Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
Nearly eight million displaced by war in Sudan: UN
People displaced by the conflict in Sudan walk with their belonging along a road in Wad Madani, the capital of al-Jazirah state, on Dec. 16, 2023. (AFP via Getty Images)(LONDON) -- Nearly eight millio...
Feb 01, 2024
Israel-Gaza live updates: IDF arrests 200 suspects at Nasser Hospital
Luis Diaz Devesa/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- More than four months since Hamas terrorists invaded Israel on Oct. 7, the Israeli military continues its bombardment of the neighboring Gaza Strip.The confl...
Feb 01, 2024
US hits Houthi UAVs, ground control station in Yemen
KeithBinns/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- U.S. military forces early Thursday morning conducted what Central Command called a “self-defense” strike against Houthi unmanned aerial vehicles and...
Feb 01, 2024
Children among nine injured in 'corrosive substance' attack in London
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images(LONDON) -- London police are investigating a "corrosive substance" attack that left nine people, including two young children, injured on Wednesday, the Metropolitan Police ...
Feb 01, 2024
'Full-fledged famine' threat in Gaza continues to rise as aid declines, humanitarian groups warn
ABC News(LONDON) -- More than three months after Israel began its siege in response to the surprise attack by the terrorist group Hamas on Oct. 7, the United Nations has been issuing major warnin...
Jan 31, 2024
Israeli Forces may have violated international law in West Bank hospital raid, experts say
pawel.gaul/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Israeli Forces may have violated international law in the raid they conducted inside a hospital in the West Bank that resulted in the death of three Palestinian me...
Jan 31, 2024
Secretive Ukrainian arms production a 'threat' for Russia, says manufacturer
Tom Burridge/ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A leading Ukrainian arms manufacturer said Russia increasingly views the growth of Ukraine's own domestic military-industrial sector as a "threat." Ukrainian Armor, ...
Jan 30, 2024
US reimposes some sanctions on Venezuela over ban on opposition candidates
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro delivers a speech during a meeting celebrating International Youth Day at Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas, on Feb. 12, 2023. (FEDERICO PARRA/AFP via Getty...
Jan 30, 2024
US issues new travel advisory for Jamaica, Bahamas due to increased crime
Abstract Aerial Art/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Department of State has issued a new warning for American travelers headed to the Caribbean due to violent crime that has impacted the local po...
Jan 30, 2024
At least four dead after boat carrying tourists sinks near Cancun
CT757fan/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- At least four people are dead after a boat carrying over a dozen tourists sank in the waters off the coast of Cancun. The boat, which was traveling from Isla Mujeres...
Jan 30, 2024