Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
Prince Harry wins phone hacking court case
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex leaves from the Royal Courts of Justice, Britain's High Court, in central London on March 27, 2023. (Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images, FILE)(LONDON) -- A U.K. judge on F...
Dec 15, 2023
Houthi ballistic missile fired at container ship near Bab el Mandeb strait
JeanUrsula/Getty Images(WASHINGTON)-- The U.S. military accused the Iranian-backed Houthi militants in Yemen of having fired a ballistic missile at a container ship in the Red Sea Thursday in the late...
Dec 15, 2023
National security adviser Jake Sullivan urges Israel to lower intensity of military campaign in Gaza
GPO - Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images(JERUSALEM) -- National security adviser Jake Sullivan touched down in Israel on Thursday with a blunt message from the Biden administration imploring the Israeli...
Dec 14, 2023
Tanzanian national taken hostage by Hamas confirmed dead
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images(LONDON) -- A Tanzanian national who had been missing since being taken hostage by Hamas on Oct. 7 has been confirmed dead, Tanzania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has ...
Dec 14, 2023
Ukrainian troops unable to respond to Russian attacks, says lawmaker
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The Ukrainian military’s ammunition stocks are now running so low that units are unable to respond to Russian attacks, according to a prominent member of...
Dec 14, 2023
Damage epicenter shifts to Khan Yunis as Israel-Hamas fighting moves south, data shows
Palestinians check the damage following Israeli bombardment on Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on Dec. 8, 2023, amid continuing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. (...
Dec 14, 2023
France's largest Muslim school threatened with closure amid scrutiny of funding, courses
A student writes on a blackboard during a class at Averroes high school in Lille, northern France on Sept. 28, 2023. (Sameer Al-doumy/AFP via Getty Images)(PARIS) -- Opened 20 years ago and voted best...
Dec 14, 2023
Woman who stole 'truck filled with donuts' arrested after being on the run for more than 2 weeks: Police
amphotora/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A woman has been arrested and charged more than two weeks after she allegedly stole a truck “filled with donuts” from a service station, police say. The...
Dec 14, 2023
Landmark fossil fuel agreement and other key takeaways from the COP28 climate conference
Eric Yang/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference came to a close on Wednesday after going into overtime as participating countries negotiated the language included...
Dec 13, 2023
US warship shoots down suspected Houthi drone in Red Sea, officials say
KeithBinns/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- U.S. officials confirm to ABC News that two missiles were fired from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen toward a commercial tanker vessel in the Red Sea Wednesday,...
Dec 13, 2023