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Video captures Louvre jewel thieves emerging from museum in a cherry picker
Antoine Gyori - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images(PARIS) -- A dramatic video has surfaced, capturing two of the thieves wanted in the brazen $102 million jewel heist at the Louvre exiting the crime scene on a mobile cherry picker and fleeing on motorbikes with the loot.Two French law enforcement sources confirmed to ABC News on Thursday that investigators are aware of the video and are reviewing it for clues as part of the investigation. The sources said the video was taken from inside the Louvre by members of the museum security staff.The video, circulating online and verified by ABC News, shows the two thieves coming down from the targeted Apollo Gallery at the world-famous museum in a truck-mounted mechanical cherry picker.In the footage, ... Read More
US carries out another strike against an alleged drug vessel, this time in the Pacific Ocean
President Donald Trump talks during a cabinet meeting at the White House on Oct. 9, 2025, joined by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. (Photo by Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post via Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. military has carried out another airstrike on an alleged drug cartel vessel on Tuesday night, according to two U.S. officials, this time in the Pacific Ocean.It is the eighth known U.S. strike against an alleged drug boat since early September.There were no survivors of Tuesday night's strike and it is believed that two to three people aboard were killed, according to the officials.Tuesday night’s strike occurred in the waters west of Central America, according to one of the ... Read More
Russian aerial strike on Ukraine kills 6, including 2 children, as kindergarten hit, Kyiv says
Officials carry the children after the Russian missile attack on Kyiv, Ukraine on October 22, 2025. (Photo by Office of the President of Ukraine/Anadolu via Getty Images)(LONDON) -- Russia overnight launched a heavy air attack on Ukraine -- including striking Kyiv with drones and ballistic missiles -- that killed at least six people, including two children, officials said.It came hours after plans for President Donald Trump’s proposed summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared to fall apart, leaving hopes of movement in the coming days towards ending the war once again in tatters.Russia also directly struck a kindergarten in the eastern city of Kharkiv, according to Kyiv. At least 10 people were injured, including a 5-year-old girl, in the strike, according to Kharkiv Mayor Igor Terekhov."There is and cannot be any justification for a drone strike ... Read More
Louvre director blames jewel heist on ‘a terrible failure’ of security as she is grilled by lawmakers
The Louvre looks empty during a normally busy Sunday on October 19, 2025 in Paris, France. (Photo by Remon Haazen/Getty Images)(PARIS) -- The director of the Louvre in Paris took the hot seat on Wednesday, telling lawmakers she submitted her resignation following Sunday’s brazen daylight heist of more than $100 million in jewels from the museum’s orate Apollo Gallery.Appearing in front of France’s Senate Culture Committee for two hours, Laurence des Cars, the president and director of the Louvre, said her resignation was rejected."Last Sunday, after acknowledging ... the consequences of the terrible attack we had just suffered, I submitted my resignation to the Minister of Culture. She refused it," des Cars said.Amid mounting criticism over the colossal lapse in ... Read More
Manhunt underway for 4 suspects after heist of ‘priceless’ jewelry at Louvre in Paris
<figure><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/syndication.abcaudio.com/files/2025-10-20/getty_lourve_1020.png" alt=""><figcaption>Pierre Suu/Getty Images</figcaption></figure><p>(PARIS) -- As the alarms sounded at the Louvre Museum on Sunday morning, four suspects took off on two motorbikes, winding their way through central Paris, allegedly carrying with them a haul of "priceless" jewelry once worn by queens and royals.</p><p>The suspects were last seen speeding southeast on Highway A6 out of Paris and in the direction of Lyon, according to investigators.</p><p>About 24 hours after the brazen theft of some of the most recognizable pieces of glittering French heritage, which were taken during daylight hours from the world's most-visited museum, a nationwide manhunt and investigation are in full swing, according to state and law enforcement officials.</p><p>In an interview with ABC News on Monday, French Culture Minister ... Read More
2 dead at Hong Kong International Airport after cargo plane skids off runway into the sea
Daniel Ceng/Anadolu via Getty Images(HONG KONG) -- An Emirates Boeing 747 cargo plane skidded off the runway after arriving at Hong Kong International Airport and landed in the sea, according to airport authority.Two security personnel were killed in the incident that occurred at approximately 4 a.m. Monday morning, local time, according to Hong Kong police.They were not aboard the plane, but were in a petrol car that fell off the runway at the same time as the aircraft. One individual was declared dead at the scene and the other after being transported to an area hospital, police said.The personnel, both men and longtime employees of the airport, were rescued from inside the submerged vehicle that was over 22 feet under ... Read More
