Category Archives: World

Texas Democrats leave the state to block vote on redrawn House map backed by Trump
Texas Democrats are leaving the state in an attempt to prevent the state House from holding a vote Monday on new congressional maps that Republicans hope will net them several additional U.S. House se...
Aug 03, 2025

UN says 68 African migrants were killed when boat capsized off Yemen
CAIRO (AP) - At least 68 African migrants died and 74 others were missing after their boat capsized Sunday in the waters off Yemen, the U.N.'s migration agency said. Abdusattor Esoev, head of the Inte...
Aug 03, 2025

Authorities investigating ex-Trump prosecutor Jack Smith for alleged illegal political activity
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) - Federal officials have opened an investigation into Jack Smith, the former special counsel who investigated then-candidate Donald Trump before his reelection to a second term....
Aug 02, 2025

Hurricane Gil forms in the eastern Pacific but is not forecast to threaten land
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Tropical Storm Gil strengthened into a hurricane in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Friday but was not expected to threaten land, forecasters said. The Miami-based U.S. National Hurric...
Aug 01, 2025

Manhunt launched after 4 killed in a shooting at a Montana bar
ANACONDA, Mont. (AP) - Four people were killed in a shooting at a Montana bar Friday, authorities said as they launched a manhunt for the suspect. The suspect was last seen in the Stump Town area, whi...
Aug 01, 2025

Colombian ex-President Álvaro Uribe is sentenced to 12 years house arrest for bribery
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Former Colombian President lvaro Uribe was sentenced Friday to 12 years under house arrest for witness tampering and bribery in a historic case that gripped the South American ...
Aug 01, 2025

Appeals court in Bosnia confirms sentence for Bosnian Serb President Milorad Dodik
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) - An appeals court in Bosnia confirmed Friday an earlier court ruling that sentenced the pro-Russia Bosnian Serb president, Milorad Dodik, to one year in prison and b...
Aug 01, 2025

Top EU court rules that soccer governing body FIFA’s decisions can be challenged outside Switzerland
BRUSSELS (AP) - The European Union's top court ruled on Friday that the decisions of world soccer's governing body FIFA can be challenged outside Switzerland, opening up a system that currently binds ...
Aug 01, 2025

El Salvador approves indefinite presidential reelection and extends presidential terms to 6 years
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) - The party of El Salvador President Nayib Bukele approved constitutional changes in the country's National Assembly on Thursday that will allow indefinite presidential ...
Jul 31, 2025

Judge extends migrant status protections for 60,000 people from Central America and Nepal
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A federal judge in California extended on Thursday temporary protected status for 60,000 people from Central America and Asia, including people from Nepal, Honduras and Nicaragua....
Jul 31, 2025