Category Archives: World
US military launches new airstrikes to 'swiftly punish' Iran for deaths of US troops
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The U.S. military said that it carried out new airstrikes against Iran on Sunday to "swiftly punish" the country's Revolutionary Guard after an attack on a base in J...
Jul 18, 2026
Pirates-Guardians game postponed due to poor air quality caused by wildfire smoke
CLEVELAND (AP) - The game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cleveland Guardians scheduled for Friday night has been postponed due to air quality concerns because of wildfire smoke from Canada and...
Jul 17, 2026
Trump urges Darline Graham to run for full Senate term as funeral scheduled for Lindsey Graham
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - President Donald Trump said Friday that Darline Graham, the sister of the late Lindsey Graham, has his support to run for a full term to replace her brother in the U.S. Senate. H...
Jul 17, 2026
Uncertainty clouds the forecast on whether wildfire smoke will affect the World Cup final
NEW YORK (AP) - Mikel Merino can smell and see the smoke from the Canadian wildfires that are making for hazy conditions across large parts of the U.S., including northern New Jersey where he and Spai...
Jul 17, 2026
A 7.3 earthquake hits Mexico-Guatemala border with no immediate damage reported
TAPACHULA, Mxico (AP) - A strong earthquake struck the southern Mexican Pacific coast on Friday, right on the border with Guatemala, and was felt from Mexico City to El Salvador. Authorities did not r...
Jul 17, 2026
An Israeli strike on a funeral in Gaza kills 7 people and wounds 22, a local hospital says
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - An Israeli strike on a funeral in the central Gaza Strip killed at least seven people and wounded 22, while other attacks in the embattled coastal territory left five ...
Jul 17, 2026
Danish police officer and 2 others shot, including suspected perpetrator
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - A Danish police officer and two other people were shot Friday, including the suspected perpetrator, authorities said. The shooting occurred in Nrresundby, in the North Jutla...
Jul 17, 2026
Andy Burnham is declared leader of Britain's Labour Party, will become prime minister on Monday
LONDON (AP) - Andy Burnham was officially declared leader of Britain's governing Labour Party on Friday, clearing his final hurdle to taking office as prime minister next week. The center-left party a...
Jul 17, 2026
At least 20 children and 1 adult killed in a Uganda elementary school bus crash
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - An elementary school bus carrying pupils back from an educational tour to a scenic waterfall in Uganda veered off the road and overturned, killing at least 20 children and one a...
Jul 17, 2026
Japan's parliament enshrines male-only succession for the shrinking imperial family
TOKYO (AP) - Japan's parliament enacted Friday a historic revision to the 19th-century Imperial House Law by insisting only paternal-lineage men can become emperor, sparking fear that it could doom th...
Jul 16, 2026