Category Archives: World
Trump administration prepares to seek Raúl Castro indictment as it pressures Cuba, AP sources say
MIAMI (AP) - The Justice Department is preparing to seek an indictment against former Cuban President Ral Castro, three people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Friday, as Presiden...
May 15, 2026
Pentagon halts deployments to Poland and Germany to cut troop numbers in Europe, AP sources say
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon is drawing down thousands of troops in Europe by canceling deployments to Poland and Germany as opposed to yanking forces already stationed there, U.S. officials say, as...
May 15, 2026
Justice Department to seek death penalty for man charged with killing 2 Israeli Embassy staffers
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department will seek the death penalty for the man accused of fatally shooting two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington outside a Jewish museum, prosecutors...
May 15, 2026
A political dynasty heiress and a former trade minister advance to Peru’s presidential runoff
LIMA, Peru (AP) - Keiko Fujimori, the conservative daughter of a disgraced former president, and Roberto Snchez, a nationalist congressman and former minister, will vie for the presidency of Peru in a...
May 15, 2026
Democrat Rep. Steve Cohen ending campaign after redraw of his Memphis district
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic Rep. Steve Cohen of Tennessee on Friday announced that he is ending his bid for reelection, his career upended by the redistricting battles that are sweeping the country a...
May 15, 2026
Texas high court rejects removal of Democratic lawmakers who led quorum break over redistricting
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The Texas Supreme Court on Friday refused to declare that Democratic lawmakers who briefly fled the state in 2025 to block a vote on new congressional maps pushed by President Don...
May 15, 2026
Texas high court rejects removal of Democratic lawmakers who led quorum break over redistricting
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The Texas Supreme Court on Friday refused to declare that Democratic lawmakers who briefly fled the state in 2025 to block a vote on new congressional voting maps pushed by Presid...
May 15, 2026
Death toll in attack on Kyiv apartment building now stands at 24
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that a Russian missile attack on a Kyiv apartment building the previous day killed 24 people, including three children. Emergen...
May 15, 2026
Death toll in attack on Kyiv apartment building now stands at 24
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that a Russian missile attack on a Kyiv apartment building the previous day killed 24 people, including three children. Emergen...
May 15, 2026
A new Ebola outbreak is confirmed in a remote Congo province, with 65 deaths recorded
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - Africa's top public health body on Friday confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in Congo's remote Ituri province, with 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths recorded so far. Neighboring Ug...
May 15, 2026
