Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
Ukraine, left out in Trump-Putin summit, fears setbacks on key peace issues
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky listens as German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (not pictured) speaks during a joint press conference at the Chancellery following a virtual meeting hosted by Merz b...
Aug 14, 2025
IDF chief approves new Gaza attack plan, spokesperson says
Smoke rises from the area following an Israeli attack on former Social Development building on August 13, 2025 in Rafah, Gaza. Photo by Ali Jadallah/Anadolu via Getty Images(LONDON) -- Israel Defense ...
Aug 13, 2025
Why Ukraine's ex-foreign minister believes Putin won't go for peace as Trump summit approaches
Ukraine's then-Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba is pictured in Kyiv, Ukraine, on June 3, 2024./ Nurphoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images(LONDON) -- Dmytro Kuleba, who served as Ukraine's foreign minister from...
Aug 13, 2025
Trump, Vance to meet virtually with Zelenskyy ahead of Putin summit
Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images(LONDON) -- President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance will take part in a virtual meeting on Wednesday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and ...
Aug 12, 2025
Ukraine ramps up drone attacks on Russia ahead of Trump-Putin Alaska summit
Antonio Masiello/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Ukrainian forces are increasing the intensity of long-range drone strikes deep into Russia, according to data released by Moscow, ahead of Friday's planned mee...
Aug 11, 2025
Israeli strike kills 5 Al Jazeera journalists, including Anas Al Sharif, in Gaza, network says
Saeed M. M. T. Jaras/Anadolu via Getty Images(LONDON) -- The Al Jazeera media company said in a Sunday statement that five of its journalists -- including prominent correspondent Anas Al Sharif -- wer...
Aug 11, 2025
Russia and Ukraine exchange drone attacks amid peace talks maneuvers
Francisco Richart Barbeira/NurPhoto via Getty Images(LONDON) -- Russia and Ukraine exchanged large waves of attack drones overnight into Sunday as the two combatants maneuvered ahead of Friday's plann...
Aug 10, 2025
UN says Israel's planned Gaza City military offensive 'must be immediately halted'
People are seen in smoke after Israel targeted the area near Abbas Junction in western Gaza City, Gaza on August 08, 2025/Khames Alrefi/Anadolu via Getty Images(LONDON) -- On the heels of Israel's sec...
Aug 08, 2025
US citizens file lawsuit against UN agency that provides aid for Palestinians, the agency that Trump seeks to dismantle
Displaced Palestinians flock to an aid distribution point set up in the Netzarim Corridor in hopes of receiving limited humanitarian aid in Deir al Balah, Gaza on August 08, 2025/ (Photo by Hass...
Aug 08, 2025
Massive, 18-mile-long Patagonia glacier experiencing rapid ice loss for 1st time
General view of Perito Moreno Glacier at Parque Nacional Los Glaciares on December 16, 2023 near El Calafate, Argentina. Rodrigo Valle/Getty Images(LONDON) -- What was once considered the most stable ...
Aug 07, 2025