Category Archives: World
New prosecutor won't pursue charges against Trump and others in Georgia election interference case
ATLANTA (AP) - A judge on Wednesday dismissed the Georgia election interference case against President Donald Trump and others after the prosecutor who took over the case said he would not pursue the ...
Nov 26, 2025
Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau appear on state television saying they have seized power
BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau (AP) - Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau appeared on state television Wednesday saying they have seized power in the country, following reports of gunshots near the presidential palace, ...
Nov 26, 2025
3 arrested in Hong Kong, as a high-rise fire leaves at least 44 dead and 279 reported missing
HONG KONG (AP) - Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades burned through the night, leaving at least 44 people dead and 279 reported missing with rescuers still pulling residents from blazing high-rise a...
Nov 26, 2025
Israel returns 15 more Palestinian bodies to Gaza as first phase of ceasefire nears end
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel handed over the bodies of 15 Palestinians on Wednesday, a day after Hamas returned the remains of an Israeli hostage. This is the latest swap as part of a U.S.-br...
Nov 26, 2025
Taiwan puts $40 billion toward building a defense dome and buying US weapons
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te on Wednesday announced a special $40 billion budget for arms purchases, including to build a Taiwan Dome, an air defense system with high-level de...
Nov 25, 2025
FBI seeks interviews with Democrats who urged US troops to defy illegal orders
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic lawmakers who appeared in a social media video urging U.S. troops to defy "illegal orders" say the FBI has contacted them to begin scheduling interviews, signaling a possi...
Nov 25, 2025
DC Mayor Bowser announces she won't seek fourth term, as Trump's federal intervention continues
WASHINGTON (AP) - Muriel Bowser, the mayor of Washington, D.C., announced on Tuesday that she will not be seeking re-election next year, a decision that came as she has had to confront a federal law e...
Nov 25, 2025
Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro begins 27-year prison sentence for coup attempt
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) - Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday started his 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt, to the surprise of many in the South American nation who do...
Nov 25, 2025
24 schoolgirls abducted from Kebbi in Nigeria have been rescued, president says
SOKOTO, Nigeria (AP) - All 24 schoolgirls held by assailants following a mass abduction last week from a school in northwestern Nigeria have been rescued, the country's president announced Tuesday. A ...
Nov 25, 2025
4 more arrested in $102M Louvre jewel heist, Paris prosecutor says
PARIS (AP) - The Paris prosecutor announced four more arrests Tuesday in connection with the stunning heist at the Louvre Museum in October by a gang that made off with $102 million worth of jewels. T...
Nov 25, 2025