Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
Palestinian brothers freed under Israel-Hamas temporary truce agreement thrilled to be home, but wary about ongoing practice of detentions
pawel.gaul/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Palestinian teenage brothers Nasrallah, 17, and Qassam Al-Awar, 18, still can't believe they're home after being imprisoned by the Israeli government for 17 months...
Dec 01, 2023
Death of world's 'saddest' elephant shines light on zoo animal welfare
Josefiel Rivera/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(LONDON) -- Mali, an elephant dubbed as the world's "saddest" has died at a Philippine Zoo, Manila's Mayor Honey Lacuna has announced. Vishwa Ma...
Dec 01, 2023
United Nations: 2023 set to be hottest year on record
Tim Grist Photography/Getty Images(LONDON) -- There may still be an entire month to go in 2023 but the United Nations announced on Thursday that 2023 is set to be the warmest on record. “While 2...
Nov 30, 2023
Why it matters what happens at COP28, the UN climate conference being held in Dubai
Sean Gallup/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The most important discussions around climate change are set to begin in the United Arab Emirates, where world leaders, scientists and environmental advocates wil...
Nov 30, 2023
US military aircraft crashes off Japan's coast, officials say
CT757fan/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A U.S. military Osprey aircraft carrying eight airmen crashed off the Japanese coast at about 3 p.m. Wednesday, U.S. officials said. The crash took place during a "r...
Nov 29, 2023
US warns Israel to fight in a more targeted way in Gaza, officials say
Mustafa Hassona/Anadolu via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. is warning Israel to fight in a more targeted way once the pause ends in order to avoid displacing more Palestinians and worsening...
Nov 28, 2023
Virgin Atlantic makes maiden transatlantic flight using 100% green fuel
Ying Tang/NurPhoto via Getty Images(LONDON) -- The Virgin Boeing 787 took off from London’s Heathrow Airport en route to New York on Tuesday. Virgin Atlantic just became the first airline t...
Nov 28, 2023
Ukrainian forces under intense pressure in key eastern battle
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Ukrainian forces are under intense pressure around a strategically important city in eastern Ukraine, where the Russian military has made some of its greatest ...
Nov 28, 2023
"WSJ" reporter's pre-trial detention in Russia extended into January
Darrin Klimek/Getty Images(LONDON) -- A Moscow court extended on Tuesday the pre-trial detention of a Wall Street Journal reporter accused of spying. Evan Gershkovich, an American reporter in the news...
Nov 28, 2023
Pentagon says Somali pirates likely behind seizure of commercial ship near Yemen
Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Taylor A. Elberg/U.S. Navy photo(WASHINGTON) -- Attackers who seized a commercial ship in the Gulf of Aden this weekend appear to have been Somali pirates, the ...
Nov 28, 2023
