Category Archives: World
French prime minister proposes suspending controversial retirement age law until 2027 election
PARIS (AP) - French Prime minister Sebastien Lecornu will propose the suspension of a contested plan raising the retirement age from 62 to 64, in a move to avoid his fragile minority government being ...
Oct 14, 2025
Death toll rises to 16 after factory fire in Bangladesh capital
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - A fire at a garment factory and a chemical warehouse in Bangladesh's capital on Tuesday killed at least 16 people, the Fire Service and Civil Defense department said. Fire off...
Oct 14, 2025
Madagascar's president is ousted in a military coup after weeks of youth-led protests
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) - Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina was toppled Tuesday in a military coup that capped weeks of youth protests over poverty, power outages and a lack of opportunity in...
Oct 14, 2025
4 arrests made in connection with mass shooting that left 6 dead in Mississippi, FBI says
Three people have been arrested on murder charges and a fourth person on an attempted murder charge in a weekend shooting that left six dead and more than a dozen injured in a small Mississippi town, ...
Oct 13, 2025
North Carolina GOP announce plans to vote on new House map amid nationwide redistricting battle
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina Republican legislative leaders announced plans Monday to vote next week on redrawing the state's U.S. House district map, making theirs the latest state to embrace ...
Oct 13, 2025
Some Indigenous Peoples Day events strike conciliatory tone amid Trump's focus on Columbus
From Seattle to Baltimore, many Americans were celebrating Monday as Indigenous Peoples Day, determined to see it as a triumph of perseverance over centuries marked by trauma. Tribal nations and commu...
Oct 13, 2025
Trump urges leaders to put 'old feuds' aside as he calls for a new era of harmony in the Middle East
SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) - President Donald Trump called for a new era of harmony in the Middle East on Monday during a global summit on Gaza's future, trying to advance broader peace in the region...
Oct 13, 2025
Tropical Storm Lorenzo forms in the Atlantic Ocean and isn't threatening land
MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Lorenzo formed Monday in the central tropical Atlantic Ocean and isn't threatening land, forecasters said. The storm was located about 1,095 miles (1,762 kilometers) west o...
Oct 13, 2025
Egyptian president says Trump's Mideast proposal is 'last chance' for peace in the region
SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) - The Egyptian president told a summit of world leaders Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump'sMideast proposal represents the "last chance" for peace in the region and r...
Oct 13, 2025
Living Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners are freed as part of Gaza ceasefire
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - All 20 living hostages held by Hamas and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel walked free Monday as part of a ceasefire pausing two years of war that decim...
Oct 13, 2025
