Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
Higher surface temperatures will be detectable in Pacific Ocean decades earlier than previously predicted
William Douglas / EyeEm/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Higher ocean temperatures are expected to be detected in the Pacific Ocean by 2030, several decades earlier than previously predicted, new research su...
Nov 15, 2022
World population reaches eight billion, India to overtake China to become most populated country
Peter Adams/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The world's population reached eight billion people on Tuesday, according to a report by the United Nations’ population division. “This year’s W...
Nov 15, 2022
As queen consort, Camilla steps into role as matriarch of royal family
Samir Hussein/WireImage(LONDON) -- As Britain's royal family gathered on Remembrance Sunday to honor members of the U.K. and Commonwealth who died in war, for the first time at the event, a wreath was...
Nov 15, 2022
New photo of King Charles III released to celebrate 74th birthday
Samir Hussein/WireImage/Getty Images(LONDON) -- King Charles III is celebrating his first birthday as Britain's reigning monarch. To mark the occasion, Buckingham Palace on Monday released a new photo...
Nov 14, 2022
Istanbul explosion leaves at least 6 dead, 53 injured
ABC News(ISTANBUL) -- At least six people are dead and 53 injured following a terrorist bomb attack in Istanbul on Sunday, according to Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. He did not say who was re...
Nov 13, 2022
Media freedom safe in Ukraine despite the war, officials say
Jill Ferry Photography/Getty Images/STOCK(KYIV, Ukraine) -- Freedom of speech in Ukraine has not faded away and has survived the ongoing Russian aggression against the country, Ukrainian official...
Nov 12, 2022
What Brittney Griner faces in Russian prison camps
Mike Mattina/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Brittney Griner, the WNBA star held hostage by Russia, has been transferred to a prison camp somewhere in the country, according to her lawyers. It is still...
Nov 12, 2022
Tonga issues tsunami alert after 7.3 magnitude earthquake strikes off coast
Gary S Chapman/Getty Images(LONDON) -- A tsunami alert has been issued for the tiny island nation of Tonga after a 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the country's coast. The quake hit at sea just be...
Nov 11, 2022
What the midterm elections could mean for the war in Ukraine
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- While Republicans have expressed disappointment in the party's performance in the midterm elections so far, the GOP is poised to retake the House of Represen...
Nov 11, 2022
UN launching satellite-based system to detect methane
Alexandros Maragos/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- World leaders are finding new ways to implement science to shape policy and industry changes that will lead to increased mitigation of greenhouse gases. Th...
Nov 11, 2022
