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yangna/iStockBy LEIGHTON SCHNEIDER, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — Renewable energy capacity is expected to increase by 4% this year globally, according to the International Energy Agency’s Renewables 2020 report.  Energy capacity is the maximum power […]

Michaela Handrek-Rehle/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesBy CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC News (NEW YORK) — The leader of Norway said gender equality is “essential for a sustainable recovery” from the global coronavirus-induced economic crisis, as reports around the […]

Anthony Kwan/Getty ImagesBy BRITT CLENNETT and KARSON YIU, ABC News (HONG KONG) — “Today,” said pro-democracy legislator Fernando Cheung, “is definitely the darkest day in Hong Kong so far.” Cheung is among 19 lawmakers who […]

omersukrugoksu/iStockBy AICHA EL HAMMAR CASTANO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra has stepped down as leader of the Andean country, after lawmakers voted to oust him. Peru’s opposition-dominated Congress voted 105-19 to […]

KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty ImagesBy PATRICK REEVELL, ABC News (MOSCOW) — When agents from Russia’s FSB intelligence service, burst into Paul Whelan’s hotel room and pushed him to the floor, he said his first thought […]

TriggerPhoto/iStockBy CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Around the globe, world leaders on Saturday reacted to news from the U.S. that Former Vice President Joe Biden is the apparent winner of the presidency. Many allies […]

dusanpetkovic/iStockBy JULIA JACOBO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Much of the focus on efforts to mitigate climate change is placed on industries such as electricity production and transportation, but global food production is a major […]

HERBERT NEUBAUER/APA/AFP via Getty ImagesBy SARAH HUCAL and CHRISTINE THEODOROU, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Authorities are now saying that the gunman who killed four and wounded 22 in Vienna on Monday night probably acted […]

ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO and JULIA JACOBO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Hurricane Eta is expected to make landfall Tuesday afternoon as a catastrophic Category 4 storm in Central America. The storm is continuing to […]

PeterHermesFurian/iStockBy HALEY YAMADA, ABC News (NEW YORK) — In the wake of a destructive earthquake off the coast of Turkey on Friday that left much of its third-largest city in rubble, some hope is shining […]

kali9 /iStockBy JUSTIN DOOM, KIRIT RADIA, CHRISTINE THEODOROU, IBTISSEM GUENFOUD and JON HAWORTH, ABC News (VIENNA) — At least four people were killed and 15 others, including a police officer, wounded in an “apparent terrorist […]

kali9 /iStockBY: JUSTIN DOOM AND KIRIT RADIA, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — At least one person was killed and 10 others, including a police officer, wounded in an “apparent terrorist attack” near a synagogue in […]

ABC NewsBY: MAX GOLEMBO, MELISSA GRIFFIN AND IVAN PEREIRA, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — Hurricane Eta, which strengthened into a Category 4 storm on Monday, may dump as much as 3 feet of rain on […]

kali9 /iStockBY: JUSTIN DOOM AND KIRIT RADIA, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — At least one person is dead and 15 others, including a police officer, are among the wounded in an “apparent terrorist attack” in […]

kali9 /iStockBY: JUSTIN DOOM AND KIRIT RADIA, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — Multiple people were injured in a shooting in central Vienna on Monday, police said. Citizens are being advised to avoid nearby public places […]

Adam Kaz/iStockBy ERIC MOLLO, ABC News (NEW YORK) – In a nationwide address two weeks ago, the director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe alerted the American public that Russia and Iran obtained voter data to try […]

Jack Hill – WPA Pool/Getty ImagesBy ZOE MAGEE and KATIE KINDELAN, ABC News (LONDON) — Prince William was diagnosed with COVID-19 earlier this year and kept his diagnosis a secret from the public, royal sources confirm […]

ROBIN UTRECHT/ANP/AFP via Getty ImagesBy JON HAWORTH, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A giant sculpture of a whale’s tail has miraculously saved a train from plummeting more than 30 feet off of a railway platform […]

CGinspiration/iStockBy SOMAYEH MALEKIAN, ABC News (NEW YORK) — After four decades, early November still marks a moment of tension between Iran and the United States. The U.S. Election Day, which might have a dramatic impact […]

ABC NewsBy DANIEL MANZO and DAN PECK, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Tropical Storm Eta formed overnight Saturday, strengthened throughout Sunday and is now moving toward Nicaragua, according to the latest forecast Sunday evening. The […]