Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
Pope has 'sudden worsening' of respiratory condition: Vatican
Candles and messages of healing for Pope Francis are laid at the statue of John Paul II outside the Gemelli hospital where the Pope is hospitalized with pneumonia, in Rome on February 26, 2025. (Photo...
Feb 28, 2025
Mexico extradites drug lord linked to DEA murder
Rafael Caro Quintero is one of the most-wanted individuals by U.S. law enforcement after torturing and killing a Drug Enforcement agent in 1985. (Provided by the FBI)(WASHINGTON) -- A once-powerful dr...
Feb 27, 2025
At least 13 injured after car rams into bus stop in Israel
Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images(LONDON) -- At least 13 people have been injured after a car rammed into a bus stop in Israel, at Karkur Junction, according to Israeli police.The suspect is a 53-year-ol...
Feb 27, 2025
Israel will not withdraw from Philadelphi corridor as stipulated in ceasefire
DAVID SILVERMAN/AFP via Getty Images(LONDON) -- Israel will not withdraw from the Philadelphi corridor -- the border separating Egypt and Gaza -- as stipulated by the ceasefire agreement between Hamas...
Feb 27, 2025
US support 'crucial,' Zelenskyy says amid mineral deal negotiations
Bucket-wheel excavators mine rare earth materials on Feb. 25, 2025 in the Zhytomyr region of Ukraine/Libkos/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Ukraine is "preparing for negotiations" with the U.S. regarding secu...
Feb 27, 2025
Andrew Tate and brother land in Florida, DeSantis says they're not welcome
Andrew Tate (left) and his brother Tristan Tate are pictured inside The Court of Appeal in Bucharest, Romania, on December 10, 2024. (Photo by DANIEL MIHAILESCU/AFP v(FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla.) -- Controve...
Feb 27, 2025
Pope Francis continues to improve in the hospital, Vatican says
Flowers and candles are laid at the statue of John Paul II outside the Gemelli hospital where Pope Francis is hospitalized with pneumonia, in Rome on February 27, 2025. (Photo by DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP v...
Feb 27, 2025
Why Trump's 'very big' Ukraine minerals deal may not be an easy win
Tetiana Dzhafarova and Alex Wroblewski via Getty Images(LONDON) -- President Donald Trump's pursuit of a deal to access Ukrainian mineral resources has upended America's transatlantic ties in recent w...
Feb 26, 2025
Ceasefire depends on security guarantee, Zelenskyy says, amid mineral deal bargaining
This combination of pictures created on Feb. 25, 2025 shows President Donald Trump on Feb. 24, 2025, and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on Feb 23, 2025. (Jim Watsontetiana Dzhafarova/AFP via G...
Feb 26, 2025
Lockdown lifted at US naval base in Italy after 'security incident'
Fabrizio Villa/Getty Images(LONDON) -- A U.S. naval base in Italy was briefly placed on lockdown on Wednesday due to an "security incident," officials said.Naval Air Station Sigonella in Sicily said i...
Feb 26, 2025