Category Archives: World
Federal judge temporarily blocks Missouri from using old House map after Supreme Court declined case
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - A federal judge in Missouri on Tuesday temporarily blocked the state from using its old congressional districts in the November election, after the U.S. Supreme Court declin...
Sep 08, 2026
US military says it destroyed 5 more Iranian oil tankers after missile attacks on Navy warship
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. military said it destroyed five Iranian oil tankers on Tuesday in response to the latest attacks on its warships and Tehran hit back at American targets in Jordan, the lates...
Sep 08, 2026
US strikes Iranian tankers plus other key Mideast news
The U.S. on Tuesday destroyed five Iranian tankers in response to attempted missile attacks on a Navy warship, marking the latest tit-for-tat strikes between the two countries. Earlier, Houthi attacks...
Sep 08, 2026
Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong's first post-colonial leader, dies at age 89
HONG KONG (AP) - Hong Kong 's first post-colonial leader, Tung Chee-hwa, who struggled to cope with an Asian financial crisis and growing protests for democracy in the early years under Chinese rule, ...
Sep 08, 2026
Lonnie Bunch to retire from Smithsonian leadership following clash with Trump administration
WASHINGTON (AP) - Lonnie Bunch is stepping down from the leadership of the Smithsonian Institution following a tumultuous year in which President Donald Trump tried to remake the portrayal of U.S. his...
Sep 08, 2026
Relative says all 4 family members aboard plane missing off the Bahamas found dead
All four family members aboard a small plane that went missing off the Bahamas were found dead Tuesday after relatives launched their own search effort, a family member said. Silvia Larrieu said famil...
Sep 08, 2026
All 5 killed in Miami cargo jet crash were in a van used by plane cleaners
MIAMI (AP) - The five people killed when an Amazon cargo jet ran off the runway at Miami International Airport were all inside a van used to shuttle cleaning crews to planes to clean them, authorities...
Sep 08, 2026
Putin assures Trump that Moscow doesn’t have aggressive plans toward Europe, Kremlin says
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin assured U.S. President Donald Trump in a phone call Tuesday that Moscow doesn't harbor aggressive intentions toward Europe, a senior Kremlin offic...
Sep 08, 2026
Hungary expels 10 Russian diplomats as it shifts away from previous pro-Moscow stance
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - Hungary ordered 10 members of Russia's diplomatic mission in Budapest to leave the country over activities deemed unacceptable, the government said Tuesday, signaling a shift ...
Sep 08, 2026
Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia ignite fires at oil facilities and wound 73 people
CAIRO (AP) - The Iranian-backed Houthi rebel group in Yemen launched a wave of attacks on Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, wounding more than 70 people and igniting fires at oil facilities and utilities in th...
Sep 07, 2026