Category Archives: World
Dozens missing after boat carrying more than 200 migrants capsized off the coast of Gambia
BANJUL, Gambia (AP) - Dozens are missing after a boat carrying more than 200 migrants on their way to Europe capsized off the coast of Gambia, the West African nation's leader said late Friday, settin...
Jan 03, 2026
US strikes Venezuela and says its leader, Maduro, has been captured and flown out of the country
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuela's vice president has appeared on state TV to say that the government doesn't know where the president and his wife are after U.S. forces captured them. "We do not k...
Jan 03, 2026
Yemen’s separatists announce a constitution for an independent south
ADEN, Yemen (AP) - Yemen 's separatist movement on Friday announced a constitution for an independent nation in the south and demanded other factions in the war-torn country accept the move in an esca...
Jan 02, 2026
Swiss investigators believe sparkling candles atop wine bottles ignited fatal bar fire
CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) - Investigators said Friday that they believe sparkling candles atop Champagne bottles ignited a fatal fire at a Swiss ski resort when they came too close to the ceilin...
Jan 02, 2026
Anthony Joshua’s driver charged after deadly crash in Nigeria
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - The driver in a deadly car crash that injured heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua and killed his two friends in Nigeria was charged, the police said on Friday. Adeniyi Mobolaji K...
Jan 02, 2026
Swiss investigators believe sparkling candles atop wine bottles ignited fatal bar fire
CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) - Investigators said Friday that they believe sparkling candles atop Champagne bottles ignited a fatal fire at a Swiss ski resort when they came too close to the ceilin...
Jan 02, 2026
Earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 rattles southern and central Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) - A strong earthquake rattled southern and central Mexico on Friday, interrupting President Claudia Sheinbaum 's first press briefing of the new year as seismic alarms sounded. The ea...
Jan 02, 2026
Zelenskyy names Ukraine's head of military intelligence as his new chief of staff
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday appointed the head of Ukraine's military intelligence as his new chief of staff, a move that comes as the U.S. leads a diplomatic push to e...
Jan 02, 2026
Russia says Ukrainian drone strike kills 24 in occupied Ukraine as Zelenskyy names aide to new role
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appointed the head of military intelligence Kyrylo Budanov as his new chief of staff Friday, following the resignation of Andrii Yermak aft...
Jan 02, 2026
Trump and top Iranian officials exchange threats over protests roiling Iran
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - U.S. President Donald Trump and top Iranian officials exchanged dueling threats Friday as widening economic protests swept across parts of the Islamic Republic, furt...
Jan 02, 2026