Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
Lebanon-Israel talks to resume in Washington amid shaky Hezbollah ceasefire
An Israeli artillery unit fires toward Lebanon on April 9, 2026 in northern Israel. (Amir Levy/Getty Images)(LONDON) -- Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors are expected to convene again at the State Depa...
Apr 23, 2026
Seafarer talks being trapped on the Strait of Hormuz: 'There is no safe place here'
A view of the vessels heading towards the Strait of Hormuz following the two-week temporary ceasefire reached between the United States and Iran on the condition that the strait be reopened, seen in O...
Apr 22, 2026
Gunman in deadly Mexican tourist site shooting was influenced by violent acts in US: Officials
An aerial view of the Pyramid of the Moon following a shooting that left at least one person dead, at the Teotihuacan archaeological site, in Teotihuacan, Mexico on April 20, 2026. (Daniel Cardenas/An...
Apr 21, 2026
Iran escalates crackdown on dissent as arrests, executions and threats surge, observers say
Women seen in front of an Iranian flag during a pro-government National Army Day demonstration on April 17, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. (Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)(LONDON) -- Even as a fragile two-week ceas...
Apr 20, 2026
Daughter of American woman missing in Bahamas speaks with ABC News
The Hookers' boat, "Soulmate," is seen in Marsh Harbor on Great Abaco Island in the Bahamas, April 8, 2026. (ABC News)(NEW YORK) -- More than two weeks after American Lynette Hooker went overboard and...
Apr 20, 2026
7.4 magnitude earthquake strikes off Japanese coast, USGS says
Table indicating the escape route in the case of tsunamis. (Getty stock photo)(TOKYO) -- A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck on Monday off Japan's northeastern coast, the U.S. Geological Survey sa...
Apr 20, 2026
Daughter of American woman missing in Bahamas arrives to help with search
Cadaver dogs in the Bahamas to help search for missing American Lynette Hooker, April 16, 2026. (ABC News)(NEW YORK) -- The daughter of Lynette Hooker, an American woman who is missing in the Bahamas,...
Apr 17, 2026
Researchers propose solutions to stop Venice from sinking
A seagull stands on the 16th-century Rialto Bridge over the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy, Monday, April 13, 2026. (Photo by Danil Shamkin/NurPhoto via Getty Images)(VENICE, Italy) -- One of the world'...
Apr 16, 2026
'Massive' Russian attack on Ukraine kills 16, injures at least 100, Ukrainian officials say
A large fire burns near a shopping center following an overnight Russian missile strike in the Podilskyi, Obolonskyi, Shevchenkivskyi and Desnianskyi districts, on April 16, 2026 in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Ph...
Apr 16, 2026
Husband of woman reported missing after going overboard in Bahamas interviewed by police again: Attorney
The Hookers' boat, "Soulmate," is seen in Marsh Harbor on Great Abaco Island in the Bahamas, April 8, 2026. (ABC News)(NEW YORK) -- The husband of a woman who was reported missing in the Bah...
Apr 08, 2026