Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
Ukrainian siblings recall long journey from war zone to refugee camp
ABC News(ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine) -- Plus, the latest on the fight to unseal the affidavit behind the FBI search at Mar-a-Lago, and more state abortion bans go into effect after the overturning of Roe v...
Aug 25, 2022
US sends message to Iran with counterattacks in Syria
Simon2579/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The United States said Wednesday that although it "does not seek conflict with Iran," it will continue to "defend" its troops against Tehran-backed militias in Sy...
Aug 25, 2022
US response suggests progress in renewing Iran nuclear deal
KeithBinns/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- After studying Iran's comments on the European Union's proposal to renew a 2015 nuclear deal, the State Department announced Wednesday it had submitted a formal ...
Aug 25, 2022
Ukraine's volunteer 'IT army' responds to Russian hackers, minister says
boonchai wedmakawand/Getty Images(LVIV, Ukraine) -- The largest power producer in Ukraine, which operates four nuclear power plants, last week survived what officials described as the most powerful at...
Aug 25, 2022
Palestinian NGO shuttered by Israel says it has resumed work
200mm/Getty Images(LONDON) -- At least one of the Palestinian NGOs raided and shuttered by Israeli forces last week has already resumed work. Shawan Jabarin, the director of Al-Haq, categorically deni...
Aug 25, 2022
'Drone Boy' becomes hero in Ukraine after taking out a line of Russian tanks
ABC News(KIEV) -- Andrii Pokrasa is being hailed as a hero in Ukraine, known to the public as "Drone Boy," after he helped a crucial Ukrainian military operation using his drone. Andrii, 15, helped by...
Aug 24, 2022
Scorching, global drought has uncovered lost artifacts around the world
Ethan Miller/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A worldwide drought has devastated communities across the globe, but it also has fascinated millions as historic artifacts have come to the surface, igniting mem...
Aug 24, 2022
Japan to end pre-departure COVID tests for fully vaccinated tourists in September
DigiPub/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Japan is ending its pre-entry COVID-19 test requirement for fully vaccinated travelers with at least one booster dose, making it one of the last countries to do so. The...
Aug 24, 2022
Ukraine celebrates Independence Day as it marks six months of war
Metin Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(KYIV, Ukraine) -- As Ukraine prepared on Wednesday to celebrate its Independence Day, residents of Kyiv, the capital, took to the streets to take photograph...
Aug 24, 2022
After six months of fighting, what's next in the war in Ukraine?
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- When Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, the conventional wisdom among many U.S. national security officials and analysts was that Ukraine's military would be a...
Aug 24, 2022
