Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
Iran celebrates revolution's anniversary with defiant tone amid nuclear talks
Peter Polic/EyeEm/Getty Images(TEHRAN, Iran) -- As nuclear talks enter what U.S. officials have described as the "final moment," Iran struck a defiant tone Friday, marking the 43rd anniversary of...
Feb 12, 2022
Police in riot gear block trucker protest area on US-Canada border
WXYZ(WINDSOR, Ontario) -- Canadian police on Saturday blocked off the area surrounding the Ambassador Bridge over the U.S.-Canadian border and surrounded a group of about 100 protesters at the fo...
Feb 12, 2022
3,000 more US troops from 82nd Airborne head to Poland amid Ukraine invasion concerns
Stringer/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Pentagon has ordered 3,000 more soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division to Poland as tensions continued to mount about a possible Russian i...
Feb 11, 2022
Get a first look at Duchess Kate's "CBeebies Bedtime Story" appearance
Alastair Grant-WPA Pool/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Kensington Palace has released a first look at Duchess Kate's upcoming CBeebies Bedtime Story appearance. The sneak peek shows the Duchess of Cambridge,...
Feb 11, 2022
Prince Harry talks how he’s continuing 'unfinished' work of his mom, Princess Diana
John Lamparski/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Prince Harry said his work in raising awareness about HIV/AIDS is part of his mission to continue the "unfinished" work of his late mother, Princess Diana. Dia...
Feb 11, 2022
Queen Elizabeth being monitored after Prince Charles tests positive for COVID-19
JONATHAN BRADY/POOL/AFP via Getty Images(LONDON) -- Queen Elizabeth is being monitored for COVID-19 after her son, Prince Charles, tested positive for the virus on Thursday, according to Buckingham Pa...
Feb 11, 2022
Russia-Ukraine tensions reignite debate over Biden's climate agenda
BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The specter of a military confrontation on the Ukrainian border is stoking fears in Europe of an interruption in natural gas from Russia -- and pum...
Feb 11, 2022
Russia begins huge war games in Belarus amid Ukraine invasion fears
Russian Defence Ministry\TASS via Getty Images(KYIV, Ukraine) -- Russia has officially kicked off the main phase of huge joint military exercises in Belarus, as Western countries continue to warn Russ...
Feb 10, 2022
Police investigation into Downing Street lockdown parties gets closer to Boris Johnson
oversnap/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Over 50 people will be questioned in connection with parties held during lockdowns in Downing Street, police said, as the criminal investigation into the conduct of Pr...
Feb 10, 2022
Lassa fever cases identified in UK for first time in over a decade, officials say
SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Cases of Lassa fever have been identified in the United Kingdom for the first time in over a decade. The U.K. Health Security Agency (UKHSA) confirmed in ...
Feb 10, 2022