Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
Who are the White Helmets? A group of ordinary Syrians doing the extraordinary
Anas Aldyab/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(LONDON) -- When disaster strikes in war-ravaged Syria and the world watches from afar, a group of ordinary Syrians don their trademark white helmet...
Feb 08, 2023
Chinese surveillance balloon part of massive program over 5 continents: Blinken
Win McNamee/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday revealed that the U.S. assesses the alleged Chinese spy balloon shot down over the weekend was part of an ex...
Feb 08, 2023
Two children dead, six injured after city bus slams into Quebec day care
PBNJ Productions/Getty Images(LAVAL, Quebec) -- Two children are dead and six others injured after a city bus crashed into a day care Wednesday in Laval, Quebec, a suburb of Montreal. The driver of th...
Feb 08, 2023
Zelenskyy addresses Parliament in London as UK prepares to increase 'lethal aid,' military training
Victoria Jones/PA Images via Getty Images(LONDON) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed Parliament in London on Wednesday, as the United Kingdom announced plans to increase its deliveri...
Feb 08, 2023
Dramatic rescues as survivors pulled from earthquake rubble in Turkey, Syria
Mehmet Kacmaz/Getty Images(DIYARBAKIR, Turkey) -- Rescue efforts are ongoing after a massive earthquake and powerful aftershocks caused widespread devastation across southeastern Turkey and northern S...
Feb 07, 2023
War-ravaged Syria faces 'dire' humanitarian crisis after deadly quake
Yildirim/dia images via Getty Images(ALEPPO, Syria) -- The death toll of the devastating earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria continues to rise with freezing temperatures, rain and snow making the ...
Feb 07, 2023
How to help earthquake victims in Turkey, Syria
Burak Kara/Getty Images(DIYARBAKIR, Turkey) -- As the death toll continues to rise in Syria and Turkey following the massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake non-profits, nongovernmental organizations and oth...
Feb 07, 2023
Mexico rejects any effort to reinstate 'remain in Mexico' policy for asylum-seekers
Bloomberg Creative Photos/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Mexico's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Monday it rejects any effort to reimplement the controversial Trump-era policy known as "remain in Mexic...
Feb 07, 2023
Navy releases close-up photos of Chinese surveillance balloon recovery
Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 recover a high-altitude surveillance balloon off the coast of Myrtle Beach, S.C., Feb. 5, 2023, after it was shot down. - Department of Defense(...
Feb 07, 2023
Balloon incident shows China's growing 'arrogance': Expert
Peter Zay/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- As U.S. intelligence agencies continue to investigate the situation around what the Department of Defense is calling a spy balloon from China, th...
Feb 06, 2023
