Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
Tokyo smile coach teaches people how to get back their grins in a post-pandemic world
ABC News(TOKYO) -- Long after other countries relaxed masking requirements due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Japan remained diligent and the country's residents continued to wear masks. The Japanese ...
Jul 12, 2023
Biden to deliver key speech as high-stakes NATO summit comes to a close
Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images(VILNIUS, Lithuania) -- President Joe Biden will make a major speech Wednesday following a two-day, high-stakes NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. Biden w...
Jul 12, 2023
North Korea launches long-range missile days after threats against US aircraft
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images(SEOUL, South Korea) -- North Korea test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile that flew about 621 miles before falling in the East Sea, neighboring Japan and South Ko...
Jul 12, 2023
Were US F-16 fighter jets a factor in Turkey's U-turn on Sweden's NATO bid?
Murat Kula/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(VILNIUS, Lithuania) -- President Joe Biden and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met Tuesday amid questions about how much the potential sale of U.S. F-...
Jul 11, 2023
Blinken talks high-stakes NATO summit and path to membership for Sweden, Ukraine
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that NATO is "stronger," "bigger" and "more united than it's ever been" with Sweden now close to becoming the alliance's 32nd ...
Jul 11, 2023
Six dead in helicopter crash near Mount Everest
AlpamayoPhoto/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Six people, including a Nepalese pilot, were killed in a helicopter crash near Mount Everest on Tuesday, local officials said. Five tourists -- all Mexican nati...
Jul 11, 2023
Islamic State leader killed while on motorcycle by US drones Russia had 'harassed': Officials
United States Air Force(NEW YORK) -- Three MQ-9 Reaper drones that the U.S. military said had been "harassed" by Russian fighter jets over Syria on Friday were the same drones that later carried out a...
Jul 10, 2023
Pope Francis names 21 cardinals, including clergymen from Hong Kong, US
Buena Vista Images/Getty Images(VATICAN CITY) -- Pope Francis announced Sunday he's elevating 21 clergymen from around the world to become cardinals in a ceremony later this year. The pope made the an...
Jul 10, 2023
Hospital in Haiti suspends treatment after armed men storm facility, forcibly remove gunshot victim
Manuel Augusto Moreno/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Nearly two dozen armed men stormed a hospital operated by Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières in the Tabarre section of Port-...
Jul 07, 2023
Earth reaches hottest day ever recorded four days in a row
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- For four days in a row, the planet reached its hottest day ever recorded as regions all over the world endure dangerous heat. Earth warmed to the highest temperature ever recorde...
Jul 07, 2023
