Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
Syrians uncovering 'massive' graves could find 100,000 bodies, NGO says
Bekir Kasim/Anadolu via Getty Images(LONDON) -- Mouaz Moustafa, the head of the U.S.-based Syrian advocacy organization, the Syrian Emergency Task Force, told ABC News Tuesday there are believed ...
Dec 17, 2024
Earthquake damages US Embassy in Vanuatu
STR/AFP via Getty Images(PORT VILA, VANUATU) -- The U.S. Embassy in Port Vila was damaged on Tuesday as a 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu.The embassy, which ...
Dec 17, 2024
Ukraine behind killing of Russian chemical weapons general in Moscow blast, sources say
Sefa Karacan/Anadolu via Getty Images(LONDON) -- A senior Russian general was killed in a bomb blast in a residential neighborhood in Moscow, Russian media reported early Tuesday, in what Ukrainian so...
Dec 17, 2024
Syria's Assad blames 'terrorism' for regime collapse in first statement since defeat
Borna News/Matin Ghasemi/Aksonline ATPImages/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Former Syrian President Bashar Assad on Monday made his first official statement since being toppled by a rebel offensive and ...
Dec 16, 2024
Middle East live updates: IDF says Israelis entered Lebanon in 'serious incident'
Ugur Yildirim/ dia images via Getty Images(DAMASCUS, SYRIA) -- Rebel forces in Syria are building a transitional government after toppling the regime of President Bashar Assad in a lightning-quick adv...
Dec 16, 2024
Ukrainian forces claim 'significant' casualties among North Koreans in Kursk
Yao Dawei/Xinhua via Getty Images(LONDON) -- The Ukrainian Defense Ministry's Main Directorate of Intelligence said on Monday that at least 30 North Korean soldiers were killed and wounded in weekend ...
Dec 16, 2024
As South Korean court takes up president's impeachment, ruling party leader resigns
Jung Yeon-je / AFP via Getty Images(SEOUL) -- As South Korea's Constitutional Court began the process of reviewing the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol, the leader of his party, who had supporte...
Dec 16, 2024
2 Russian oil tankers damaged off Crimea, emergency authorities say
Sofia Buti/500px/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Two Russian tankers believed to be carrying thousands of tons of oil were damaged off the coast of Crimea in the early hours of Sunday amid stormy weather, Rus...
Dec 15, 2024
Gazans injured in war live with disabilities but little medical support
Dawoud Abo Alkas/Anadolu via Getty Images(KHAN YOUNIS, GAZA) -- The humanitarian crisis and ongoing conflict in Gaza has left in its wake thousands of people with life-altering disabilities.The ongoin...
Dec 14, 2024
South Korea passes impeachment bill on President Yoon Suk Yeol
South Korean Presidential Office via Getty Images(SEOUL) -- The South Korean National Assembly has voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday in a divisive vote.Thousands of people celebrate...
Dec 14, 2024