Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
Russia hits Ukraine energy targets with hundreds of drones, missiles, ahead of talks
Kyiv residents shelter at the Dorohozhychi subway station amid a Russian drone-and-missile strike on February 3, 2026 in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Ihor Kuznietsov/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)(LONDON)...
Feb 03, 2026
Gaza-Egypt border crossing at Rafah partially reopens after more than 2 years
(LONDON) -- The Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt has reopened to limited pedestrian traffic, Israeli authorities confirmed Monday.The reopening is the first step in implementing the second phase ...
Feb 02, 2026
Venezuela's first shipment of liquefied petroleum gas has left Venezuela bound for the US
The Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) Amuay oil refinery at the Paraguana Refinery Complex in Punto Fijo, Falcon State, Venezuela. (Photographer: Betty Laura Zapata/Bloomberg via Getty Images)(NEW YOR...
Feb 02, 2026
2 dead in shooting in northern Canada, no active threat: Officials
(NEW YORK) -- Two people are dead from a shooting in the Cree First Nation community of Mistissini in northern Quebec, Canada, officials said, adding that it is not considered an active shooter situat...
Jan 29, 2026
Iranian 'fingers on triggers' amid US military buildup, Trump threats, Tehran says
A huge banner displayed in Revolution Square depicts a missile attack on board a US Carrier painted in US flag colors in the Persian Gulf on January 26, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. (Kaveh Kazemi/Getty Image...
Jan 29, 2026
North Korea test-launches 2 ballistic missiles toward sea, Japan and South Korea say
A North Korea Scud-B missile (R) is displayed at the Korea War Memorial Museum on July 4, 2017 in Seoul, South Korea. (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)(SEOUL and LONDON) -- North Korea test-launched two s...
Jan 27, 2026
Iranians detail 'bloodbath' crackdown said to have killed 5,700 protesters, as internet blockade eases
A giant banner depicting a U.S. aircraft carrier and the American flag was displayed at Enqelab (Revolution) Square in Tehran, Iran amid rising tensions between the United States and Iran on January 2...
Jan 27, 2026
Body of last remaining hostage retrieved from Gaza, Israel says
Vehicle, carrying the body of the last Israeli hostage remaining in Gaza Ran Gvili, arrives the Abu Kabir Forensic Institute prior to the funeral ceremony in Tel Aviv, Israel on January 26, 2026. (Pho...
Jan 26, 2026
Russia, Ukraine and US set to hold 1st trilateral talks since start of war
(LONDON) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday it is "still too early to draw conclusions" from the trilateral talks taking place between Ukraine, Russia and the United States.Delegat...
Jan 23, 2026
Europe must 'play the power game' with Trump over Greenland, former Danish FM says
Denmark's then-Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod speaks to the press in Brussels, Belgium, on July 18, 2022. (Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images_(LONDON )-- Denmark's new government was less than two...
Jan 23, 2026
