Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
Queen Camilla's son speaks out ahead of coronation
Jeff Spicer/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Just over two weeks before Camilla, the queen consort is crowned alongside her husband King Charles III at the coronation, one of her children is speaking out. To...
Apr 21, 2023
Dead bodies line the streets of Sudan's capital as fighting enters 6th day
Omer Erdem/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(KHARTOUM, Sudan) -- Dead bodies lined the streets of the Sudan capital of Khartoum, as intense fighting between the Sudanese military and Rapid Support Force...
Apr 20, 2023
South Korea exporting arms to Poland amid controversy over lethal aid to Ukraine
ABC News(SEOUL, South Korea) -- South Korea’s presidential office confirmed that the ongoing machine gun bullets, battle tank shell, and reactive armor exports deal to Poland will continue as pl...
Apr 20, 2023
Sea level rise could wash away turtle breeding grounds around the world, researchers say
Salim Tas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Sea level rise is likely presenting more threats to an already vulnerable marine species, according to new research. As waters from the ocea...
Apr 20, 2023
US forces sent to Djibouti to prep for possible Sudan evacuation
Stringer/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The United States is sending additional military forces and equipment to a base in Djibouti to pre-position in case they are needed for the...
Apr 20, 2023
At least 78 dead in stampede during $9 aid event in Yemen's capital
KeithBinns/Getty Images(LONDON) -- At least 78 people are dead and dozens more were injured after a stampede at a school in Yemen's capital, Sanaa, on Wednesday evening, according to local officials. ...
Apr 20, 2023
Satellite images highlight extreme drought in Europe
Oliver Strewe/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A dry winter, following an even drier summer, has left much of Europe fearing another extended drought. Striking satellite images show just how much lakes in Sp...
Apr 20, 2023
'No other alternative': Egypt worries as climate change, dam project threaten Nile water supply
Minasse Wondimu Hailu/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(CAIRO) -- By 2025, Egypt is projected to be a water-scarce nation as climate change and a major dam threaten its source of survival. Egypt ha...
Apr 19, 2023
In South Sudan, a new front line of climate change after historic flooding
Jimmy Gillings/ABC News(BENTIU, South Sudan) -- The water came in the night, rushing into her home. And as it covered everything she owned in her hometown of Niahldiu, Nyathak took her children throug...
Apr 19, 2023
What is a rare 'hybrid' solar eclipse? The best ways to watch
Matt Anderson Photography/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- On Thursday, the moon will move to entirely block the sun for just over a minute during what is known as an annular solar eclipse. This year, howeve...
Apr 19, 2023