Category Archives: World
House votes to adopt Department of War renaming in annual defense bill
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House on Wednesday passed a defense policy bill that incorporates President Donald Trump's request for a historic $1.15 trillion in spending for national security and that would ...
Jul 22, 2026
Tropical Storm Bertha makes landfall on southern Louisiana with threatening winds
Tropical Storm Bertha crawled into southern Louisiana on Wednesday, making landfall and packing strong winds far from its center after closing beaches from the Florida Panhandle to Mississippi. The Na...
Jul 22, 2026
France recorded 5,700 more deaths than usual during its historic June heat wave
PARIS (AP) - France recorded at least 5,700 more deaths than usual during a historic heat wave last month, the public health agency said Wednesday, sharply increasing its estimates of the feared toll ...
Jul 22, 2026
Congo's Ebola outbreak has killed over 1,000 people
BUNIA, Congo (AP) - More than 1,000 people have died in the Ebola outbreak in Congo, according to Africa's top health body, a grim toll in the fastest Ebola outbreak in history, as conflict, community...
Jul 22, 2026
Congo's Ebola outbreak has killed nearly 1,000 people
BUNIA, Congo (AP) - At least 999 people have died from the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo, according to official data published overnight into Wednesday, a grim toll in what's already been declared t...
Jul 22, 2026
Iran's demands over the Strait of Hormuz would set a dangerous precedent, Rubio tells ASEAN leaders
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Wednesday that Iran's demand to control and collect tolls in the Strait of Hormuz would threaten the world's economy and the princ...
Jul 21, 2026
Andy Biggs wins Republican nomination to challenge Democrat Katie Hobbs for Arizona governor
PHOENIX (AP) - U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs, a fierce ally of President Donald Trump and former head of the House Freedom Caucus, won the Republican nomination for Arizona governor Tuesday. Democrats were loc...
Jul 21, 2026
Trump approves nuclear agreement that may allow Saudi Arabia to enrich uranium, two AP sources say
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump has approved an agreement with Saudi Arabia that could potentially provide the kingdom with uranium enrichment capability for its civilian nuclear program, acc...
Jul 21, 2026
Trump approves nuclear agreement that may allow Saudi Arabia to enrich uranium, two AP sources say
President Donald Trump has approved an agreement with Saudi Arabia that could potentially provide the kingdom with uranium enrichment capability for its civilian nuclear program, according to two peop...
Jul 21, 2026
US military identifies 3rd service member believed to have been killed in Iranian attack
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. military has confirmed that a third service member is believed to be dead in Friday's attack on a base in Jordan and identified them as Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad, 28, of Ozone...
Jul 21, 2026
