Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
Power of cork key to climate change fight, scientists say
ABC(PORTUGAL) -- One of the planet's most natural defenses against climate change and a key element in sustainable products is found in wine bottles around the world.Scientists and engineers say cork ...
Apr 25, 2024
Dozens dead as floods wreak havoc across Kenya
Getty Images - STOCK(LONDON) -- Days of torrential rain have triggered widespread flooding across parts of Kenya, turning roads into raging rivers and claiming dozens of lives.Half of Kenya's 47 count...
Apr 25, 2024
Searching for the dead as mass graves exhumed in Gaza: 'We are all mothers here searching for our children'
Medics walk in front of the emergency ward at Nasser Hospital where bodies were discovered, in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on April 23, 2024. (AFP via Getty Images)(LONDON and GAZA) -- In a ...
Apr 25, 2024
US secretly sent long-range missiles to Ukraine to use against Russian invaders: Officials
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Pentagon confirmed Wednesday the U.S. had secretly provided Ukraine with a long-range Army Tactical Missile System that can reach deep into Russian-occup...
Apr 25, 2024
Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi sentenced to death for songs critical of regime
Robert Deyrail/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images(LONDON) -- An Iranian court sentenced outspoken rapper Toomaj Salehi to death after his arrest over songs that criticized the government, his lawyer said We...
Apr 24, 2024
Security plan for Gaza aid workers still unclear with military pier to open soon
YOAV LEMMER/AFP via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Biden administration's plan to begin operating a pier next month off the Gaza coast to enable millions of humanitarian aid packages a day still face...
Apr 24, 2024
US to withdraw troops from Niger after military deal revoked
FotografiaBasica/Getty Images(LONDON) -- The United States and Niger are discussing plans to withdraw American troops from the West African nation, ending more than a decade of U.S. military presence ...
Apr 24, 2024
Blood-soaked horses on the loose cause chaos across central London
Two horses on the loose bolt through the streets of London near Aldwych. Picture date: Wednesday April 24, 2024. (Jordan Pettitt/PA Images via Getty Images)(LONDON) -- As many as five horses -- and at...
Apr 24, 2024
Over 4,000 IVF embryos destroyed in 1 shelling at Gaza's largest fertility center, director says
Getty Images - STOCK(NEW YORK) -- A single explosion resulting from an Israeli shelling in December destroyed more than 5,000 specimens in Gaza's largest and oldest IVF clinic, according to the direct...
Apr 23, 2024
UK approves bill to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda
Getty Images - STOCK(LONDON) -- The United Kingdom approved controversial legislation on Tuesday that allows the government to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda, with deportation flights expected to ...
Apr 23, 2024