Category Archives: World

Syria says an Israeli airstrike has destroyed Iran's consulate building in Damascus, with deaths
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - An Israeli airstrike has destroyed the consular section of Iran's embassy in Damascus, killing or wounding everyone inside, Syrian state media said Monday. The Iranian Arabic-la...
Apr 1, 2024

Palestinians say Israeli troops have withdrawn from Gaza's main hospital after 2-week raid
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Palestinian residents say the Israeli military has withdrawn from Gaza's main hospital after a two-week raid, leaving behind a vast swath of destruction. Hundreds of p...
Apr 1, 2024

Turkey's opposition appears set to retain key cities, preliminary local election results show
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkey's main opposition party appeared set to retain its control over key cities in Sunday's local elections, preliminary results showed, in a major upset to President Recep Tay...
Mar 31, 2024

Biden wins the North Dakota Democratic primary
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - President Joe Biden has won North Dakota's Democratic presidential primary. The state party on Saturday announced the results of the mostly mail-in primary. The party began circu...
Mar 30, 2024

Cambridge continues Boat Race dominance with double victory over Oxford
LONDON (AP) - Cambridge extended its dominant run in the annual Boat Race with victories in the men's and women's events on a polluted River Thames on Saturday. The men claimed a fifth trophy in six y...
Mar 30, 2024

Napoli players take a knee in public show of support after alleged racial abuse of Juan Jesus
ROME (AP) - Napoli's players took a knee before their Serie A game against Atalanta on Saturday in a public show of support for teammate Juan Jesus. It came after a sports judge ruled that Inter Milan...
Mar 30, 2024

Ships with a second round of aid for Gaza have departed Cyprus as concerns about hunger soar
JERUSALEM (AP) - An international charity says a three-ship convoy has left a port in Cyprus to deliver 400 tons of food and other supplies to Gaza as concerns about hunger there soar. World Central K...
Mar 30, 2024

Police say multiple people are being held hostage in a Dutch town. They have evacuated nearby homes
EDE, Netherlands (AP) - Heavily armed police cordoned off part of a Dutch town on Saturday, saying that multiple people were being held hostage in a building there. Police spokesman Simen Klok told Th...
Mar 30, 2024

Pope skips Good Friday event to preserve health ahead of Easter, Vatican says
ROME (AP) - Pope Francis skipped the traditional Good Friday procession at Rome's Colosseum, the Vatican said, adding to concerns about his frail health during a particularly busy liturgical period. F...
Mar 29, 2024

'Ozempig' remains Minnesota baseball team's mascot despite uproar that name is form of fat-shaming
For a Minnesota minor league baseball team known for a history of outlandish promotions, the idea of naming its longtime live pig mascot after the weight loss drug Ozempic made perfect sense. The St. ...
Mar 29, 2024