Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio

South Korea begins removing loudspeakers at North Korean border
Kim Jae-Hwan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(SEOUL) -- The South Korean military began dismantling loudspeakers that had been placed along its border with North Korea, South Korea's Defense M...
Joohee Cho and Kevin Shalvey, ABC News Aug 04, 2025

5 die of malnutrition in Gaza in past 24 hours, health officials say
Hassan Jedi/Anadolu via Getty Images(LONDON) -- Hospitals in the Gaza Strip recorded five deaths over the past 24 hours due to malnutrition, the Gaza Ministry of Health in the Hamas-run territory said...
Somayeh Malekian and David Brennan, ABC News Aug 04, 2025

Netanyahu pushing 'military solution' to free hostages: Source
pawel.gaul/Getty Images(JERUSALEM) -- Unable to find a diplomatic answer to the hostage crisis, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pushing for a "military solution" to free the remaining hos...
Jordana Miller and Bill Hutchinson, ABC News Aug 03, 2025

Ukraine urges Trump admin to 'strangle' Russian economy amid nuclear tensions
Kherson Regional Military Administration/Anadolu via Getty Images(LONDON) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's top adviser urged the U.S. to "strangle" Russia's economy by imposing secondary s...
David Brennan, ABC News Aug 03, 2025

Witkoff and Huckabee visit Gaza as Trump comes up with a plan for aid
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images(LONDON) -- As global concern over the hunger crisis in Gaza intensifies, Steve Witkoff, President Donald Trump's special envoy to the Middle East, and U.S. Ambassador to&nbs...
Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News Aug 01, 2025

Russia launches 6,400 drones, missiles into Ukraine in record-breaking month
Maxym Marusenko/NurPhoto via Getty Images(LONDON) -- More than three years into Russia's full-scale invasion, Ukrainians across the country retreat each night to bomb shelters and metro stations ...
David Brennan, ABC News Aug 01, 2025

At least 37 killed, 270 injured while seeking aid in northern Gaza: Hospital
Photo by Dawoud Abo Alkas/Anadolu via Getty Images(LONDON) -- At least 37 people were killed and 270 were injured while seeking aid in northern Gaza near the Zikim crossing, according to the director ...
WIll Gretsky, ABC News Jul 30, 2025

Heavy rain leaves dozens dead in Beijing, state media reports
Wang Zicheng/VCG via Getty Images(BEIJING) -- Heavy rains and flooding have killed at least 30 people in Beijing, after a year’s worth of rain fell in less than a week, according to state media....
Theo Hayward, ABC News Jul 29, 2025

UK to recognize Palestinian state as Netanyahu considers annexing parts of Gaza
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Tuesday that his nation will recognize the state of Palestine at a United Nations meeting in September if Israel does no...
Jordana Miller, Mary Kekatos, and Diaa Ostaz, ABC News Jul 29, 2025

Jordan requesting US help with Gaza aid airdrops but Trump administration has no plans to assist, officials say
Jane Barlow-WPA Pool/Getty Images(TURNBERY, Scotland) -- As international pressure to deliver more food aid to Gaza builds, the Kingdom of Jordan is "continuing to request assistance in the form of pl...
Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News Jul 29, 2025
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