Category Archives: World
Britain detains sanctioned oil tanker believed to be linked to Russia’s shadow fleet
LONDON (AP) - Armed British forces boarded and detained a sanctioned tanker Sunday that is suspected of being part of the Russian "shadow fleet," shipping oil in violation of international sanctions o...
Jun 14, 2026
Brunson scores 45 and The Comeback Knicks are NBA champions after beating Spurs 94-90
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Jalen Brunson and the Comeback Knicks did it again. And now they're the Champion Knicks. For the first time in 53 years, New York rules the NBA. Brunson scored 45 points, including ...
Jun 13, 2026
Trump and Pakistan say Iran deal could be signed Sunday but Tehran signals more time is needed
ISLAMABAD (AP) - Key mediator Pakistan on Saturday said a deal to end the Iran war was closer than ever and U.S. President Donald Trump asserted it would be "signed tomorrow," while Iran made some of ...
Jun 13, 2026
Balogun scores twice, U.S. opens World Cup with 4-1 win over Paraguay
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) - Folarin Balogun scored twice in the Americans' historic three-goal first half, and the U.S. opened its first home World Cup in 32 years with its biggest win in the tournament,...
Jun 12, 2026
Trump says US military strike killed leader of Tren de Aragua gang with help from Venezuela
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Friday that a "swift and lethal kinetic" U.S. strike has killed Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, whom he called "the infamous leader" of the Tren de Ar...
Jun 12, 2026
Alabama seeks to execute man by lethal injection after court ruled against nitrogen method
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama on Friday moved to execute a man with lethal injection hours after his nitrogen execution was prevented from going forward. The Alabama Attorney General's office asked ...
Jun 12, 2026
Migrants deported from US, including an Iranian woman, arrive in Central African Republic
BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) - A flight carrying at least two dozen migrants, including an Iranian woman facing persecution in her home country, landed in the Central African Republic on Frid...
Jun 12, 2026
Larin scores in 78th minute to rally Canada to 1-1 draw with Bosnia-Herzegovina in World Cup opener
TORONTO (AP) - Late substitute Cyle Larin scored in the 78th minute and co-host Canada earned its first point in its third World Cup appearance - and first on home soil - by rallying for a 1-1 draw ag...
Jun 12, 2026 Canada's Cyle Larin (9) celebrates after scoring his sides first goal of the game in the second half of the World Cup Group B soccer match between Canada and Bosnia, Friday, June 12, 2026, in Toronto. ( (AP Photo/Sam Balkansky)
Visa denial sidelines Thomas Partey for Ghana’s World Cup opener against Panama in Toronto
TORONTO (AP) - Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey will not play in his team's World Cup opener Wednesday after Canada denied his visa application while he awaits trial in London on multiple charges of rap...
Jun 12, 2026
Pope tells traffickers of migrants in the Canary Islands: Stop, repent or face God's wrath
SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Spain (AP) - Pope Leo XIV warned people smugglers on Friday that they will face God's wrath for exploiting the desperation of migrants, demanding they stop and repent during hi...
Jun 12, 2026