Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
Hospital sees 30% rise in seriously wounded Ukrainian soldiers, says doctor
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images(DNIPRO, Ukraine) -- The number of heavily wounded soldiers being treated at one of Ukraine's largest trauma hospitals has risen by as much as 30% in the past few weeks, acc...
Jan 09, 2024
Copernicus report: 2023 is officially the hottest year on record as global temperatures close in on warming limit
SimpleImages/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A year featuring extreme events across the globe is now officially Earth's hottest year on record, according to Copernicus, Europe’s climate change service...
Jan 09, 2024
South Korean assembly bans dog meat trade, consumption
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images(SEOUL, South Korea) -- South Korea's national assembly unanimously passed a bill to ban eating and selling of dog meat on Tuesday. Slaughtering, breeding, trading and selli...
Jan 09, 2024
Ukraine says it failed to shoot down 33 Russian missiles in deadly attack
belterz/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Ukraine's Air Force said Monday it was only able to shoot down 18 of the 51 Russian missiles fired overnight at targets across Ukraine, and that 33 of the missiles co...
Jan 08, 2024
Efforts underway to rescue 5 people trapped in Slovenia cave
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Efforts were underway Sunday to rescue five people who became trapped in a cave in southwestern Slovenia when torrential rains caused water levels to rise i...
Jan 08, 2024
Visual analysis shows 60% of Gaza now under evacuation orders
ABC News/Plant(NEW YORK) -- Beginning in December, after the end of the temporary truce between Israel and Hamas, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) expanded its ground operation in Gaza — bot...
Jan 06, 2024
'Blade Runner' Oscar Pistorius released from South African prison on parole after girlfriend's murder
MARCO LONGARI/AFP via Getty Images(LONDON) -- Oscar Pistorius, the former South African runner who competed in both the Olympics and Paralympics, has been released from prison on parole nearly 11 year...
Jan 05, 2024
American dad, two daughters among those killed in plane crash in Caribbean, authorities say
Westend61/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- An American man and his two daughters were among four people killed Thursday when a small plane crashed shortly after takeoff from a Caribbean island, authorities s...
Jan 05, 2024
Attacks in Lebanon, Iran stoke concern over wider war in Middle East
Veronaa/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Very different circumstances surround the assassination of a top Hamas strategist in Lebanon and the mysterious blasts in Iran that occurred this week, but the even...
Jan 04, 2024
Sudan’s RSF chief says he's open to cease-fire talks, as conflict grinds on
Armed Sudanese civilians wave weapons and chant slogans as they drive through the streets of Gedaref city in eastern Sudan on Jan. 1, 2024. (AFP via Getty Images)(LONDON) -- Sudan's Rapid Support Forc...
Jan 04, 2024