Category Archives: World
Fired former UK official says he felt political pressure to approve Mandelson as US ambassador
LONDON (AP) - The ex-civil servant behind the decision to approve Peter Mandelson 's appointment as British ambassador to Washington says he felt political pressure to rush through the appointment des...
Apr 21, 2026
Japan scraps a ban on lethal weapons exports in a change of its postwar pacifist policy
TOKYO (AP) - Japan on Tuesday scrapped a ban on lethal weapons exports, a major change in its postwar pacifist policy as the country seeks to build up its arms industry amid worries over Chinese and N...
Apr 20, 2026
New Zealand Prime Minister Luxon survives party leadership vote months before election
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said Tuesday that he had survived a vote on his leadership among his own party's lawmakers, after recent slumps in the polls...
Apr 20, 2026
Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is leaving Trump's Cabinet after abuse of power allegations
WASHINGTON (AP) - Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is out of President Donald Trump's Cabinet, the administration announced Monday, after a series of alleged abuses of her position's power, includi...
Apr 20, 2026
Gunman shoots several tourists at historic pyramids in Mexico, killing a Canadian
MEXICO CITY (AP) - An armed man standing atop one of the historic Teotihuacan pyramids opened fire on tourists Monday, killing one Canadian and leaving at least 13 people injured at the archaeological...
Apr 20, 2026
Planned fight between young people escalates to shooting that kills 2 at North Carolina park
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - A planned fight among young people escalated into a mass shooting at a North Carolina park Monday morning that left two people dead, authorities said. The shooting happened ...
Apr 20, 2026
Starmer admits mistake in appointing Mandelson as UK ambassador
LONDON (AP) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer acknowledged Monday that he made the wrong judgment when he appointed Peter Mandelson as U.K. ambassador to Washington, but said he would not have don...
Apr 20, 2026
Defending champion John Korir breaks Boston Marathon record and Sharon Lokedi also repeats
BOSTON (AP) - John Korir outran the strongest field in Boston Marathon history and still had enough energy left to bounce around Boylston Street after learning he had blistered the course record, too....
Apr 20, 2026
Bus accident in Indian-controlled Kashmir kills 21 people
SRINAGAR, India (AP) - A passenger bus slid off a Himalayan highway and rolled down a steep, rocky slope onto a road below in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Monday, killing at least 21 people and injuri...
Apr 20, 2026
6 crew still missing after overturned ship that disappeared after typhoon is found near Saipan
HAGATNA, Guam (AP) - An overturned ship found near the U.S. territory of Saipan after a typhoon hit is the vessel that went missing with six people on board, the U.S. Coast Guard confirmed Monday. The...
Apr 20, 2026