Category Archives: World
South Carolina Senate rejects Trump’s call to redraw congressional map for midterm elections
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - President Donald Trump's push to reshape congressional districts ahead of the November elections suffered a double setback Tuesday, as South Carolina senators declined to do so a...
May 26, 2026
Federal court blocks Alabama plan for new congressional districts that could help Republicans
Federal judges on Tuesday blocked Alabama's plan to use a congressional map that could give Republicans an advantage in a key U.S. House race in the midterm elections. A three-judge panel in the state...
May 26, 2026
A train collides with a minibus of children in Belgium and 4 people are dead
BUGGENHOUT, Belgium (AP) - A train traveling at high speed hit a minibus crossing a railway in Belgium on Tuesday, killing four people, including two children, and badly injuring five other children i...
May 26, 2026
Israel and Hezbollah clash along a strategic Lebanese river after overnight strikes
BEIRUT (AP) - Israel's military clashed with the Iran-backed militant Hezbollah group Tuesday along a strategic river in southern Lebanon as Israeli troops pushed farther north, days ahead of talks in...
May 26, 2026
Israeli strike on village in eastern Lebanon kills 12
BEIRUT (AP) - An Israeli airstrike on a village in eastern Lebanon killed 12 people, the country's state-run National News Agency said Tuesday. The strike late Monday in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley area ca...
May 26, 2026
North Korea launches ballistic missiles over the sea in latest show of force
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea launched multiple close-range ballistic missiles toward the sea on Tuesday, South Korea's military said, the latest in a series of weapons demonstrations by North...
May 25, 2026
US military says it carried out 'self-defense' strikes in Iran, including on missile launch sites
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. military said Monday that it carried out "self-defense" strikes in southern Iran, including on missile launch sites and boats placing mines, even as President Donald Trump s...
May 25, 2026
Officials lift evacuation orders for some California residents living near a damaged chemical tank
Emergency officials lifted an evacuation order Monday for some of the people who live near a damaged tank containing hazardous chemicals in Southern California after temperatures inside the tank fell ...
May 25, 2026
Husband of former Scottish leader pleads guilty to embezzlement from party
LONDON (AP) - The estranged husband of former Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon pleaded guilty Monday to embezzling more than 400,000 pounds ($540,000) from the Scottish National Party when he was its c...
May 25, 2026
Turkish police storm offices of main opposition CHP party, firing tear gas and rubber bullets
ANKARA (AP) - Police stormed the offices of Turkey's main opposition CHP party on Sunday, firing tear gas and rubber bullets at party supporters and officials who had been holed up inside for three da...
May 24, 2026