Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
'No letters, no calls': Concern grows for families of Belarusian political prisoners
Darrin Klimek/Getty Images(LONDON) -- An increasing number of family and friends of Belarusian political prisoners say they are unable to contact their loved ones. There are hundreds of political pris...
Jun 08, 2023
Eight injured, including children, in stabbing in French Alps, interior minister says
Bernard Van Berg / EyeEm/Getty Images(PARIS) -- Eight people, including children, were injured in a stabbing in the French Alps on Thursday morning, local authorities said. The attack took place at ab...
Jun 08, 2023
FBI arrives in Peru for extradition of suspect in Natalee Holloway's disappearance to US: Sources
ERNESTO BENAVIDES/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The FBI agents who will be escorting Joran van der Sloot, the prime suspect in the unsolved 2005 disappearance of American teenager Natalee Holloway...
Jun 08, 2023
'Catastrophe': Experts fear dramatic consequences from Ukraine dam collapse
Satellite image (c) 2023 Maxar Technologies/Getty Images(KHERSON, Ukraine) -- The collapse of Ukraine's Kakhovka dam has left behind vast quantities of beached fish, contributing to fears of an e...
Jun 07, 2023
Questions remain over the disappearance of FBI informant in Russia
Wall Street Journal reporter Brett Forrest speaks to ABC News about his book "Lost Son." -- ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The detentions of U.S. citizens, like reporter Evan Gershkovich, Brittney Griner and P...
Jun 07, 2023
Conservative group seeks Prince Harry's US immigration documents; judge tells DHS to respond
Rasid Necati Aslim/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge on Tuesday directed the Biden administration to take action after a conservative group sued to reveal government recor...
Jun 07, 2023
Pope's night 'passed well' after intestinal surgery in Rome
ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP via Getty Images(ROME) -- Pope Francis' night "passed well" after he underwent intestinal surgery on Wednesday, Vatican officials said Thursday morning. The Holy See Press Office ha...
Jun 07, 2023
Strategically vital Nova Khakovka dam destroyed near border with Ukraine and Russia-controlled Crimea
ABC News(LONDON) -- A section of a strategically vital Ukrainian dam and hydroelectric powerplant under Russian control has been destroyed. Ukraine and Russia are blaming each other for the breac...
Jun 06, 2023
Prince Harry addresses James Hewitt rumors in day one of testimony in tabloid phone hacking case
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Prince Harry took to the witness stand in a U.K. courtroom on Tuesday, becoming the first British royal to do so in more than a century. The Duke of Sussex ...
Jun 06, 2023
Finnish businessman handed €121,000 speeding ticket
BanksPhotos/Getty Images(LONDON) -- A wealthy man in Finland has been handed a whopping €121,000 fine ($129,544) for speeding. Andres Wiklöf -- one of Finland’s richest men -- was driv...
Jun 06, 2023
