Category Archives: World
Iceland seizes Paul Watson Foundation's anti-whaling ship and detains its crew
LONDON (AP) - Icelandic coast guards and special forces seized a ship operated by a group founded by anti-whaling activist Paul Watson and detained its crew, officials in the Arctic island nation said...
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All 10 climbers swept away in avalanche in Pakistan are confirmed dead
ISLAMABAD (AP) - Renowned British-Nepali climber Nirmal Purja and nine other climbers swept away by an avalanche in Pakistan are confirmed to have died, and search teams are trying to recover their bo...
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Spain installs sea barrier on Ceuta's border with Morocco after frontier rush that killed 67
CEUTA, Spain (AP) - Spain on Saturday installed a 500-meter-long (1,600-foot) barrier on the sea border between its North African territory of Ceuta and neighboring Morocco after tens of thousands of ...
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Death toll in Spain-Morocco border crisis in Ceuta reaches 67
CEUTA, Spain (AP) - The death toll in Spain's Ceuta border crisis with Morocco has climbed to 67, the Spanish government said Saturday. Spain announced it was installing a containment barrier along th...
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Infantino abandons plans to sell World Cup profits to private equity following massive pushback
GENEVA (AP) - FIFA President Gianni Infantino is abandoning his divisive plan to sell World Cup profits to private equity after receiving pushback from all corners of the soccer world. Infantino's dec...
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Justice Department drops criminal case against ex-Olympian charged with damaging Reflecting Pool
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department moved Friday to dismiss a criminal case charging a former Olympian with deliberately damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, saying evidence prosecutors...
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Marine Corps says F-35B stealth fighter crashed in California, pilot ejected
SAN DIEGO (AP) - The U.S. Marine Corps says the pilot of an F-35B stealth fighter is expected to live after ejecting from the jet before it crashed in California. The jet went down Friday near the Mir...
Jul 31, 2026
Two former Sri Lanka officials sentenced to death for negligence in deadly Easter bombings
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - A Sri Lankan court on Friday sentenced a former police chief and a former top Defense Ministry official to death after finding them guilty of criminal negligence that allowed...
Jul 31, 2026
Algerian bus plunges into a ravine near Algiers, killing at least 25 and injuring 44
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) - At least 25 people were killed and 44 injured on Friday in a bus accident in Algeria, according to a provisional report from the Algerian Civil Protection. The bus, which was c...
Jul 31, 2026
Tens of thousands of migrants voluntarily leave after crossing into Spanish territory of Ceuta
CEUTA, Spain (AP) - Tens of thousands of migrants who crossed into Spain's tiny Ceuta territory returned voluntarily to Morocco on Friday, a day after the influx triggered chaos in the North African c...
Jul 31, 2026