Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio

Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russia missile strike on Odesa jeopardizes deal to lift grain blockade
Metin Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin's "special military operation" into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian forces invading from Be...
Nadine El-Bawab, Bill Hutchinson, Emily Shapiro, Kevin Shalvey, Ivan Pereira, Morgan Winsor and Meredith Deliso, ABC News Jul 14, 2022

US says drone strike kills ISIS leader in Syria
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A U.S. military drone strike in northwest Syria has killed the top ISIS leader in Syria, U.S. Central Command said Tuesday. The drone strike is the latest in...
Luis Martinez, ABC News Jul 12, 2022

US tourist falls into Mount Vesuvius after taking selfie
S. Amantini/De Agostini via Getty Images, FILE(NAPLES, Italy) -- An American tourist fell into Mount Vesuvius, an active volcano in Italy, after trespassing to take a selfie, officials said. The 23-ye...
Kyla Guilfoil, ABC News Jul 12, 2022

Crowds line Tokyo streets to mourn former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
Yuichi Yamazaki/Getty Images(TOKYO) -- Crowds gathered on Tuesday to pay respects and lay flowers near former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's private funeral at Zojoji temple in Tokyo. Abe was sh...
Joohee Cho, ABC News Jul 12, 2022

Russia-Ukraine live updates: Putin clears way to fast-citizenship for Ukrainians
Sergey Bobok/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin's "special military operation" into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian forces invading from Belarus, to ...
Nadine El-Bawab, Bill Hutchinson, Emily Shapiro, Kevin Shalvey, Ivan Pereira, Morgan Winsor and Meredith Deliso, ABC News Jul 11, 2022

At least 14 dead, nine injured in South African tavern shooting
Ihsaan Haffejee/AFP via Getty Images(PRETORIA, South Africa) -- Fourteen people were killed and three others are in a critical condition after unknown gunmen opened fire at a tavern in Soweto, South A...
Liezl Thom, ABC News Jul 11, 2022

Paul Whelan’s brother speaks on his Russian detention, US government response
ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The twin brother of Paul Whelan, the former U.S. Marine detained in Russia on espionage charges, said he had mixed feelings about the responses to the cases involving Trevor Re...
Michela Moscufo, ABC News Jul 09, 2022

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gunned down while giving speech
YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP via Getty Images(NARA, Japan) -- Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot and killed during a campaign speech in western Japan on Friday, hospital officials said. Abe, 67...
Melissa Gaffney, Anthony Trotter, Joohee Cho and Morgan Winsor, ABC News Jul 08, 2022

What happens next after Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigns amid scandal?
Carl Court/Getty Images(LONDON) -- After more than 50 resignations from government ministers and aides, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced his resignation Thursday. For a moment on Tuesday ev...
Guy Davies, ABC News Jul 07, 2022

Giant, meat-eating new dinosaur species discovered in Argentina
Peter Unger/Getty Images, FILE(LONDON) -- A new dinosaur species was discovered by paleontologists on Thursday, who have now named the giant carnivorous dinosaur species Meraxes gigas. The new species...
Kyla Guilfoil, ABC News Jul 07, 2022
We use cookies for various purposes including analytics and marketing. By continuing to use this service, you agree to use cookies by us and our third-party service providers as described in the Privacy Policy.


