Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
'Criminal explosion' strikes synagogue in Belgium, official says
(PARIS) -- A "criminal explosion" struck a synagogue in the Belgian city of Liège at around 4 a.m. local time on Monday in a "violent act of antisemitism," a local government spokeswoman confir...
Mar 09, 2026
Israel batters suburbs of Beirut, targeting Hezbollah amid war with Iran
Smoke rises from Dahieh as the Israeli Army bombs the area after issuing a forced evacuation order in Beirut, Lebanon, on March 5, 2026. (Photo by Houssam Shbaro/Anadolu via Getty Images)(BEIRUT) -- I...
Mar 06, 2026
Israel hits Beirut with strikes as Iran's proxy force in Lebanon opens up a 2nd front in widening conflict
A view of destruction after the Israeli military launches airstrikes on the Dahieh district in Beirut, Lebanon on March 5, 2026. (Photo by Houssam Shbaro/Anadolu via Getty Images)(BEIRUT) -- Israeli s...
Mar 05, 2026
IAEA warns it 'cannot rule out' possible radiological release from Iran strikes
Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), attends a press conference during a meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors on March 02, 2026, in Vienna, Austria. The ...
Mar 02, 2026
Trump admin told congressional staff that intel suggested Iran wasn't preparing to launch preemptive strike
Protesters clash with forces in Srinagar, Kashmir, on March 2, 2026, as authorities impose restrictions and curbs across Kashmir in response to demonstrations over the reported killing of Iran's Supre...
Mar 02, 2026
Iran forms interim leadership council as President Pezeshkian resurfaces
thousands of people gather in Enghelab Square for a pro-government demonstration after Iranian state media confirmed the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on March 1, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. (Majid Saeedi...
Mar 01, 2026
Iranian officials claim school hit during US-Israeli army strikes
A plume of smoke rises after an explosion on February 28, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. (Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- Dozens of students at an Iranian all-girls elementary school were among those k...
Feb 28, 2026
Trump says new call for regime change in Iran justified by 'imminent threats' to US
People take shelter as Iran launched missiles and drones towards Israel following the US-Israeli attacks, in Jerusalem on February 28, 2026. (Photo by Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu via Getty Images)(NEW Y...
Feb 28, 2026
Trump threatens 'certain death' to Iranian guard who don't 'lay down' weapons
A plume of smoke rises after an explosion on February 28, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. (Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- President Donald Trump threatened "certain death" to elite forces in the Irania...
Feb 28, 2026
US-Israeli operation against Iran was in the works for months, IDF says
Smoke rises after Iran carried out a missile strike on the main headquarters of the U.S. Navyâs 5th Fleet in Manama in retaliation against US-Israeli attacks, in Bahrain February 28, 2026. (Phot...
Feb 28, 2026
