Category Archives: World
France records its hottest day ever as Europe withers in early heat wave
PARIS (AP) - France recorded its hottest day ever Tuesday as an early heat wave gripped Europe, prompting the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre museum to restrict visiting hours and disrupting school and tr...
Jun 23, 2026
Supreme Court rules Rastafari man can’t sue Louisiana prison officials who cut his dreadlocks
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday barred a former Louisiana inmate from suing prison officials who cut off his dreadlocks in violation of his Rastafari religious beliefs. The justices con...
Jun 23, 2026
Afghan Taliban hold first, closed-door talks with EU on deportations
BRUSSELS (AP) - A delegation from the Afghan Taliban met Tuesday with European Union staff in Brussels for closed-door talks that focused on diplomatic services and the "dignified returns" of Afghans ...
Jun 23, 2026
Disagreement over nuclear inspections clouds US-Iran teams work to finalize a war-ending deal
ISLAMABAD (AP) - The U.S. and Iran were in dispute Tuesday over whether Tehran had agreed to allow U.N. inspectors to view bombed Iranian nuclear sites, as officials mediated talks on a permanent end ...
Jun 23, 2026
World Cup sees first weather delay, with France-Iraq game in Philadelphia paused for 2 hours
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Heavy rain and thunderstorms prompted a rare World Cup weather delay on Monday, when the halftime break during a match between France and Iraq lasted 2 hours, 10 minutes. It was th...
Jun 22, 2026
Judge blocks use of federal database to check citizenship, saying it could wrongly purge voters
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge on Monday ruled that a recently revamped version of a federal tool central to the Trump administration's election integrity strategy is unlawful and can no longer be ...
Jun 22, 2026
Messi sets World Cup scoring record as defending champion Argentina advances to knockout stage
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Lionel Messi set a World Cup record with his 17th and 18th goals, and defending champion Argentina advanced to the knockout stage with a 2-0 victory over Austria on Monday. Mes...
Jun 22, 2026
Lionel Messi becomes top scorer in World Cup history with two more goals for Argentina
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Scoring goals and breaking records is what Lionel Messi does, and he is already doing that again in his sixth World Cup. The Argentina captain now has the World Cup scoring rec...
Jun 22, 2026
Federal judge halts Trump administration effort to subpoena Walz in immigration enforcement probe
A federal judge has blocked an attempt by the Trump administration to subpoena Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and other state officials, accusing the Justice Department of using its investigatory powers to r...
Jun 22, 2026
Trump-endorsed de la Espriella holds slim lead in Colombia's election as his rival challenges vote
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Conservative political outsider Abelardo de la Espriella held a razor-thin lead Monday after Colombia's deeply polarized presidential runoff, which is being challenged by the r...
Jun 22, 2026
