Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
At least 600 Egyptians die in hajj pilgrimage: Source
Muslim pilgrims use umbrellas to shade themselves from the sun as they arrive at the base of Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, during the annual hajj pilgrimage on June 15,...
Jun 21, 2024
Netanyahu and White House continue public disagreement over claim US withholding weapons amid Israel's war with Hamas
Kena Betancur/Getty Images(ISRAEL) -- The public war of words between Israel and the U.S. continued Thursday with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responding pointedly to the White House after the Bi...
Jun 21, 2024
Putin deepens ties with Vietnam amid increasing Russian isolation over Ukraine
Contributor/Getty Images(HONG KONG) -- Fresh off the heels of his closely-watched visit to North Korea, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Vietnamese President To Lam in Hanoi to reaffirm the K...
Jun 20, 2024
Paleontologists discover fossils of new crocodile-like reptile species that lived 237 million years ago
Getty Images - STOCK(BRAZIL) -- Paleontologists have discovered a new species of ancient crocodile-like reptile that once roamed the lands and waters of Brazil.The fossils, found in a fossiliferous lo...
Jun 20, 2024
Kenyan protesters clash with police over controversial tax bill
Getty Images - STOCK(LONDON) -- Crowds of Kenyans again took to the streets on Thursday in protest, clashing with police in Nairobi as nationwide demonstrations continue over a controversial tax bill....
Jun 20, 2024
Environmental protesters spray 'orange powder paint' on Britain's Stonehenge
Nukorn Plainpan/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Environmental protesters sprayed an orange substance across part of Britain's Stonehenge on Wednesday afternoon.British environmental activist group Just Stop O...
Jun 19, 2024
Russia and North Korea solidify partnership, vowing mutual assistance against 'aggression'
Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un attend a welcoming ceremony on June 19, 2024, in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Contributor/Getty Images)(LONDON) -- Russian Pres...
Jun 19, 2024
US soldier sentenced to Russian penal colony, local media reports
Darrin Klimek/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Gordon Black, the U.S. soldier arrested in Russia on theft charges, was sentenced on Wednesday to nearly four years in a Russian penal colony, a national news age...
Jun 19, 2024
Nearly 150 killed in DRC since beginning of June as violence escalates
pawel.gaul/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Almost 150 civilians have been killed since the beginning of June in the Democratic Republic of Congo, local authorities announced.It comes following a spike in atta...
Jun 18, 2024
Vladimir Putin arrives in North Korea, greeted by Kim Jong Un at airport
Sefa Karacan/Anadolu via Getty Images(LONDON) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived on a state visit to Pyongyang, and was met at the airport by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.In the histor...
Jun 18, 2024
