Category Archives: World
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
US braces for more freezing cold as winter storm leaves at least 26 dead
Many in the U.S. faced another night of below-freezing temperatures and no electricity after a colossal winter storm heaped more snow Monday on the Northeast and kept parts of the South coated in ice....
Jan 26, 2026
Investigators of fatal plane crash in Maine should examine its deicing process, expert says
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - The business jet that crashed Sunday evening while trying to take off in a snowstorm in Maine and killed at least a half dozen people is a plane model that has a history of prob...
Jan 26, 2026
Israel recovers the last hostage's remains in Gaza. Ceasefire moves into tricky new phase
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel said Monday it had recovered the remains of the last hostage in Gaza, closing a painful chapter for the country and clearing the way for the next and more challenging phase of ...
Jan 26, 2026
