Category Archives: World
Main Kremlin party keeps control of Russia’s parliament after a carefully orchestrated vote
The main Kremlin party retained its majority in Russia's parliament, election officials said Monday, after a carefully orchestrated balloting that excluded most opposition candidates and helped the go...
Sep 21, 2026
Pakistan says airstrikes in Afghanistan kill 28 militants; Kabul reports 3 civilians killed
ISLAMABAD (AP) - Pakistani fighter jets on Monday struck sites in eastern Afghanistan that Pakistani officials described as suspected militant hideouts. Pakistan said 28 militants were killed, while a...
Sep 20, 2026
Tropical Storm Polo forms off southwestern Mexico
MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Polo formed late Sunday off southwestern Mexico. Polo had maximum sustained winds near 40 mph (65 kph) and was forecast to strengthen rapidly over the next few days, the U....
Sep 20, 2026
Young people in Morocco split over whether politics can deliver change as election draws near
SIDI MOUSSA EL MAJDOUB, Morocco (AP) - A funeral in rural Morocco for an elderly woman became an unlikely campaign stop for candidates trying to motivate disenchanted young voters ahead of parliamenta...
Sep 20, 2026
Patrick Clancy gives first TV interview on '60 Minutes' after Lindsay Clancy mistrial
Lindsay Clancy 's former husband said he forgave her for killing their three young children in his first televised interview Sunday on CBS News' "60 Minutes" since a jury deadlocked in her trial for t...
Sep 20, 2026
Early results show Russia's main Kremlin party dominating tightly controlled parliamentary vote
Russia's main Kremlin party, United Russia, was dominating the country's first wartime parliamentary election, according to early returns released Monday from a tightly controlled election virtually d...
Sep 20, 2026
ICE agent shoots and wounds man in Austin, Texas, officials say
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and wounded a man Sunday afternoon in Texas' capital of Austin, local authorities said, and anti-ICE protesters quickly gat...
Sep 20, 2026
18 suspects accused in the July 2021 killing of Haiti's president being extradited from Haiti to US
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Eighteen suspects who were arrested in the July 2021 killing of Haitian President Jovenel Mose were awaiting extradition to the U.S. on Sunday, marking the end of a drawn-...
Sep 20, 2026
Merz vows to press ahead with reforms after historic state election defeat
BERLIN (AP) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz suffered a bruising electoral setback in two state elections on Sunday, including a historic defeat for his party, but vowed to press ahead with potentia...
Sep 20, 2026
National Hurricane Center: Tropical Storm Fay forms in the northern Atlantic
MIAMI (AP) - A new tropical storm has formed in the northern Atlantic Ocean but does not appear to pose a threat to land. Tropical Storm Fay, which formed early Sunday, was located about 450 miles (73...
Sep 20, 2026