Category Archives: World
Uganda’s presidential election experiences hours of delays at some polling stations
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - Uganda's presidential election was plagued by widespread delays Thursday in addition to a days-long internet shutdown that has been criticized as an anti-democratic tactic in a ...
Jan 14, 2026
Trump threatens to use the Insurrection Act to end protests in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to invoke an 1807 law and deploy troops to quell persistent protests against the federal officers sent to Minneapolis to enforce his ad...
Jan 14, 2026
Federal officer shoots person in leg after being attacked during Minneapolis arrest, officials say
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A federal officer shot a man in the leg in Minneapolis after being attacked with a shovel and broom handle while trying to make an arrest Wednesday, officials said. Smoke filled the...
Jan 14, 2026
Senate Republicans defeat Venezuela war powers resolution as Trump pressures 2 GOP senators to flip
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Republicans voted to dismiss a war powers resolution Wednesday that would have limited President Donald Trump's ability to conduct further attacks on Venezuela after two GOP s...
Jan 14, 2026
Trump claims killing of Iran protesters 'has stopped' even as Tehran signals executions ahead
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump made a vague statement Wednesday that he's been told "on good authority" that plans for executions in Iran have stopped, even as Tehran has indicated fast tria...
Jan 14, 2026
Venezuela's acting president vows to continue releasing prisoners detained under Maduro
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodrguez signaled Wednesday that the country would continue releasing prisoners detained under former President Nicols Maduro in what she d...
Jan 14, 2026
US will suspend immigrant visa processing from 75 countries over public assistance concerns
WASHINGTON (AP) - The State Department said Wednesday it will suspend the processing of immigrant visas for citizens of 75 countries, including Afghanistan, Iran, Russia and Somalia, whose nationals t...
Jan 14, 2026
Gaza is entering the second phase of the ceasefire plan Trump helped broker, envoy Witkoff says
WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States said Wednesday that it is moving into the next phase of a Gaza ceasefire plan that involves disarming Hamas, rebuilding the war-ravaged territory and establishing t...
Jan 14, 2026
FBI searches home of Washington Post reporter in classified documents probe, newspaper says
WASHINGTON (AP) - FBI agents searched a Washington Post reporter's home on Wednesday as part of an investigation into a government contractor accused of taking home government secrets, the newspaper r...
Jan 14, 2026
Some personnel at key US base in Qatar advised to evacuate as Iran official brings up earlier attack
WASHINGTON (AP) - Some personnel at a key U.S. military base in Qatar have been advised to evacuate by Wednesday evening, a U.S. official said. The decision came as a senior official in Iran brought u...
Jan 14, 2026
