Category Archives: World
Macron says 1 French soldier was killed and 3 injured in attack on peacekeepers in Lebanon
PARIS (AP) - French President Emmanuel Macron said a French soldier was killed and three others injured on Saturday morning during an attack on U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon. Macron identified...
Apr 18, 2026
Iran reimposes restrictions on Strait of Hormuz, accusing US of violating deal to reopen it
CAIRO (AP) - Iran swiftly reversed course on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, reimposing restrictions on the critical waterway on Saturday after the U.S. said the move would not end its blockade. The c...
Apr 18, 2026
Coast Guard searches for 6 people after losing contact with boat following Typhoon Sinlaku
HAGATNA, Guam (AP) - The U.S. Coast Guard was searching for six people after losing contact with their disabled boat off the coast of Guam following Typhoon Sinlaku. The crew of the 145-foot (44-meter...
Apr 17, 2026
Judge declines to dismiss case in 1979 disappearance of Etan Patz, setting up 3rd trial
NEW YORK (AP) - The murder case surrounding the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz is on track for a third trial, after a judge declined Friday to dismiss charges against the onetime New York ...
Apr 17, 2026
Gunmen in Nigeria attack a passenger bus and abduct students
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - Gunmen attacked a passenger bus in Nigeria 's Benue state, abducting some students on their way to university examinations, officials said. The students and other passengers were...
Apr 17, 2026
About 15 Latin American deportees from the US arrive in Congo, lawyer says
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - Around 15 people deported from the United States landed in Congo's capital Kinshasa in the early hours of Friday, their lawyer said. It was the latest example of the Trump admin...
Apr 17, 2026
Starmer says he is 'furious' he wasn't told Mandelson failed security checks
LONDON (AP) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he "absolutely furious" that he wasn't told his scandal-tainted pick for U.K. ambassador to Washington had failed security checks before being ap...
Apr 17, 2026
Former President Win Myint freed in broad Myanmar prisoner amnesty
BANGKOK (AP) - Myanmar's former President Win Myint was freed Friday as part of a broad prisoner amnesty by newly inaugurated President Min Aung Hlaing to mark the traditional New Year, state-run medi...
Apr 17, 2026
Senate extends surveillance powers until April 30 after longer renewal collapsed in House
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate approved a short-term renewal until April 30 of a controversial surveillance program used by U.S. spy agencies, following a chaotic, post-midnight scramble in the House to...
Apr 16, 2026
ICE acting director Todd Lyons will resign at end of May, DHS says
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement acting director Todd Lyons, a key executor of President Donald Trump's mass deportations agenda, will resign at the end of May, federal offic...
Apr 16, 2026
