversary of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown, in Hong Kong, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
June 04

New South Korean President Lee faces crucial challenges at home and abroad

New South Korean President Lee Jae-myung described his victory as the start of the country’s return to normalcy, after winning a tense election that capped off months of political turmoil
June 04
South Korean new President Lee Jae-myung, center, arrives at presidential office in Seoul after the inauguration Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (Chung Sung-Jun/Pool Photo via AP)
June 04

Cologne starts its biggest evacuation since 1945 to defuse WWII bombs

More than 20,000 residents are being evacuated from part of Cologne’s city center to defuse World War II bombs
June 04
One of the three unexploded bombs from the Second World War is fenced off with screens as specialists prepare to defuse them in Cologne, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (Thomas Banneyer/dpa via AP)
June 04

South Korea has endured 6 months of political turmoil. What can we expect in Lee's presidency?

Images from the election of South Korea's new president are as peaceful and orderly as you’d expect to see in any vibrant democracy
June 04
FILE - Democratic Party presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung, second left, hurls a baseball during a presidential election campaign event at Jamsil Sports Complex in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, May 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)
June 04

Pakistani troops kill 14 militants in raid in northwest region near Afghanistan

Pakistan’s military says its security forces have killed 14 Pakistani Taliban in a raid in the country's northwest
June 04
In this photo released by the Inter Services Public Relations, newly elevated Field Marshal General Asim Munir prays after laying wreath on the Martyrs monument during a special guard of honor ceremony at General Headquarters, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Wednesday, May 21, 2025. (Inter Services Public Relations via AP)
June 04

Iran's supreme leader criticizes US proposal in nuclear talks, but does not reject idea of a deal

Iran’s supreme leader has criticized an initial proposal from the United States in negotiations over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program, though he stopped short of entirely rejecting the idea of agreement with Washington
June 04
In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves to the crowd as he arrives for a ceremony marking the anniversary of the 1989 death of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini at his shrine just outside Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)
June 04

Cuban families devise ingenious solutions to endure frequent power shortages

For countless families in Cuba, the question is no longer if the power will go out, but when
June 04
People walk in the dark during a blackout in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, May 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
June 04

No kids, excess heat and payment plans. What to know about Hajj 2025

Muslims from around the world are in the Saudi city of Mecca for this year's Hajj pilgrimage, one of the Five Pillars of Islam
June 04
Muslim pilgrims prepare to enter the Grand Mosque, during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Monday, June 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
June 04

'A huge loss.' In remote Nagasaki islands, a rare version of Christianity heads toward extinction

On the rural islands of Nagasaki a handful of believers practice a version of Christianity that has direct links to a time of samurai, shoguns and martyred missionaries and believers
June 04
Yoshitaka Oishi and others chant "Orasho" prayers during their annual performance at the Ikitsuki Island Museum "Shima no Yakata" in Ikitsuki Island in Hirado, southern Japan, Tuesday, April 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
June 03

South Korea’s new President vows to bolster ties with U.S., Japan

South Korea’s new President Lee Jae-myung says he’ll pursue dialogue with North Korea while bolstering a trilateral partnership with the U.S. and Japan
June 03
South Korea's President Lee Jae-myung bows as he delivers a speech after taking his oath during his inauguration ceremony at the National Assembly in Seoul on June 4, 2025. (Anthony Wallace/Pool Photo via AP)
June 03

South Korea’s new President Lee Jae-myung says he’ll pursue dialogue with North Korea and bolster US-Japan partnership

South Korea’s new President Lee Jae-myung says he’ll pursue dialogue with North Korea and bolster US-Japan partnership
June 03
June 03

Salvadoran court convicts 3 former army officers in the 1982 killing of 4 Dutch journalists

Salvadoran court convicts 3 former army officers in the 1982 killing of 4 Dutch journalists
June 03
June 03

Does Ukraine’s surprise drone attack signal a change in the war?

ABC News' Tom Soufi Burridge reports on Ukraine’s targeted drone strike in Russia that took out several bombers in the latest series of unusual warfare tactics.
June 03
VIDEO: Does Ukraine’s surprise drone attack signal a change in the war?
June 03

Salvadoran court convicts 3 former army officers in the 1982 killing of 4 Dutch journalists

Three former Salvadoran officers have been convicted for the 1982 killings of four Dutch journalists during the Central American nation’s civil war
June 03
FILE - Former Defense Minister Jose Guillermo Garcia is surrounded by press as he arrives at the Oscar Arnulfo Romero international airport in San Luis Talpa, El Salvador, Jan. 8, 2016. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez, File)
June 03

Gaza aid distribution paused for 24 hours after deadly shooting, overwhelming need

At least 27 people were killed and more than 90 injured, health officials said.
June 03
Women react following the death of Palestinians, in what the Gaza health ministry say was Israeli fire near a distribution site in Rafah, at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, June 3, 2025.
June 03

Putin's uncompromising demands emerge after the latest round of Russia-Ukraine peace talks

Russia took weeks to present to Ukraine with a “memorandum” setting out its conditions for a ceasefire, as well as key guidelines for a comprehensive treaty to end the 3-year-old war
June 03
FILE - Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov speaks to the media at the Ciragan Palace following the Ukraine-Russia peace talks in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, June 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel, File)
June 03

Renewed search for Madeleine McCann

Portuguese officials are launching new searches for Madeleine McCann, the 3-year-old British girl who vanished while on vacation with her family in 2007.
June 03
Portuguese officials are launching new searches for Madeleine McCann, the 3-year-old British girl who vanished while on vacation with her family in 2007.
June 03

