Category Archives: World
Venezuelan security guard pulled alive from building basement 8 days after twin quakes
CATIA LA MAR, Venezuela (AP) - Rescuers pulled a 43-year-old security guard alive from a collapsed basement early Thursday, ending a grueling dayslong operation that became a symbol of hope after the ...
Jul 02, 2026
Papua separatists claim to have shot dead a US pilot who transported Indonesian troops
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A Papua separatist group said Thursday it has shot dead an American pilot who allegedly brought Indonesian troops into a 'conflict zone.' In a statement, Sebby Sambom, spokes...
Jul 02, 2026
UK formally apologizes for state's role in forcing unwed mothers to give up babies for adoption
LONDON (AP) - Prime Minister Keir Starmer formally apologized Thursday for the British state's role in separating tens of thousands of unmarried mothers from their babies, a practice that lasted for d...
Jul 02, 2026
11-year-old boy driving pickup truck crashes into group of Thai monks, killing 8
BANGKOK (AP) - An 11-year-old boy crashed a pickup truck into a group of monks on a pilgrimage walk in northeastern Thailand on Thursday, killing eight, officials said. A total of 35 monks from Mukdah...
Jul 02, 2026
Vatican excommunicates schismatic bishops and priests, and warns their followers
VATICAN CITY (AP) - The Vatican responded aggressively Thursday to a traditionalist group that consecrated bishops without the pope's consent, declaring the Society of St. Pius X had formally broken w...
Jul 02, 2026
A major Russian attack kills 20 in Kyiv as Ukrainian strikes disrupt Moscow's oil sector
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russia hammered Kyiv in an 11-hour drone and missile attack overnight into Thursday morning, killing at least 20 civilians in the city and injuring scores more in what Moscow said...
Jul 01, 2026
Tropical storm Douglas forms in Pacific Ocean
MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Douglas formed Wednesday in the Pacific Ocean, the National Hurricane Center said. The center of the cyclone was at sea and posed no threat to land. Douglas was located abo...
Jul 01, 2026
2 people arrested after hanging banner about 'the power of love' on Empire State Building antenna
NEW YORK (AP) - Two people got to the top of the Empire State Building's antenna and unfurled a banner about "the power of love" at midday Wednesday, before starting to descend, embracing, taking self...
Jul 01, 2026
Ex-CIA Director John Brennan seeks court order requiring records from investigations be preserved
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former CIA Director John Brennan sued the Trump administration on Wednesday, demanding a court order that would require officials to preserve records from investigations that he says...
Jul 01, 2026
Children found in 'deplorable' Ohio home were part of same family
HAMDEN, Ohio (AP) - The 16 children found living in "deplorable" conditions inside a small, dilapidated rural Ohio home are part of the same family, officials said Wednesday. Authorities arrested four...
Jul 01, 2026
