Category Archives: World
Punxsutawney Phil is said to have seen his shadow, forecasting 6 more weeks of wintry weather
PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) - Punxsutawney Phil is said to be predicting six more weeks of wintry weather after he saw his shadow Monday. His annual prediction was translated by his handlers at Gobbler's K...
Feb 02, 2026
The first medical evacuees from Gaza enter Egypt as the Rafah crossing reopens
CAIRO (AP) - The first medical evacuees from Gaza entered Egypt on Monday as the Rafah border crossing reopened. It marked a key step in the Israel-Hamas ceasefire but a mostly symbolic one, as few pe...
Feb 01, 2026
Iran summons EU ambassadors to protest Revolutionary Guard being listed as a terror group
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran said Monday it had summoned all of the European Union ambassadors in the Islamic Republic to protest the bloc's listing of the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard ...
Feb 01, 2026
Conservative populist Laura Fernández wins Costa Rican presidency, preliminary results show
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) - Conservative populist Laura Fernndez won Costa Rica 's presidency, promising to continue the aggressive reorienting of the Central American nation's politics started by her...
Feb 01, 2026
5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and father return to Minnesota from Texas detention facility
Five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, who were detained by immigration officers in Minnesota and held at an ICE facility in Texas, have been released following a judge's order. They have ret...
Feb 01, 2026
Russian drones kill at least 12 in Dnipro as Zelenskyy says more Russia-Ukraine talks next week
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - A Russian drone strike on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro hit a bus carrying mineworkers and killed at least a dozen people, Ukrainian authorities said Sunday, hours after President ...
Feb 01, 2026
Swiss Alpine bar fire claims 41st victim, an 18-year-old Swiss national
ZURICH (AP) - An 18-year-old Swiss national has died in a Zurich hospital from injuries sustained in the Swiss Alpine bar fire, bringing the death toll to 41 a month after the tragedy. The victim died...
Feb 01, 2026
Preparations underway at Rafah crossing a day before Israel says travel to resume
CAIRO (AP) - Gaza's Rafah border crossing with Egypt showed signs of activity as Israel said that limited travel to and from the territory was set to resume Monday after years of near-complete isolati...
Feb 01, 2026
Iran's supreme leader warns any US attack would spark 'regional war'
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran's supreme leader warned Sunday that any attack by the United States would spark a "regional war" in the Mideast, further escalating tensions as President Donald...
Jan 31, 2026
Democrat Taylor Rehmet wins a reliably Republican Texas state Senate seat, stunning GOP
Democrat Taylor Rehmet won a special election for the Texas state Senate on Saturday, flipping a reliably Republican district that President Donald Trump won by 17 points in 2024. Rehmet, a labor unio...
Jan 31, 2026