Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
US believes Iran could attack Israel in coming days, with potential to escalate war in the region
KeithBinns/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The United States believes Iran may retaliate against Israel in coming days, according to two sources familiar with intelligence on the matter.The intelligence t...
Apr 11, 2024
Israeli airstrike kills three sons of Hamas' political chief Ismail Haniyeh: IDF
Israeli tanks move along the border with the Gaza Strip before entering into the Gaza Strip, Apr. 10, 2024, in Southern Israel. (Amir Levy/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- Three sons of Hamas' political chi...
Apr 11, 2024
6 months into the Israel-Hamas war, the tragic human toll by the numbers
ABC NewsSunday marks six months since Hamas launched a surprise terrorist attack in southern Israel and Israel responded by declaring war against Hamas.Israel launched a ground offensive in late Octob...
Apr 07, 2024
In war-torn Ukraine, officials and businesses voice concern about job vacancies
Yulia Drozd/ABC NewsKYIV, Ukraine -- As Ukraine aims to mobilize up to 500,000 troops in the third year of war against Russia, it needs six times more workers driving the economy at home to support th...
Apr 07, 2024
Oxfam's Scott Paul describes the deaths of aid workers as a 'failure' everyone shares
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Scott Paul, the associate director for peace and security at Oxfam America, spoke with ABC News Live about the crisis in Gaza and the necessary steps to protect civilians and aid...
Apr 05, 2024
Israel's claims of UNRWA's Hamas ties put agency's future in jeopardy
Aid is given out to refugees in Gaza. -- ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Since the outbreak of the Israeli-Gaza conflict, the United Nations agency representing Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has provided aid to ...
Apr 05, 2024
Israel-Gaza live updates: Israeli war cabinet to reconvene Monday
Omar El Qattaa/Anadolu via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Iran on Saturday night unleashed a retaliatory strike against Israel, sending a volley of more than 300 uncrewed drones and missiles toward targets...
Apr 04, 2024
'We want the war to end': 12-year-old volunteer paramedic works to save lives in Gaza
Samy Zayara/ABC News(DEIR AL-BALAH, GAZA) -- While he'd rather be playing games with his brothers or studying in school, 12-year-old Zakaria Sarsak said he no longer has that option. He, instead, said...
Apr 04, 2024
Botswana president offers 20,000 elephants to Germany amid conservation spat
Elephants walk through one of the dried channel of the wildlife reach Okavango Delta near the Nxaraga village in the outskirt of Maun, on September 28, 2019. (Monirul Bhuiyan/AFP via Getty Images)(LON...
Apr 04, 2024
Taiwan earthquake death toll climbs to 10, with hundreds still stranded
A landslide blocks a road near Taroko national park following an earthquake in Hualien, Taiwan, on Thursday, April 4, 2024. (An Rong Xu/Bloomberg via Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- The death toll from Wed...
Apr 04, 2024