Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
India's top military leader among 13 dead in helicopter crash
omersukrugoksu/iStock(NEW YORK) -- India's military chief and his wife were among 13 killed in a helicopter crash around noon local time on Wednesday. Gen. Bipin Rawat was traveling to Defence Service...
Dec 09, 2021
Pressure grows on UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to resign over alleged lockdown Christmas party
GETTY/WPA Pool(LONDON, U.K.) -- Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing calls to resign over reports that members of his staff attended a Christmas party last year while the country was in lockdow...
Dec 08, 2021
Biden warns of 'severe consequences' if Putin moves on Ukraine
iStock/dicus63(UKRAINE) -- President Joe Biden gave his first comments Wednesday on his video call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying he was "very straightforward" with the Russian lea...
Dec 08, 2021
Royals get into holiday spirit at Christmas carols concert hosted by Duchess Kate
GETTY/Chris Jackson/Staff(UNITED KINGDOM) -- Members of Britain's royal family got into the holiday spirit Wednesday, attending a Christmas carol service. Prince William and Kate, the Duchess of ...
Dec 08, 2021
US announces diplomatic boycott of Winter Olympics in China over human rights
Hou Yu/China News Service via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) -- The United States will not send an official delegation to the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, the White House announced Monday, citing ...
Dec 07, 2021
Biden confronts Putin over Ukraine in high-stakes meeting
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden told Russian President Vladimir Putin during a video meeting on Tuesday that the United States "would respond with strong ...
Dec 07, 2021
New York billionaire surrenders stolen antiquities worth $70M
iStock/Punkbarby(NEW YORK) -- Billionaire investor and philanthropist Michael Steinhardt was forced to surrender $70 million worth of stolen antiquities and comply with a lifetime ban on collecting an...
Dec 06, 2021
Hundreds of migrants living in squalor in warehouse in Belarus amid ongoing border crisis
ABC News(BRUZGI, Belarus) -- Parsa Akram now lives with her mother, father and brother under a warehouse shelf. The space is about 2 meters wide. The 18-year-old and her mother sleep in a tent, her br...
Dec 02, 2021
Global health authorities warn against 'blanket' travel bans
PinkOmelet/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- Global health authorities are urging against the use of "blanket" travel bans in response to the threat of new coronavirus variants, as some nations have rushed to shu...
Dec 01, 2021
Russia planning 'significant aggressive moves against Ukraine,' Blinken warns
GINTS IVUSKANS/AFP via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. is "deeply concerned by evidence that Russia has made plans for significant aggressive moves against Ukraine," Secretary of State Antony Bli...
Dec 01, 2021