Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
Haiti's gang violence worsens humanitarian crisis amid political turmoil
KeithBinns/Getty Images(PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti) -- When handing out machetes on the streets of Haiti to people who've never really used them, it's important to wrap up the blades. They're really sharp,...
Jul 31, 2023
Inside the large-scale military exercise in Australia to counter China's influence in the Pacific
ABC News(TOWNSVILLE, Australia) -- For the next week 30,000 troops from the U.S., Australia, and 11 other countries will continue their joint training in different parts of Australia as part of the Ta...
Jul 31, 2023
What Haiti has to do right now to escape crisis amid government instability
RICHARD PIERRIN/AFP via Getty Images(PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti) -- U.N. Secretary General António Guterres made his first-ever visit to Haiti on July 1 to impress urgency upon whomever would listen...
Jul 31, 2023
US and Australia deepen military ties to counter China
ABC News(BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA) -- The United States and Australia will deepen their military ties after reaching an agreement that expands their military cooperation as both countries work to deter Chi...
Jul 29, 2023
Niger’s military announces ousting of President Bazoum in apparent coup
-/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Soldiers in Niger have announced they have ousted the West African nation’s democratically elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, in a national televised address....
Jul 28, 2023
US not seeking permanent new base in Papua New Guinea, Austin says
Luis Martinez/ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- As Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met with Papua New Guinea's top leaders on Thursday, to build on a new defense cooperation agreement signed between the two coun...
Jul 28, 2023
American carpenter details meticulous work done to restore Notre Dame Cathedral
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- When Norte-Dame de Paris Cathedral went up in flames more than four years ago, historical and architectural experts warned that bringing the cathedral back to its original luster...
Jul 27, 2023
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks out on divisive judicial overhaul
ABC News(LONDON) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that his plan to overhaul his country's judicial system is "a minor correction" to an "activist" court. "It's described as t...
Jul 27, 2023
'A superb dig': Archeologists uncover ruins believed to be Roman Emperor Nero's theater near Vatican
Phoebe Natanson/ABC News(ROME) -- "What an artist dies with me!" Nero, the emperor of Rome from AD 54 until AD 68, reportedly uttered those famous last words before his death in exile. Experts believe...
Jul 26, 2023
Actor Kevin Spacey found not guilty on sexual assault charges in London
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Actor Kevin Spacey was on Wednesday found not guilty in a London court of a series of sexual assaults against several accusers. Twelve jurors at the Southwa...
Jul 26, 2023