Thieves steal jewels with ‘inestimable’ value from Louvre museum
Kiran Ridley/Getty Images(PARIS) -- Several people disguised as construction workers broke into the world-famous Louvre Museum in Paris on Sunday, cracking open display cases and stealing jewelry that once belonged to Emperor Napoleon and his wife, officials said.At least nine pieces of jewelry of "inestimable heritage and historical value" were taken in the brazen heist before the thieves made their getaway on motorcycles, two ministers said."Investigations have begun, and a precise list of the stolen items is underway," the museum said in a statement.Four thieves pulled off the apparently well-planned heist, according to authorities.The theft took place around 9:30 a.m. local time on Sunday, just before the museum was set to open to the public, the Paris Police Prefecture said ... Read More
Rebuilding Gaza will take ‘decades,’ cost $70B, experts say
Khalil Ramzi Alkahlut/Anadolu via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- With a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in effect, many questions about the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip remain. It may take decades, not years, to rebuild Gaza due to the massive destruction, an expert from the Brookings Institute told ABC News.Under the ceasefire agreement, the Gaza Strip is set to be redeveloped for the Palestinian people. Jaco Cilliers, an official from United Nations Development Programme, said at a press conference on Tuesday that it had already cleared some 81,000 tons of rubble from the Gaza Strip and was continuing to do so.However, it is unclear when reconstruction will begin and who will finance the effort, the Brookings Institute expert, Hady ... Read More
Venezuelan government bolsters forces following Trump administration strikes
The Venezuelan Armed Forces and army tanks drive along a highway during a military exercise in Caracas, Venezuela on September 20, 2025. (Photo by Ivan McGregor/Anadolu via Getty Images)(VENEZUELA) -- Venezuelan officials say that they have bolstered their armed forces after the United States conducted another strike on vessel that originated from the country, which he claimed carried drugs.Venezuelan leaders said roughly 284 battle fronts are operational, poised for either land or sea conflict, two officials with knowledge of the Venezuelan government's plans told ABC News Friday.Militias, which are heavily armed, have also been assigned to protect the coastal region at high alert, according to the officials. The officials claimed some 4.5 million militia members were deployed.Qatar, a key U.S. ally that ... Read More
Prince Andrew gives up royal titles
Christopher Furlong - WPA Pool/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Prince Andrew, the brother of King Charles III, will no longer use his royal titles.In a statement Friday, Andrew said, "In discussion with The King, and my immediate and wider family, we have concluded the continued accusations about me distract from the work of His Majesty and the Royal Family. I have decided, as I always have, to put my duty to my family and country first.""I stand by my decision five years ago to stand back from public life," he continued. "With His Majesty's agreement, we feel I must now go a step further. I will therefore no longer use my title or the honours which have been conferred upon me. As ... Read More
IDF investigates report of Israeli troops setting Gaza sewage treatment plant ablaze
Israeli forces take security measures after organizing a raid in Hebron, West Bank on October 9, 2025. Amer Shallodi/Anadolu via Getty Images(LONDON) -- The Israel Defense Forces are investigating reports Israeli troops who were occupying a key sewage treatment plant in Gaza set it ablaze amid a drawdown of their forces from much of the enclave's territory last week as a part of the first phase of the ceasefire deal.The Sheikh Aljin sewage treatment plant, located to the southeast of Gaza City, was badly damaged in the reported fire, according to Gaza's Coastal Municipalities Water Utility. The CMWU told ABC News that an in-person investigation of the site on Tuesday, Oct. 14, confirmed that four of the plant's six biological treatment towers had suffered massive fire ... Read More
US-led coordination center overseeing Gaza rebuilding to be operational in coming days, officials say
Trucks carrying food aid and fuel, accompanied by a United Nations team, passed through the Kerem Shalom border crossing and arrive in the Gaza Strip on October 16, 2025. (Photo by Hani Alshaer/Anadolu via Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- A U.S.-led coordination center based in Israel that will oversee implementation of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza is expected to become operational in coming days, two U.S. officials tell ABC News.The command center, which is tasked with coordinating security, aid and rebuilding efforts inside Gaza, will be led by a U.S. three-star general, at least initially, who has not been identified publicly. The commander will have a foreign deputy, who would be the equivalent of a two-star officer, the officials said.The center is located inside Israel, just northeast of ... Read More
