Category Archives: World
Joey 'Jaws' Chestnut hopes for a comeback victory in annual Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest
NEW YORK (AP) - The Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest is back, and famed competitive eater Joey "Jaws" Chestnut is hoping for a comeback 17th win on Friday. The 41-year-old, from W...
Jul 4, 2025
UN records 613 killings in Gaza near humanitarian convoys or aid distribution points run by US group
DEIR al-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - The U.N. human rights office said Friday it has recorded 613 killings in Gaza near humanitarian convoys and at aid distribution points run by an Israeli-backed America...
Jul 4, 2025
Russia becomes the first country to formally recognize Taliban's latest rule in Afghanistan
MOSCOW (AP) - Russia on Thursday became the first country to formally recognize the Taliban's government in Afghanistan since it seized power in 2021, after Moscow removed the group from its list of o...
Jul 3, 2025
Hakeem Jeffries took his 'sweet time' holding the floor to delay Trump's tax bill
WASHINGTON (AP) - There's no filibuster in the House, but Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries essentially conducted one anyway. Jeffries held the House floor for more than eight hours Thursday, taking h...
Jul 3, 2025
First immigration detainees arrive at Florida center in the Everglades
The first group of immigrants has arrived at a new detention center deep in the Florida Everglades that officials have dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," a spokesperson for Republican state Attorney General...
Jul 3, 2025
Liverpool player Diogo Jota and his brother killed in a car accident in Spain
MADRID (AP) - Liverpool player Diogo Jota and his brother were killed in a car accident in Spain when the Lamborghini they were in veered off a road and burst into flames, police said Thursday. The Sp...
Jul 3, 2025
Finnish media says several people have been stabbed in the southern city of Tempere
HELSINKI, Finland (AP) - An assailant in Finland stabbed several people near a shopping center in the southern city of Tempere on Thursday afternoon, and one person was arrested, Finnish public broadc...
Jul 3, 2025
Danish police deploy to Israeli embassy in Copenhagen to examine a suspicious package
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Danish police said Thursday they have deployed officers to the Israeli embassy in the Nordic country's capital to examine a suspicious package. Copenhagen police wrote on X ...
Jul 3, 2025
Liverpool player Diogo Jota and his brother have been killed in a car accident in Spain, police say
MADRID (AP) - Liverpool player Diogo Jota and his brother have died in a car accident in Spain, police said Thursday. The Spanish Civil Guard confirmed to The Associated Press that Jota and his brothe...
Jul 3, 2025
82 Palestinians killed in Gaza, including 38 people waiting for aid, authorities say
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Airstrikes and shootings killed 82 Palestinians in Gaza overnight, including 38 while attempting to get much-needed humanitarian aid, hospitals and the Health Ministry said Thu...
Jul 3, 2025
