Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol faces impeachment vote after imposing martial law
Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images(SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA) -- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will face an impeachment vote Saturday, days after briefly imposing martial law.The country's dominan...
Dec 07, 2024
Syrian army withdraws from key city of Hama amid rebel surge, state news reports
Zana Halil/ dia images via Getty Images(LONDON) -- Syrian state media said Thursday that government forces were withdrawing from the city of Hama in the face of a rebel advance, marking another m...
Dec 05, 2024
Ukraine's Zelenskyy urges West to sanction Georgia as anti-Russia protests rage
Yan Dobronosov/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images(LONDON) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday announced sanctions on 19 members of the Georgian government, who he accused of "su...
Dec 05, 2024
Putin's Ukraine drone barrages are increasingly backfiring on his closest ally
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko at the Kremlin in Moscow on April 5, 2023. (Photo by PAVEL BYRKIN/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images)(LONDON) -- "Europe...
Dec 05, 2024
South Korean president dismisses defense minister after failed martial law declaration
People call for the resignation of South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol as they take part in a protest on the steps leading to the National Assembly in Seoul on December 4, 2024, as a South Korea flag ...
Dec 05, 2024
Russia sees 'no grounds for negotiations' with Ukraine, Putin spokesperson says
Anton Petrus via Getty Images(LONDON) -- Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told the Izvestia newspaper in an interview published Wednesday that Russia sees "no grounds for negotiations yet" to end Mo...
Dec 04, 2024
South Korean opposition moves to impeach president after his declaration of martial law
South Korean Presidential Office via Getty Images(SEOUL and LONDON) -- South Korea’s dominant opposition party moved on Wednesday to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol, submitting a motion a day af...
Dec 04, 2024
South Korean state council passes resolution lifting martial law
Patrick van Katwijk/WireImage(LONDON) -- The South Korean State Council passed a resolution to officially lift martial law, according to the South Korean Prime Minister's office.Shortly before th...
Dec 03, 2024
Hunt is on to find Americans, Canadian who disappeared scaling New Zealand’s tallest mountain
Sanka Vidanagama/NurPhoto via Getty Images(LONDON) -- The hunt is on to find three climbers who disappeared while trying to get to the top of New Zealand’s tallest mountain, authorities said.The...
Dec 03, 2024
Russian overnight drone attack hit Ukraine 'critical infrastructure,' air force says
State Emergency Service of Ukraine/Anadolu via Getty ImagesLONDON -- Ukraine's air force said it shot down 22 of 28 Russian drones in Moscow's latest overnight barrage, though acknowledged "several hi...
Dec 03, 2024