Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
Gunman killed near Israeli consulate in Munich believed to be planning terrorist attack: Police
Police officers secure the area around the Koenigsplatz square after a shooting near the building of the Documentation Centre for the History of National Socialism (NS-Dokumentationszentrum) in Munich...
Sep 05, 2024
Ukraine and Russia exchange air, sea drones in overnight strikes
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Ukrainian and Russian authorities reported dueling drone attacks overnight into Thursday as an intense and bloody week of long-range strikes continued.The Kyiv C...
Sep 05, 2024
Pentagon looking into reports of US sailor being detained in Venezuela: US defense official
Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Pentagon is aware of reports Wednesday that an American service member was recently detained in Venezuela, a U.S. official told ABC News.The...
Sep 04, 2024
Deadly Russia strike targets Lviv in western Ukraine, Zelenskyy says
A view of the burned vehicles after a Russian missile attack that killed 7 people including 3 children, and wounded 45 people including 7 children, in Lviv, Ukraine, on September 4, 2024. (Olena Znak/...
Sep 04, 2024
Ukraine Foreign Minister Kuleba submits resignation in major government shake-up, lawmaker says
Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Ivanovych Kuleba talks to media prior to the start of an Informal meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs in the Europa Building on August 29, 2024 in Brus...
Sep 04, 2024
Discovery of slain hostages in Gaza roils cease-fire talks
pawel.gaul/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The grisly discovery of six murdered hostages in a tunnel under Gaza over the weekend has sent U.S. officials scrambling to devise a new strategy to advance the ...
Sep 03, 2024
West Bengal Assembly in India passes bill mandating life in prison or death penalty for rape convictions
Calcutta High Court advocates hold posters during a protest to condemn the rape and murder of a doctor in Kolkata on August 19, 2024. (DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP via Getty Images)(LONDON) -- After the rape...
Sep 03, 2024
What to know as Pope Francis embarks on longest trip of papacy
Pope Francis is welcomed during his arrival at SoekarnoHatta International Airport in Jakarta on Sept. 3, 2024. (Tiziana Fabi/AFP via Getty Images)(JAKARTA, Indonesia) -- Pope Francis on Monday embark...
Sep 03, 2024
Russian missile strike on Ukraine military college kills dozens, Kyiv says
A view of the heavily damaged cars and partially collapsed building after the Russian missile attacks in Kyiv, Ukraine, on September 2, 2024. (Maxym Marusenko/NurPhoto via Getty Images)(LONDON) -- Rus...
Sep 03, 2024
US troops capture ISIS leader in Syria linked to prison break
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images(LONDON) -- American forces in Syria have captured an ISIS leader who U.S. Central Command said facilitated a recent prison break by detained foreign fighters.Khaled Ahmed a...
Sep 03, 2024