Category Archives: World
Trump downplays differences with China's Xi over Iran as he heads to Beijing for high-stakes summit
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Tuesday downplayed differences with President Xi Jinping over the U.S. and Israel's conflict in Iran as he headed to Beijing for a high-stakes summit with t...
May 12, 2026
Nigerian military airstrike kills 100 civilians at a market, rights group claims
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - Nigeria 's military Tuesday denied a rights group's claim that an airstrike killed 100 civilians in a market over the weekend, as attention turned again to a long-running fight a...
May 12, 2026
French hantavirus patient is critically ill and on an artificial lung as outbreak grows to 11
PARIS (AP) - A French woman infected in the deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship is critically ill and being treated with an artificial lung, a doctor at the Paris hospital caring for the sicke...
May 12, 2026
UK junior minister resigns and calls for Starmer to step down
LONDON (AP) - Prime Minister Keir Starmer lost the first member of his government Tuesday as he faced pressure to step down following losses in local elections. Housing, communities and local governme...
May 12, 2026
US ambassador to Israel says Israel sent Iron Dome batteries, personnel to UAE to defend country
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Israel sent Iron Dome anti-missile batteries and personnel to operate them to the United Arab Emirates to defend the country during the Iran war, the U.S. ambassador to Israel ...
May 12, 2026
Supreme Court halts order for Alabama to use US House map with 2 largely Black districts
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday set the stage for Alabama to get rid of one of two largely Black congressional districts before this year's midterm elections, creating an opening fo...
May 11, 2026
Trump nominates Cameron Hamilton to lead FEMA, a year after he was fired from the role
President Donald Trump nominated Cameron Hamilton Monday to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency, a surprising comeback for the former Navy SEAL who was fired from his role as FEMA's temporary...
May 11, 2026
Democrats ask the Supreme Court to halt a Virginia ruling blocking new congressional districts
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats on Monday filed an emergency appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to halt a Virginia ruling invalidating a ballot measure that would have given their party an additio...
May 11, 2026
Supreme Court temporarily extends women's access to a widely used abortion pill
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court is leaving women's access to a widely used abortion pill untouched until at least Thursday, while the justices consider whether to allow restrictions on the drug, m...
May 11, 2026
ICC unseals arrest warrant for a prominent Philippine senator over drug war killings under Duterte
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - The International Criminal Court unsealed Monday an arrest warrant for a prominent Philippine senator linked to the deadly "war on drugs" overseen by ex-President Rodrigo...
May 11, 2026
