Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
China 'ready to fight' after three days of large-scale military drills around Taiwan
Rainer Puster / EyeEm/Getty Images(TAIPEI, Taiwan) -- China's military declared it's "ready to fight" after wrapping up three days of combat drills simulating a blockade to "seal off" Taiwan. The larg...
Apr 11, 2023
Biden travels to Ireland and UK to celebrate 25 years of peace -- and his family ties
Official White House Photo by Cameron Smith(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden will head across the pond on Tuesday for a long-awaited trip to Ireland, his ancestral homeland, that will feature a heav...
Apr 11, 2023
Australian man discovers rare gold nugget worth $160,000
Lucky Strike Gold(LONDON) -- An Australian man has quite literally struck gold. He discovered a rare gold nugget worth about 240,000 Australian dollars, or about $160,000, while scanning Victoria&rsqu...
Apr 11, 2023
US determines Wall Street Journal reporter jailed in Russia 'wrongfully detained'
DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Secretary of State Antony Blinken has officially determined that Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich is being "wrongfully detained" by Rus...
Apr 10, 2023
1,200 aboard two migrant boats rescued in Mediterranean
pop_jop/Getty Images(LONDON and ROME) -- About 1,200 migrants on two different boats were rescued in the Mediterranean on Monday, the Italian Coast Guard said. One of those boats, a migrant vessel adr...
Apr 10, 2023
Prince William, Princess Kate and kids coordinate in royal blue for Easter celebration
Yui Mok - WPA Pool/Getty Images(LONDON) -- The prince and princess of Wales stepped out in their Sunday best alongside their three children during a church outing at Windsor Castle to celebrate Easter...
Apr 10, 2023
China starts 3 days of combat readiness patrol exercises around Taiwan
Contributor/Getty Images(TAIPEI, Taiwan) -- China says it has started three days of combat readiness patrol exercises around Taiwan starting on April 8, just a day after Taiwan President Tsai returned...
Apr 08, 2023
Iranian women are changing cities by determining dress codes, defying authority
Rainer Puster/EyeEm/Getty Images/STOCK(TEHRAN, Iran) -- Seven months after the beginning of the "Women Life Freedom" movement in Iran, a tangible impact is being felt across the country as many women ...
Apr 08, 2023
Classified Ukraine documents were first posted on the web in early March
Glow Images/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Leaked classified documents about the U.S. effort to assist Ukraine’s military were posted on the internet much sooner than this week according to an ABC ...
Apr 07, 2023
Taliban prevents women from working at UN in Afghanistan
Vlad Karkov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The Taliban banned Afghan women from working at the United Nations in Afghanistan this week, adding another restriction to the long li...
Apr 07, 2023
