Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio

Putin urges Russians to get vaccinated in marathon call-in show
jonathanfilskov-photography/iStock(MOSCOW) -- Russia's President Vladimir Putin used his annual marathon call-in show to try to persuade Russians to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, as the coun...
Patrick Reevell, ABC News Jun 30, 2021

'Humbling': Two generations of soldiers reflect on historic Afghanistan withdrawal
ABC News(KABUL, Afghanistan) -- This moment in history is not lost on 22-year-old U.S. Army Spc. Jaida Thompson as she helps the U.S. military withdraw from Afghanistan, a place where American troops ...
Luis Martinez, ABC News Jun 30, 2021

Sister of last American hostage held by Taliban begs Biden: 'Get my brother home'
KeithBinns(CHICAGO) -- The sister of the last American hostage being held by the Taliban made a desperate plea this week to President Joe Biden as the U.S. military completes its withdrawal from Afgha...
James Gordon Meek, Ian Pannell, and Sohel Uddin, ABC News Jun 29, 2021

Prince George twins with Prince William at soccer game
Carl Recine - Pool/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Being a prince has its perks! Prince George and his parents, Prince William and Duchess Kate, were photographed at London's Wembley Stadium on Tuesday, where...
Good Morning America, ABC News Jun 29, 2021

An inside look at the US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan: ABC News exclusive
ABC News(KABUL, Afghanistan) -- The top U.S. general directing the full withdrawal of all 2,500 American troops from Afghanistan acknowledged in an exclusive interview with ABC News chief Global Affai...
Luis Martinez and Martha Raddatz, ABC News Jun 29, 2021

Blinken calls on coalition partners to repatriate ISIS fighters held in Syria
Fatih Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(ROME) -- Kicking off the ministerial meeting of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS in Rome on Monday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on coun...
Benjamin Siegel, ABC News Jun 29, 2021

Moscow court rejects appeal by Trevor Reed, American ex-Marine held 'hostage' by Russia
iStock/malerapaso(MOSCOW) -- A Moscow court has rejected an appeal from one of two former Marines who U.S. officials believe Russia is holding hostage and whose cases have become the focus of a potent...
Patrick Reevell, ABC News Jun 28, 2021

Biden orders airstrikes on Iran-backed militias near Iraq-Syria border
wsfurlan/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden ordered airstrikes this weekend on Iran-backed militias near the Iraq-Syria border in response to unmanned aerial vehicle attacks, according to Penta...
Matt Seyler and William Mansell, ABC News Jun 28, 2021

New Israeli government seeks to reset relationship with US
Oleksii Liskonih/iStock(ROME) -- Israel continues to have "serious reservations" about the Iran nuclear deal amid ongoing negotiations over the future of the agreements, Israeli Foreign Minister Yair ...
Benjamin Siegel, ABC News Jun 28, 2021

Joe Biden meets with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani at White House, says 'we’re gonna stick with you'
Pete Marovich-Pool/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- As the remaining U.S. forces exit Afghanistan, President Joe Biden had his first face-to-face meeting with his Afghan counterpart, Ashraf Ghani, at the W...
Conor Finnegan and Sarah Kolinovsky, ABC News Jun 25, 2021
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