Category Archives: World
Former Mayor Luke Bronin wins Democratic primary in Connecticut, ousting U.S. Rep. John Larson
Former Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin defeated longtime U.S. Rep. John Larson in Connecticut's Democratic primary Tuesday, as voters embraced generational change and a call for more urgency in the party's...
Aug 11, 2026
Trump says Secret Service and the military wanted him off Air Force One in Turkey due to threat
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he slipped away from Air Force One after a trip last month in Turkey because the Secret Service and military wanted him on a "different plane...
Aug 11, 2026
Luxon survives another leadership vote months before New Zealand's election
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said Wednesday that he survived a leadership vote prompted by a challenge from his defense minister less than three months b...
Aug 11, 2026
Sen. Darline Graham, US Rep. Ralph Norman advance to GOP runoff for US Senate in South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Sen. Darline Graham and U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman have advanced to a runoff in South Carolina's special Republican primary to replace the late Lindsey Graham in the U.S. Senate, one...
Aug 11, 2026
Ammie Akin wins Republican primary in Alabama district redrawn after Supreme Court ruling
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Ammie Akin has won the Republican primary in Alabama's 7th Congressional District. She will face incumbent Democratic Rep. Terri Sewell in November. Sewell has represented the ...
Aug 11, 2026
Judge again bars Trump administration from implementing order that sought to limit mail voting
BOSTON (AP) - A federal judge on Tuesday ruled against President Donald Trump's executive order that sought to create a federal voter list and directly involve the U.S. Postal Service in election oper...
Aug 11, 2026
North Korea launches another missile toward sea ahead of US-South Korean military drills
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea on Wednesday performed its second ballistic missile test in less than a week, its neighbors said, a likely protest of the upcoming South Korea-U.S. military drill...
Aug 11, 2026
A ferry capsizes on Zimbabwe's Lake Kariba, leaving at least 15 people dead and 27 missing
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - An overloaded ferry capsized on Zimbabwe 's Lake Kariba on Tuesday, killing at least 15 people and leaving 27 missing, the national disaster management agency said. It said 77 ...
Aug 11, 2026
Former US Marine held in Russia for more than 4 years has been released, his advocates say
WASHINGTON (AP) - Russia has released an American military veteran who spent more than four years in prison on disputed charges under abusive conditions and was said to be gravely ill and at risk of d...
Aug 11, 2026
Iranian-backed Houthis kill 6 in attack on vessel, and other developments in the Mideast
Yemeni authorities said six people were killed by Iran-backed Houthi rebels attacking a vessel in the Bab el-Mandeb strait, while U.S. forces fired on a ship they said was trying to break a blockade o...
Aug 11, 2026