Category Archives: World
Trump calls Colombia's Petro an ‘illegal drug leader’ and announces an end to US aid to the country
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - The United States will slash assistance to Colombia because its leader, Gustavo Petro, "does nothing to stop" drug production, President Donald Trump said Sunday, escalating th...
Oct 19, 2025
Israel resumes ceasefire in Gaza and says aid deliveries will restart Monday
JERUSALEM (AP) - Gaza's fragile ceasefire faced its first major test Sunday as Israeli forces launched a wave of deadly strikes, saying Hamas militants had killed two soldiers, and an Israeli security...
Oct 19, 2025
Rodrigo Paz wins presidential runoff, becoming Bolivia's first conservative leader in decades
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) - Rodrigo Paz, a centrist senator, will be Bolivia's next president, preliminary results showed on Sunday, paving the way for a major political transformation after almost 20 year...
Oct 19, 2025
Afghanistan and Pakistan have agreed to an immediate ceasefire, Qatar says
ISLAMABAD (AP) - Afghanistan and Pakistan, embroiled in more than a week of fighting that has killed dozens of people and injured hundreds, have agreed to an immediate ceasefire, Qatar's Foreign Minis...
Oct 18, 2025
US warns Hamas planning attack on Palestinian civilians in apparent violation of Gaza ceasefire
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - The U.S. State Department said Saturday that it has "credible reports" that Hamas could violate the ceasefire with an attack on Palestinian civilians in Gaza. If the attac...
Oct 18, 2025
US will send survivors of strike on suspected drug vessel back to Ecuador and Colombia, Trump says
WASHINGTON (AP) - The two survivors of an American military strike on a suspected drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean will be sent to Ecuador and Colombia, their home countries, President Donald Tru...
Oct 18, 2025
Yemen's Houthi rebels raid a UN facility but all staff are reported safe
CAIRO (AP) - Iranian-backed Houthi rebels on Saturday raided a U.N. facility in Yemen's capital, Sanaa, a U.N. official said, but all staff were reported to be safe. Jean Alam, a spokesman for the U.N...
Oct 18, 2025
Passenger bus crash in northeastern Brazil leaves 17 dead
SAO PAULO (AP) - A passenger bus in northeastern Brazil crashed into a sand embankment and flipped on its side, killing at least 17 people, authorities said Saturday. The bus was carrying about 30 pas...
Oct 18, 2025
British military says ship ablaze after being struck off the coast of Yemen in the Gulf of Aden
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A ship caught fire Saturday in the Gulf of Aden off Yemen after being struck by a projectile, the British military said, with one report suggesting its crew was prep...
Oct 18, 2025
Israel says Hamas hands over '2 coffins of deceased hostages' from Gaza
CAIRO (AP) - Israel said Hamas handed over "two coffins of deceased hostages " from Gaza late Saturday, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu increased pressure on the militant group to share the re...
Oct 17, 2025
