Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
Helsinki's 'underground city' reflects tense position as Russia's neighbor
Swimmers relax in an underground pool in Helsinki, Finland. All buildings above a certain size in Finland are required by law to have their own bunkers. - ABC News(HELSINKI) -- Finland may be world's ...
May 12, 2022
Finland to apply to NATO 'without delay,' as Sweden mulls stance
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images(HELSINKI) -- Finland's leaders on Thursday said the country would apply to join NATO "without delay." "Finland must apply for NATO membership without delay," President Saul...
May 12, 2022
Millions of lives at risk as famine stalks Horn of Africa
Sally Hayden/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- In northern Kenya's drought-stricken Turkana County, a group of children carried sacks of palm fruit atop their heads as they walked ...
May 12, 2022
European Union lifts face mask requirements for flights, airports
Stefan Cristian Cioata/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Travelers will no longer be required to wear masks on European flights or in airports. The decision was announced Wednesday by the European Union Aviat...
May 11, 2022
Al Jazeera journalist killed in West Bank
pawel.gaul/Getty Images(TEL AVIV, Israel) -- Shireen Abu Akleh, a veteran journalist working for Al Jazeera, was killed Wednesday morning in the West Bank city of Jenin, according to the network and t...
May 11, 2022
Queen Elizabeth misses opening of Parliament for first time in 60 years
Ben Stansall - WPA Pool/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Queen Elizabeth did not attend the opening of Parliament Tuesday, marking the first time in six decades the queen has not been present. Her absence Tues...
May 10, 2022
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Finland, Sweden possible target for strike if they join NATO, Russia says
YASUYOSHI CHIBA/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, ...
May 10, 2022
What South Korea’s new president means for North Korea
Lee Jin-Man - Pool/Getty Images(SEOUL, South Korea) -- The inauguration of Yoon Suk-yeol as the 20th president of South Korea took place at the National Assembly compound in Seoul on Tuesday, marking ...
May 10, 2022
1st group of refugees start arriving under 'Uniting for Ukraine' program
kolderal/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Biden administration is officially welcoming the first group of refugees coming to the U.S. under the "Uniting for Ukraine" program, the Department of Homeland...
May 09, 2022
Russia-Ukraine live updates: 'Very soon there will be 2 Victory Days in Ukraine'
*EDITOR'S NOTE: This picture was taken during a trip organized by the Russian military.* - Photo by ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin's "special mili...
May 09, 2022