Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
South Korean investigators seek to arrest President Yoon over martial law declaration
South Korean Presidential Office via Getty Images(SEOUL) -- South Korean investigators are seeking an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived imposition of martial law, accordi...
Dec 30, 2024
Middle East live updates: Israel intercepts missile and drone fired from Yemen
Ashraf Amra/Anadolu via Getty Images(LONDON) -- Rebel forces in Syria are building a transitional government after toppling the regime of President Bashar Assad in a lightning-quick advance across the...
Dec 30, 2024
Biden announces $2.5 billion in Ukraine defense assistance
Drew Angerer/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden announced on Monday that the United States would offer almost $2.5 billion in defense assistance to Ukraine, a move that will bring an "imm...
Dec 30, 2024
World leaders mourn Jimmy Carter, celebrate 'noble' legacy
Bettmann via Getty Images(LONDON) -- World leaders have offered their condolences after the death of former President Jimmy Carter at the age of 100.Carter died in Plains, Georgia, on Sunday afternoon...
Dec 30, 2024
2 survivors recovering as South Korean officials probe Jeju Air plane crash
Jung Yeon-je/AFP via Getty Images(SEOUL and LONDON) -- The two survivors of South Korea's deadliest plane crash in decades were recovering at separate hospitals in Seoul on Monday, as investigato...
Dec 30, 2024
Keanu Reeves' stolen Rolex and other luxury watches recovered in Chile: Police
Dave Benett/Getty Images for House of Suntory(SANTIAGO, CHILE) -- Three luxury watches, including a Rolex worth about $9,000, that were stolen from actor Keanu Reeves' Los Angeles home have been disco...
Dec 30, 2024
179 dead, 2 rescued after plane crashes while landing in South Korea
ABC NewsAll 181 passengers and crew aboard a passenger jet that crashed upon landing in South Korea on Sunday morning are presumed dead except for two people rescued from the wreckage, authorities sai...
Dec 29, 2024
Mexico developing app for migrants to send alert if about to be detained in the US
Jose Luis Torales/NurPhoto via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Mexico is developing a cellphone app that will allow migrants to inform family members and local consulates if they think they are about to be ...
Dec 27, 2024
Survivors of Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash report hearing bangs, explosions during flight
Issa Tazhenbayev/AFP via Getty Images(KAZAKHSTAN) -- Survivors of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan reported hearing thuds and explosions from outside the aircraft during the fl...
Dec 27, 2024
US citizen sentenced to 15 years by Moscow court on espionage charges, Russian media says
Contributor/Getty Images(MOSCOW) -- An American citizen, Evgeny "Eugene" Spector, was sentenced to 15 years in a high-security prison by the Moscow City Court on espionage charges on Dec. 24, reported...
Dec 27, 2024