Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
Israeli government facing increased condemnation, diplomatic pressure over latest Rafah air strikes
pawel.gaul/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The U.S. State Department on Tuesday expressed its "deep concern" over Israeli air strikes Sunday in the southern Gaza city of Rafah that set fire to a tent camp t...
May 29, 2024
Pope apologizes for reported use of offensive term for gay men
Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Images(VATICAN CITY) -- Pope Francis is apologizing after reports that he used an offensive term for gay men in a recent closed-door meeting."Pope Francis is aware...
May 28, 2024
Rough seas cause portion of US temporary aid pier off Gaza to detach
Ashraf Amra/Anadolu via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza over the U.S. Army's temporary Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore (JLOTS) system has been paused after rough seas...
May 28, 2024
American sentenced to time served, fined $9,000 for bringing ammo to Turks and Caicos
Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force(NEW YORK) -- A Virginia man was sentenced to time served and fined $9,000 for bringing ammunition to Turks and Caicos, avoiding a potential 12-year sentence...
May 28, 2024
Over 130 killed in two weeks as fighting intensifies in major Sudanese city, aid group says
Internally displaced women wait in a queue to collect aid from a group at a camp in Gadaref on May 12, 2024. (AFP via Getty Images)(LONDON) -- At least 134 people have been killed and another 979 have...
May 28, 2024
Israel-Gaza live updates: Gantz rejects Netanyahu's request, resigns
Palestinians gather at the site of an Israeli strike on a camp for internally displaced people in Rafah on May 27, 2024, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas militant group. (...
May 27, 2024
Multiple people killed, dozens injured in Russian airstrike on Ukraine shopping center
Getty Image - STOCK(UKRAINE) -- Russian forces struck a Ukrainian shopping center in Kharkiv on Saturday, leaving four people dead and 38 people wounded according to local officials.Sources in local l...
May 25, 2024
What to know about Turks and Caicos' strict gun laws after US tourists charged with possessing ammunition
ABC(TURKS AND CAICOS) -- The plight of multiple Americans charged with bringing ammunition to Turks and Caicos has drawn attention to the islands' strict gun laws.Those convicted under the firearms or...
May 24, 2024
Three US service members treated for injuries related to pier off Gaza: CENTCOM
U.S. Central Command via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Three U.S. service members have been treated for injuries related to the U.S.-built pier off Gaza known as JLOTS, or the Joint Logistics Over-the-S...
May 24, 2024
Winemaker discovers approximately 40,000-year-old mammoth bones in cellar
Yannik Merkl(GOBELSBURG, Austria) -- While renovating his wine cellar, a man in Austria made a discovery far older than a vintage bottle of Merlot. Instead, he discovered a rare collection of mammoth ...
May 23, 2024