Category Archives: World
Carney says Holocaust Remembrance Day a time to remember Canadian complicity
OTTAWA - Canadians must reflect on the consequences of ignorance and hatred, Prime MInister Mark Carney said on Tuesday at a Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa. Speaking at the event at the ...
Jan 27, 2026
More arctic air is expected for Southern states hit by ice and riddled with power outages
When a massive winter storm descended on the Northeast and parts of the South over the weekend, Lisa Patterson planned to stick it out at her family's home in Nashville. But after she and her husband ...
Jan 27, 2026
Trump's immigration crackdown led to drop in US growth rate last year as population hit 342 million
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - President Donald Trump's crackdown on immigration contributed to a year-to-year drop in the nation's growth rate as the U.S. population reached nearly 342 million people in 2025, ...
Jan 27, 2026
Dutch court jails Eritrean man for 20 years over 'cruel' people smuggling
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - A Dutch court convicted an Eritrean man on Tuesday of people smuggling and extortion and sentenced him to the maximum 20 years imprisonment, saying that he and his accomp...
Jan 27, 2026
ICE agent rebuffed after attempting to enter Ecuadorian consulate in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Ecuador's minister of foreign affairs has filed a protest with the U.S. Embassy after Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents tried to enter the Ecuadorian consulate in Minneapol...
Jan 27, 2026
North Korea launches suspected ballistic missiles toward the sea, neighbors say
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea launched suspected ballistic missiles toward the sea on Tuesday in apparent weapons tests, according to its neighbors, as the North heightens animosities with riv...
Jan 26, 2026
Iran's crackdown has killed at least 6,126 people, activists say as the country's currency plunges
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran's bloody crackdown on nationwide protests killed at least 6,126 people while many others still are feared dead, activists said Tuesday, as a U.S. aircraft carri...
Jan 26, 2026
Ex-Olympic snowboarder pleads not guilty to running a drug smuggling ring
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - A former Canadian Olympic snowboarder pleaded not guilty to running a billion-dollar drug trafficking ring and orchestrating multiple killings, as one of the FBI's top fugitiv...
Jan 26, 2026
Bovino to leave Minneapolis as Trump reshuffles the leadership of his immigration crackdown
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino is expected to leave Minneapolis on Tuesday, according to a person familiar with the matter, as the Trump administration reshuffles leadership...
Jan 26, 2026
Ex-Olympic snowboarder pleads not guilty to running a drug smuggling ring
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - A former Canadian Olympic snowboarder pleaded not guilty to running a billion-dollar drug trafficking ring and orchestrating multiple killings, as one of the FBI's top fugitiv...
Jan 26, 2026
