Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
Twenty in ICUs after deadly turbulence on Singapore Airlines flight, Bangkok officials say
Officials enter the Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300ER airplane parked on the tarmac at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok on May 22, 2024. (Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP via Getty Images)(HONG ...
May 22, 2024
Israel-Gaza live updates: UN court rules Israel must stop Rafah operation
Palestinians look at the rubble of a family house that was hit overnight in Israeli bombardment in the Tal al-Sultan neighbourhood of Rafah in southern Gaza on May 20, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict ...
May 22, 2024
Pentagon: Russia likely launched counter space weapon into low Earth orbit last week
Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder holds a press conference at the Pentagon on Oct. 31, 2023 in Arlington, Virginia. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- The United States ...
May 22, 2024
What to know about Turks and Caicos' strict gun laws after US tourists charged with possessing ammunition
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The plight of multiple Americans charged with bringing ammunition to Turks and Caicos has drawn attention to the islands' strict gun laws.Those convicted under the firearms ordin...
May 21, 2024
Andrew Tate, 'King of Toxic Masculinity,' faces 3 legal cases in 2 countries
DANIEL MIHAILESCU/AFP via Getty Images(LONDON) -- He claims to be the pinnacle of masculinity. Andrew Tate -- "Top G."The former kickboxer in the last four years has flooded social media, taking over ...
May 21, 2024
'Hit Job': ICC prosecutor seeking arrest warrants for Israeli leaders is 'absurd,' Netanyahu says
ABC News(LONDON) -- A plan by an International Criminal Court prosecutor to apply for arrest warrants for Israeli leaders is "absurd," casting a "terrible stain" on the court, Israeli Prime Minister B...
May 21, 2024
US delegation travels to Turks and Caicos after five tourists detained over ammunition
A United States Congressional delegation meets with government officials in Turks and Caicos, May 20, 2024. (Turks and Caicos Islands, Governor's Office/Facebook)(NEW YORK) -- A Congressional delegati...
May 21, 2024
One dead, six critically injured amid 'severe' turbulence on Singapore Airlines flight, carrier says
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images(LONDON) -- One person died and dozens of others were left injured after a Singapore Airlines flight encountered "severe" turbulence, the airline said in a social m...
May 21, 2024
France releases scratch-and-sniff postage stamps that smell like French baguettes
La Poste(LONDON) -- France’s postal service is expected to raise quite a bit of dough after releasing a brand new scratch-and-sniff stamp that smells like a baguette with just over two months to...
May 21, 2024
American mistakenly accused of involvement in Democratic Republic of Congo coup attempt
amphotora/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A U.S. national has been mistakenly accused of involvement in last weekend's attempted coup in the Democratic Republic of Congo.Cole Patrick Ducey, an engineer livi...
May 21, 2024
