Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
'Worst-case scenario of famine' unfolding in Gaza, IPC says
Ali Jadallah/Anadolu via Getty Images(LONDON) -- The "worst-case scenario of famine" is unfolding in Gaza, according to a warning issued Tuesday by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, a...
Jul 29, 2025
Ukraine, Russia respond to Trump's new ceasefire deadline as strikes continue
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images(LONDON) -- President Donald Trump on Monday sought to increase pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin in a bid to secure an end to Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukra...
Jul 29, 2025
Trump sets Putin new Ukraine ceasefire deadline, says he's 'disappointed' in Moscow
Andriy Zhyhaylo/Oboz.ua/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images(LONDON) -- During his visit to the U.K. on Monday, President Donald Trump expressed further frustration with Russian President Vladimir P...
Jul 28, 2025
IDF says it will conduct aid airdrops in Gaza as hunger crisis deepens
Hassan Jedi/Anadolu via Getty ImagesThe Israel Defense Forces announced changes Saturday in humanitarian aid procedures in Gaza amid ongoing international pressure as the malnutrition crisis worsens.T...
Jul 27, 2025
USAID analysis finds no evidence of widespread aid diversion by Hamas in Gaza
Amir Levy/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- An analysis compiled by USAID officials examining more than 150 reported incidents involving the theft or loss of U.S.-funded humanitarian aid in the war-torn Gaz...
Jul 26, 2025
France to recognize the state of Palestine, Macron says
Christian Mang/Getty Images(JERUSALEM) -- France will officially recognize the state of Palestine, "true to its historic commitment to a just and lasting peace in the Middle East," French President Em...
Jul 25, 2025
'They're losing hope': What doctors, aid workers are seeing in Gaza amid hunger crisis
Ali Jadallah/Anadolu via Getty Images(GAZA) -- Doctors and aid workers inside Gaza are reporting grim and heartbreaking details of widespread malnutrition, particularly in children, as the hunger cris...
Jul 25, 2025
Iran to hold nuclear talks with Europeans as Trump threatens renewed strikes
Majid Saeedi/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Iranian and European delegations are expected to gather in Istanbul, Turkey, on Friday for fresh talks on Tehran's nuclear program, with European nations warning t...
Jul 25, 2025
US Osprey makes emergency landing in Japan, officials say
Dennis Taylor/USAF/Getty Images(TOKYO) - -A U.S. CV-22 Osprey made what Japanese officials called an emergency landing Thursday at Hanamaki Airport in northeastern Japan, about 300 miles north of Toky...
Jul 24, 2025
US negotiators leaving Qatar after Hamas response to ceasefire proposal
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(TEL AVIV, Israel) -- The U.S. is bringing home its team from Doha, Qatar, "after the latest response from Hamas, which clearly shows a lack of desire to reach a ceas...
Jul 24, 2025