Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
What to know about Turks and Caicos' strict gun laws after US tourists charged with possessing ammunition
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- 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 ordin...
May 21, 2024
Andrew Tate, 'King of Toxic Masculinity,' faces 3 legal cases in 2 countries
DANIEL MIHAILESCU/AFP via Getty Images(LONDON) -- He claims to be the pinnacle of masculinity. Andrew Tate -- "Top G."The former kickboxer in the last four years has flooded social media, taking over ...
May 21, 2024
'Hit Job': ICC prosecutor seeking arrest warrants for Israeli leaders is 'absurd,' Netanyahu says
ABC News(LONDON) -- A plan by an International Criminal Court prosecutor to apply for arrest warrants for Israeli leaders is "absurd," casting a "terrible stain" on the court, Israeli Prime Minister B...
May 21, 2024
US delegation travels to Turks and Caicos after five tourists detained over ammunition
A United States Congressional delegation meets with government officials in Turks and Caicos, May 20, 2024. (Turks and Caicos Islands, Governor's Office/Facebook)(NEW YORK) -- A Congressional delegati...
May 21, 2024
One dead, six critically injured amid 'severe' turbulence on Singapore Airlines flight, carrier says
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images(LONDON) -- One person died and dozens of others were left injured after a Singapore Airlines flight encountered "severe" turbulence, the airline said in a social m...
May 21, 2024
France releases scratch-and-sniff postage stamps that smell like French baguettes
La Poste(LONDON) -- France’s postal service is expected to raise quite a bit of dough after releasing a brand new scratch-and-sniff stamp that smells like a baguette with just over two months to...
May 21, 2024
American mistakenly accused of involvement in Democratic Republic of Congo coup attempt
amphotora/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A U.S. national has been mistakenly accused of involvement in last weekend's attempted coup in the Democratic Republic of Congo.Cole Patrick Ducey, an engineer livi...
May 21, 2024
Haiti’s Port-au-Prince airport reopens for first time since country hit with gang violence
KeithBinns/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Haiti’s Port-au-Prince airport has been reopened after being closed for nearly three months after unprecedented gang violence forced it to close, effectively...
May 21, 2024
Expert provides insight into suspected cause of helicopter crash that killed Iran's president
Spencer Platt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, and other officials died in a helicopter crash Sunday near Iran's northern border wit...
May 20, 2024
UK High Court allows Julian Assange to continue appealing extradition to US
Stella Assange, wife of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, delivers a speech in front of the Home Office as protesters gather to Demand Julian Assange's Immediate release on May 17, 2022 in London, Eng...
May 20, 2024