‘Last Lands’ explores Guatemala’s jungles in search of mysterious Mayan city
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- ABC News Live's original docuseries "Last Lands," the Emmy-nominated and Webby-winning show, is returning for season 2, kicking off in Guatemala's Petén region. "Last Lands" covers the two-day journey by ATV through the jungle of Guatemala in search of the ancient Mayan city, El Mirador.Produced in partnership with ABC News Live and Global Conservation, the only international group focused solely on protecting endangered national parks and Indigenous territories in developing countries. The series takes viewers around the world, highlighting the urgent mission to protect our planet's most threatened places. Hosted by award-winning correspondent Bob Woodruff, "Last Lands" dives into the hidden stories of Guatemala' s jungle. This is where the story of the Americas began in the ... Read More
‘This is not Gaza’: Palestinians return to war-torn neighborhoods amid fragile ceasefire
Doaa Albaz/Anadolu via Getty Images(KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip) -- While there was joy on the faces of some Palestinians returning to the Gaza Strip this week after two years of war, many said they found their old neighborhoods unrecognizable from the relentless fighting that reduced many of the buildings to rubble.Following the historic ceasefire agreement enacted on Monday, tens of thousands of displaced residents and nearly 2,000 Palestinians released from Israeli prisons made it back to Gaza, only to find themselves homeless."Of course, I was happy about being released, but not happy of being displaced with no safety in place, no life necessities," said 23-year-old Abdullah Wa'el Mohammed Farhan, one of the former Palestinian prisoners freed on Monday as part ... Read More
Trump says he and Putin plan to meet again to discuss war in Ukraine
Viktor Kovalchuk/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images(LONDON) -- President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin spoke on Thursday, the White House said, ahead of Trump's in-person meeting on Friday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.Trump, in a social media post, called it a "productive" conversation and said he and Putin would eventually meet again -- in Budapest, Hungary, at an unspecified time. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters the call lasted more than two hours."At the conclusion of the call, we agreed that there will be a meeting of our High Level Advisors, next week," Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social. "The United States’ initial meetings will be led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, ... Read More
Humanitarian workers detail challenges getting aid into Gaza despite ceasefire
Stringer/Anadolu via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Dozens of humanitarian organizations have begun rapidly scaling up operations in the hopes of delivering aid to Gaza again amid the Israel-Hamas ceasefire.Items in Gaza -- including food, clean water, medicine and hygiene products -- are running low, the organizations say. Additionally, hundreds of thousands of families have been displaced, many living in tents in extremely crowded areas.Humanitarian aid workers told ABC News that they will face several challenges in delivering aid to Gaza. Israeli authorities have limited the amount of aid that can enter the strip, and destroyed roads and neighborhoods make it difficult to reach areas of the enclave.Additionally, winter is fast-approaching, and aid workers say they have a limited amount of ... Read More
2 hikers hospitalized after encountering grizzly bear with 2 cubs on trail
Mert Alper Dervis/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(PASS LAKE, British Columbia) -- Two hikers were attacked by a grizzly bear after they encountered the mother and her two cubs on a trail in Canada, authorities said.The incident occurred on Sunday when the unnamed hikers encountered a grizzly sow with her two cubs on Farm Cabin Trail near Pass Lake in British Columbia, Canada, according to a statement from the British Columbia Conservation Officer Service (COS).“They were transported and treated at University Hospital of Northern BC,” officials said. “Both hikers are in stable conditions and recovering in hospital.”Following an investigation, the COS Predator Attack Team determined the bear’s actions were defensive and that due to the location and nature of the incident, ... Read More
US conducts another lethal strike on alleged drug boat off Venezuela, Trump says
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on October 09, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump spoke on the Israel and Hamas ceasefire and hostage deal saying the hostages may be released next week. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he ordered another deadly military strike on a boat off the coast of Venezuela in what appears to be the fifth such strike in the Caribbean Sea, killing six people.Both Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth released video of the attack, which showed what appeared to be a speed boat hit by a sudden explosion. Trump said the vessel was affiliated with an unnamed “designated terrorist organization conducting narcotrafficking.”Trump said, "Intelligence ... Read More
