Category Archives: World
Rubio says US will press change in Venezuela with oil embargo, while Trump insists 'we're in charge'
WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested Sunday that the United States would not govern Venezuela day-to-day other than enforcing an existing "oil quarantine" on the country, even as...
Jan 04, 2026
Boat capsizes in Nigeria's Yobe state, leaving 25 dead and 14 missing
YOBE, Nigeria (AP) - A passenger boat capsized in northern Nigeria's Yobe state, leaving at least 25 people dead while 14 others remained missing, emergency services said Sunday. The boat was carrying...
Jan 04, 2026
Gunmen kill at least 30 villagers and abduct others during raid in northern Nigeria
MINNA, Nigeria (AP) - At least 30 villagers have been killed and several others are missing after gunmen raided a village in northern Nigeria's Niger state, police said Sunday, the latest in a cycle o...
Jan 04, 2026
North Korea launches ballistic missiles toward sea ahead of South Korean leader's visit to China
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles toward the sea Sunday, its neighbors said, just hours before South Korea's president leaves for China for talks expected to c...
Jan 03, 2026
Capture of Maduro and US claim it will run Venezuela raise new legal questions
The Trump administration's capture of Venezuela's president and plans to "run" the country are raising stark new questions about the legality of the U.S. moves under a broader campaign against the Sou...
Jan 03, 2026
How the US captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro
After months of growing military pressure on Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro, President Donald Trump ordered a brazen operation into the South American country to capture its leader and whisk him t...
Jan 03, 2026
Wisconsin judge convicted of obstructing arrest of immigrant resigns as GOP threatens impeachment
Embattled Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan, who was convicted of obstruction last month for helping an immigrant evade federal officers, has sent her resignation letter to the governor. The letter was sen...
Jan 03, 2026
U.S. strikes Venezuela and says its leader, Maduro, has been captured and flown out of the country
The U.S. captured Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro and flew him out of the country in an extraordinary nighttime operation that was accompanied by a flurry of strikes following months of escalating ...
Jan 03, 2026
Investigation is opened into managers of Swiss bar where fire killed 40
CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) - Swiss authorities have opened a criminal investigation into the managers of the bar where a fire at a New Year's party left 40 people dead, authorities said Saturday....
Jan 03, 2026
Iran's leader says rioters 'must be put in their place' as protest death toll reaches at least 15
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran's supreme leader insisted Saturday that "rioters must be put in their place" after a week of protests that have shaken the Islamic Republic, likely giving secur...
Jan 03, 2026