Category Archives: World
Gunmen abduct over 150 worshippers from 3 churches in Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - Gunmen abducted more than 150 worshippers in simultaneous attacks on three separate churches in northwest Nigeria, a state lawmaker told The Associated Press on Monday. The attac...
Jan 19, 2026
Explosion in a restaurant in Afghan capital kills at least 7 and injures a dozen more
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - An explosion at a restaurant in downtown Kabul on Monday killed at least seven people and wounded about a dozen more, according to police and an Italian charity running a sur...
Jan 19, 2026
School bus crash in South Africa kills at least 13 children, police say
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - A truck and a school minibus were in collision in South Africa's Gauteng province Monday, killing at least 13 children, authorities said. Preliminary reports indicated at least 11 ...
Jan 19, 2026
Karachi mall fire death toll rises to 23 as rescuers search for dozens missing
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) - The death toll from a massive fire at a shopping plaza in Karachi rose to 23 on Monday as rescuers recovered more bodies from the badly damaged building, police said. Dozens r...
Jan 19, 2026
Starmer says Trump’s Greenland tariff threat 'completely wrong' and a trade war in no one’s interest
LONDON (AP) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump's threat of tariffs against allies over Greenland is "completely wrong" and a trade war is in no one's in...
Jan 19, 2026
High-speed trains collide after one derails in southern Spain, killing at least 21
ADAMUZ, Spain (AP) - A high-speed train derailed, jumped onto the track in the opposite direction and slammed into an oncoming train Sunday in southern Spain, killing at least people 21 and injuring d...
Jan 18, 2026
Heckler yells 'leave Greenland alone!' during US national anthem at NBA game in London
LONDON (AP) - A heckler yelled "leave Greenland alone!" while Vanessa Williams sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" before tipoff of an NBA game in London between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Orlando Magi...
Jan 18, 2026
Pro- and anti-ICE demonstrators face off during Minneapolis immigration crackdown
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Protesters for and against the Trump administration's latest immigration crackdown clashed in Minneapolis on Saturday as the governor's office announced that National Guard troops h...
Jan 17, 2026
Abigail Spanberger becomes Virginia's 1st female governor in historic inauguration
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Democrat Abigail Spanberger has been sworn into office as Virginia's first female governor. Spanberger was sworn in at noon Saturday amid a cold drizzle outside the state Capitol ...
Jan 17, 2026
Israel objects to US announcement of leaders who will help oversee next steps in Gaza
NAHARIYA, Israel (AP) - Israel's government is objecting to the White House announcement of leaders who will play a role in overseeing next steps in Gaza as the ceasefire moves into its challenging se...
Jan 17, 2026
