Category Archives: World
US envoys visit Israel to bolster truce, and Gaza militants hand over a hostage's remains
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Two of U.S. President Donald Trump's envoys traveled to Israel on Monday to shore up the ceasefire in Gaza, a day after deadly violence gave the fragile deal its first major te...
Oct 20, 2025
United States and Australia sign critical-minerals agreement as a way to counter China
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed a critical-minerals deal at the White House on Monday as the U.S. eyes the continent's rich rare-earth re...
Oct 20, 2025
Rodrigo Paz wins presidential runoff, becoming Bolivia's first conservative leader in decades
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) - Rodrigo Paz, a centrist senator, will be Bolivia's next president, preliminary results showed on Monday, paving the way for a major political transformation after almost 20 year...
Oct 20, 2025
A cargo aircraft skids off a Hong Kong airport runway into the sea, leaving two 2 confirmed dead
HONG KONG (AP) - A cargo aircraft skidded off a Hong Kong airport runway into the sea when landing early Monday, with two people confirmed dead. The flight, arriving from Dubai, was landing at Hong Ko...
Oct 19, 2025
Trump calls Colombia's Petro an ‘illegal drug leader’ and announces an end to US aid to the country
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - The United States will slash assistance to Colombia because its leader, Gustavo Petro, "does nothing to stop" drug production, President Donald Trump said Sunday, escalating th...
Oct 19, 2025
Israel resumes ceasefire in Gaza and says aid deliveries will restart Monday
JERUSALEM (AP) - Gaza's fragile ceasefire faced its first major test Sunday as Israeli forces launched a wave of deadly strikes, saying Hamas militants had killed two soldiers, and an Israeli security...
Oct 19, 2025
Rodrigo Paz wins presidential runoff, becoming Bolivia's first conservative leader in decades
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) - Rodrigo Paz, a centrist senator, will be Bolivia's next president, preliminary results showed on Sunday, paving the way for a major political transformation after almost 20 year...
Oct 19, 2025
Afghanistan and Pakistan have agreed to an immediate ceasefire, Qatar says
ISLAMABAD (AP) - Afghanistan and Pakistan, embroiled in more than a week of fighting that has killed dozens of people and injured hundreds, have agreed to an immediate ceasefire, Qatar's Foreign Minis...
Oct 18, 2025
US warns Hamas planning attack on Palestinian civilians in apparent violation of Gaza ceasefire
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - The U.S. State Department said Saturday that it has "credible reports" that Hamas could violate the ceasefire with an attack on Palestinian civilians in Gaza. If the attac...
Oct 18, 2025
US will send survivors of strike on suspected drug vessel back to Ecuador and Colombia, Trump says
WASHINGTON (AP) - The two survivors of an American military strike on a suspected drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean will be sent to Ecuador and Colombia, their home countries, President Donald Tru...
Oct 18, 2025