Category Archives: World
Israeli jets strike southern Lebanon towns, escalating near-daily attacks
BEIRUT (AP) - Israeli jets struck several towns in southern Lebanon on Thursday after urging residents to leave, marking an escalation in their near-daily strikes on the country. The airstrikes came h...
Nov 06, 2025
Nancy Pelosi won't seek reelection, ending her storied career in the US House
WASHINGTON (AP) - Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi will not seek reelection to the U.S. House, bringing to a close her storied career as not only the first woman in the speaker's office but arguably the m...
Nov 06, 2025
Israel identifies latest hostage remains returned by Hamas from Gaza as those of a Tanzanian student
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli authorities confirmed Thursday that the remains of a hostage returned the previous day from Gaza are of a Tanzanian agricultural student in Israel who was killed on Oct. 7, 20...
Nov 06, 2025
Attackers board ship off the coast of Somalia after firing rocket-propelled grenades
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Attackers firing machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades boarded a ship off the coast of Somalia on Thursday, British officials said, likely the latest attack by ...
Nov 06, 2025
Typhoon Kalmaegi makes landfall in central Vietnam, bringing destructive winds and heavy rains
NHA TRANG, Vietnam (AP) - Typhoon Kalmaegi made landfall Thursday north of Gia Lai province in central Vietnam, lashing the region with fierce winds and torrential rain after leaving more than 100 peo...
Nov 05, 2025
Judge orders improvements at a Chicago-area immigration facility after claims of inhumane conditions
CHICAGO (AP) - A federal judge on Wednesday ordered authorities to improve a Chicago-area immigration facility after a group of detainees sued, alleging they were being kept in "inhumane" conditions. ...
Nov 05, 2025
Democratic Maine Rep. Jared Golden won't seek reelection in competitive US House district
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Maine Democratic Rep. Jared Golden, who represents one of the most competitive U.S. House districts in the country, said Wednesday he will not seek reelection. Golden was first ...
Nov 05, 2025
Jacob Frey fends off democratic socialist's challenge to win 3rd term as Minneapolis mayor
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minneapolis Democratic Mayor Jacob Frey defeated democratic socialist Omar Fateh and 13 other challengers Wednesday during the final round of counting in the city's ranked-choice vo...
Nov 05, 2025
Judge in Comey case scolds prosecutors as he orders them to produce records from probe
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - A federal judge on Wednesday ordered prosecutors in the criminal case of former FBI Director James Comey to produce a trove of materials from the investigation, saying he was co...
Nov 05, 2025
Bolivian top court annuls former interim president sentence and orders her immediate release
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) - The Bolivian Supreme Court of Justice on Wednesday annulled the 10-year prison sentence against former interim President Jeanine ez, ordering her immediate release. The court al...
Nov 05, 2025