Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
Jeffrey Epstein associate, Jean Luc Brunel, found dead by suicide in prison
ferencziviktoria21/Getty Images(PARIS) -- ABC News has learned that disgraced modeling agent and Jeffrey Epstein associate Jean Luc Brunel died by suicide in his prison cell Saturday night in Par...
Feb 19, 2022
Abandoned cargo ship carrying more than 1,000 luxury cars is burning in the Atlantic
Marinha Portuguesa (NEW YORK) -- An abandoned cargo ship carrying more than 1,000 Porsches and other luxury vehicles is burning in the Atlantic Ocean. The fire on the Felicity Ace broke out on Wednesd...
Feb 18, 2022
As Hong Kong COVID cases soar, leader suggests testing 7.5 million residents
Bertha Wang/Bloomberg via Getty Images(HONG KONG) -- Hong Kong recorded another record daily high of 6,116 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, as the city battles its worst outbreak since the pandemic beg...
Feb 17, 2022
Biden says he believes Putin will go through with Ukraine invasion within days
Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden on Thursday said he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin will go through with an invasion of Ukraine invasion within days. "My sense is t...
Feb 17, 2022
Russia-Ukraine updates: US urges Ukrainian president to head to Lviv for his safety
pop_jop/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The United States continues to warn that Russia could invade Ukraine "any day" amid escalating tensions in the region, with President Joe Biden telling reporters Frid...
Feb 17, 2022
Russian aircraft buzz US Navy patrol planes, get within 5 feet, Pentagon says
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brandon J. Vinson(WASHINGTON) -- Amid tensions over a possible invasion of Ukraine, Russian aircraft intercepted U.S. Navy patrol planes in a...
Feb 17, 2022
NATO warns Russia still building up troops, as Ukraine holds defiant national holiday
Valeria Mongelli/Bloomberg via Getty Images(LVIV, Ukraine) -- NATO’s secretary general warned that Russia appears to still be increasing the number of its troops near Ukraine, despite Moscow ann...
Feb 17, 2022
NATO warns Russia still building up troops, as Ukraine holds defiant national holiday
iStock/malerapaso(LVIV, Ukraine) -- NATO’s secretary general warned that Russia appears to still be increasing the number of its troops near Ukraine, despite Moscow announcing it has begun withd...
Feb 16, 2022
Hong Kong under pressure as record COVID outbreak stretches hospitals to limit
CGinspiration/Getty Images(HONG KONG) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has told Hong Kong officials to “take all necessary steps” to contain the city’s worst coronavirus outbreak to d...
Feb 16, 2022
Some Russian troops moved to firing positions near Ukraine, Putin said be ready by Feb. 16: Sources
Alexei Nikolsky\TASS via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- While Russia's defense ministry said Tuesday that some forces would pull back from Ukraine's borders after completing military exercises, the U.S. ha...
Feb 16, 2022