Trump implies Hamas given approval to act as police force for ‘a period of time’
Israeli hostage Guy Gilboa Dalal returns from Hamas captivity in Gaza. (Photo by Sharon Eilon/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)(LONDON) -- President Donald Trump implied Hamas has been given approval to act as a Palestinian police force in Gaza "for a period of time" in the wake of implementing phase one of the ceasefire agreement.While en route to the Middle East early Monday aboard Air Force One, Trump responded to a question from a reporter about reports of Hamas rearming themselves."Well, they [Hamas] are standing because they do want to stop the problems, and they've been open about it, and we gave them approval for a period of time," Trump said.Trump continued that Palestinians are returning to buildings that have been ... Read More
Trump, world leaders gather in Egypt for ceasefire deal signing with Netanyahu absent
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (l, CDU) is taking part in the Gaza summit chaired by Egypt's President al-Sisi alongside US President Donald Trump. Michael Kappeler/picture alliance via Getty Images(SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt) -- President Donald Trump joined more than 20 world leaders in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, on Monday for talks on Gaza's future with the first phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement underway.Among those gathered for the summit were Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and former prime minister Tony Blair, as well as officials from Qatar, Egypt, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates and Turkey.The group posed for a family picture in front a sign that read "Peace 2025" ... Read More
Elation for families of living hostages, while those of deceased decry delay
People sing songs and cheer in Hostages Square, after it was announced that all living hostages had been released and arrived back in Israel on October 13, 2025 in Tel Aviv, Israel. The ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas has brought an end to the two years of war that followed the attacks of Oct. 7, 2023. (Chris Mcgrath/Getty Images)(LONDON) -- The families of the living hostages released by Hamas are reacting following their release from captivity after being held for over two years.Hamas released a total of 20 living Israeli hostages in two separate groups to the International Committee of the Red Cross inside Gaza. The organization then delivered the hostages to the Israeli Defense Forces, who transferred them ... Read More
2 hostages previously believed to be held alive not on list published by Hamas
ABC News(LONDON) -- Bipin Joshi and Tamir Nimrodi, the two hostages whose fate in Gaza remained unknown, were not included on the list published by Hamas of the 20 living hostages expected to be released during Monday's exchange of hostages held by Hamas and prisoners held by Israel.Neither Hamas nor Israel released statements saying the two were deceased.In addition to some 1,200 Israelis killed on Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas kidnapped 251 men and women during the terror attack. The majority were later released in hostage exchanges in the two years since then.Of the 48 hostages who were still in Gaza at the time of the new ceasefire deal, 26 were confirmed dead by Israeli officials. Twenty others were believed to ... Read More
Trump touts ‘historic dawn of a new Middle East’ in Knesset speech
ABC News(JERUSALEM) -- In a speech to Israel's parliament on a day when the country's living 20 hostages were released as part a ceasefire agreement he helped broker, President Donald Trump told the Knesset, "This is the historic dawn of a new Middle East.""This will be the remembered as the moment that everything began to change," Trump said in an hourlong address in which he touted his administration's role in the deal and said it marked the end of a “painful nightmare” for Israel and Palestinians.The hostages taken by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, were returned to Israel on Monday, officials said, and Palestinian prisoners were freed in the first phase of the ceasefire deal aimed at putting a permanent ... Read More
Researchers find methane leaking out of cracks in Antarctic seabed
Sebnem Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- One of the most potent greenhouse gas emissions has been discovered seeping out of cracks of the Antarctic seafloor, researchers announced.Methane has been measured escaping from crevices in the seabed at a high rate as the region warms at unprecedented rates, according to a paper published in Nature Communications.A large reservoir of methane lies beneath sea floors around the world, which can escape through fissures in the sea floor, according to the paper.The invisible gas can be seen in streams of bubbles originating on the seafloor of Antarctica's Ross Sea -- located on the northern coast of the continent -- said the researchers, describing the mechanism as "seemingly widespread" throughout the region, rather ... Read More
Trump admin touts new partner funding for Rohingya refugees amid backlash over aid cuts
