Category Archives: World
ICC makes 1st conviction over past atrocities in Sudan's Darfur
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - The International Criminal Court on Monday convicted a leader of the feared Janjaweed militia of playing a leading role in a campaign of atrocities committed in the Sudan...
Oct 06, 2025
The Nobel Prize in medicine goes to 3 scientists for work on the human immune system
STOCKHOLM (AP) - Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Dr. Shimon Sakaguchi won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance. Brunkow, 64, is a senio...
Oct 06, 2025
French PM resigns hours after naming government, plunging France further into political chaos
PARIS (AP) - Facing criticism from all sides, France's new prime minister Sbastien Lecornu resigned less than 24 hours after naming his government and after less than a month in office, plunging the c...
Oct 06, 2025
Hurricane Priscilla forms in the Pacific Ocean off the southwestern coast of Mexico
MIAMI (AP) - Hurricane Priscilla has formed in the Pacific Ocean off the southwestern coast of Mexico, with heavy rain and gusty winds affecting coastal areas. The Miami-based National Hurricane Cente...
Oct 05, 2025
Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from sending National Guard troops to Oregon
A federal judge on Sunday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deploying any National Guard units to Oregon, including the California National Guard. California and Oregon sought the temp...
Oct 05, 2025
Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from deploying troops in Portland, Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A federal judge in Oregon temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's administration from deploying the National Guard in Portland, ruling Saturday in a lawsuit brought by the s...
Oct 04, 2025
Tropical Storm Priscilla forms in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico
MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Priscilla formed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico on Saturday. The Miami-based National Hurricane Center said Priscilla was a "large tropical storm." Its maximu...
Oct 04, 2025
Trump plans to deploy National Guard in Illinois, governor says
The Trump administration plans to federalize 300 members of the Illinois National Guard, Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker said Saturday. Pritzker said the guard received word from the Pentagon in the morni...
Oct 04, 2025
Populist billionaire Andrej Babiš wins Czech parliamentary election, official results show
PRAGUE (AP) - Billionaire Andrej Babi became another populist leader in Central Europe to stage a political comeback by winning big in the Czech Republic's parliamentary election, according to nearly ...
Oct 04, 2025
Netanyahu hopes to announce the release of all hostages from Gaza 'in the coming days'
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he hopes to announce the release of all hostages from Gaza "in the coming days," as Israel and Hamas prepare for indirect talks i...
Oct 04, 2025