Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
France's largest Muslim school threatened with closure amid scrutiny of funding, courses
A student writes on a blackboard during a class at Averroes high school in Lille, northern France on Sept. 28, 2023. (Sameer Al-doumy/AFP via Getty Images)(PARIS) -- Opened 20 years ago and voted best...
Dec 14, 2023
Woman who stole 'truck filled with donuts' arrested after being on the run for more than 2 weeks: Police
amphotora/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A woman has been arrested and charged more than two weeks after she allegedly stole a truck “filled with donuts” from a service station, police say. The...
Dec 14, 2023
Landmark fossil fuel agreement and other key takeaways from the COP28 climate conference
Eric Yang/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference came to a close on Wednesday after going into overtime as participating countries negotiated the language included...
Dec 13, 2023
US warship shoots down suspected Houthi drone in Red Sea, officials say
KeithBinns/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- U.S. officials confirm to ABC News that two missiles were fired from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen toward a commercial tanker vessel in the Red Sea Wednesday,...
Dec 13, 2023
Families of Israeli hostages desperately seek their return
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- For three Israelis who have been waiting two months for the safe return of their families from Hamas captivity, this year's Hannukah celebrations have been anything but joyful. H...
Dec 13, 2023
Crypto fans eye El Salvador as the 'next Singapore' amid sharp reforms, but concerns remain
An attendee wearing a Bitcoin necklace during the Adopting Bitcoin 2023 Summit in San Salvador, El Salvador, Nov. 7, 2023. (Camilo Freedman/Bloomberg via Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- El Salvador says it...
Dec 13, 2023
Twenty-two killed as suicide bomber attacks Pakistan police and military station
KeithBinns/Getty Images(ISLAMABAD) -- At least 22 people were killed and more than 30 were injured when a suicide bomber rammed a vehicle into a security forces compound in Pakistan on Tuesday, local ...
Dec 12, 2023
Kremlin doesn't know location of jailed opposition leader Navalny, spokesperson says
Jailed Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny is seen on a screen via a video link from his penal colony during court hearings over the extremism criminal case against him at the Russia's Supreme Co...
Dec 12, 2023
Houthi missile strikes merchant ship in Red Sea: US official
KeithBinns/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A merchant vessel sailing in the southern Red Sea was struck by a land-based cruise missile fired from Houthi-controlled Yemen, according to a U.S. official. U.S...
Dec 12, 2023
Delta flight carrying 270 diverted to remote Canadian town
Greg Bajor/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A Delta Air Lines flight carrying 270 people was diverted to a remote Canadian town for nearly 24 hours due to a problem with the plane's de-icing equipment, accor...
Dec 12, 2023
