Category Archives: World

US will suspend immigrant visa processing from 75 countries over public assistance concerns
WASHINGTON (AP) - The State Department said Wednesday it will suspend the processing of immigrant visas for citizens of 75 countries, including Afghanistan, Iran, Russia and Somalia, whose nationals t...
Jan 14, 2026

Gaza is entering the second phase of the ceasefire plan Trump helped broker, envoy Witkoff says
WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States said Wednesday that it is moving into the next phase of a Gaza ceasefire plan that involves disarming Hamas, rebuilding the war-ravaged territory and establishing t...
Jan 14, 2026

FBI searches home of Washington Post reporter in classified documents probe, newspaper says
WASHINGTON (AP) - FBI agents searched a Washington Post reporter's home on Wednesday as part of an investigation into a government contractor accused of taking home government secrets, the newspaper r...
Jan 14, 2026

Some personnel at key US base in Qatar advised to evacuate as Iran official brings up earlier attack
WASHINGTON (AP) - Some personnel at a key U.S. military base in Qatar have been advised to evacuate by Wednesday evening, a U.S. official said. The decision came as a senior official in Iran brought u...
Jan 14, 2026

Danish official says there's a “fundamental disagreement” with Trump over Greenland
WASHINGTON (AP) - A top Danish official said Wednesday that a "fundamental disagreement" over Greenland remains with President Donald Trump after highly anticipated talks in Washington with Vice Presi...
Jan 14, 2026

What Americans think about Trump's military intervention abroad, according to a new AP-NORC poll
WASHINGTON (AP) - More than half of U.S. adults believe President Donald Trump has "gone too far" in using the U.S. military to intervene in other countries, according to a new AP-NORC poll. The poll ...
Jan 14, 2026

Iran signals plans for fast trials and executions while promising retaliation against US, Israel
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iranian officials signaled Wednesday that fast trials and executions lay ahead for suspects detained in nationwide protests, while the Islamic Republic promised reta...
Jan 14, 2026

Mark Brnovich, Arizona attorney general during Trump's push to find 2020 election fraud, has died
PHOENIX (AP) - Mark Brnovich, Arizona's top law enforcement officer when the state became the epicenter of efforts by President Donald Trump and his allies to find proof that the 2020 election was mar...
Jan 13, 2026
A construction crane falls on a passenger train in northeastern Thailand, killing at least 4 people
BANGKOK (AP) - A construction crane fell on a passenger train in northeastern Thailand on Wednesday, killing at least four people, officials said. The crane, which was being used to construct an eleva...
Jan 13, 2026

Multiple Americans detained in Venezuela have been released, Trump administration says
WASHINGTON (AP) - Multiple Americans who were detained in Venezuela have been released, the Trump administration said Tuesday. "We welcome the release of detained Americans in Venezuela," the State De...
Jan 13, 2026