Workers describe the housing the Bangladesh government is building for thousands of Rohingya refugees. ABC(WASHINGTON) -- The Trump administration is asserting that it has secured substantial financial commitments for the Rohingya refugees living in Bangladesh from partner nations as reports claim that U.S. foreign aid cutbacks have worsened the crisis facing the persecuted group, according to a State Department document obtained exclusively by ABC News.Per the document, the State Department says it has secured $64.6 million in aid commitments from partner countries in September alone, marking what it calls "a significant development in the Trump administration’s effort to encourage burden sharing with other nations to address humanitarian crises across the globe."State Department data indicates that 11 countries, including the U.K., Bangladesh, ... Read More
Nobel Peace Prize goes to Venezuelan dissident Maria Machado: ‘Democracy is in retreat’
The Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado attends a protest called by the opposition in Caracas, Venezuela, on January 9, 2025, one day before the presidential inauguration.(Photo by Jonathan Lanza/NurPhoto via Getty Images)(LONDON) -- The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to Venezuelan opposition leader MarĂa Corina Machado for her work "promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela" and her push to move the country from dictatorship to democracy.Jorgen Watne Frydens, the Nobel Committee chair, spoke broadly about the advance of authoritarian regimes in the world and retreat of democracy in the announcement.The Nobel Committee called the Venezuelan politician and industrial engineer who is currently the opposition leader in Venezuela, "a brave and committed champion of peace.""Machado is receiving ... Read More
Russian strikes wound at least 20 in Ukraine’s capital as child is killed in separate attack
[caption id="attachment_1448233" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Paramedics evacuate an injured woman after a Russian strike on a residential building in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Dan Bashakov)[/caption]KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian drone and missile strikes wounded at least 20 people in Kyiv, damaged residential buildings and caused blackouts across swathes of Ukraine early Friday, authorities said. A child was also killed in separate attacks in the southeast of the country. In the heart of the Ukrainian capital, rescue crews pulled more than 20 people out of a 17-story apartment building as flames engulfed the sixth and seventh floors. Five people were hospitalized, while others received first aid at the scene, authorities said. “Everyone was sleeping and suddenly there was such ... Read More
Major challenges remain for Gaza and Israel if ceasefire deal rolls out
Smoke rises after an Israeli strike on the Sabra neighborhood in southern Gaza City, as Israel's attacks on the Gaza Strip, which began on Oct. 7, 2023, continue without interruption and military activity in the region persists, in Gaza City, Gaza on October 08, 2025. (Photo by Hamza Z. H. Qraiqea/Anadolu via Getty Images)(LONDON) -- As U.S. officials and leaders in the Middle East are celebrating the proposed Gaza ceasefire deal between the Israeli government and Hamas but there are still many questions over the timeline and challenges to end the fighting and return the hostages that lie ahead before a deal to completely end the war is in place.These include details of the deal's timeline, and challenges to end the fighting and ... Read More
Trump draws international praise as broker of Israel-Hamas deal
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(LONDON) -- World leaders on Thursday issued a wave of statements commending Israel and Hamas for agreeing to the first phase of a ceasefire deal, with many also praising U.S. President Donald Trump for his administration’s role in brokering the deal."I welcome the news that a deal has been reached on the first stage of President Trump’s peace plan for Gaza," British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said in a statement. "This is a moment of profound relief that will be felt all around the world, but particularly for the hostages, their families, and for the civilian population of Gaza, who have endured unimaginable suffering over the last two years."French President Emmanuel Macron, European Commission President Ursula von der ... Read More
Israel-Hamas ceasefire in Gaza: What to know about proposed deal and next steps
Ilia Yefimovich/picture alliance via Getty Images(LONDON and TEL AVIV) -- The Israeli Parliament was meeting on Thursday to vote on whether to ratify the proposed Gaza Strip ceasefire deal, which lays out a blueprint for ending the two-year-old war with Hamas.The Israeli government gathered for the meeting after the security cabinet, convened by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, met earlier on Thursday and approved the deal.The ratification votes by Israel came after days of intense negotiations in the Egyptian Red Sea city of Sharm el-Sheikh, where Israeli and Hamas representatives hashed out the final details of a plan based on the 20-point proposal presented by U.S. President Donald Trump last month.A senior Israeli official told ABC News that the 72-hour window for ... Read More
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