Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
Russian plane carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war crashes near border, Moscow says
belterz/Getty Images(LONDON and KYIV) -- A Russian military aircraft carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war was shot down in western Russia's Belgorod region on Wednesday, Russian officials said. The ...
Jan 24, 2024
Iran's top diplomat says risk of war in the Middle East 'has gone up,' blames US
The Iranians call Hamas a "Palestinian liberation group" and say Houthi attacks in the Red Sea are a response to the war in Gaza. (ABC News)(IRAN) -- The chances that flashpoints in the Middle East wi...
Jan 23, 2024
US stages retaliatory airstrikes against Iran-backed militias in Iraq
Anton Petrus/Getty Images(IRAQ) -- The U.S. on Tuesday staged airstrikes against Iran-backed militias in Iraq in retaliation for ballistic missiles fired Saturday against Al-Assad airbase that left fo...
Jan 23, 2024
More than 500,000 people in Gaza face 'catastrophic hunger': UNRWA
Displaced people line up to receive food cooked in large pots and distributed for free during the war near the tents in which they live on January 20, 2024 in Rafah, Gaza. (Ahmad Hasaballah / Stringer...
Jan 23, 2024
Russian missiles strike Ukrainian cities, killing at least five, Ukraine says
Ukrainian rescue and emergency workers attend the site of a missile attack in Kharkiv on Jan. 23, 2024. (Sergey Bobok/AFP via Getty Images)(KYIV, Ukraine) -- Air raid sirens sounded in Ukraine's two l...
Jan 23, 2024
Some of Gaza's wounded treated aboard French helicopter carrier-turned-hospital ship
Shadi Foley/ABC News(EL-ARISH, Egypt) -- Sixteen-year-old Abdul Rahman Iyad, now in a wheelchair, was critically injured in the leg and head when an Israeli strike hit his home in central Gaza on Chri...
Jan 22, 2024
US, UK stage multiple airstrikes against Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen
KeithBinns/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. and U.K. on Monday staged airstrikes against eight locations in Yemen aimed at stopping Iran-backed Houthi militants from attacking ships in the Red Sea...
Jan 22, 2024
North Korea conducts test of underwater nuclear weapon system: KCNA
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- North Korea conducted a test of its underwater nuclear weapon system in response to the United States, Japan and South Korea's "joint military exercises," stat...
Jan 19, 2024
'The situation is catastrophic': Gaza's largest functioning hospital operating at 300% capacity
pawel.gaul/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Hospitals in Gaza are experiencing “catastrophic” situations, operating far beyond capacity amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, according to internation...
Jan 18, 2024
US strikes Houthi targets again, officials say, as Biden vows attacks will continue
KeithBinns/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. conducted another strike Thursday against Houthi targets, U.S. Central Command said, as President Joe Biden vowed they will continue as the militant gro...
Jan 18, 2024