Category Archives: World
Contiguous US breaks its record for hottest month ever, NOAA says
KENSINGTON, Maryland (AP) - The contiguous United States sizzled to its hottest month ever last month, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. July averaged 76.89 degrees Fah...
Aug 10, 2026
WHO says Congo's fast-moving Ebola outbreak started months before it was declared
BUNIA, Congo (AP) - The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record started in February, months before it was officially declared in mid-May, the World Health Organization said Monday as responders in ea...
Aug 10, 2026
Magnitude 7.4 quake rocks western Colombia, killing at least 111 people
CALI, Colombia (AP) - A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, killing at least 111 people, damaging hundreds of buildings and leaving many trapped under debris while the...
Aug 10, 2026
Ukrainian drone attack on an oil hub deep inside Russia kills 13, officials say
Ukraine attacked the petroleum hub of Nizhnekamsk in central Russia's Tatarstan region on Monday, killing 13 people and injuring 78 others, local authorities said, in one of the deadliest attacks in t...
Aug 10, 2026
Suspected Irish crime boss lands in Dublin after extradition from Dubai to face allegations
LONDON (AP) - The alleged leader of an Irish organized crime gang was extradited to Ireland from Dubai on Sunday to face allegations that he ran an international drug smuggling and money laundering em...
Aug 09, 2026
Jorge Messi, Lionel Messi’s father and longtime agent, dies at 68
ROSARIO, Argentina (AP) - Jorge Messi, the father of soccer star and Argentina captain Lionel Messi, died Saturday at a hospital in the central Argentina city of Rosario. He was 68. The Rosario-based ...
Aug 08, 2026
Iran makes new strait demands, the UAE says a ship was targeted and other Middle East news
Iran issued dramatic new demands around the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and the United Arab Emirates said one of its ships was targeted by an Iranian missile. Yemen's military attacked the coun...
Aug 08, 2026
Jorge Messi, Lionel Messi’s father and longtime agent, dies at 68
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) - Jorge Messi, the father of soccer star and Argentina captain Lionel Messi, died Saturday at a hospital in the central Argentina city of Rosario. He was 68. The Rosario-based...
Aug 08, 2026
IS-linked group kills at least 13 in Congo village
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - Militants affiliated with the Islamic State group attacked a village in Congo near the border with Uganda early Saturday, killing at least 13 people and burning and looting home...
Aug 08, 2026
Todd Blanche narrowly confirmed as Trump's attorney general in overnight vote
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney general in a vote early Saturday morning, cementing President Donald Trump's former personal attorney's command of a Justice Department ...
Aug 08, 2026
