Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle featured in TIME100 Most Influential People issue
NataliaCatalina/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Prince Harry and Meghan have made this year's TIME100 Most Influential People in the World list. The TIME cover portrait featuring the Duke and Duchess of Sussex ma...
Sep 16, 2021
British court indicates it will serve lawsuit on Prince Andrew
Kuzma/iStock(NEW YORK) -- A British court on Wednesday indicated that it intends to formally provide notice to Prince Andrew of a sexual assault lawsuit filed against him in New York, according to a c...
Sep 16, 2021
New World Bank report highlights growing risks of climate change in poorest regions
E4C/iStock(NEW YORK) -- A new report from the World Bank highlights the growing risks of climate change across the world. The new Groundswell report finds up to 216 million people across six...
Sep 15, 2021
Duchess Kate visits teams who assisted in Afghanistan evacuation
Steve Parsons - WPA Pool/Getty Images(LONDON) — Duchess Kate made her first public appearance in more than two months on Wednesday. The Duchess of Cambridge, 39, visited RAF Brize Norton in Oxfo...
Sep 15, 2021
North Korea fires ballistic missiles in second test in a week
omersukrugoksu/iStock(SEOUL, South Korea) -- North Korea fired two ballistic missiles toward the East Sea on Wednesday, according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff. The missiles were launch...
Sep 15, 2021
South Korean President appoints BTS as special envoys before their visit to the UN
Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for Dick Clark Productions(SEOUL, South Korea) -- K-pop group BTS was appointed as "special presidential envoy for future generations and culture" by South Korean Presiden...
Sep 14, 2021
Prince Andrew's attorney denies duke's been served with Virginia Giuffre's sex assault lawsuit
DNY59/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Nobody said suing a prince would be easy. The question of whether Britain's Prince Andrew has been officially and lawfully served with notice of Virginia Giuffre's sexual ass...
Sep 14, 2021
US military investigating Kabul drone strike
dk_photos/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. military continues to review the Aug. 29 drone strike in Kabul that it said prevented a car bomb attack on U.S. troops and Afghan civilians at the airport in K...
Sep 14, 2021
Putin watches huge display of firepower during Zapad war games
Mikhail Svetlov/Getty ImagesMULINO FIRING RANGE, Russia -- Russian President Vladimir Putin watched a huge display of firepower put on by his military Monday when he attended the finale of what is bel...
Sep 13, 2021
Chinese government cracking down on K-pop fandom
Terence Patrick/CBS via Getty Images(SEOUL, South Korea) -- Fourteen content providers in China including Tencent and Weibo are promising a “healthy” cyberspace environment as Chinese auth...
Sep 13, 2021
