Category Archives: World
Philippine ex-president Duterte is heading to the ICC to face charges linked to 'war on drugs'
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - A jet that took Philippine ex-President Rodrigo Duterte from Manila landed Wednesday in the Netherlands a day after he was arrested on an International Criminal Court war...
Mar 12, 2025
Government asks that detained Columbia student's legal fight be moved to New Jersey or Louisiana
NEW YORK (AP) - A government lawyer asked a federal judge in Manhattan on Wednesday to move the legal fight over the detention of Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil to New Jersey or L...
Mar 12, 2025
Emirati diplomat identified as having Trump letter meets with Iran's foreign minister
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - An Emirati diplomat earlier identified by Tehran as carrying a letter from U.S. President Donald Trump met Wednesday with Iran's foreign minister. Iranian state tele...
Mar 12, 2025
In blow to Democrats, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen will not seek reelection in New Hampshire
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H. will not seek reelection next year, a decision that will end the longtime senator's historic political career and deals a significant blow to Democrats who were already fac...
Mar 12, 2025
Pakistani security forces battle to free about 300 hostages aboard a hijacked train
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistani security forces exchanged gunfire on Wednesday with hundreds of separatist militants as they sought to free about 300 hostages aboard a train in the country's rugged ...
Mar 11, 2025
Center-right party wins most votes in Greenland's parliamentary election as Trump seeks control
NUUK, Greenland (AP) - The right leaning Demokraatit Party won the most votes in Greenland's parliamentary elections, a surprise result as the territory went to the polls in the shadow of President Do...
Mar 11, 2025
NASA's newest space telescope blasts off to map the entire sky and millions of galaxies
NASA's newest space telescope rocketed toward orbit Tuesday to map the entire sky like never before - a sweeping look at hundreds of millions of galaxies and their shared cosmic glow since the beginni...
Mar 11, 2025
Democrat David Gottfried wins Minnesota House special election, restoring a 67-67 power split
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Voters in a Minnesota House district at the center of a post-election drama to control the chamber chose Democrat David Gottfried on Tuesday in a race that will leave control of...
Mar 11, 2025
Education Department plans to lay off 1,300 employees as Trump vows to wind the agency down
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Education Department plans to lay off over 1,300 of its more than 4,000 employees as part of a reorganization that's seen as a prelude to President Donald Trump's plan to dismant...
Mar 11, 2025
Federal judge halts Louisiana’s first nitrogen gas execution, state says it will appeal
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A federal judge halted Louisiana's first death row execution using nitrogen gas, which was scheduled to take place next week. U.S. District Court Judge Shelly Dick issued a pre...
Mar 11, 2025
