Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio

Russia threatens to block YouTube as confrontation with Google escalates
v777999/iStock(MOSCOW) -- Russia's state censor has threatened to block YouTube in the country in retaliation for the Google-owned video platform deleting two German-language channels belonging to the...
Patrick Reevell, ABC News Sep 29, 2021

Prince William, Kate release job listing for a personal assistant
marcin_libera/iStock(LONDON) -- Prince William and Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, are hiring. The Cambridges are searching for a personal assistant to add to their team, according to a new j...
Katie Kindelan, ABC News Sep 29, 2021

Taliban official's comments on education, jobs fuel more fears for Afghan women's rights
omersukrugoksu/iStock(KABUL, Afghanistan) -- Over one month into Taliban control of Afghanistan, fears for women's and girl's rights and education have only grown -- fueled further Tuesday by a top Ta...
ABC Audio Sep 29, 2021

'We've got to speed it up': Top US climate negotiator John Kerry says ahead of Glasgow summit
ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Top White House climate negotiator John Kerry said in an interview with ABC News Live that every country needs to act to reduce emissions and address climate change faster than...
Stephanie Ebbs, Ginger Zee, Lindsey Griswold and Jon Schlosberg, ABC News Sep 28, 2021

Afghanistan updates: US, Taliban hold first direct talks since withdrawal
KeithBinns/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- It's been more than a month since the U.S. withdrew all U.S. troops from Afghanistan on President Joe Biden's order to leave by Aug. 31, ending a chaotic evacuation op...
Luis Martinez, Conor Finnegan, Libby Cathey and Matt Seyler, ABC News Sep 28, 2021

North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile into East Sea in latest test
omersukrugoksu/iStock(SEOUL, South Korea) -- North Korea fired a short-range missile toward the East Sea early Tuesday, according to its neighboring countries, South Korea and Japan, marking the third...
Joohee Cho and Hakyung Kate Lee, ABC News Sep 28, 2021

As the curtain falls on the Merkel era, Germany’s largest parties are set to vie for power
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz(NEW YORK) -- After almost 16 years as leader of Europe's most powerful economy, Angela Merkel will be leaving the chancellorship behind as Germany votes on a...
Britt Clennett and Luisa Rollenhagen, ABC News Sep 27, 2021

Putin critic Navalny slams Google and Apple for accepting Kremlin censorship
zmeel/iStock(MOSCOW) — Russia's best-known opposition figure, Alexey Navalny, has criticized Google and Apple for bending to Kremlin demands for censorship during recent parliamentary elections,...
Patrick Reevell, ABC News Sep 25, 2021

China declares cryptocurrency transactions illegal as crackdown continues
Vertigo3d/iStock(BEIJING) -- Bitcoin, Ethereum and other cryptocurrencies dipped in value on Friday after China declared all transactions involving these digital currencies "illegal." China's central ...
Catherine Thorbecke, ABC News Sep 24, 2021

Border Patrol suspends using agents on horseback amid outrage
Azaliya/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- Amid outrage over images the White House said President Joe Biden found "horrible," the U.S. Border Patrol has temporarily stopped using agents on horseback against Haiti...
Quinn Owen Sep 23, 2021
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