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Zelensky returns Poland’s highest honor amid escalating row over nationalist wartime unit
World
June 22, 2026
Zelensky returns Poland’s highest honor amid escalating row over nationalist wartime unit
Warsaw, PolandAP — Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky has returned Poland’s highest state honor, after the Polish president stripped him of the…
‘Spider-Man of Yemen’ dies in fall while climbing volcanic crater
Middle East
June 17, 2026
‘Spider-Man of Yemen’ dies in fall while climbing volcanic crater
Cairo AP — A daredevil adventurer known as “The Spider-Man of Yemen” has died after falling into a volcano crater while…
Taiwan test-fires rockets in China’s direction from US-supplied mobile launching system
World
June 11, 2026
Taiwan test-fires rockets in China’s direction from US-supplied mobile launching system
Taichung, TaiwanAP — Taiwan’s military fired rockets in China’s direction from “shoot-and-scoot” mobile launchers on Wednesday in a demonstration of how…
Multiple attackers kill 12 in late-night mass shooting in South Africa
World
June 10, 2026
Multiple attackers kill 12 in late-night mass shooting in South Africa
Johannesburg, South AfricaAP — Multiple attackers killed 12 people and wounded at least nine in a late-night mass shooting in Johannesburg,…
Young men storm a Congo hospital treating Ebola patients to demand bodies of their relatives
World
May 25, 2026
Young men storm a Congo hospital treating Ebola patients to demand bodies of their relatives
Angry young men stormed a hospital treating Ebola patients at the heart of the latest outbreak of the disease in…
Turkish court rules to remove head of the main opposition party in latest blow
Middle East
May 22, 2026
Turkish court rules to remove head of the main opposition party in latest blow
AP — A Turkish court on Thursday issued a ruling that effectively removed the head of the country’s main opposition party…
EU approves a $106 billion loan package to help Ukraine after Hungary lifts its veto
World
April 25, 2026
EU approves a $106 billion loan package to help Ukraine after Hungary lifts its veto
AP — The European Union on Thursday approved a massive loan package to help Ukraine meet its economic and military needs…
Los Angeles woman arrested on suspicion of helping Iran send weapons to Sudan
World
April 20, 2026
Los Angeles woman arrested on suspicion of helping Iran send weapons to Sudan
AP — Federal prosecutors said a 44-year-old Los Angeles woman was arrested Saturday night at Los Angeles International Airport on suspicion…
UK and Norway led a military operation to deter Russian submarines in the North Atlantic
World
April 9, 2026
UK and Norway led a military operation to deter Russian submarines in the North Atlantic
AP — British and Norwegian militaries led a weekslong operation to deter Russian submarines suspected of “malign activity” in the…
State Department slashes fee to renounce US citizenship by 80 percent
World
March 17, 2026
State Department slashes fee to renounce US citizenship by 80 percent
AP — The State Department has slashed by about 80 percent the fee for Americans to formally renounce their US…
Formula 1 calls off April races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia due to Iran war
Middle East
March 15, 2026
Formula 1 calls off April races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia due to Iran war
Shanghai AP — Formula 1 and its governing body FIA said the Grand Prix races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia…
UN experts say destruction by Sudan’s rebels in El Fasher in October bears ‘hallmarks of genocide’
Middle East
February 19, 2026
UN experts say destruction by Sudan’s rebels in El Fasher in October bears ‘hallmarks of genocide’
Geneva AP — A “campaign of destruction” in October by Sudanese rebels against non-Arab communities in and near a city…
Iran sentences Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi to 7 more years in prison
Middle East
February 9, 2026
Iran sentences Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi to 7 more years in prison
Dubai, UAE — Iran sentenced Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi to over seven more years in prison after she…
More than 120 people dead after multiple attacks in southwest Pakistan
World
February 1, 2026
More than 120 people dead after multiple attacks in southwest Pakistan
Pakistan’s military said Saturday that multiple suicide and gun attacks by “terrorists” across the restive southwestern province of Balochistan killed…
Power outages hit Ukraine and Moldova as Kyiv struggles against the winter cold
World
February 1, 2026
Power outages hit Ukraine and Moldova as Kyiv struggles against the winter cold
Kyiv, Ukraine AP — Emergency power cuts swept across several Ukrainian cities as well as neighboring Moldova on Saturday, officials…
Hundreds feared dead after mine collapses in eastern Congo
World
January 31, 2026
Hundreds feared dead after mine collapses in eastern Congo
Goma, Congo AP — A landslide earlier this week collapsed several mines at a major coltan mining site in eastern…
China’s top general under investigation in latest military purge
World
January 24, 2026
China’s top general under investigation in latest military purge
Beijing AP — The Chinese military’s top general is being investigated for suspected serious violations of discipline and law the…
Opponents of China’s mega-embassy rally in London as approval deadline nears
World
January 18, 2026
Opponents of China’s mega-embassy rally in London as approval deadline nears
London AP — Britain’s main opposition leader joined a demonstration Saturday against China’s planned new embassy in London, days before…
London’s homicide rate at decades-low, mayor says it disproves Trump’s ‘dystopian’ claims
World
January 13, 2026
London’s homicide rate at decades-low, mayor says it disproves Trump’s ‘dystopian’ claims
London AP — London’s murder rate fell in 2025 to its lowest level in decades, officials said Monday. Mayor Sadiq…
Iran appoints new central bank governor after mass protests as currency hits record low
Middle East
January 1, 2026
Iran appoints new central bank governor after mass protests as currency hits record low
Tehran, Iran AP — Iran appointed a new central bank governor on Wednesday as an economic crisis sparked mass protests…