Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
6 American prisoners in Kuwait released, land back in US, representative says
(SimpleImages/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- Six Americans who were imprisoned in Kuwait have been released in an agreement with the United States, a representative for their families confirmed to ABC New...
Mar 14, 2025
Putin responds to US-Ukraine ceasefire proposal, says Russia 'for it' but has concerns
Steve Witkoff, special envoy to the Middle East. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)(LONDON) -- In his first public remarks on the proposed 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine, President V...
Mar 13, 2025
Putin demands Kursk total victory ahead of Moscow talks with Trump envoy
(Connect Images/Getty Images)(LONDON) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin visited a command center in Kursk on Wednesday, ordering troops there to "destroy" all Ukrainian formations remaining in the c...
Mar 13, 2025
Pope spends 12th anniversary as head of Catholic church in hospital as recovery continues
Candles with a portrait of Pope Francis are seen outside the Policlinico A. Gemelli Hospital where Pope Francis is hospitalized for pneumonia, on March 9, 2025 in Rome, Italy. Pope Francis was hospita...
Mar 13, 2025
Satellite appears to show new highway cutting through Brazil's Amazon rainforest
Evaristo Sa/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Satellite images appear to show a new highway cutting through the rainforest in the Brazilian state set to host the 2025 United Nations Climate Change Con...
Mar 12, 2025
Ceasefire 'in Russia's hands,' Ukraine says after US meeting in Saudi Arabia
State Emergency Service of Ukraine/Anadolu via Getty Images(LONDON) -- The prospects for a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine are "in Moscow's hands," a top aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zel...
Mar 12, 2025
Canada, Europe hit back after US metals tariffs kick in
Philipp von Ditfurth/picture alliance via Getty Images(LONDON) -- The European Union and Canada announced retaliatory tariffs on Wednesday after the Trump administration's metals duties went...
Mar 12, 2025
Pope's condition remains 'stationary' on 27th day in hospital, Vatican says
Massimo Valicchia/NurPhoto via Getty Images(LONDON and ROME) -- Pope Francis' condition remained "stationary" on Wednesday, with tests confirming his improvement, according to the Vatican.A chest X-ra...
Mar 12, 2025
Trump adds another 25% to tariff on Canadian steel and aluminum
Katherine Ky Cheng/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump on Tuesday escalated a trade war with Canada, imposing a fresh round of tariffs on steel and aluminum products, threatening additi...
Mar 11, 2025
21 passengers killed on Pakistani train after hundreds taken hostage
Mazhar Chandio/Anadolu via Getty Images(LONDON) -- Twenty-one passengers were killed after a train in Pakistan was attacked and hundreds were taken hostage by the militant Balochistan Liberation Army ...
Mar 11, 2025