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...
Julia Jacobo, ABC News 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...
Teddy Grant and Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News 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...
Katie Kindelan, ABC News 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...
GMA Team, ABC News 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...
Engin Bas and Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News 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...
Yuriy Zaliznyak, ABC News 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...
Patrick Reevell, ABC News 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...
Jon Haworth, ABC News 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...
Teddy Grant, ABC News 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...
Julia Jacobo, ABC News Nov 11, 2022
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