Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
US adds Japan to 'Do Not Travel' COVID-19 advisory list
bedo/iStock(TOKYO) -- The U.S. State Department on Monday issued the highest travel advisory for Japan due to “very high” levels of COVID-19 in the country. “Travelers should avoid a...
May 24, 2021
US restricting visas, aid over conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region
Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(LONDON) -- The United States is now restricting visas for those accused of fueling the grinding war in Ethiopia's Tigray region. "Despite significant diplomatic engagem...
May 24, 2021
Volcanic eruption in Democratic Republic of Congo leaves at least 15 dead along with a trail of destruction
MARCO LONGARI/AFP via Getty Images(LONDON) -- At least 15 people were killed after a volcano in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo erupted on Saturday night for the first time in almost two ...
May 24, 2021
US military presence has deterred Iranian aggression on Saudi Arabia: General
ABC News(RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA) -- General Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr., the top U.S. general in the Middle East, visited Saudi Arabia Sunday and said the country is still asking for American military assis...
May 24, 2021
Ryanair flight forced to land in Belarus with top activist on board
Piotr Mitelski/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Belarus has been accused of "hijacking" a civilian airliner by forcing a Ryanair passenger flight to land in the country using a fake bomb threat so that authorities...
May 23, 2021
Taking a trip this summer? Experts say you may want to consider taking out travel insurance
guvendemir/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- Taking a trip this summer? Experts say you might want to consider taking out travel insurance, with some countries even requiring it before you enter. What does travel...
May 22, 2021
Severe COVID-19 patients more likely to die in Africa than in any other region, study finds
da-kuk/iStock(LONDON) -- COVID-19 patients in Africa who become critically ill are more likely to die than those in any other region of the world, according to a new study. The report, published Thurs...
May 21, 2021
CBP cracks down on goods potentially sent from alleged Uighur internment camps
ABC News (NEW YORK) -- China's message to the international community is that its Xinjiang province is a "wonderful land." But for many who are part of its Turkic Muslim population, the majority of th...
May 21, 2021
Behind the uprisings among Palestinians with Israeli citizenship
pawel.gaul/iStock(LONDON) -- The Israeli government declared a state of emergency on May 12 in the Tel Aviv suburb of Lod after a sudden outburst of rioting by Israeli Arabs, as the hostilities betwee...
May 21, 2021
Amid Russian threat, Blinken backs Ukrainian government in critical visit
Yevhen Liubimov/ Ukrinform/Barcroft Media via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Secretary of State Antony Blinken spent less than 24 hours on the ground in Ukraine's capital, but his day of meetings was mea...
May 07, 2021
