Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
Invasive flower threatens livelihoods of farmers, fishermen in war-torn Syria
Abdul Razzaq Al-Shami/ABC News(IDLIB, Syria) -- The Orontes River in northwestern Syria has long been a lifeline for farmers, including 50-year-old Bahjat al-Bakru, who have used it to irrigate their ...
Dec 06, 2023
Hospitals in southern Gaza are at 'breaking point,' international organizations say
pawel.gaul/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Hospitals in central and southern Gaza are at a "breaking point" and struggling to care for the influx of patients amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, Doctors Witho...
Dec 05, 2023
Israel-Gaza live updates: Tunnels of Hamas' general headquarters destroyed, IDF says
pawel.gaul/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The temporary cease-fire between Hamas and Israel ended on Dec. 1, and Israel has resumed its bombardment of Gaza. The end of the cease-fire came after Hamas freed...
Dec 05, 2023
'It’s worse than before the truce': Strikes in Gaza resume at intensified pace, Palestinians say
Mahmud Hams/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- After seven days without bombardments, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip woke up to the familiar sound of airstrikes in the early morning of Dec. 1. "The war...
Dec 05, 2023
Escaped kangaroo from zoo caught by the tail after four-day search
Facebook / Durham Regional Police(NEW YORK) -- A kangaroo that escaped from a zoo has been found and safely captured by authorities after a four-day search, police say. Police officers for the Durham ...
Dec 05, 2023
American woman killed in shark attack in the Bahamas
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- An American woman has been killed by a shark while paddleboarding in the Bahamas, according to the Royal Bahamas Police Force. The woman was paddleboarding with...
Dec 04, 2023
Remains, wreckage found in search for crashed Osprey in Yakushima, Japan, US Air Force says
STR/JIJI Press/AFP via Getty Images(YAKUSHIMA, Japan) -- Wreckage and remains were discovered from the CV-22 Osprey that crashed last week off the shore of Yakushima Island, Japan, the U.S. Air Force ...
Dec 04, 2023
Navy warship shoots down drones in Red Sea, in latest incursion in Middle East: Official
Oguz Yeter/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A U.S. Navy ship in the Red Sea on Sunday shot down several drones heading in its direction from areas of Yemen controlled by the Houthi ...
Dec 03, 2023
Seven crew members remain missing after US Osprey crash that killed One: Japan Coast Guard
Riccardo Niccoli/Stocktrek Images/Getty Images/STOCK(KAGOSHIMA, Japan) -- The search for the seven crew members missing after a U.S. military Osprey crashed off the shore of Yakushima Island in s...
Dec 02, 2023
Why Hamas could emerge stronger militarily from the temporary cease-fire with Israel
Ilia Yefimovich/picture alliance via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- While much attention has been paid to the humanitarian relief enabled by the weeklong truce between Hamas and Israel, national security...
Dec 01, 2023
