Category Archives: World

President Joe Biden's son Hunter arrives for jury selection in a federal gun case
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - President Joe Biden's son Hunter arrived at court Monday for jury selection in a federal gun case against after the collapse of a deal with prosecutors that would have avoided ...
Jun 03, 2024

Iran's hard-line parliament speaker Mohammad Qalibaf registers as a presidential candidate
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran's hard-line parliament speaker registered Monday for country's June 28 presidential election. The entry of Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf brings a prominent candidate ...
Jun 03, 2024

Georgia's parliament speaker signs a divisive foreign influence bill into law
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) - The speaker of Georgia's parliament said he gave the final endorsement on Monday to a divisive "foreign agents" bill that has prompted weeks of protests by critics who say it w...
Jun 03, 2024

South Korea plans to nullify peace deal to punish North Korea over trash-carrying balloon launches
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea announced Monday it'll suspend a rapprochement deal with North Korea to punish it over its launches of trash-carrying balloons, even after the North said it would...
Jun 03, 2024

Puerto Rico Rep. Jesús Manuel Ortiz wins gubernatorial primary. Pro-statehood party still undecided
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Puerto Rico Rep. Jess Manuel Ortiz defeated Sen. Juan Zaragoza in a gubernatorial primary held Sunday by their Popular Democratic Party, which seeks a return to power in t...
Jun 02, 2024

Simone Biles continues Olympic prep by cruising to her 9th U.S. Championships title
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Gymnastics superstar Simone Biles won her ninth U.S. Championship on Sunday, leaving little doubt that at 27 and a decade-plus into her run atop the sport, she is as good as e...
Jun 02, 2024

Saso wins another U.S. Women's Open, but this one is for Japan
LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) - Yuka Saso became a U.S. Women's Open champion for the second time Sunday and took her place in history with a rare footnote - the first Filipino to win the Women's Open in 2021, ...
Jun 02, 2024

South Africa's president urges parties to find common ground in talks after election deadlock
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - President Cyril Ramaphosa called Sunday for South Africa's political parties to overcome their differences and find "common ground" to form the first national coalition government ...
Jun 02, 2024

Mexico votes in an election likely to choose the country’s first female president
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexicans will likely choose the first female president in the country's history Sunday between a former academic who promises to further the current leader's populist policies and a...
Jun 02, 2024

A mass parachute jump over Normandy kicks commemorations for the 80th anniversary of D-Day
CARENTAN-LES-MARAIS, France (AP) - Parachutists jumping from World War II-era planes hurled themselves Sunday into now peaceful Normandy skies where war once raged, heralding a week of ceremonies mark...
Jun 02, 2024