Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry to resign, ceding power amid soaring gang violence
Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry, speaks to students during a public lecture on bilateral engangement between Kenya and Haiti, at the United States International University (USIU) Africa, in Nairobi...
Mar 12, 2024
US conducts defensive airstrikes as Houthis fire anti-ship ballistic missiles
KeithBinns/Getty Images(LONDON) -- The United States has conducted six defense strikes and fired 18 anti-ship missiles in Yemen after the Houthis fired two anti-ship ballistic missiles into the Red Se...
Mar 12, 2024
Andrew Tate detained in Romania on UK warrant, spokesperson says
Darrin Klimek/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Divisive social media personality Andrew Tate and his brother, Tristan, were detained in Romania and handed arrest warrants issued by the United Kingdom, a spokes...
Mar 12, 2024
Israel extends road to now traverse Gaza, satellite imagery shows
Geraint Rowland Photography/Getty Images(LONDON) -- A Gaza road being extended and expanded for use by the Israeli military now runs across the full width of the Gaza Strip from east to west, satellit...
Mar 11, 2024
Bitcoin soars to record high following UK approval of crypto asset
Chesnot/Getty Images(UNITED KINGDOM) -- Bitcoin soared to a record high of more than $72,000 on Monday after a financial regulator in the United Kingdom gave the green light to a c...
Mar 11, 2024
LATAM plane has 'technical problem' during flight, leading to 'strong movement'
FILE photo -- Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/Universal Images Group via Getty Images(SYDNEY) -- A LATAM Airlines Group plane had a "technical problem" during a flight, causing what the airline des...
Mar 11, 2024
US military evacuates some US Embassy personnel in Haiti, bolsters security amid ongoing violence
ABC NewsU.S. military crews have airlifted nonessential U.S. Embassy personnel in Haiti out of harm's way amid a surge of gang-related violence against the government, according to a statement Sunday ...
Mar 10, 2024
Thousands of Turkish women defy ban to protest for equal rights
ABC News(ISTANBUL) -- Thousands of women took to the streets of Istanbul, Turkey, to mark International Women's Day Friday despite a ban by the government, demanding equality and change of laws to pro...
Mar 09, 2024
Five children killed in humanitarian aid airdrop, Hamas-run Gaza Ministry of Health says
Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu via Getty Images(GAZA) -- Five children were allegedly killed in the Gaza Strip by a humanitarian aid airdrop from an unidentified foreign country on Friday, the Hamas-run Ga...
Mar 08, 2024
EU opens maritime corridor in attempt to deliver more aid to Gaza
Daniel Day/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The European Union announced on Friday the launch of the Cyprus Maritime Corridor, a naval route facilitated by Europe's most southeastern island, Cyprus, to del...
Mar 08, 2024