Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Cuba uncovers human trafficking for Russia's war in Ukraine
Anton Petrus/Getty Images(NEW YORK) --Russia has continued a nearly 19-month-long invasion of neighboring Ukraine. Recently, though, the Ukrainians have gone on a counteroffensive, fighting to reclaim...
Aug 31, 2023
At least 74 dead in Johannesburg building fire, authorities say
MICHELE SPATARI/AFP via Getty Images(LONDON and JOHANNESBURG) -- Dozens of people were killed in a fire that engulfed a five-story building in central Johannesburg early Thursday, authorities said. Th...
Aug 31, 2023
Canada issues warning for LGBTQ travelers in the United States
Ascent/PKS Media Inc./Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Canada's travel advisory for visitors to the United States has been updated to warn LGBTQ travelers about laws and policies that may affect the communit...
Aug 30, 2023
Soldiers in Gabon declare coup after president wins reelection for third term
Gabon 24/AFP via Getty Images(DAKAR, Senegal) -- A group of soldiers declared a coup d'état in Gabon on Wednesday, claiming to have seized power from a president whose family has ruled the oil-...
Aug 30, 2023
Rare video shows American Paul Whelan inside Russian prison
Darrin Klimek/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Russian state media has released rare footage showing Paul Whelan inside a notorious prison camp, providing the first publicly available video images of the imp...
Aug 30, 2023
Yevgeny Prigozhin, Wagner Group leader killed in plane crash, buried in private funeral
Artem Priakhin/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(ST. PETERSBURG, Russia) -- Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin was buried in a private funeral on Tuesday, his press service said, nearly...
Aug 29, 2023
Pop singer arrested by Iran's regime after releasing track dedicated to women
KeithBinns/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Mehdi Yarrahi, a prominent Iranian pop singer, was arrested by Iranian authorities on Monday after releasing a song celebrating the anniversary of the Mahsa Amini pr...
Aug 29, 2023
Countries must provide a clean and healthy environment for children: UN
Lucia Vazquez/ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A United Nations committee strengthened a treaty on Monday on children's rights in their fight against climate change, according to new guidance from the organizati...
Aug 29, 2023
DNA confirms Wagner Group leader among crash victims, Russian officials say
Artem Priakhin/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(LONDON and AMSTERDAM) -- Remains found after Yevgeny Prigozhin’s private plane crashed last week were confirmed by genetic testing to be t...
Aug 27, 2023
Three Marines killed in V-22 Osprey crash in Australia identified
abzee/Getty Images(DARWIN, Australia) -- The Marine Corps on Monday identified the three Marines killed on Sunday when their Osprey aircraft crashed during a training exercise off the northern coast o...
Aug 27, 2023