Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
2 killed in New Zealand construction site shooting, suspect also dead: Police
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images(AUKLAND, New Zealand) -- Two people were killed after a gunman opened fire at a construction site in Auckland, New Zealand, police said. The suspected shooter was also...
Jul 19, 2023
European heat wave breaking records with little relief in sight
Andrea Ronchini/NurPhoto via Getty Images(ROME) -- The intense heat gripping Europe won’t end soon and according to the European Space Agency bulletin, it has only just begun. The prolonged...
Jul 19, 2023
Six dead as Kenya rocked by nationwide anti-government protests over gas tax, Amnesty says
Luis Tato/AFP via Getty Images(LONDON) -- Kenya was bracing for days of anti-government protests led by the government's political opposition over a contentious new finance bill and the rising cost of...
Jul 19, 2023
What we know about Travis King, the American soldier detained in North Korea
Chung Sung-jun/Getty Images(LONDON) -- An American soldier who had just been released from a South Korean detention facility fled across the border to North Korea where he was taken into custody ...
Jul 19, 2023
Biden administration sends mixed signals on US soldier who crossed into North Korea
SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- After a U.S. Army soldier launched international headlines by apparently intentionally crossing the border into North Korea on Tuesday, the...
Jul 18, 2023
Amid tensions with North Korea, US nuclear-capable submarine arrives in South Korea for 1st time in decades
The Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Kentucky (SSBN 737) pulls into port in Busan South Korea July 18, 2023. -- Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michael Chen/US Navy(BUSAN, South Kore...
Jul 18, 2023
US soldier in North Korean custody after crossing DMZ line
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A U.S. Army private who had just finished a stint in a South Korean detention facility crossed the border into North Korea "without authorization" and is ...
Jul 18, 2023
US officials blast Russia's decision to exit Ukraine grain export deal as food prices jump
Sercan Ozkurnazli/dia images via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- After Russia announced it would end its participation in a critical deal that has allowed ships to safely export millions of tons of U...
Jul 17, 2023
Why the Crimean Bridge is key to Russia's war in Ukraine
Vera Katkova/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(LONDON) -- A series of explosions damaged a section of the single bridge that connects Russia to Crimea on Monday, marking the latest attack on Moscow's cr...
Jul 17, 2023
Iran resumes infamous 'morality police' to enforce mandatory hijab law
KeithBinns/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Iran's infamous hijab police, known as the "morality police," are again patrolling the streets, Iranian authorities said. The controversial measure was announced Sun...
Jul 17, 2023
