Category Archives: World
Magnitude 7.5 quake in northern Japan injures 23 people and triggers a tsunami
TOKYO (AP) - A powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck off northern Japan late Monday, injuring more than 20 people and triggering a tsunami of up to 70 centimeters (28 inches) in Pacific coast commu...
Dec 08, 2025
Trump is proposing a $12B aid package for farmers hit hard by his trade war with China
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is planning a $12 billion farm aid package, according to a White House official - a boost to farmers who have struggled to sell their crops while getting hit b...
Dec 08, 2025
100 schoolchildren abducted in Nigeria are released but more are still held
MINNA, Nigeria (AP) - A total of 100 of the schoolchildren abducted from a Nigerian Catholic school last month have been released, the Christian Association of Nigeria said Monday, adding that more th...
Dec 08, 2025
Thailand launches airstrikes along border with Cambodia as tensions reignite
BANGKOK (AP) - Thailand launched airstrikes along the disputed border with Cambodia on Monday as both sides accused the other of breaking a ceasefire that halted fighting earlier this year. Longstandi...
Dec 07, 2025
Benin's interior minister says a coup announced earlier has been foiled
COTONOU, Benin (AP) - A coup that was announced in Benin on Sunday has been "foiled," the interior minister said in a video on Facebook. "In the early morning of Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, a small group of...
Dec 07, 2025
A fire at a popular nightclub in India's Goa state kills at least 25, officials say
NEW DELHI (AP) - At least 25 people, including tourists, were killed in a fire at a popular nightclub in India's Goa state, the state's chief minister said Sunday. The blaze occurred just past midnigh...
Dec 06, 2025
Christmas celebrations return to Bethlehem after 2 years of war in Gaza
For the past two Christmases, John Juka's family restaurant looked about the same as any business in Bethlehem: shuttered and eerily empty.But on Saturday evening, it bustled with families and was lit...
Dec 06, 2025
Russia unleashes massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine as diplomatic talks continue
Russia unleashed a major missile and drone barrage on Ukraine overnight into Saturday, after U.S. and Ukrainian officials said they'll meet on Saturday for a third day of talks aimed at ending the nea...
Dec 06, 2025
At least 18 migrants die as inflatable boat sinks south of Greek island of Crete; 2 rescued
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - At least 18 migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea in an inflatable boat died when it capsized south of the island of Crete, Greek authorities said Saturday. The half...
Dec 06, 2025
Mass shooting at a South African bar leaves 11 dead, including 3 children
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - A mass shooting carried out Saturday by multiple suspects in an unlicensed bar near the South African capital left at least 11 people dead, police said. The victims incl...
Dec 06, 2025