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ABC News(ROME) — The videos came from hundreds of Italians across the country as they observed a nationwide lockdown, but the message for other countries was the same: Don’t underestimate this. Italy has been particularly […]

BCFC/iStock(LONDON) — The trial of a prominent human rights activist who campaigned for women’s right to drive in Saudi Arabia held its first open court session today, nearly two years after her arrest. Loujain al-Hathloul, […]

iStock/3dfoto(QOM, Iran) — At least 11 hardliners from a mob accused of breaking into a shrine in Qom on Monday, in protest of the Iranian government’s decision to close the holy site to help control […]

iStock/kylieellway(LONDON) — Queen Elizabeth’s schedule has been modified due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. The palace announced on Tuesday that although the queen will meet with officials this week as planned, “future audiences will be […]

Grafissimo/iStock(NEW YORK) — Weeks after a cruise ship was blocked from disembarking at several ports in the Caribbean, due to fears of passengers with possible COVID-19 symptoms, Cuban officials are welcoming the vessel to dock […]

ABC (NEW YORK) — Former New York City mayor and Democratic presidential hopeful Mike Bloomberg announced on Tuesday a $40 million commitment to support “immediate action” to fight the spread of the coronavirus in Africa […]

dicus63/iStock(MOSCOW) — Russia’s Constitutional Court on Monday gave its approval to an attempt by Vladimir Putin to reset the count on his presidential terms, opening the way for him to run again for president in […]

Photo Beto/iStock(ROME) — What would it be like if a whole country shut down? That’s the reality now for many people residing in Italy, where coronavirus cases have spiked, leading to a lockdown across the […]

Greg Bradbury/ABC News(NEW YORK) — An American college student studying abroad documented his return to the U.S. from Madrid amid the coronavirus pandemic after his university suspended his overseas program. Greg Bradbury, a student at […]

iStock(NEW YORK) — Earlier this month, Kostas Tanainis dropped off more than 100 sleeping bags, towels and blankets at the warehouse he started in 2015 to organize donations for refugees and migrants on the island […]