Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
IAEA warns it 'cannot rule out' possible radiological release from Iran strikes
Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), attends a press conference during a meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors on March 02, 2026, in Vienna, Austria. The ...
Mar 02, 2026
Trump admin told congressional staff that intel suggested Iran wasn't preparing to launch preemptive strike
Protesters clash with forces in Srinagar, Kashmir, on March 2, 2026, as authorities impose restrictions and curbs across Kashmir in response to demonstrations over the reported killing of Iran's Supre...
Mar 02, 2026
Iran forms interim leadership council as President Pezeshkian resurfaces
thousands of people gather in Enghelab Square for a pro-government demonstration after Iranian state media confirmed the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on March 1, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. (Majid Saeedi...
Mar 01, 2026
Iranian officials claim school hit during US-Israeli army strikes
A plume of smoke rises after an explosion on February 28, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. (Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- Dozens of students at an Iranian all-girls elementary school were among those k...
Feb 28, 2026
Trump says new call for regime change in Iran justified by 'imminent threats' to US
People take shelter as Iran launched missiles and drones towards Israel following the US-Israeli attacks, in Jerusalem on February 28, 2026. (Photo by Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu via Getty Images)(NEW Y...
Feb 28, 2026
Trump threatens 'certain death' to Iranian guard who don't 'lay down' weapons
A plume of smoke rises after an explosion on February 28, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. (Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- President Donald Trump threatened "certain death" to elite forces in the Irania...
Feb 28, 2026
US-Israeli operation against Iran was in the works for months, IDF says
Smoke rises after Iran carried out a missile strike on the main headquarters of the U.S. Navyâs 5th Fleet in Manama in retaliation against US-Israeli attacks, in Bahrain February 28, 2026. (Phot...
Feb 28, 2026
Trump starkly warns of potential US casualties in 'massive ongoing operation' to stop Iranian regime
A screen grab from a video released on U.S. President Donald Trump’s Truth Social account shows Donald Trump making statements regarding combat operations on Iran on February 28, 2026 in Pal Bea...
Feb 28, 2026
Pakistan says further provocations by the Taliban will be met with 'decisive response'
Loaded cargo containers at the Torkham Border Terminal, along with vehicles carrying migrants bound for Afghanistan, are forced to turn back toward the Pak-Afghan Highway on the second day of clashes ...
Feb 27, 2026
Russia 'losing thousands' of troops for each mile in Ukraine, NATO commander says
Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, Chairman of the NATO Military Committee, takes part in the Munich Security Conference. (Marijan Murat/picture alliance via Getty Images)(LONDON) -- Russian forces could recover ...
Feb 26, 2026