Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
No active wildfires after hundreds of firefighters battled outbreak near Athens
Volunteers fight a wildfire near Penteli, on August 12, 2024. Greece's civil protection authorities ordered the evacuation of several towns in the north-eastern suburbs of Athens, threatened by a viol...
Aug 13, 2024
US says it's preparing for 'significant' Iran attack on Israel as early as 'this week'
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln is underway conducting a composite training unit exercise, March 6, 2012. (Petty Officer 3rd Class Jerine Lee/U.S. Navy, FILE)(WASHINGTON) -- The ...
Aug 13, 2024
Ukrainian troops have captured 28 settlements amid Kursk incursion, Russia says
fhm/Getty Images(KURSK, Ukraine) -- Ukrainian troops have captured more than two dozen settlements in Russia's western Kursk region since launching its incursion nearly a week ago, as thousands of res...
Aug 12, 2024
Child and woman stabbed in London, man arrested, police say
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images(LONDON) -- An 11-year-old girl and a 34-year-old woman were stabbed in Leicester Square in central London on Monday, police said.A man has been arrested and investigator...
Aug 12, 2024
Wildfire spreads near Athens amid scorching heat, prompting evacuations
A house burns during a wildfire in Varnavas, north of Athens, on August 11, 2024. (Angelos Tzortzinis/AFP via Getty Images)(LONDON) -- Hundreds of firefighters were battling fast-moving wildfires Mond...
Aug 12, 2024
Israel-Gaza live updates: Israeli forces strike another school in Gaza, killing two
Luis Diaz Devesa/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- As the Israel-Hamas war continues, cease-fire discussions are occurring in the Middle East, with officials hoping to bring an end to the conflict.The United ...
Aug 12, 2024
Kate Middleton congratulates Team Great Britain on Olympics performance in new video
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, host a drive-in cinema screening for Scottish NHS workers at The Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, Scotland, May 26, 2021. (M...
Aug 12, 2024
Zelenskyy acknowledges push into Russia to put 'pressure on the aggressor'
Russian Ministry of Defense/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images(LONDON) -- Ukraine is continuing to try to expand its surprise incursion into Russia's Kursk region, with Russia's military reporting multi...
Aug 11, 2024
All passengers believed dead after plane carrying 62 people crashes in Brazil, military says
Aline Salvi(CASCAVEL, Brazil) -- All passengers are believed to be dead after a Voepass plane carrying 62 people crashed in Brazil on Friday, according to authorities.The passenger plane was traveling...
Aug 09, 2024
Third teenager arrested in foiled attack on Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna, Austria
amphotora/Getty Images(LONDON) -- A third teenager has been arrested in connection with the foiled attack on now-canceled Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna, according to Austrian Interior Minister Gerha...
Aug 09, 2024