Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
US secretly sent long-range missiles to Ukraine to use against Russian invaders: Officials
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Pentagon confirmed Wednesday the U.S. had secretly provided Ukraine with a long-range Army Tactical Missile System that can reach deep into Russian-occup...
Apr 25, 2024
Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi sentenced to death for songs critical of regime
Robert Deyrail/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images(LONDON) -- An Iranian court sentenced outspoken rapper Toomaj Salehi to death after his arrest over songs that criticized the government, his lawyer said We...
Apr 24, 2024
Security plan for Gaza aid workers still unclear with military pier to open soon
YOAV LEMMER/AFP via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Biden administration's plan to begin operating a pier next month off the Gaza coast to enable millions of humanitarian aid packages a day still face...
Apr 24, 2024
US to withdraw troops from Niger after military deal revoked
FotografiaBasica/Getty Images(LONDON) -- The United States and Niger are discussing plans to withdraw American troops from the West African nation, ending more than a decade of U.S. military presence ...
Apr 24, 2024
Blood-soaked horses on the loose cause chaos across central London
Two horses on the loose bolt through the streets of London near Aldwych. Picture date: Wednesday April 24, 2024. (Jordan Pettitt/PA Images via Getty Images)(LONDON) -- As many as five horses -- and at...
Apr 24, 2024
Over 4,000 IVF embryos destroyed in 1 shelling at Gaza's largest fertility center, director says
Getty Images - STOCK(NEW YORK) -- A single explosion resulting from an Israeli shelling in December destroyed more than 5,000 specimens in Gaza's largest and oldest IVF clinic, according to the direct...
Apr 23, 2024
UK approves bill to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda
Getty Images - STOCK(LONDON) -- The United Kingdom approved controversial legislation on Tuesday that allows the government to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda, with deportation flights expected to ...
Apr 23, 2024
Two Malaysia Navy helicopters collide mid-air killing all 10 crew members on board
Emergency personnel work at the site of helicopter crash in Lumut, Perak, Malaysia on April 23, 2024. (Fire and Rescue Department of Malaysia / Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)(LONDON) -- Two Malaysi...
Apr 23, 2024
Prince Louis, son of Prince William and Kate Middleton, celebrates sixth birthday
Prince Louis, accompanied by his parents the Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, arrive for a settling in afternoon at Lambrook School, near Ascot on Sept. 7, 2022 i...
Apr 23, 2024
Israel-Gaza live updates: New video claims to show American hostage in Gaza
Palestinian medics rush to the site of an Israeli strike on al-Bureij camp in the central Gaza Strip on April 22, 2024, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the militant group Hamas. (AFP via Getty...
Apr 22, 2024
