Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio

Iran protests continue with 538 people killed, activists say
People take part in a rally in solidarity with protesters in Iran, on January 11, 2026 in London, England. (Alishia Abodunde/Getty Images)(LONDON) -- The death toll from mass protests in Iran has rise...
David Brennan, ABC News Jan 11, 2026

Owner of Swiss bar where deadly New Year's fire killed 40 detained by prosecutors: Officials
A general view of Le Constellation wine bar after a memorial ceremony in tribute to victims of the Crans-Montana bar fire on January 09, 2026 in Crans-Montana, Switzerland. Harold Cunningham/Getty Ima...
Nadine El-Bawab and Aicha El Hammar Castano, ABC News Jan 09, 2026

Russia uses nuclear-capable missile in 'massive strike' on Ukraine
A multi-storey apartment block in the Darnytskyi district is damaged by a Russian drone strike during a massive overnight attack on the capital, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on January 9, 2026. (Photo by Danylo ...
Morgan Winsor, Yulia Drozd, and Nataliia Popova, ABC News Jan 09, 2026

US seizes Russian-flagged oil tanker in North Atlantic and 2nd tanker
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The U.S. on Wednesday seized two oil tankers linked to Venezuela, including the Russian-flagged Marinera oil tanker formerly known as the Bella-1 that had evaded a U.S. blockade ...
Luis Martinez, Luke Barr, David Brennan, and Patrick Reevell, ABC News Jan 07, 2026

European nations commit to troops in Ukraine as part of 'milestone' peace talks in Paris
Volodymyr Zelensky President of Ukraine, Emmanuel Macron President of France and Keir Starmer Prime Minister of Great Britain sign a Declaration of Intent to deploy forces to Ukraine in event of a pea...
David Brennan, ABC News Jan 07, 2026

France and UK commit to deploying troops to Ukraine if ceasefire is agreed with Russia
Volodymyr Zelensky President of Ukraine, Emmanuel Macron President of France and Keir Starmer Prime Minister of Great Britain sign a Declaration of Intent to deploy forces to Ukraine in event of a pea...
Guy Davies and Patrick Reevell, ABC News Jan 06, 2026

Trump implies he may target Colombia's president, says Cuba appears 'ready to fall'
US President Donald Trump during a news conference at the Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. Nicole Combeau/Bloomberg via Getty Images(LONDON) -- President Donald T...
David Brennan, ABC News Jan 05, 2026

American tourists stranded across the Caribbean after airspace closed for Maduro capture
Self check-in kiosk are blocked off at Rafael Hernandez International Airport in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. (Yadira Hernandez-Pico/Bloomberg via Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- Despite the Federal Aviation Ad...
Bill Hutchinson and Clara McMichael, ABC News Jan 05, 2026

US captures Maduro, carries out 'large scale strike' in Venezuela: Trump
President of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro speaks during a military ceremony commemorating the 200th anniversary of the presentation of the 'Sword of Peru' to Venezuelan independence hero Simó...
Anne Flaherty, Katherine Faulders, Aaron Katersky, Jon Haworth, and Jack Moore, ABC News Jan 03, 2026

Sparklers may have led to deadly New Year's Swiss resort bar fire, investigators say
Flowers are laid after a fire broke out overnight at Le Constellation bar on January 01, 2026 in Crans-Montana, Switzerland. (Photo by Harold Cunningham/Getty Images)(CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland) -- In...
Joseph Simonetti and Ivan Pereira, ABC News Jan 02, 2026
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