Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
Israel strikes Syrian military headquarters, IDF says
Abdulkarem Al-Mohammad/Anadolu via Getty Images(LONDON) -- The Israel Defense Forces said it struck "the entrance" of Syria's military headquarters in Damascus on Wednesday.At least one person was kil...
Jul 16, 2025
Why Trump's 50-day window may pose danger for Ukraine
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- After President Donald Trump threatened to impose "very severe" economic penalties against Vladimir Putin's Russia if he doesn't agree to a ceasefire in Ukr...
Jul 16, 2025
Ukraine braces for Trump’s 50-day window amid escalating Russian strikes
State Emergency Service of Ukraine/Anadolu via Getty Images(LONDON) -- This week marked a possible pivot by President Donald Trump regarding Russia's ongoing full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with his M...
Jul 16, 2025
Russia 'didn’t care' about Trump's weapons for Ukraine, tariff threats, official says
Contributor/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Russia continued its nightly bombardment of Ukraine overnight into Tuesday, shortly after President Donald Trump announced his decision to supply Ukraine with new m...
Jul 15, 2025
Millions of undocumented immigrants will no longer be eligible for bond hearings, according to ICE memo
Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe via Getty ImagesWASHINGTON -- Immigrants who arrive in the United States illegally will no longer be eligible for a bond hearing, a move that comes as the Trump admini...
Jul 15, 2025
GHF unveils new 'flag system' at aid site in southern Gaza as Palestinians continue to report chaos, deaths
Abed Rahim Khatib/Anadolu via Getty ImagesLONDON -- The U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) announced some changes at its Khan Younis aid distribution center on Monday, as Palestinians cont...
Jul 15, 2025
Japan doesn't plan on responding to Trump tariff threats with countermeasures, government official says
Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images(TOKYO) -- While the European Union has vowed to impose countermeasures if the Trump administration moves forward with its planned 30% tariffs on al...
Jul 14, 2025
Sudan has become a 'case study' for the impact of USAID cuts, aid worker says
Fayez Elzaki/Xinhua via Getty Images(PORT SUDAN CITY, Sudan) -- Humanitarians in Sudan, where a two-year civil war has given rise to the world’s most acute needs and made assistance increasingly...
Jul 14, 2025
Trump sending weapons to Ukraine, threatens 'severe tariffs' against Russia if ceasefire deal not reached in 50 days
Michael Sorrow/Anadolu via Getty Images(BUDAPEST) -- President Donald Trump threatened "severe tariffs" against Russia if a ceasefire deal isn't reached in 50 days over its war in Ukraine."We're very,...
Jul 14, 2025
Small plane crashes at London Southend Airport, killing all 4 passengers on board
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images(LONDON) -- A small plane crashed at London Southend Airport in Sussex, England, on Sunday, killing all four people on board, according to local officials.On Sunday, Essex Po...
Jul 13, 2025