Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
Who is Yahya Sinwar, Israel's most-wanted Hamas terrorist
Yahya Sinwar, head of the Palestinian Islamic movement Hamas in the Gaza Strip, waves his hand to the crowd during the celebration of International Quds Day in Gaza City. CREDIT: SOPA Images/Getty Ima...
Dec 22, 2023
Change in landscape for early hominids may have led to the development of speech, new study finds
Shizuka, a seven-year-old female Sumatran orangutan, seen in a cage before being transferred to Indonesia at Suvarnabhumi International Airport. CREDIT: SOPA Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- Scientis...
Dec 21, 2023
Prague university shooting: 15 killed, 24 wounded
kali9/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- At least 15 people were killed and 24 were injured in a shooting at Charles University in Prague on Thursday, according to Prague's head of police. The suspect -- a 24-...
Dec 21, 2023
Iceland volcano eruption triggers toxic air warning
Molten lava is comming out from a fissure on the Reykjanes peninsula 3km north of the evacuate town of Grindavik, western Iceland on Dec. 19, 2023. (KRISTINN MAGNUSSON/AFP via Getty Images)(NEW YORK) ...
Dec 21, 2023
Papal scholar reflects on Pope Francis allowing Catholic priests to bless same-sex couples
Pope Francis waves from the window of the apostolic palace overlooking St. Peter's square during the weekly Angelus prayer, Oct. 29, 2023, in The Vatican. (Tiziana Fabi/AFP via Getty Images)(NEW YORK)...
Dec 21, 2023
Xi told Biden at summit that China plans to reunify with Taiwan
David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping told President Joe Biden directly at their recent summit that China will reunify with Taiwan, sources conf...
Dec 20, 2023
Fighting reaches Sudan’s Wad Madani, once considered a safe haven for displaced
Sudanese army soldiers patrol in Gedaref in eastern Sudan, on Dec. 18, 2023. (AFP via Getty Images)(LONDON) -- Thousands of people have been forced to flee as fighting reached one of Sudan's largest c...
Dec 20, 2023
Ukrainian officials work to keep up troop mobilization as war's second winter sets in
A Ukrainian soldier holds his position at the front line near the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Horlivka, Donetsk region, on Dec. 14, 2023. (Anatolii Stepanov/AFP via Getty Images)(KYIV, Ukraine)...
Dec 20, 2023
Palestinians flee villages as settler violence surges in West Bank amid war
ABC News(KHIRBET ZANUTAH, West Bank) -- A Palestinian village school had been ransacked and a dozen houses nearby were abandoned. In some, a few belongings remained: a mattress and children's shoes. T...
Dec 20, 2023
US launches international task force to counter Houthi attacks
Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. is responding to the escalating crisis in the Red Sea by announcing Tuesday it has launched an international task force for maritime s...
Dec 19, 2023