Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
Fears for leading anti-Kremlin activist after family says he was moved to a prison hospital
Julia Reinhart/Getty Images(MOSCOW) -- The family of prominent jailed Russian pro-democracy activist Vladimir Kara-Murza is sounding the alarm after he was moved to a prison hospital and his lawyers s...
Jul 07, 2024
At Wimbledon, a master groundskeeper perfects tennis in 'an English garden'
Francois Nel/Getty Images(LONDON) -- When most people think of Wimbledon, the immediate images that come to mind are of intense tennis matches, the iconic grass courts and the well-dressed spectators ...
Jul 06, 2024
Hezbollah rocket attacks on northern Israel spark fires, destroy thousands of acres
Amir Levy/Getty Images(LIMAN, Israel) -- Before Oct. 7, Sigal Malachi would wake up at 5 a.m. each day to water her plants, remove weeds, and produce cuttings. The co-owner of a greenhouse in northern...
Jul 06, 2024
Children who fled Russian invasion find community in Ukrainian scouting organization in Canada
ABC News(SQUAMISH, British Columbia) -- Ukrainian Plast, the country's largest scouting organization, is becoming another center of gravity for Ukrainian families who fled the Russian war against thei...
Jul 06, 2024
Keir Starmer becomes UK PM as conservatives suffer record defeat in huge Labour landslide
Britain's Labour Party leader Keir Starmer delivers a speech during a victory rally at the Tate Modern in London early on July 5, 2024. -- Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images(LONDON) -- A change electi...
Jul 05, 2024
Polls open in Iran run-off presidential election
KeithBinns/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Polls opened Friday in Iran for the run-off presidential election as none of the four candidates won more than 50% of the votes in the first round on June 28.Lawmake...
Jul 05, 2024
What it's like living next to Wimbledon, host of the world's most famous tennis tournament
Tennis ball decorations are seen on plant pots outside of a shop in Wimbledon village during day six of The Championships Wimbledon 2023 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 8, 2023 in ...
Jul 05, 2024
Beryl weakens to tropical storm after landfall in Mexico as storm heads toward Texas
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Beryl has weakened to a tropical storm after making landfall earlier Friday in Mexico as a Category 2 hurricane.The storm has maximum sustained winds of 70 mph, as tropical storm...
Jul 04, 2024
These ants can perform leg amputations and know when it's needed, study says
bgwalker/Getty Images(LONDON) -- An ant species can amputate each other's legs and can also determine whether it is needed depending on the location of the wound, a new study finds.Ants are territoria...
Jul 03, 2024
In historic UK election, Conservatives face potential major defeat: Analysis
Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images(LONDON) -- On the Fourth of July, Americans across the country will be taking much of the day to relax and take a break with family. But in the UK it's Electio...
Jul 03, 2024
