Category Archives: World
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
Russia uses hypersonic Oreshnik missile in mass attack on Kyiv
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russia used the powerful hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic missile during a mass drone and missile attack on Kyiv on Sunday that killed at least two people, Ukrainian President Volody...
May 24, 2026
A suicide bombing near a railway track in southwest Pakistan kills at least 23 people
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) - A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a railway track as a passenger train passed through the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on Sunday, killing at ...
May 23, 2026
9-story building under construction in the Philippines collapses, leaving 21 people missing
ANGELES, Philippines (AP) - A nine-story building under construction in a city north of the Philippine capital of Manila collapsed before dawn and at least 21 people were missing Sunday morning, autho...
May 23, 2026
Suspect dead after opening fire near White House security checkpoint, Secret Service says
WASHINGTON (AP) - A man who opened fire Saturday near a White House security checkpoint is dead after being shot by officers who returned fire, the U.S. Secret Service said. It was the third incidence...
May 23, 2026
Trump says a deal with Iran and opening of Strait of Hormuz are 'largely negotiated'
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - President Donald Trump said Saturday that a deal with Iran on the war, including opening the Strait of Hormuz, has been "largely negotiated" after calls with Israel and othe...
May 23, 2026
Iran's soccer federation says team's World Cup base camp has been moved to Mexico from the US
PHOENIX (AP) - The president of the governing body of Iranian soccer said Saturday the nation's World Cup training base has been moved to Mexico from the United States after getting approval from FIFA...
May 23, 2026