Category Archives: World
Iran begins dayslong funeral for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed in war
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran began a dayslong funeral Saturday for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, months after an airstrike killed him at the start of the war. He was 86. Khamenei's body ...
Jul 03, 2026
Mexico City tightens security and caps crowds for Mexico-England match after 4 deaths
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico will double security and limit capacity at the monument known as the "Angel of Independence" and at the fan festival in Mexico City's main square for Sunday's Mexico-England ...
Jul 03, 2026
Lionel Messi scores 20th World Cup goal, extends streak to 8 games and takes Golden Boot lead
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) - Lionel Messi's goal-scoring streak lived on, and he made it look easy. His hopes of a second consecutive World Cup title also lived on - and that accomplishment was anything...
Jul 03, 2026
Conservative candidate Keiko Fujimori wins Peru’s presidential election in a runoff
LIMA, Peru (AP) - Conservative politician Keiko Fujimori on Friday was declared the winner of the presidential runoff election in Peru, which was dominated by people's concerns over surging crime. Fuj...
Jul 03, 2026
Interpol names suspect in Monaco bombing that reportedly targeted Russia-linked Ukrainian tycoon
PARIS (AP) - Interpol on Friday identified the main suspect in the Monaco bombing that reportedly targeted a Ukrainian tycoon with links to Russia as a 39-year-old woman from Ukraine who remains at la...
Jul 03, 2026
Overcrowded bus plunges into ravine in southwest Pakistan, killing 40 passengers and injuring 8
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) - A speeding, overcrowded passenger bus plunged from a highway into a rocky ravine in southwestern Pakistan early Friday, killing 40 people and injuring eight others in one of th...
Jul 02, 2026
A grand jury indicts Louisiana's attorney general in a fight over changes to the local courts
Louisiana's attorney general was indicted Thursday over accusations she threatened the jobs of New Orleans leaders who fought a Republican-led overhaul of local courts in the heavily Democratic city. ...
Jul 02, 2026
A grand jury indicts Louisiana's attorney general in a fight over changes to the local courts
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Louisiana's Republican attorney general was indicted Thursday on criminal charges by a grand jury in New Orleans, accused of trying to intimidate local officials who fought a law en...
Jul 02, 2026
Former Olympian indicted on felony charge over alleged Reflecting Pool vandalism
WASHINGTON (AP) - A former Olympian was indicted Thursday on a felony charge in what President Donald Trump has called vandalism of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, where a renovation project he ...
Jul 02, 2026
Washington's Puyallup Tribe and First Nations in Canada hope World Cup partnerships raise cultural awareness
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) - Yangbin Wu shook his fists in rhythm with the thunderous drumming and singing, his face furrowed in concentration, as he held two "bones" in his hands. His opponents in an Indigen...
Jul 02, 2026