Category Archives: World
Trump says he will reopen Alcatraz prison
NEW YORK (AP) - President Donald Trump says he is directing his government to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the notorious former prison on a California island. In a message on his Truth Social site Sund...
May 04, 2025
Nicaragua withdraws from UNESCO in protest at press freedom award
PARIS (AP) - UNESCO on Sunday announced the withdrawal of Nicaragua from the U.N. cultural and educational body because of the awarding of a UNESCO prize celebrating press freedom to a Nicaraguan news...
May 04, 2025
UK police arrest several Iranian men over alleged attack plot
LONDON (AP) - British counterterrorism officers arrested several Iranian men over an alleged plot to attack an unspecified target in London, the Metropolitan Police force said Sunday. Police said five...
May 04, 2025
Israeli Cabinet ministers to vote on whether to expand Gaza fighting
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Top Israeli Cabinet ministers were set to meet on Sunday to vote on whether to intensify the country's military operations in the Gaza Strip, as the army began to call up thous...
May 04, 2025
Romanians vote in a presidential redo after voided election sparked deep political crisis
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - Romanians are casting ballots Sunday in a critical presidential election redo after last year's annulled vote plunged the European Union and NATO member country into its wors...
May 03, 2025
Early vote count favors Australia's government being reelected for a second term
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Early vote counting in Australia's general election Saturday suggested the government was likely to be returned for a second term. The Australian Electoral Commission's ear...
May 03, 2025
Pakistan test fires ballistic missile as tensions with India spike after Kashmir gun massacre
ISLAMABAD (AP) - Pakistan test-fired Saturday a ballistic missile as tensions with India spiked over last week's deadly attack on tourists in the disputed Kashmir region. The surface-to-surface missil...
May 03, 2025
South Korea’s main conservative party nominates Kim Moon Soo as its presidential candidate
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Former Labor Minister Kim Moon Soo has won the presidential nomination of South Korea's main conservative party, facing an uphill battle against liberal front-runner Lee Jae-...
May 03, 2025
Woman dies when a bomb she is carrying explodes in the Greek city of Thessaloniki, police say
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) - A woman was killed early Saturday in the northern Greek city of Thessaoloniki when a bomb she was carrying exploded in her hands, police said. The 38-year-old woman was app...
May 02, 2025
2 women shot on campus of small technical college near Los Angeles
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) - Two women were shot on the campus of a Southern California technical college Friday and taken to the hospital, authorities said. Mayor James Butts of Inglewood said the shooti...
May 02, 2025
