Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
DHS expected to end deportation protection for nearly 350,000 Venezuelans under TPS
Venezuelan community leaders speak to the media as they protest against the suspension of Temporary Protected Status in Doral, Fla., Feb. 3, 2025. (Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- ...
Feb 04, 2025
Fatalities confirmed in shooting at adult education facility in Sweden, police say
Kicki Nilsson/TT News Agency/AFP via Getty Image(LONDON) -- "Around 10" people died in a shooting on Tuesday at an adult education facility in Orebro, Sweden, according to police.The victims were foun...
Feb 04, 2025
Why shutting down USAID could have major impacts on Gaza aid
J. David Ake/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- International aid organizations are warning that humanitarian efforts in Gaza would be severely impacted if the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAI...
Feb 04, 2025
China counters Trump by announcing new tariffs, saying it 'firmly opposes' US plan
Fred Dufour/AFP via Getty Images(HONG KONG and LONDON) -- Select American goods imported into China will be subject to tariffs of up to 15%, Chinese officials said Tuesday, as they rolled out a series...
Feb 04, 2025
Wisconsin man dies after inhaler cost jumps $500, according to family's lawsuit
Joe Raedle/Getty Images(APPLETON, WI) -- A young Wisconsin man died from an asthma attack after the price of his inhaler skyrocketed nearly $500, according to a lawsuit filed by his family.Cole Schmid...
Feb 04, 2025
Canadians are 'perplexed' by Trump's tariffs, ambassador to the US says
Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- In an interview on ABC News' "This Week" on Sunday, Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. Kirsten Hillman said Canadians are "perplexed" and "disappoi...
Feb 03, 2025
Trump to discuss tariffs with Canadian, Mexican leaders, as Mexico readies 'Plan B' response
(WASHINGTON) -- President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico plans on Monday to announce her country's "Plan B" response to U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to impose tariffs on imported goods.Trump told r...
Feb 03, 2025
American hostage Keith Siegel freed from Gaza
Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, hands over Israeli hostage Keith Samuel Siegel in Gaza Port to the International Committee of the Red Cross on Saturday as part of the ongoing prisoner exc...
Feb 01, 2025
7 dead in stampede as over 100 million people gather at India's Maha Kumbh festival
Ritesh Shukla/Getty Images(ALLAHABAD, INDIA) -- At least seven people were killed and around 10 injured in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the world's biggest gatherings that occurs every 12...
Jan 29, 2025
Former Danish minister for Greenland discusses Trump's push to acquire island
Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- As President Donald Trump makes a very public effort to acquire Greenland, one former Danish official said Trump's attempts are nothing new ...
Jan 28, 2025