Category Archives: World
Palestinian death toll in Gaza tops 73,000 as Israel launches strikes despite ceasefire
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - The Palestinian death toll from the Israel-Hamas war has surpassed 73,000, Gaza's Health Ministry said Sunday, as Israeli military operations continued despite a stall...
Jun 14, 2026
Deal is reached to end Iran war and Trump orders stop to US naval blockade
ISLAMABAD (AP) - The United States and Iran have reached an initial agreement to end their war and open the Strait of Hormuz, offering relief to the Gulf region and global economy more than three mont...
Jun 14, 2026
Early results show Swiss voters reject right-wing's bid to cap population at 10 million
GENEVA (AP) - Voters in Switzerland have cast their final ballots on Sunday on an initiative championed by the top right-wing party to cap the rich Alpine country's population at 10 million. Early res...
Jun 14, 2026
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