Category Archives: World
Pro-Trump candidate takes lead in Colombia's presidential race with promise of crime crackdown
BOGOT, Colombia (AP) - Bombastic pro-Trump lawyer Aberaldo de la Espriella pulled ahead as a leader in Colombia's race for the presidency in the first round of elections over the weekend, capitalizing...
Jun 01, 2026
Returning to the fold? Some young Spaniards embrace Catholicism and can’t wait for Pope Leo’s visit
Until three years ago, Sara Cabral's faith experience was on trend with other Southern European youth - a "Catholic but never practicing" upbringing with little relevance to her life on Spain's Canary...
Jun 01, 2026
US bombs Iranian military sites and Kuwait is hit by drone and missile fire
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The United States bombed Iranian radar and drone control sites in Iran after Tehran shot down an American MQ-1 Predator drone this weekend, the American military sai...
May 31, 2026
Polls open in Ethiopia's election that is widely expected to be won by the ruling party
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) - Polls opened Monday in Ethiopia in an election that is widely expected to be won by the ruling party. A heavy military presence was observed in the capital, Addis Ababa, a...
May 31, 2026
Pro-Trump candidate pulls ahead in Colombia presidential vote as ruling party sows doubt in results
BOGOT, Colombia (AP) - Tough-on-crime outsider Aberaldo de la Espriella took the lead in Colombia's presidential race in the first round of voting Sunday night, setting up a runoff with Ivn Cepeda, an...
May 31, 2026
Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera dies in Nicaragua after nearly 3 years of detention
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Brooklyn Rivera, a renowned Indigenous leader from Nicaragua who spent years fighting for the rights of his community and was imprisoned by the government in September 202...
May 31, 2026
Blast at building storing explosives in Myanmar kills more than 45 people
BANGKOK (AP) - A blast on Sunday at a building in northeastern Myanmar said to have been storing explosives for mining has killed more than 45 people, according to rescue workers and independent media...
May 31, 2026
Israeli army captures strategic castle in Lebanon in deepest incursion into country in 26 years
BEIRUT (AP) - Israeli troops have captured a strategic mountain topped with a Crusader-built castle in southern Lebanon in the deepest incursion into the country in more than a quarter-century, the mi...
May 30, 2026
Claude Lemieux's brain will be donated to Boston University's CTE Center, his family says
Claude Lemieux's brain is being donated to the Boston University CTE Center to research the long-term effects of repetitive brain injuries, his family said Saturday in a statement released by daughter...
May 30, 2026
US says it disabled another commercial ship trying to breach blockade and reach Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. military has stopped another merchant vessel trying to break through the American blockade of Iranian ports, a U.S. official with knowledge of the situation told The Associa...
May 30, 2026