Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
Biden dodges questions on Iran's nuclear program as Israel's leader calls for action
Atef Safadi/POOL/AFP via Getty Images(JERUSALEM) -- President Biden on Thursday dodged questions about whether he would set a deadline for stalled negotiations over Iran's nuclear program followi...
Jul 14, 2022
Skeleton found with cowboy boots identified as man who disappeared decades ago
Essex Police (U.K.)(ESSEX COUNTY, England) -- A skeleton found with a pair of cowboy boots three years ago has been identified as a British man who has been missing for over two decades, and local pol...
Jul 14, 2022
What to know if you're flying to Europe this summer
guvendemir/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- As millions have returned to the skies around the world, European airports have struggled to keep up, leading them in some cases to limit the number of daily trave...
Jul 14, 2022
Three more Americans detained in Venezuela since early this year, State Department confirms
James Leynse/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- While the Biden administration ramped up outreach to Venezuela in the early months of this year, the Maduro regime imprisoned three Americans who are still beh...
Jul 14, 2022
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russia missile strike on Odesa jeopardizes deal to lift grain blockade
Metin Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin's "special military operation" into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian forces invading from Be...
Jul 14, 2022
US says drone strike kills ISIS leader in Syria
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A U.S. military drone strike in northwest Syria has killed the top ISIS leader in Syria, U.S. Central Command said Tuesday. The drone strike is the latest in...
Jul 12, 2022
US tourist falls into Mount Vesuvius after taking selfie
S. Amantini/De Agostini via Getty Images, FILE(NAPLES, Italy) -- An American tourist fell into Mount Vesuvius, an active volcano in Italy, after trespassing to take a selfie, officials said. The 23-ye...
Jul 12, 2022
Crowds line Tokyo streets to mourn former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
Yuichi Yamazaki/Getty Images(TOKYO) -- Crowds gathered on Tuesday to pay respects and lay flowers near former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's private funeral at Zojoji temple in Tokyo. Abe was sh...
Jul 12, 2022
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Putin clears way to fast-citizenship for Ukrainians
Sergey Bobok/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin's "special military operation" into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian forces invading from Belarus, to ...
Jul 11, 2022
At least 14 dead, nine injured in South African tavern shooting
Ihsaan Haffejee/AFP via Getty Images(PRETORIA, South Africa) -- Fourteen people were killed and three others are in a critical condition after unknown gunmen opened fire at a tavern in Soweto, South A...
Jul 11, 2022
