Category Archives: World
Roberts rejects Trump's call for impeaching judge who ruled against his deportation plans
WASHINGTON (AP) - In an extraordinary display of conflict between the executive and judiciary branches, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts rejected calls for impeaching federal judges shortly af...
Mar 18, 2025
White House says Trump and Putin hold call as US seeks Russian sign-off on plan to end Ukraine war
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House says President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have begun a highly anticipated call as the U.S. administration looks to persuade the Russian leader ...
Mar 18, 2025
Hungary’s parliament passes a law banning Pride events, in a new assault on LGBTQ+ rights
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - Hungarian lawmakers on Tuesday passed a law banning Pride events and allowing authorities to use facial recognition software to identify attendees, continuing a crackdown by P...
Mar 18, 2025
Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 413 Palestinians and shatter ceasefire with Hamas
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel launched airstrikes across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, killing at least 413 Palestinians, including women and children, according to hospital officials. The s...
Mar 18, 2025
NASA's stuck astronauts are finally on their way back to Earth after 9 months in space
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's two stuck astronauts headed back to Earth with SpaceX on Tuesday to close out a dramatic marathon mission that began with a bungled Boeing test flight more than nine...
Mar 17, 2025
Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 200 people in Gaza, health officials say
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Gaza's Health Ministry says a wave of Israeli strikes across the territory has killed at least 200 people. Khalil Degran, a spokesman for the ministry based at the Al-...
Mar 17, 2025
Israel launches new strikes against Hamas and promises ‘increasing military force’ after talks stall
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel launched new strikes against Hamas and promised 'increasing military force' after talks on on further hostage releases stalled. Early Friday morning, Israel's P...
Mar 17, 2025
US Institute of Peace says DOGE has broken into its building
WASHINGTON (AP) - Employees of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency have entered the U.S. Institute of Peace despite protests from the nonprofit that it is not part of the executive branch ...
Mar 17, 2025
M23 rebels withdraw from planned talks with Congo government, citing international sanctions
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured key areas of Congo's mineral-rich east said Monday they were withdrawing peace talks this week with the Congolese government, saying that in...
Mar 17, 2025
A judge ordered a Brown University professor not be deported. She was sent back to Lebanon anyway.
BOSTON (AP) - A federal judge wants to know why a doctor from Lebanon with a U.S. visa was deported, after he ordered that she not be removed until he could hear her case. Dr. Rasha Alawieh, 34, had b...
Mar 17, 2025
