Category Archives: World
Trump floats pulling Blanche's nomination for attorney general to avoid conceding to GOP demands
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Thursday he may pull acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's nomination for the full-time post to avoid conceding to Senate Republicans demanding limits to...
Jul 30, 2026
No charges for Arizona parents in case of toddler who was alive after being declared dead
No charges will be filed against the parents of an Arizona toddler who was declared dead after being found in a family pool but was breathing hours later at a hospital morgue. Gilbert police had recom...
Jul 30, 2026
Spain deploys military to Ceuta after thousands of people breach Morocco’s border and at least 9 die
CEUTA, Spain (AP) - Spain will deploy its military to restore order at its border with Morocco in Ceuta after thousands of migrants streamed into the tiny Spanish territory, with at least nine dying i...
Jul 30, 2026
How views on Trump’s handling of Iran have shifted, according to a new AP-NORC poll
WASHINGTON (AP) - Most Americans say the war in Iran has not been worth fighting, and President Donald Trump's approval rating on Iran has fallen slightly since last month, according to a new AP-NORC ...
Jul 30, 2026
Congo says the death toll in fastest-growing Ebola outbreak has passed 1,500
BUNIA, Congo (AP) - Ebola has killed more than 1,500 people in eastern Congo in the fastest-growing outbreak of the disease, data released Thursday showed, marking a 50% increase in around a week as t...
Jul 30, 2026
How views on Trump’s handling of Iran have shifted, according to a new AP-NORC poll
WASHINGTON (AP) - Most Americans say the war in Iran has not been worth fighting, and President Donald Trump's approval rating on Iran has fallen slightly since last month, according to a new AP-NORC ...
Jul 30, 2026
As France tames wildfire and lets 84,000 evacuees go home, blazes flare across Europe
LEGE-CAP FERRET, France (AP) - France gave the go-ahead Thursday for 84,000 evacuees forced out by a monster wildfire to return home, the strongest sign yet that firefighters are turning the corner in...
Jul 30, 2026
US and Iran trade missile barrages as hopes dim for a quick resolution to the five-month conflict
CAIRO (AP) - The United States and Iran each fired barrages of missiles Thursday, as the pattern of back-and-forth strikes took hold again and hope dimmed for a quick end to the five-month conflict. F...
Jul 29, 2026
Hope dwindles for rescue in southwestern Japan quake as death toll climbs to 25
KUMAMOTO, Japan (AP) - Residents in southwestern Japan camped in classrooms and vehicles Thursday, stocked up on water and tried to get back to normal, two days after a powerful quake set off an explo...
Jul 29, 2026
Senate panel delays vote on Todd Blanche's attorney general as key Republicans withhold support
WASHINGTON (AP) - Todd Blanche's nomination to become attorney general stalled Wednesday as lawmakers scrapped a planned committee vote after key Republicans demanded more assurances about the settlem...
Jul 29, 2026
