Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
US general admits drone strike near Afghan airport that killed 10 was a 'mistake'
Ivan Cholakov/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- U.S. Central Command Gen. Frank McKenzie admitted at a briefing Friday that the Aug. 29 drone strike near Kabul airport was "a mistake." Ten people were killed in t...
Sep 17, 2021
Dirty tricks, clone candidates and arrests: Russia's parliamentary elections begin
Oleg Elkov/iStock(MOSCOW) -- In St. Petersburg’s municipal elections this week, Boris Vishnevsky is running against himself. But that does not mean he has no challengers. Far from it, in fact. T...
Sep 17, 2021
Drone strike kills top ISIS leader wanted for 2017 ambush of Green Berets
Oleksii Liskonih/iStock(LONDON) -- French officials announced overnight that their military forces had killed the top ISIS leader in Africa, a terrorist for whom the United States had offered a $5 mil...
Sep 16, 2021
Prince Andrew becomes 1 target of anti-monarchy campaign in UK
mikeinlondon/iStock(LONDON) -- The anti-monarchy campaign group Republic has launched giant billboards across the U.K. with slogans questioning the British monarchy. "Secretive. Divisive. Undemocratic...
Sep 16, 2021
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle featured in TIME100 Most Influential People issue
NataliaCatalina/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Prince Harry and Meghan have made this year's TIME100 Most Influential People in the World list. The TIME cover portrait featuring the Duke and Duchess of Sussex ma...
Sep 16, 2021
British court indicates it will serve lawsuit on Prince Andrew
Kuzma/iStock(NEW YORK) -- A British court on Wednesday indicated that it intends to formally provide notice to Prince Andrew of a sexual assault lawsuit filed against him in New York, according to a c...
Sep 16, 2021
New World Bank report highlights growing risks of climate change in poorest regions
E4C/iStock(NEW YORK) -- A new report from the World Bank highlights the growing risks of climate change across the world. The new Groundswell report finds up to 216 million people across six...
Sep 15, 2021
Duchess Kate visits teams who assisted in Afghanistan evacuation
Steve Parsons - WPA Pool/Getty Images(LONDON) — Duchess Kate made her first public appearance in more than two months on Wednesday. The Duchess of Cambridge, 39, visited RAF Brize Norton in Oxfo...
Sep 15, 2021
North Korea fires ballistic missiles in second test in a week
omersukrugoksu/iStock(SEOUL, South Korea) -- North Korea fired two ballistic missiles toward the East Sea on Wednesday, according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff. The missiles were launch...
Sep 15, 2021
South Korean President appoints BTS as special envoys before their visit to the UN
Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for Dick Clark Productions(SEOUL, South Korea) -- K-pop group BTS was appointed as "special presidential envoy for future generations and culture" by South Korean Presiden...
Sep 14, 2021