Category Archives: World
International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor meets with Syrian leader in Damascus
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor Karim Khan made an unannounced visit Friday to Damascus to confer with the leader of Syria's de facto government on ho...
Jan 17, 2025
Biden says the Equal Rights Amendment should be considered ratified
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden announced Friday that the Equal Rights Amendment should be considered a ratified addition to the U.S. Constitution, inserting himself into a long-running legal ba...
Jan 17, 2025
Israel's security Cabinet recommends approval of ceasefire in Gaza; deal now goes to full Cabinet
JERUSALEM, Israel (AP) - Israel's security Cabinet recommended approval of a ceasefire that would pause the fighting in Gaza and release dozens of hostages held by militants. The deal will now go to t...
Jan 17, 2025
Middle East latest: Israeli security cabinet recommends approving ceasefire deal
Israel's security cabinet has recommended approving a deal that would pause the fighting in Gaza and release dozens of hostages held by militants. The deal will now go to the full cabinet for approval...
Jan 17, 2025
Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka move closer to an Australian Open rematch. Djokovic and Alcaraz win
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Coco Gauff still hasn't lost a match or even at set at the Australian Open - or, actually, this season. She moved into the fourth round at Melbourne Park with a straightfor...
Jan 17, 2025
Presidents of Russia and Iran meet in the Kremlin ahead of signing partnership treaty
MOSCOW (AP) - The presidents of Russia and Iran held talks in the Kremlin on Friday before signing a broad cooperation pact. The Kremlin said that the "comprehensive strategic partnership treaty" to b...
Jan 17, 2025
Biden sets record by commuting sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted on nonviolent drug charges
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden announced Friday that he was commuting the sentences of almost 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses, using his final days in office on a flurry of c...
Jan 17, 2025
What lies ahead for South Korea's impeached president as investigators seek his arrest?
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Law enforcement authorities on Friday requested a court warrant to formally arrest South Korea's impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, who was in his third day at a detention c...
Jan 17, 2025
3 lawyers for the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny are jailed by a Russian court
PETUSHKI, Russia (AP) - Three lawyers who once represented the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny were jailed Friday in Russia as part of the Kremlin's crackdown on dissent that has reached...
Jan 17, 2025
Pakistani court sentences ex-PM Imran Khan and his wife to 14 and 7 years in prison in graft case
ISLAMABAD (AP) - A Pakistani court on Friday sentenced the country's already-imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife to 14 and seven years in jail after finding them guilty of corrupt...
Jan 16, 2025
