Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
Six-year-old survives zip line accident: How to stay safe
FILE photo -- ©Studio One-One/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A 6-year-old child has survived after falling 40 feet from a zip line in an accident that was caught on camera. The boy had been spending t...
Jul 03, 2023
Over 1,300 arrested in France in 4th night of protests over fatal police shooting of teen Nahel M.
kolderal/Getty Images(PARIS) -- Riots erupted for a fourth night across France over the fatal police shooting of 17-year-old Nahel M., who was laid to rest on Saturday. More than 1,300 people were arr...
Jul 01, 2023
Canadian wildfire dangers should prompt more proactive mitigation from government: Experts
shaunl/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- As Canada and the U.S. continue to feel the lasting effects of the ongoing wildfires raging in the Great White North, environmental experts are pushing for long-term c...
Jul 01, 2023
Canada marks worst wildfire season on record
Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Canada's wildfire season is now the worst ever recorded as the country has exceeded the largest area ever burned in a year, totaling more than 19.5 million a...
Jul 01, 2023
State Dept. review finds Biden bears some blame for Afghanistan failures
Anton Petrus/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The State Department released a declassified version of its long-anticipated report Friday examining the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, unveiling the harshest...
Jul 01, 2023
What Wagner Group's armed rebellion could mean for Russia's endgame in Ukraine
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Weeks into Ukraine's counteroffensive, political turmoil in Russia has raised new questions in the war and what it means for Vladimir Putin's invasion. In a fl...
Jun 30, 2023
UC Berkeley graduate student Gabriel Trujillo killed while doing field research in Mexico, officials say
©fitopardo/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A University of California, Berkeley graduate student was killed in Mexico, ABC News has learned. Gabriel Trujillo, a botanist who was a fourth-year Ph.D. stu...
Jun 30, 2023
Mom battles fungal meningitis after cosmetic surgery at Mexico clinic linked to deadly outbreak
ABC News(PHOENIX) -- An Arizona woman is fighting for her life after contracting fungal meningitis following a plastic surgery procedure at a private clinic in Matamoros, Mexico. Alondra Lomas is...
Jun 29, 2023
Over 800 arrested across France in third night of riots after fatal police shooting of teen
Firas Abdullah/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(PARIS) -- Widespread rioting continued in the streets of France for a third night amid anger over the fatal police shooting of 17-year-old Nael M. Protes...
Jun 29, 2023
Ukrainian soldiers say they owe lives to US-supplied Bradley vehicles
Artur Widak/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(KYIV, Ukraine) -- As Ukrainian forces continue their counteroffensive against Russia, some soldiers say an American-supplied vehicle is making a key di...
Jun 29, 2023
