Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio

Taylor Swift terror attack suspects planned to kill 'a huge number' of fans, CIA official says
Kate Green/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The suspects who plotted an attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna earlier this month planned to kill "a huge number" of people, according to a CIA official....
Julia Reinstein, ABC News Aug 29, 2024

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov indicted in France for allegedly allowing criminal activity on app
Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images(PARIS) -- Pavel Durov, the Russian-born billionaire CEO of the social media messaging app Telegram, was indicted in France for allegedly allowing criminal ac...
Leah Sarnoff, ABC News Aug 28, 2024

4-year-old boy accidentally smashes 3,500-year-old Bronze Age jar at museum
Courtesy The Hecht Museum(HAIFA, Israel) -- A 4-year-old boy accidentally smashed a Bronze Age jar during a visit to a museum in Israel on Friday, the museum said.The ancient jar, which was on display...
Julia Reinstein, ABC News Aug 28, 2024

USAID report reveals why Biden’s Gaza humanitarian pier ‘fell short’
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary), U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to Amphibious Construction Battalion 1, and Israel Defense Forces emplace the Trident Pier, Ma...
David Brennan, ABC News Aug 28, 2024

At least 20 new species identified in recently discovered underwater ecosystem
Scientists captured a rare image of a Casper octopus off the Nazca Ridge, a newly discovered seamont about 900 miles off the coast of Chile. (Schmidt Ocean Institute)(NEW YORK) -- Scientists have iden...
Julia Jacobo, ABC News Aug 28, 2024

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov arrested in Paris amid investigation into illegal activity on the message app
Nadine Rupp/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Telegram CEO Pavel Durov is being held in custody after being arrested at an airport near Paris over the weekend.French authorities say his arrest was made in conne...
Michael Dobuski, ABC News Aug 27, 2024

India’s Prime Minister Modi steps into Ukraine-Russia peace vacuum
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi applaud during the ceremony of documents signing after their talks in Mariinskyi Palace, on August 23, 2024, amid the...
David Brennan, ABC News Aug 27, 2024

Sudan dam disaster imperils major port city amid civil war
This picture shows the destroyed Arbaat Dam, 40km north of Port Sudan that collapsed following heavy rains and torrential floods on August 25, 2024. (-/AFP via Getty Images)(LONDON) -- A dam collapse ...
David Brennan, ABC News Aug 27, 2024

Travis King, Army soldier who ran into North Korea, to plead guilty to desertion: Attorney
RUNSTUDIO/Getty Images(FORT BLISS, Texas) -- Travis King, the U.S. Army soldier who ran across the border from South Korea to North Korea last year will plead guilty, to desertion and assault charges ...
Luis Martinez, ABC News Aug 26, 2024

Russia launches 'nightmare' deadly drone and missile strikes across Ukraine, Kyiv says
This handout photograph taken and released by the Ukrainian Emergency Service on Aug. 26, 2024, shows rescuers working to extinguish a fire following a missile attack at an undisclosed location in Ode...
Kevin Shalvey, ABC News Aug 26, 2024
We use cookies for various purposes including analytics and marketing. By continuing to use this service, you agree to use cookies by us and our third-party service providers as described in the Privacy Policy.


