Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
US says it has 'direct contact' with Niger's coup leaders but the conversations are 'difficult'
bgwalker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The United States has now had "direct contact" with Niger's junta leaders, but the conversations have yet to substantially move the needle as the West African nati...
Aug 08, 2023
Pope Francis restates Catholic Church is for everyone, including LGBTQ+ people
Nuno Cruz/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesNuno Cruz/NurPhoto via Getty Images (LISBON, Portugal) -- In one of the most iconic moments coming out of World Youth Day, Pope Francis called on the hundreds of tho...
Aug 07, 2023
Russian and Chinese ships patrolled 'near Alaska' but were not 'a threat,' US officials say
FrankRamspott/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A Russian and Chinese naval formation patrolled "near Alaska" last week but "was not considered a threat," U.S. Northern Command said Sunday. "Air and maritime ...
Aug 07, 2023
Woman arrested in plot to assassinate President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine says
pop_jop/Getty Images(KYIV, Ukraine) -- A Ukrainian woman has been detained by Ukraine’s Security Service in connection with an apparent plot to attack President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the service ...
Aug 07, 2023
Dream of being a monster hunter? New search for mythical Loch Ness creature needs volunteers
Florian Gaertner/Photothek via Getty Images(EDINBURGH, U.K.) -- Monster hunters, assemble! The Loch Ness Centre announced it's set to begin the biggest search for its infamous mythical creature i...
Aug 05, 2023
Pope greeted like rockstar, appears revitalized at 'Catholic Woodstock' in Portugal
Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Images(LISBON, Portugal) -- You'd think you were at a music festival -- jubilant crowds singing and dancing, wearing face paint, even having a beer in some cases. ...
Aug 05, 2023
Russian court extends detention of American musician
belterz/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A Moscow court has extended the detention of Travis Leake, an American man detained by Russia on drug charges. Heavily armed Russian police arrested Leake in early Ju...
Aug 04, 2023
Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny braces for verdict in latest trial
belterz/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin's most prominent opponent was sentenced Friday to an additional 19 years behind bars on extremism charges. A Russian judge delivered th...
Aug 04, 2023
US Navy sailors arrested for allegedly spying for China
Mitch Diamond/ Getty Images(SAN DIEGO, CA) -- Two U.S. Navy sailors have been arrested on charges related to allegedly spying for China, federal prosecutors announced on Thursday. Both are accused of ...
Aug 03, 2023
Bodies found in Rio Grande near US-Mexico border: Officials
Brandon Bell/Getty Images(EAGLE PASS, TX) -- Two people have been found dead in the southern part of the Rio Grande river, officials said. One body was found stuck in the lines of orange buoys install...
Aug 03, 2023