Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
French voting app Elyze matches users with presidential candidates that share their values
Kiran Ridley/Getty Images(PARIS) -- What would you do if your ideal presidential candidate was only a few swipes away? That's the promise of the French app Elyze, which was created by students Gr&eacu...
Jan 13, 2022
US denies request to help find 2 Americans missing after Panama plane crash
BringDebraAndSueHome.com(WASHINGTON) -- Two American women remain missing more than a week after their plane crashed off the coast of Panama, as their families plead with the United States government ...
Jan 12, 2022
NATO rejects Russian demands for security guarantees in latest round of talks
Cristophe Coat/EyeEm/Getty Images(BRUSSELS) -- A new round of talks between Russia and NATO countries aimed at averting a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine have again ended with little progress, wi...
Jan 12, 2022
Boris Johnson faces new calls to resign over Downing Street lockdown party
Leon Neal/Getty Images(LONDON) -- U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced new calls for his resignation over a party he and his wife attended with Downing Street staff in May 2020, when the country wa...
Jan 12, 2022
Prince Andrew's request to dismiss alleged Epstein victim lawsuit denied
Dan Kitwood/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A federal judge in New York has denied Prince Andrew’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit from Virginia Giuffre, an alleged victim of Jeffrey Epstein. A spokespers...
Jan 12, 2022
Magawa, a rat recognized as a hero for detecting landmines, dead at 8
@herorats/Instagram(LONDON) -- Magawa, a rat credited with finding over 100 landmines and explosives in Cambodia, is dead at age 8. The African giant pouched male rat was the most successful landmine ...
Jan 11, 2022
Kazakhstan's president says Russian troops to start leaving this week
GETTY/Holger Leue (KAZAKHSTAN) -- Russian-led troops sent to help quell protests will begin leaving Kazakhstan in two days now that the government is back in control, the country's president has ...
Jan 11, 2022
How climate change could hinder reforestation efforts, according to experts
Dan Kitwood/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Scientists are researching how to promote global diversity amid warming temperatures, but some of the methods that could prove effective may be further hindered b...
Jan 11, 2022
Kazakhstan's president says order restored after crackdown on protests
-/AFP via Getty Images(ALMATY, Kazakhstan) -- Kazakhstan’s president said Monday "constitutional order" has been restored in the country and that his government is in control following assistanc...
Jan 11, 2022
US, Russia talks end with 'no progress': Here's what you need to know
DENIS BALIBOUSE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images(GENEVA) -- U.S. and Russian officials held over seven hours of talks Monday, but the two sides did not negotiate or appear any closer to a resolution over hei...
Jan 11, 2022