Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
Fire erupts at key oil facility deep inside Russia amid drone exchange with Ukraine
Sean Gallup/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Local emergency services in Ufa, in Russia's Bashkortostan republic, reported a fire at one of the country's largest oil refineries, with one Ukrainian official des...
Mar 03, 2025
Pope suffers 2 episodes of respiratory failure, Vatican says
Chris Furlong/Getty Images(ROME and LONDON) -- Pope Francis suffered two episodes of "acute respiratory failure" on Monday, the Vatican said.The episodes were caused by a "significant accumulation of ...
Mar 03, 2025
Zelenskyy thanks US for support after week of tough diplomacy, urges 'real peace'
Justin Tallis via Getty Images(LONDON) -- The Kremlin on Monday said it was "very important" to push President Volodymyr Zelenskyy toward making a peace deal, echoing arguments made by President Donal...
Mar 03, 2025
Pope Francis has 'quiet' night in hospital, Vatican says
ABC NewsROME and LONDON -- Pope Francis in a prayer published on Sunday thanked Gemelli Hospital's doctors and medical staff "for the attention with which they are taking care of me."The prayer -- the...
Mar 02, 2025
UK and France to prepare Ukraine peace plan for Trump, Starmer says
ABC NewsLONDON -- European leaders will gather in London on Sunday to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, following a tempestuous White House meeting that thrust U.S.-Ukrainian relation...
Mar 02, 2025
Zelenskyy receives warm welcome from British prime minister, a day after White House blowup
Peter Nicholls - WPA Pool/Getty Images(LONDON) -- One day after the meeting between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Donald Trump blew up, the Ukrainian president was warmly welcomed by British Prime Minister ...
Mar 01, 2025
He lost dozens of family members. Now he wants to leave Gaza behind
Fadi Rafiq Assaf, 35, said he has lost dozens of family members since the war began on Oct. 7, 2023. Via ABC News(GAZA) -- Fadi Rafiq Assaf, 35, once a businessman who bought and sold clothes, stood a...
Mar 01, 2025
Pope Francis resting after respiratory condition suddenly worsens
Nuns and the faithful attend Rosary prayers at St. Peter's Square on February 28, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican. The Vatican announced that there would be a recitation of the rosary for Pope Francis's...
Mar 01, 2025
Key takeaways: Tempers flare as Trump, Vance confront Ukraine's Zelenskyy
Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- With Ukraine's future in the balance, a high-stakes meeting on Friday between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy devolved ...
Feb 28, 2025
EU launches global sting operation against AI-generated child sexual abuse material
(boonchai wedmakawand/Getty Images)(LONDON) -- Europol, the law enforcement agency of the European Union, has conducted a “large-scale hit against child sexual exploitation” whose members ...
Feb 28, 2025