Category Archives: World
Anthony Joshua’s driver charged after deadly crash in Nigeria
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - The driver in a deadly car crash that injured heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua and killed his two friends in Nigeria was charged, the police said on Friday. Adeniyi Mobolaji K...
Jan 2, 2026
Swiss investigators believe sparkling candles atop wine bottles ignited fatal bar fire
CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) - Investigators said Friday that they believe sparkling candles atop Champagne bottles ignited a fatal fire at a Swiss ski resort when they came too close to the ceilin...
Jan 2, 2026
Earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 rattles southern and central Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) - A strong earthquake rattled southern and central Mexico on Friday, interrupting President Claudia Sheinbaum 's first press briefing of the new year as seismic alarms sounded. The ea...
Jan 2, 2026
Zelenskyy names Ukraine's head of military intelligence as his new chief of staff
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday appointed the head of Ukraine's military intelligence as his new chief of staff, a move that comes as the U.S. leads a diplomatic push to e...
Jan 2, 2026
Russia says Ukrainian drone strike kills 24 in occupied Ukraine as Zelenskyy names aide to new role
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appointed the head of military intelligence Kyrylo Budanov as his new chief of staff Friday, following the resignation of Andrii Yermak aft...
Jan 2, 2026
Trump and top Iranian officials exchange threats over protests roiling Iran
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - U.S. President Donald Trump and top Iranian officials exchanged dueling threats Friday as widening economic protests swept across parts of the Islamic Republic, furt...
Jan 2, 2026
Woman killed in suspected mountain lion attack while hiking in northern Colorado
A woman was killed in a suspected mountain lion attack while she was hiking alone in the mountains of northern Colorado on Thursday, in what would be the first fatal attack by one of the predators in ...
Jan 1, 2026
Zohran Mamdani promises to govern 'expansively and audaciously' in inaugural speech as NYC mayor
NEW YORK (AP) - Zohran Mamdani became mayor of New York City on Thursday, taking over one of the most unrelenting jobs in American politics with a promise to transform government on behalf of the city...
Jan 1, 2026
About 40 people dead and 115 injured in fire at Swiss Alpine bar during New Year's celebration
CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) - About 40 people were killed and another 115 injured, most of them seriously, after a fire ripped through a bar's New Year celebration in a Swiss Alpine resort less th...
Jan 1, 2026
Fire at Swiss Alpine resort bar during New Year's celebration leaves dozens feared dead, 100 injured
CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) - A fire ripped through a bar's New Year celebration in a Swiss Alpine resort less than two hours after midnight Thursday, with dozens of people feared dead and about 1...
Dec 31, 2025
