Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Putin announces operational pause after seizing Luhansk
Narciso Contreras/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 f...
Jul 05, 2022
Plans revealed for redeveloped area around Notre-Dame cathedral
Kiran Ridley/Stringer via Getty Images(PARIS, FRANCE) -- As construction crews race to meet the 2024 deadline set by French President Emmanuel Macron for the reopening of Notre-Dame, a jury chair...
Jul 05, 2022
Queen Elizabeth reduces workload, according to Buckingham Palace source
Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Queen Elizabeth is reducing her workload. According to the Telegraph, Buckingham Palace changed the details of the queen’s job description in its annual r...
Jul 05, 2022
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russian strikes near Odesa after Snake Island withdrawal
STRINGER/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 the ...
Jul 04, 2022
Two women killed in shark attacks in Egypt's Red Sea, officials say
Anton Petrus/Getty Images(CAIRO) -- Two women were killed in shark attacks in Egypt's Red Sea over the weekend, prompting officials to close off a stretch of the coastline. The Egyptian Ministry of En...
Jul 04, 2022
Three killed, four critically wounded in shooting at Copenhagen shopping mall, police say
OLAFUR STEINAR GESTSSON/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images(LONDON) -- At least three people were killed and four others were critically wounded in a shooting at a Copenhagen shopping mall on Sunday, ...
Jul 04, 2022
DHS to ramp up security assistance in Qatar for World Cup
David Ramos/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Attending the World Cup in November? The Department of Homeland Security will be on hand to help make sure the soccer tournament is safe and secure, according t...
Jul 02, 2022
WNBA star Brittney Griner's trial begins in Russia as US works to secure her release
Mike Mattina/Getty Images(NEW YORK) - Brittney Griner appeared in a courtroom in Khimki, a suburb of Moscow, on Friday morning for the first day of the WNBA star's trial in Russia, where she has ...
Jul 01, 2022
Xi hails Hong Kong's autonomy but with a major caveat: Beijing has final say
Anthony Kwan/Getty Images(HONG KONG) -- In a speech celebrating the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to China, Chinese President Xi Jinping strongly reaffirmed the territory’s autono...
Jul 01, 2022
North Korea claims 'alien things' at the border caused COVID-19
KIM WON JIN/AFP via Getty Images(SEOUL, South Korea) -- Authorities in North Korea have instructed its people to avoid “alien things” falling near its border with South Korea. North Korea&...
Jul 01, 2022
