Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
Russian and Chinese bombers intercepted off of Alaska
Manuel Augusto Moreno/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- United States and Canadian fighter jets intercepted four Russian and Chinese bombers flying in international airspace near Alaska on Wednesday, official...
Jul 25, 2024
King Charles gets nearly $60M pay raise as Prince William brings in $30M income, royal report reveals
King Charles III and Prince William, Prince of Wales attend the official handover during which The King passes the role of Colonel-in-Chief of the Army Air Corps to The Prince of Wales and presents hi...
Jul 25, 2024
Earth sets daily global temperature record for 2nd day in a row: Copernicus
VCG/VCG via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The planet reached the hottest day on record for the second day in a row, according to preliminary data from Copernicus, Europe's climate change service.Earth&rsq...
Jul 24, 2024
US invites Sudan's warring parties to cease-fire talks in Switzerland, as fighting rages on
People walk along the road out of the Tiamushro camp for internally displaced persons in Kadugli, South Kordofan state, on June 18, 2024. (Guy Peterson/AFP via Getty Images)(LONDON) -- The United Stat...
Jul 24, 2024
Passenger plane crashes during takeoff in Nepal, killing 18, aviation officials say
People stand at the site after a Saurya Airlines plane crashed during takeoff at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu on July 24, 2024. (Prakash Mathema/AFP via Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- At l...
Jul 24, 2024
Jasper wildfire: 'Heartbreaking' damage as Canadian Armed Forces ordered to respond to Alberta blazes
Stock-zilla/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau authorized the Canadian Armed Forces to respond on Thursday to wildfires raging in Alberta.Trudeau said he was sending "resources, e...
Jul 24, 2024
Red Sea tensions reach new high as US considers new sanctions on Houthis
KeithBinns/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Israel and Houthis in Yemen have traded fire for the first time, escalating tensions nine months after commercial ships in the Red Sea started to come under thre...
Jul 22, 2024
Civilians in Sudan endure 15 months of 'indiscriminate and widespread' violence: Humanitarian report
People wait to receive food cards after registering as new arrivals at a camp for internally displaced persons (IDP) in Agari, North Kordofan, on June 17, 2024. -- Guy Peterson/AFP via Getty Images(LO...
Jul 22, 2024
Global IT outage: 24 hours later and impacts are still being seen across the world
Mailee Osten-Tan/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Over 1,100 flights have been canceled and 2,867 delayed in the U.S. as private and public sector industries continue to be impacted by the the CrowdStrike ou...
Jul 20, 2024
Evan Gershkovich sentenced to 16 years in Russian penal colony on charges of espionage
A view of the Sverdlovsk Regional Court building prior to a hearing in the trial of US journalist Evan Gershkovich, accused of espionage, in Yekaterinburg on July 18, 2024. -- Alexander Nemenov/AFP vi...
Jul 19, 2024