Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
Navalny's funeral goes ahead Friday, despite pressure
A picture of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny with the lettering 'We believe in Alexey' is pictured at a makeshift memorial in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on February 29, 2024. (P...
Mar 01, 2024
How scientists discovered 7,000 humpback whale deaths using AI technology: Study
Alfredo Martinez/Getty Images(SAN FRANCISCO) -- The intersection of marine biology and artificial intelligence technology has led to a startling humpback whale population discovery.Approximately 7,000...
Feb 29, 2024
Former ballerina detained in Russia has appeal denied in Siberian court
ABC NewsLONDON -- A court in Siberia denied on Thursday the appeal of Ksenia Karelina, a dual American-Russian citizen, who appeared via video link to appeal her detention on charges of treason.Kareli...
Feb 29, 2024
France again floats idea of sending non-combat troops to Ukraine
ABC NewsLONDON -- France’s foreign minister has suggested that Western countries should be considering the idea that NATO troops should perhaps be deployed to Ukraine in non-combat roles to assi...
Feb 29, 2024
Ghana’s parliament passes controversial new anti-LGBTQ bill
ABC NewsLONDON -- Ghana’s parliament has passed a controversial new anti-LGBTQ bill following months of debate that could make it illegal to identify as a citizen of the LGBTQ in the West Africa...
Feb 29, 2024
More than 570,000 people in Gaza are 'one step away from famine': UN official
Dawoud Abo Alkas/Anadolu via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- More than 570,000 people in Gaza are on the brink of experiencing famine levels of hunger amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, according to a Unite...
Feb 28, 2024
High-level migration meeting between US, Mexico, Guatemala to result in 'several important announcements,' officials say
Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A meeting between top representatives from the United States, Mexico and Guatemala on Wednesday will result in "several important announcemen...
Feb 28, 2024
Rhino poaching on the rise in South Africa, new figures show
Eric Lafforgue/Art in All of Us/Corbis via Getty Images(PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA) -- Rhino poaching increased in South Africa in 2023, the government said.The new data, released by South African officia...
Feb 28, 2024
UC Santa Barbara student body president allegedly targeted with 'antisemitic' signs on campus
Al Seib / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images(SANTA BARBARA, C.A.) -- The student body president at the University of California, Santa Barbara is calling out alleged antisemitism on campus after she s...
Feb 28, 2024
Pope Francis visits Rome's Gemelli hospital for tests, returns to Vatican
TIZIANA FABI/AFP via Getty Images(ROME) -- Pope Francis on Wednesday visited Rome's Gemelli hospital following his general audience at the Vatican, the Vatican said."After the general audience Pope Fr...
Feb 28, 2024
