Category Archives: World
New video of fatal Minnesota ICE shooting, from officer's perspective, brings fresh scrutiny
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A Minnesota prosecutor on Friday called on the public to share with investigators any recordings and evidence connected to the fatal shooting of Renee Good as a new video emerged sh...
Jan 09, 2026
Swiss bar owner put in pre-trial detention over the fatal fire at an Alpine resort
MARTIGNY, Switzerland (AP) - Switzerland held a national day of mourning on Friday for the 40 people who died in an Alpine bar fire during a New Year's Eve celebration, as prosecutors requested one of...
Jan 09, 2026
US intercepts fifth sanctioned tanker as it exerts control over Venezuelan oil distribution
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. forces boarded another oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea on Friday, the U.S. military said, as the Trump administration continues to target sanctioned tankers traveling to and fro...
Jan 09, 2026
Separatist group in southern Yemen announces dissolution after its leader flees to the UAE
CAIRO (AP) - Yemen's main separatist group and its institutions will be dismantled effective Friday, the group's secretary-general said, following weeks of unrest in areas of southern Yemen and a day ...
Jan 09, 2026
Russia says it used new Oreshnik ballistic missile in major attack on Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russia bombarded Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles in a large-scale overnight attack, officials said Friday, killing at least four people. For only the second...
Jan 08, 2026
Federal immigration officers shoot and wound 2 people in Portland, Oregon, authorities say
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Federal immigration officers shot and wounded two people in a vehicle outside a hospital in Portland, Oregon, on Thursday, a day after an officer shot and killed a driver in Minn...
Jan 08, 2026
Mound of garbage collapses at Philippine landfill, killing 2 and leaving 36 others missing
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - An avalanche of garbage and debris buried or trapped workers in low-slung buildings at a landfill in the Philippines, killing two people, injuring a dozen and leaving 36 oth...
Jan 08, 2026
House passes bill to extend health care subsidies in defiance of GOP leaders
WASHINGTON (AP) - In a remarkable rebuke of Republican leadership, the House passed legislation Thursday, 230-196, that would extend expired health care subsidies for those who get coverage through th...
Jan 08, 2026
NASA cuts space station mission short after an astronaut's medical issue
NEW YORK (AP) - NASA is cutting a mission aboard the International Space Station short after an astronaut had a medical issue. The space agency said Thursday the U.S.-Japanese-Russian crew of four wil...
Jan 08, 2026
Denmark, Greenland envoys met with White House officials over Trump's call for a 'takeover'
WASHINGTON (AP) - Denmark and Greenland's envoys to Washington have begun a vigorous effort to urge U.S. lawmakers as well as key Trump administration officials to step back from President Donald Trum...
Jan 08, 2026