An attack on an aid convoy in Sudan's Darfur region kills 5, UN says

The United Nations says five people have been killed in an attack on an aid convoy in Sudan’s restive region of Darfur
June 03
This is a locator map for Sudan with its capital, Khartoum. (AP Photo)
June 03

New searches in Portugal near where toddler Madeleine McCann disappeared in 2007

Police investigating the 2007 disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann have searched near an abandoned building in southern Portugal
June 03
FILE - Gerry, left, and Kate McCann, parents of four-year old Madeleine McCann, present a picture of their daughter during a press conference in Berlin, Wednesday, June 6, 2007. (AP Photo/Sven Kaestner, File)
June 03

Extremists kill dozens of soldiers at a Mali military base, sources say

Extremists have killed dozens of soldiers in an attack on a military base in Mali
June 03
FILE - Leader of Mali's ruling junta Lt. Col. Assimi Goita, center, attends an independence day military parade in Bamako, Mali on Sept. 22, 2022. (AP Photo, File)
June 03

Ukraine claims new underwater bomb attack on Russia's Crimean Bridge

The Security Service of Ukraine on Tuesday claimed to have conducted a new attack on Russia's Kerch Strait Bridge.
June 03
VIDEO: Ukraine claims new underwater bomb attack on Russia's Crimean Bridge
June 03

Ukraine claims new underwater bomb attack on Russia's Crimean Bridge

Ukraine's SBU said the operation "severely damaged" the structure.
June 03
This image taken from a Ukraine Security Service (SBU) handout shows alleged damage to the Kerch Strait Bridge following an explosion there on June 03, 2025.
June 03

Hamas ‘shooting at their own people’ near aid site: Israeli spokesperson

Israeli government spokesman David Mencer admitted that “more can be done to get hungry people fed in Gaza” and blames Hamas for “consistently walking away” from ceasefire talks.
June 03
VIDEO: Hamas ‘shooting at their own people’ near aid site: Israeli spokesperson
June 03

Scientists say a record amount of seaweed hit the Caribbean and nearby areas in May

A new report says that a record 38 million metric tons of sargassum piled up across the Caribbean and nearby areas in May, with more expected this month
June 03
Sargassum gathers off the coast of Playa Lucía, Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, Monday, June 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Alejandro Granadillo)
June 03

Spain cancels contract for anti-tank missiles built by Israeli subsidiary

Spain's Defense Ministry has canceled the purchase of anti-tank missile systems that were to be manufactured in Spain by a subsidiary of an Israeli company
June 03
FILE - Spain's Defense Minister Margarita Robles arrives for a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group at NATO headquarters in Brussels, on April 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert, File)
June 03

French police officer to stand trial over teen killing that sparked nationwide riots

A French police officer will face trial next year on charges of voluntary homicide for the killing of a 17-year-old of North African origins
June 03
FILE - Police forces clash with youths in Nanterre, outside Paris, Thursday, June 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)
June 03

Iranian minister says Tehran backs Lebanon in its push to end Israel's military presence

Iran’s foreign minister says Tehran supports Lebanon’s efforts to pressure Israel to end its military presence in parts of the country, including diplomatic moves to expel those he called occupiers
June 03
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, right, speaks to journalists as Iranian Ambassador to Lebanon Mojtaba Amani stands by, after a meeting with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
June 03

ICC appeals judges greenlight first in absentia hearing over Ugandan rebel leader

Appeals judges at the International Criminal Court have given the final greenlight for the tribunal’s first in absentia hearing
June 03
FILE - In this Nov. 12, 2006 file photo, the leader of the Lord's Resistance Army, Joseph Kony answers journalists' questions following a meeting with UN humanitarian chief Jan Egeland at Ri-Kwangba in southern Sudan. (AP Photo/Stuart Price, File, Pool)
June 03

Resource-rich Mongolia faces political uncertainty after the prime minister resigns

Resource-rich Mongolia is facing political uncertainty following the resignation of its prime minister in the wake of protests over endemic corruption in the landlocked Asian country, squeezed between China and Russia
June 03
A protestor holds a sign that reads ''Resign, Kettle, Resign'' in reference to Mongolia’s Prime Minister, at the Sukhbaatar Square in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Thursday, May 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Ganbat Namjilsangarav)
June 03

Poland's PM Tusk says confidence vote on his government will take place June 11

Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk said parliament will hold a confidence vote on his government on June 11
June 03
June 03

2 people die before a suspected explosive attack in Uganda's capital, authorities say

Uganda military authorities say two people died before executing a suspected explosive attack near a Catholic shrine in the capital, Kampala
June 03
Detectives and forensic investigators work at the scene of a suspected explosive attack in Kampala, Uganda Tuesday, May 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Hajarah Nalwadda)
June 03

Poland's PM Tusk says confidence vote in parliament on his government will take place June 11

Poland's PM Tusk says confidence vote in parliament on his government will take place June 11
June 03
June 03

Woman who denies mushroom murders accepts that she served death caps for lunch

An Australian woman accused of murdering three of her estranged husband’s relatives with poisonous mushrooms has told a court she accepts the fatal lunch she served contained death caps
June 03
Erin Patterson, the woman accused of serving her ex-husband's family poisonous mushrooms, is photographed in Melbourne, Australia, on April 15, 2025. (James Ross/AAP Image via AP)