Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
2 dead in shooting in northern Canada, no active threat: Officials
(NEW YORK) -- Two people are dead from a shooting in the Cree First Nation community of Mistissini in northern Quebec, Canada, officials said, adding that it is not considered an active shooter situat...
Jan 29, 2026
Iranian 'fingers on triggers' amid US military buildup, Trump threats, Tehran says
A huge banner displayed in Revolution Square depicts a missile attack on board a US Carrier painted in US flag colors in the Persian Gulf on January 26, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. (Kaveh Kazemi/Getty Image...
Jan 29, 2026
North Korea test-launches 2 ballistic missiles toward sea, Japan and South Korea say
A North Korea Scud-B missile (R) is displayed at the Korea War Memorial Museum on July 4, 2017 in Seoul, South Korea. (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)(SEOUL and LONDON) -- North Korea test-launched two s...
Jan 27, 2026
Iranians detail 'bloodbath' crackdown said to have killed 5,700 protesters, as internet blockade eases
A giant banner depicting a U.S. aircraft carrier and the American flag was displayed at Enqelab (Revolution) Square in Tehran, Iran amid rising tensions between the United States and Iran on January 2...
Jan 27, 2026
Body of last remaining hostage retrieved from Gaza, Israel says
Vehicle, carrying the body of the last Israeli hostage remaining in Gaza Ran Gvili, arrives the Abu Kabir Forensic Institute prior to the funeral ceremony in Tel Aviv, Israel on January 26, 2026. (Pho...
Jan 26, 2026
Russia, Ukraine and US set to hold 1st trilateral talks since start of war
(LONDON) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday it is "still too early to draw conclusions" from the trilateral talks taking place between Ukraine, Russia and the United States.Delegat...
Jan 23, 2026
Europe must 'play the power game' with Trump over Greenland, former Danish FM says
Denmark's then-Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod speaks to the press in Brussels, Belgium, on July 18, 2022. (Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images_(LONDON )-- Denmark's new government was less than two...
Jan 23, 2026
European leaders to gather in Brussels to 'coordinate' plans on Trump, Greenland
Greenland residents and political leaders have publicly rejected suggestions by U.S. President Donald Trump that the Arctic island could become part of the United States. Greenland, an autonomous terr...
Jan 22, 2026
The planet has entered an era of 'water bankruptcy,' according to new UN report
An Indian woman plants rice in a paddy field in Nagaon District, Assam, India, Jan. 20, 2026.(Anuwar Hazarika/NurPhoto via Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- The world has entered an era of global "water bank...
Jan 21, 2026
Greenland relegated to 'stepping stone' in Trump-Europe standoff, party leader says
People, including a man holding a placard that shows Greenland covered in an American flag, Xed out and that reads: Our Land, Not Yours", gather to march in protest against U.S. President Donald Trump...
Jan 21, 2026