wael alreweie/iStockBy CONOR FINNEGAN, ABC News (NEW YORK) — The world was on lockdown for most of 2020. But from the Caucasus to the Horn of Africa to the Himalayas, several conflicts, some frozen for decades, erupted
benimage/iStockBy JULIA MACFARLANE, ABC News (LONDON) — In 2020, headlines about the U.S. elections and the coronavirus pandemic dominated the news. In a historic year for health and politics, there were still many other stories of significant
zoranm/iStockBy GUY DAVIES and ZOE MAGEE, ABC News (LONDON) — The United Kingdom became the first country in the world to authorize the Oxford University/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for use on Wednesday, and the government will adopt a
Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty ImagesBy CONOR FINNEGAN, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — When Joe Biden takes office as the 46th president, it’s clear his agenda will focus on the challenges at home. His slogan to “Build
Willowpix/iStockBy JULIA JACOBO, ABC News(NEW YORK) — One of the few silver linings from the COVID-19 pandemic has been the significant reductionin greenhouse gas emissions as people stayed home to prevent the spread of the virus. Global
Lefteris_/iStockBy LOUIS MILMAN, ABC News (VATICAN CITY) — In his annual Christmas blessing, Pope Francis urged the nations of the world not to let any form of nationalism to interfere with the distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Circle Creative Studio/iStockBY LOUIS MILMAN, IBTISSEM GUENFOUD (BRUSSELS, Belgium) — The European Union and the United Kingdom have reached a trade and cooperation agreement days before the next Brexit deadline. The UK is set to leave the
Samir Hussein/WireImageBy KATIE KINDELAN, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Prince Harry and Meghan, Duke and Duchess of Sussex, are no longer senior members of Britain’s royal family, but they are still partaking in a royal holiday tradition,