Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
Hamas attack in Israel: State Department issues Level 3 advisory for travel to Israel
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Hundreds of people have died and thousands more are injured after Hamas militants launched an unprecedented attack from Gaza into Israel Saturday, Israeli authorities said. The I...
Oct 08, 2023
At least 100 dead after powerful earthquakes strike western Afghanistan: UN
QASIM Mirzaie / 500px/Getty Images(AFGHANISTAN) -- At least 100 people are dead and at least 500 injured after powerful earthquakes struck western Afghanistan on Saturday, the United Nations said. The...
Oct 07, 2023
Israel-Gaza live updates: Two Israeli hostages released by Hamas, Israeli Hostage Center says
Luis Diaz Devesa/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Thousands of people have died and thousands more were injured after the militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7 an...
Oct 07, 2023
Hundreds dead in Israel and Gaza, thousands injured after Hamas launches rockets, Israel declares war
Joel Carillet/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Over 100 Israelis have died and more than 900 were injured after rockets were fired from Gaza by Hamas militants, Israeli officials said Saturday. The Palestini...
Oct 07, 2023
Prada to design NASA's new next-gen spacesuits
FILE photo -- MARK FELIX/AFP /AFP via Getty Images(LONDON) -- Italian Luxury fashion house Prada has announced it is to partner with Axiom Space to design and develop NASA’s next generation luna...
Oct 06, 2023
Satellite images show Russia moved military ships after Ukrainian attacks
A Ukrainian sea drone takes aim at a Russian military vessel in the Russian port of Novorossiysk on August 2nd, 2023 -- Ukrainian Security Services(LONDON) -- Satellite images confirm that multiple sh...
Oct 06, 2023
Jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi wins 2023 Nobel Peace Prize
REIHANE TARAVATI/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images(LONDON) -- Jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. The Norwegian Nobel Committee, which is responsible fo...
Oct 06, 2023
These major cities have experienced the highest temperature increases in recent years, research shows
the_burtons/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Major cities around the world have experienced alarming temperature increases in recent years, new research shows. Average temperatures in several major cities in...
Oct 05, 2023
Bodies from Yevgeny Prigozhin plane crash contained 'fragments of hand grenades,' Russia says
peng song/Getty Images(MOSCOW) -- The bodies of those individuals who died in the August plane crash that killed Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin contained "fragments of hand grenades," according...
Oct 05, 2023
US fighter jet shoots down armed Turkish drone over Syria: Official
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A U.S. fighter jet shot down a Turkish drone armed with air-to-surface missiles that was flying extensively in the area of U.S. ground troops in northeast Syri...
Oct 05, 2023