Category Archives: World
Palestinian death toll in Gaza tops 69,000, local health officials say as more bodies are exchanged
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) - Gaza health officials said Saturday that over 69,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war so far, as Israel and Hamas completed the latest exchange of b...
Nov 08, 2025
Trump says US to boycott G20 in South Africa, repeating allegations about treatment of white farmers
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Friday that no U.S. government officials would be attending the Group of 20 summit this year in South Africa, citing the country's treatment of white farm...
Nov 07, 2025
Orbán says Trump will not punish Hungary for buying Russian energy, reducing impact of sanctions
WASHINGTON (AP) - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbn says his country has received an exemption from U.S. sanctions on Russian energy after a meeting in the White House with President Donald Trump, ...
Nov 07, 2025
Israel says another set of remains of a hostage has been turned over in Gaza
JERUSALEM (AP) - The Red Cross transferred the remains of a hostage to Israeli troops in Gaza, the prime minister's office said Friday, hours after hundreds of mourners flocked to the funeral of a sol...
Nov 07, 2025
James Watson, co-discoverer of the double-helix shape of DNA, has died at age 97
James D. Watson, whose co-discovery of the twisted-ladder structure of DNA in 1953 helped light the long fuse on a revolution in medicine, crimefighting, genealogy and ethics, has died. He was 97. The...
Nov 07, 2025
Cornell University to pay $60M in deal with Trump administration to restore federal funding
WASHINGTON (AP) - Cornell University has agreed to pay $60 million and accept the Trump administration's interpretation of civil rights laws in order to restore federal funding and end investigations ...
Nov 07, 2025
Pakistan says peace talks with Afghanistan are deadlocked despite mediation
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Peace talks in Istanbul between Pakistan and Afghanistan were at a deadlock on Friday, a day after both sides accused each other of mounting border clashes that risked breaching ...
Nov 07, 2025
Supreme Court issues emergency order to block full SNAP food aid payments
BOSTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Friday granted the Trump administration's emergency appeal to temporarily block a court order to fully fund SNAP food aid payments amid the government shutdown, even...
Nov 07, 2025
European Union vessel reaches ship raided by pirates off Somalia; all 24 crew on board safe
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A European Union naval force on Friday reached a Malta-flagged tanker earlier attacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia, finding all its 24 mariners safe after an...
Nov 07, 2025
Republican US Rep. Elise Stefanik is running for governor of New York
NEW YORK (AP) - Republican U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik is running for governor of New York, her campaign announced Friday. In a video shared on social media, Stefanik called Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul ...
Nov 07, 2025