Firefighters battle one of Spain’s biggest-ever wildfires during heat wave across the Mediterranean
World
July 25, 2026
Firefighters battle one of Spain’s biggest-ever wildfires during heat wave across the Mediterranean
Firefighters in central Spain battled a wildfire on Wednesday that has burned more than 32,000 hectares (79,000 acres) in one…
Iraqi officials arrested on corruption charges in overnight raid in fortified Green Zone
Middle East
June 28, 2026
Iraqi officials arrested on corruption charges in overnight raid in fortified Green Zone
Baghdad AP — Several Iraqi political officials were arrested early Sunday on corruption charges, Iraq’s state-run Iraqi News Agency reported. It…
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…