Category Archives: World
Obamacare rolls shrank dramatically in many states over the past year, new federal data shows
NEW YORK (AP) - States across the country saw steep drops in the number of people covered by the Affordable Care Act over the past year, with Ohio and Oklahoma each losing nearly one-third of enrollee...
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Macron arrives in Syria as first major western leader to visit war-torn country under new leadership
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - French President Emmanuel Macron arrived Monday in Syria, making him the first major western leader to visit the war-torn country since the ouster of Bashar al-Assad in 2024. Uk...
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Islandwide blackout hits Cuba as its fuel reserve dwindles and aging grid crumbles
HAVANA, Cuba (AP) - An islandwide blackout hit Cuba on Monday as the country's fuel reserves dwindle and its electric grid continues to crumble. The blackout in the country of nearly 10 million people...
19h ago
NATO chief demands allies present credible plans to reach defense spending targets
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Monday demanded that the allies put forward "clear, concrete and credible plans" to reach the organization's spending targets at its annual s...
22h ago
Clashes in Sri Lankan prison leave at least 25 dead and over 100 injured
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Clashes broke out inside a prison in the outskirts of Sri Lanka's capital, killing at least 25 people and injuring more than 100, officials and a TV station reported Monday. ...
Jul 06, 2026
China test-launches a ballistic missile in a South Pacific nuclear-free zone
BANGKOK (AP) - China's military test-launched a long-range ballistic missile Monday from one of its nuclear-powered submarines in the South Pacific in a rare move that drew protest and concerns from c...
Jul 05, 2026
Iran begins a procession through Tehran for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's funeral
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran began a procession Monday through its capital, Tehran, for the funeral of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Khamenei's flag-draped coffin, and those of his famil...
Jul 05, 2026
Russia's missile and drone attacks on Ukraine kill at least 22
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russia unleashed waves of missiles and drones at Ukraine early Monday, killing at least 22 people in attacks that exposed widening gaps in the country's air defenses more than fou...
Jul 05, 2026
FIFA lifts US player Balogun’s red card suspension at World Cup after Trump calls Infantino
SEATTLE (AP) - U.S. President Donald Trump intervened on behalf of American star forward Folarin Balogun, whose suspension was lifted in a decision that allows him to play in a World Cup match against...
Jul 05, 2026
Democrat Mallory McMorrow suspends her Michigan Senate campaign
Michigan Democrat Mallory McMorrow suspended her campaign for the U.S. Senate on Sunday, transforming her party's high-stakes nomination contest just a month before the primary. McMorrow did not expla...
Jul 05, 2026
