Category Archives: World
House again passes resolution seeking to halt military action in Iran as some Republicans defect
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House on Thursday narrowly passed a resolution to halt U.S. military action in Iran, sending a warning to President Donald Trump for the second time as the war has escalated and ...
Jul 23, 2026
Trump adds new condition to Saudi nuclear deal, says kingdom must normalize relations with Israel
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Thursday appeared to add a condition to the newly signed agreement with Saudi Arabia for a civilian nuclear program, saying the deal would require the kingd...
Jul 23, 2026
Amish Shah wins Democratic congressional primary in Arizona, a blow to the party establishment
PHOENIX (AP) - Amish Shah won the Democratic primary Wednesday in a hotly contested congressional district in Arizona, delivering another defeat to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, whi...
Jul 22, 2026
House Republicans adopt $95 billion package for the Iran war and Trump's priorities
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House adopted a Republican-only $95 billion budget proposal Wednesday, a long-shot effort to fund the Iran war and other White House priorities over objections from Democrats and...
Jul 22, 2026
House votes to adopt Department of War renaming in annual defense bill
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House on Wednesday passed a defense policy bill that incorporates President Donald Trump's request for a historic $1.15 trillion in spending for national security and that would ...
Jul 22, 2026
Tropical Storm Bertha makes landfall on southern Louisiana with threatening winds
Tropical Storm Bertha crawled into southern Louisiana on Wednesday, making landfall and packing strong winds far from its center after closing beaches from the Florida Panhandle to Mississippi. The Na...
Jul 22, 2026
France recorded 5,700 more deaths than usual during its historic June heat wave
PARIS (AP) - France recorded at least 5,700 more deaths than usual during a historic heat wave last month, the public health agency said Wednesday, sharply increasing its estimates of the feared toll ...
Jul 22, 2026
Congo's Ebola outbreak has killed over 1,000 people
BUNIA, Congo (AP) - More than 1,000 people have died in the Ebola outbreak in Congo, according to Africa's top health body, a grim toll in the fastest Ebola outbreak in history, as conflict, community...
Jul 22, 2026
Congo's Ebola outbreak has killed nearly 1,000 people
BUNIA, Congo (AP) - At least 999 people have died from the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo, according to official data published overnight into Wednesday, a grim toll in what's already been declared t...
Jul 22, 2026
Iran's demands over the Strait of Hormuz would set a dangerous precedent, Rubio tells ASEAN leaders
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Wednesday that Iran's demand to control and collect tolls in the Strait of Hormuz would threaten the world's economy and the princ...
Jul 21, 2026