Category Archives: World
Ukraine's allies praise major progress on defense guarantees if a peace deal is struck with Russia
PARIS (AP) - Ukraine's allies said they made major progress Tuesday toward agreeing on how to defend the country if a peace deal is struck with Russia, saying they were ready to provide international ...
Jan 06, 2026
Trump says US to get 30 million to 50 million barrels of oil from Venezuela at market price
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - President Donald Trump said Tuesday on his social media site that "Interim Authorities" in Venezuela would be selling 30 million to 50 million barrels of "High Quality" oil t...
Jan 06, 2026
Israel clears final hurdle to start settlement construction that would cut the West Bank in two
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel has cleared the final hurdle before starting construction on a contentious settlement project near Jerusalem that would effectively cut the West Bank in two, according to a gov...
Jan 06, 2026
Abortion stays legal in Wyoming as its top court strikes down laws, including first US pill ban
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - Abortion will remain legal in Wyoming after the state Supreme Court struck down laws that include the country's first explicit ban on abortion pills, ruling Tuesday that the...
Jan 06, 2026
Rep. Doug LaMalfa of California dies, reducing GOP's narrow control of the House to 218-213
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Doug LaMalfa, a seven-term U.S. representative from California and a reliable vote on President Donald Trump's agenda, has died, reducing the GOP's narrow control of the H...
Jan 06, 2026
European leaders push back on Trump's comments about a US takeover of Greenland
Several European leaders pushed back Tuesday on U.S. President Donald Trump's comments seeking an American takeover of Greenland. The leaders issued a statement reaffirming the strategic, mineral-rich...
Jan 06, 2026
Central African Republic President Faustin Archange Touadéra reelected, provisional results show
BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) - Central African Republic President Faustin Archange Touadra won a third term in last month's election, provisional results showed. The major opposition coalitio...
Jan 05, 2026
Venezuelan government seeks to show it is operating free from US control
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - The Venezuelan government on Monday sought to show its people and the world that the country is being run independently and not controlled by the United States following its ...
Jan 05, 2026
US drops the number of vaccines it recommends for every child
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. took the unprecedented step Monday of dropping the number of vaccines it recommends for every child -- leaving other immunizations, such as flu shots, open to families to ch...
Jan 05, 2026
Maduro says 'I was captured' as he pleads not guilty to drug trafficking charges
NEW YORK (AP) - A defiant Nicols Maduro declared himself "the president of my country" as he protested his capture and pleaded not guilty on Monday to the federal drug trafficking charges that the Tru...
Jan 05, 2026
