Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
Survivors reel in aftermath of one of Africa’s deadliest cyclones
AMOS GUMULIRA/AFP via Getty Images(LONDON) -- “Let me tell you, it is a serious situation. It is a tragedy,” says Paul Turnbull, Malawi Country Director of the World Food Programme. He is ...
Mar 22, 2023
Xi departs Putin meeting, after signaling strength in Russia-China alliance
Grigory Sysoyev/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images(HONG KONG) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping departed Moscow on Wednesday after two days of highly symbolic meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin, i...
Mar 22, 2023
North Korea fires multiple cruise missiles amid US-South Korea joint drills
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images(SEOUL, South Korea) -- North Korea fired multiple cruise missiles toward the East Sea Wednesday, the latest show of its military capabilities during the 11-days-long joint ...
Mar 22, 2023
Gun used in kidnapping, killing of Americans in Mexico came from US
Steve Prezant/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A gun used earlier this month by cartel members to kidnap a group of Americans and kill two of them was illegally trafficked from the U.S., according to a crimi...
Mar 21, 2023
Japan's Prime Minister Kishida bound for Ukraine, Zelenskyy meeting
YOSHIKAZU TSUNO,LUDOVIC MARIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images(TOKYO) -- Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is en-route to the Ukrainian capital for face-to-face talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. K...
Mar 21, 2023
Notre Dame's iconic spire being rebuilt 'as it was' ahead of 2024 reopening
Institution to Rebuild Notre-Dame de Paris(PARIS) -- A team in northeastern France is busy rebuilding Notre Dame's famous spire, with construction ramping up ahead of next year's reopening. With the c...
Mar 21, 2023
American Jeffery Woodke, who was held hostage in Niger, has been released
FotografiaBasica/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- An American missionary who was kidnapped in Niger has been released, U.S. officials said Monday. Jeffery Woodke, a Christian humanitarian aid worker, was rel...
Mar 20, 2023
Greenhouse gas emissions are continuing to increase, making climate mitigation more challenging: UN report
Alexandros Maragos/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Greenhouse gas emissions are continuing to increase, exacerbating the challenge world leaders face in preventing the impacts of climate change from worseni...
Mar 20, 2023
Putin hosts China's president Xi in Moscow amid Ukraine war
Soltan Frédéric/Getty Images(HONG KONG and LONDON) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has held the first day of talks with Vladimir Putin during a closely watched state visit to Moscow, wit...
Mar 20, 2023
Palace celebrates Mother's Day with new photos of Princess Kate, royal kids
Stephen Pond/Getty Images(LONDON) -- The Prince and Princess of Wales celebrated Mother's Day on Sunday by sharing new photos of Princess Catherine alongside Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prin...
Mar 20, 2023
