Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
As the curtain falls on the Merkel era, Germany’s largest parties are set to vie for power
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz(NEW YORK) -- After almost 16 years as leader of Europe's most powerful economy, Angela Merkel will be leaving the chancellorship behind as Germany votes on a...
Sep 27, 2021
Putin critic Navalny slams Google and Apple for accepting Kremlin censorship
zmeel/iStock(MOSCOW) — Russia's best-known opposition figure, Alexey Navalny, has criticized Google and Apple for bending to Kremlin demands for censorship during recent parliamentary elections,...
Sep 25, 2021
China declares cryptocurrency transactions illegal as crackdown continues
Vertigo3d/iStock(BEIJING) -- Bitcoin, Ethereum and other cryptocurrencies dipped in value on Friday after China declared all transactions involving these digital currencies "illegal." China's central ...
Sep 24, 2021
Border Patrol suspends using agents on horseback amid outrage
Azaliya/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- Amid outrage over images the White House said President Joe Biden found "horrible," the U.S. Border Patrol has temporarily stopped using agents on horseback against Haiti...
Sep 23, 2021
EU proposes legislation requiring all mobile devices, including iPhones, use a universal charger
EkaterinaMesilova/iStock(EUROPE) -- Lawmakers in Europe on Thursday unveiled a proposal to force smartphone makers to adopt a universal, brand-agnostic charging cable in an effort to reduce electronic...
Sep 23, 2021
How threats at the United Nations General Assembly are handled: ANALYSIS
lucagavagna/iStock(NEW YORK) -- As the 76th General Assembly of the United Nations went underway in New York City beginning Sept. 14, authorities arrested Enrique Figueroa on Sunday for allegedly post...
Sep 23, 2021
Researchers launch Gulf Stream expedition in effort to slow down climate change
Courtesy Sailstone(NEW YORK) -- This summer, the United States has seen the effects of climate change firsthand, as record-breaking wildfires, droughts and hurricanes have devastated parts of the coun...
Sep 23, 2021
Why thousands of migrants, many from Haiti, are stuck at Texas-Mexico border
SezerOzger/iStock(TEXAS) -- A mounting crisis is unfolding at the U.S.-Mexico border where thousands of migrants, many from Haiti, have trekked across dozens of countries, facing blistering heat and o...
Sep 22, 2021
Biden agrees with France's Macron that sub snub could have been handled better
CameronSmith/Flickr(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden for the first time admitted the diplomatic fallout with France over a recent defense deal could have been better handled, the White House said We...
Sep 22, 2021
Biden admin missed red flags before Haitian migrant surge
OleksiiLiskonih/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- Months before the Haitian migrant surge at the southern border, Border Patrol agents on the front lines in Texas sounded alarms that Del Rio was vulnerable and re...
Sep 22, 2021