Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
Moscow court rejects American David Barnes’ appeal to get out of Russian prison
David Barnes appears in court in Russia on Feb. 13, 2024. Via ABC News.(LONDON) -- American David Barnes' appeal to be released from a Russian detention center has been denied, causing prosecutors in ...
Apr 19, 2025
How a team of 'suburban dads' secured a key checkpoint in Gaza's 'death corridor'
Thousands of Palestinians displaced by Israel continue to return to their lands in the north from the south with their vehicles in Gaza on January 29, 2025. (Photo by Moiz Salhi/Anadolu via Getty Imag...
Apr 18, 2025
Pope Francis visits Roman prison after delegating some Holy Week duties
Marco Iacobucci/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(ROME and LONDON) -- Pope Francis arrived on Thursday for a meet-and-greet with inmates at a prison in Rome amid the Catholic Holy Week, making ...
Apr 17, 2025
3 dead, including teen, in Russian drone strike on Ukraine, officials say
State Emergency Service of Ukraine/Anadolu via Getty ImagesLONDON -- Three people, including a child, were killed in a "massive" Russian drone strike overnight on Dnipro, Ukraine, the local governor s...
Apr 17, 2025
Gaza on the brink: Closed border crossings push population toward famine
Diaa Ostaz/ABC News(GAZA) -- Since the end of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas on March 18, the humanitarian situation in Gaza has sharply deteriorated.The continued closure of all border crossi...
Apr 17, 2025
US missionary kidnapped in South Africa rescued in 'high-intensity shootout': Police
Courtesy of Fellowship Baptist Church)LONDON and PRETORIA) -- An American missionary allegedly kidnapped at gunpoint during a church service in South Africa last Thursday has been rescued in "a high-i...
Apr 16, 2025
Which country has leverage in US-China trade war? Experts weigh in
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images, Ken Ishii - Pool/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump earlier this month announced far-reaching “reciprocal tariffs” on scores of countries, but h...
Apr 16, 2025
To stop migrants, US Army to take control of some of border with Mexico
Christian Torres/Anadolu via Getty Images(FORT HUACHUCA, AZ) -- U.S. Army soldiers will soon be patrolling a 170-mile buffer zone along the southern border with Mexico in a newly created "National Def...
Apr 16, 2025
International students sue after Trump administration terminates their legal status
Scott Eisen/Getty ImagesInternational students pursuing degrees at Michigan public universities sought relief from detention and deportation during a federal court hearing on Tuesday, after their stud...
Apr 16, 2025
American missionary rescued after alleged abduction in South Africa, police say
(LONDON and PRETORIA) -- An American missionary who was allegedly kidnapped at gunpoint during a church service in South Africa last Thursday evening was rescued in "a high-intensity shootout" several...
Apr 16, 2025