Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
Afghans who worked for US plea for help after Biden announces exit
KeithBinns/iStock(NEW YORK) -- "Mohammad" waited 10 years for a special immigrant visa from the U.S. -- a reward for his work on behalf of the Pentagon in Afghanistan and as protection from growing th...
Apr 16, 2021
Princes William, Harry to walk together in Prince Philip funeral procession
Karwai Tang/WireImage(LONDON) -- Prince Harry will join royal family members Saturday in the procession behind Prince Philip's coffin, marking his first public appearance with his family in over a yea...
Apr 15, 2021
Blinken visits Afghanistan after Biden's withdrawal decision to press for diplomacy
JOHANNA GERON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Less than a day after President Joe Biden announced his decision to withdraw all U.S. forces from Afghanistan, Secretary of State Antony Blinken ...
Apr 15, 2021
US troop withdrawal invites 'significant risk' of terrorism resurgence in Afghanistan, CIA director warns
Austin Nooe/iStockCIA Director William Burns told lawmakers Wednesday that the departure of American troops from Afghanistan will leave a "significant risk" of terrorism resurgence in the region -- a ...
Apr 14, 2021
Princes William, Harry reportedly speak as royal family gathers to mourn Prince Philip
Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Images(LONDON) -- Prince William and Prince Harry, brothers whose relationship has been strained over the past year, have reportedly spoken to each other as they prepa...
Apr 14, 2021
Biden's US forces exit could doom Afghan peace talks between Taliban, government
guvendemir/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- The war in Afghanistan is not ending. U.S. forces will no longer be part of it, but that will likely make the fighting worse in the months to come, according to some a...
Apr 14, 2021
Biden to withdraw all US forces from Afghanistan by 9/11: Defense official
MivPiv/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden has decided to withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks that prompted America's longest war...
Apr 13, 2021
Biden proposes summit with Putin amid Russian military buildup on Ukraine's border
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin Tuesday morning and proposed the two hold a summit in a third country "in the ...
Apr 13, 2021
US, Iran recommit to indirect talks after sabotage attack on nuclear site
Oleksii Liskonih/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- An attack on one of Iran's most sensitive nuclear facilities has threatened to unravel President Joe Biden's diplomatic efforts to revive the Iran nuclear deal -...
Apr 13, 2021
Record-setting biggest rabbit in the world stolen from home as police hunt for culprit
West Mercia Police(LONDON) -- Police in England have found themselves with an unusual case on their hands after the world's largest rabbit suddenly disappeared from his home over the weekend. Darius, ...
Apr 13, 2021