Category Archives: World
Thousands of Palestinians return to what's left of their homes as Gaza ceasefire takes effect
WADI GAZA, Gaza Strip (AP) - Tens of thousands of Palestinians headed back to the heavily destroyed northern Gaza Strip on Friday as a U.S.-brokered ceasefire came into effect in a deal that raised ho...
Oct 10, 2025
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize
OSLO, Norway (AP) - Venezuelan opposition leader Mara Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, winning recognition as a woman "who keeps the flame of democracy burning amid a growing darkne...
Oct 10, 2025
Man convicted of killing a 15-year-old girl in her home in 2001 is executed by injection in Indiana
CHICAGO (AP) - An Indiana man convicted in the 2001 rape and murder of a teenage girl was executed by injection early Friday in the state's third execution since resuming capital punishment last year....
Oct 09, 2025
Peru’s Congress removes President Boluarte as a crime wave grips the country
LIMA, Peru (AP) - Peru's Congress voted early Friday to remove deeply unpopular President Dina Boluarte from office as a crime wave grips the South American nation and quickly replaced her with 38-yea...
Oct 09, 2025
Taiwan's president pledges to build air defense system in face of China threat
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Taiwan will accelerate the building of a "Taiwan Shield" or "T-Dome" air defense system in the face of the military threat from China, its leader said Friday. President Lai Ching...
Oct 09, 2025
Two powerful quakes strike off southern Philippines, killing at least 7 people
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Two powerful offshore earthquakes struck the same region in the southern Philippines hours apart on Friday with the first 7.4 magnitude temblor killing at least seven people...
Oct 09, 2025
Judge blocks National Guard deployment in Illinois for 2 weeks
A judge on Thursday blocked the deployment of National Guard troops in the Chicago area for at least two weeks, finding no substantial evidence that a "danger of rebellion" is brewing in Illinois duri...
Oct 09, 2025
At a key moment in talks that led to the Gaza ceasefire deal, Trump refused to take no for an answer
WASHINGTON (AP) - After months of gridlock, the Israel-Hamas ceasefire in Gaza came together in a matter of days after a deft maneuver - or perhaps a misunderstanding - by President Donald Trump that ...
Oct 09, 2025
US is sending about 200 troops to Israel to help support and monitor the Gaza ceasefire deal
WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States is sending about 200 troops to Israel to help support and monitor the ceasefire deal in Gaza as part of a team that includes partner nations, nongovernmental organi...
Oct 09, 2025
New York Attorney General Letitia James charged in fraud case after pressure campaign by Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) - New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted Thursday on mortgage fraud charges in a case that President Donald Trump urged his Justice Department to bring after he vowed ret...
Oct 09, 2025