Category Archives: World
Israeli official says force withdrawal from key Gaza corridor has begun, as part of ceasefire deal
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - An Israeli official said Sunday that Israeli forces have begun withdrawing from a key Gaza corridor, part of a ceasefire deal with Hamas that is moving ahead. Israel agreed as ...
Feb 09, 2025
Released Thai hostages return to Bangkok after being held for over a year in Gaza
BANGKOK (AP) - Five Thai workers released after being held hostage for over a year in Gaza arrived in Bangkok on Sunday. Sarusak Rumnao, 32, Watchara Sriaoun, 33, Sathian Suwannakham, 35, Pongsak Thae...
Feb 08, 2025
The remains of all 10 people killed in Alaska plane crash have been recovered, authorities say
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - The remains of all 10 people killed when their small plane crashed into ice on the Bering Sea have been recovered, authorities said. The Nome Volunteer Fire Department made the a...
Feb 08, 2025
War-torn Lebanon forms its first government in over 2 years
BEIRUT (AP) - Lebanon's new prime minister on Saturday formed the country's first full-fledged government since 2022. President Joseph Aoun announced in a statement that he had accepted the resignatio...
Feb 08, 2025
Middle East latest: 3 more Israeli hostages to be exchanged for dozens of Palestinian prisoners
Hamas is set to release three more hostages on Saturday in exchange for dozens of Palestinian prisoners, part of the Gaza ceasefire deal with Israel. According to Hamas and Israel, the hostages are: E...
Feb 08, 2025
Red Cross vehicles arrive at Gaza location where Hamas is to release 3 Israeli hostages
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Hamas-led militants are set to free three more hostages, all Israeli civilian men, on Saturday, and Israel will release dozens of Palestinian prisoners as part of a fr...
Feb 08, 2025
19 states sue to stop DOGE accessing Americans' personal data
Nineteen Democratic attorneys general sued President Donald Trump on Friday to stop Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Treasury Department records that contain sensitive pe...
Feb 07, 2025
19 states sue to stop DOGE accessing Americans' personal data
Nineteen Democratic attorneys general sued President Donald Trump on Friday to stop Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Treasury Department records that contain sensitive pe...
Feb 07, 2025
Trump says he's revoking Biden's security clearance, ending intelligence briefings in payback move
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - President Donald Trump said Friday that he's revoking former President Joe Biden's security clearance and ending the daily intelligence briefings he's receiving in payback for ...
Feb 07, 2025
Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from placing 2,200 USAID workers on paid leave
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from placing 2,200 employees of the U.S. Agency for International Development on paid leave. U.S. District Judg...
Feb 07, 2025
