Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
Israeli security cabinet approves plan to occupy parts of Gaza, source says
Photo by Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto(LONDON) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's security cabinet approved an operational plan for the expansion of the war in Gaza in a meeting late Sunday, a seni...
May 05, 2025
How cardinals are using social media ahead of the papal conclave
Antonio Masiello/Getty Images(VATICAN CITY) -- In the wake of the death of Pope Francis, the spotlight has been placed on the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church as they gather for a secretive conc...
May 05, 2025
Papal conclave: Cardinals speak out on challenges new pope will face
Maria Grazia Picciarella/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(VATICAN CITY) -- Two cardinals in the Roman Catholic Church who will be voting in the upcoming papal conclave sat down with ABC News t...
May 04, 2025
Brazilian police arrest 2 suspects over bomb plot targeting Lady Gaga's concert in Rio
Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Live Nation(RIO DE JANEIRO) -- Two individuals were arrested in connection with an alleged bomb attack plot targeting Lady Gaga's free concert on Copacabana Beach, Brazilian ...
May 04, 2025
Houthi missile strikes near Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport, injuring 8, Israel says
(TEL AVIV) -- A ballistic missile launched from Yemen by the Iran-backed Houthis struck near Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion International Airport on Sunday, briefly grounding flights, halting train service and...
May 04, 2025
Injured in Russia's war, Ukrainian vets join together as sportsmen in Canada
Serhii Hordiievych(VANCOUVER, British Columbia) -- Oleksii Tiunin, a Ukrainian soldier who lost his leg in Russia's war, has become known in his adopted Canadian home as an undefeated sportsman.He was...
May 04, 2025
Activists say aid vessel bound for Gaza was struck by drone
Obtained by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Activists are demanding an investigation after they say a humanitarian ship headed to Gaza was bombed by a drone in the Mediterranean Sea overnight Friday.The passeng...
May 03, 2025
Russian drone attack injures nearly 50 people in Kharkiv
Firefighters extinguish a blaze after a Russian drone strike on May 3, 2025 in Kharkiv, Ukraine. (Photo by Yevhen Titov/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)(LONDON) -- An estimated 50 people were h...
May 03, 2025
Ukraine, Russia react to controversial US minerals sharing deal
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images(LONDON) -- The U.S. and Ukrainian governments touted the signing of a controversial minerals sharing deal as a launchpad for expansive bilateral economic cooperation -- and ...
May 01, 2025
Child accidentally damages $50 million Rothko at Rotterdam museum
Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen/ Patrick van Katwijk/Getty Images(ROTTERDAM, Netherlands) -- Literally marked by a child’s hand, one of the Netherland’s most valuable paintings is now undergo...
Apr 30, 2025