Category Archives: World

Red Cross chief: Ukraine war 'nothing short of a nightmare'
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The ongoing Russian war on Ukraine has become "nothing short of a nightmare" for those living in besieged cities, a top Red Cross official said Monday, calling for s...
Mar 14, 2022

Talks to resume as Russia pressures Ukrainian capital Kyiv
LVIV, Ukraine (AP) - Besieged Ukrainians held out hope Monday that renewed diplomatic talks with Moscow might open the way for more civilians to evacuate, as Russian forces kept up their pressure on t...
Mar 13, 2022

Pregnant woman, baby die after Russia bombed maternity ward
MARIUPOL, Ukraine (AP) - A pregnant woman and her baby have died after Russia bombed the maternity hospital where she was meant to give birth, The Associated Press has learned. Images of the woman bei...
Mar 13, 2022

Tom Brady is returning to Tampa to play 23rd season in NFL
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Tom Brady's retirement lasted 40 days. Brady said Sunday he's returning to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for his 23rd NFL season. The seven-time Super Bowl champion announced his decisio...
Mar 13, 2022

US, China officials to meet as tensions mount over Russia
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden is sending his national security adviser for talks with a senior Chinese official in Rome on Monday as concerns grow that China is amplifying Russian disinformati...
Mar 13, 2022

How Noem's struggles at home may enhance White House chances
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem's election-year fight with fellow Republicans in the Legislature has spurred criticism she is neglecting her job to angle for the White House, but the...
Mar 13, 2022

'Dune,' 'Power of the Dog' lead race for BAFTA film awards
LONDON (AP) - Sci-fi epic "Dune" and dark western "The Power of the Dog" lead the race as the British Academy Film Awards return Sunday with a live, black-tie ceremony after a pandemic-curtailed event...
Mar 13, 2022

Russian airstrike hits base in western Ukraine, kills 35
LVIV, Ukraine (AP) - Waves of Russian missiles pounded a military training base near Ukraine's western border with NATO member Poland, killing 35 people, Ukrainian authorities said Sunday. The strike ...
Mar 13, 2022

African Catholics in NYC find community at French Mass
NEW YORK (AP) - When Landry Felix Uwamungu Ganza moved to New York from Rwanda last August, the Columbia University freshman searched for sanctuary, a sacred place to carry out his Sunday morning ritu...
Mar 12, 2022

Russia strikes near Ukraine's capital; mosque reported hit
LVIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russian forces pounding the port city of Mariupol shelled a mosque sheltering more than 80 people, including children, the Ukrainian government said Saturday as fighting also rage...
Mar 12, 2022