US works to prevent an escalation across the Mideast as Biden pushes Israel to show restraint Monday, 15 April 2024, 07:32 Last update: about 30 days ago Associated Press The United States on Sunday highlighted its role in helping Israel thwart Iran's aerial attack as President Joe Biden convened leaders of the Group of Seven countries in an effort to prevent...
Are embassies off-limits? Ecuadorian and Israeli actions suggest otherwise - and that means danger Sunday, 14 April 2024, 10:00 Last update: about 1 month ago Associated Press It has long been held that embassies should be treated as "off-limits" to other nations. Yet in a single week, two governments – both long-established democracies – stand accused of...
Stabbing attacker who killed 6 people in Sydney identified as Joel Cauchi Sunday, 14 April 2024, 06:20 Last update: about 1 month ago Associated Press Police have identified the assailant who stabbed six people to death at a busy Sydney shopping center before he was fatally shot by a police officer. New South Wales Police said Sunday...
Updated: Israel says Iran launched more than 300 drones and missiles, 99% of which were intercepted Sunday, 14 April 2024, 06:15 Last update: about 1 month ago Associated Press Booms and air raid sirens sounded across Israel early Sunday after Iran launched hundreds of drones, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles in an unprecedented revenge mission that pushed the Middle...
'Run, run, run': Chaos at a Sydney mall as 6 people stabbed to death, and the suspect fatally shot Saturday, 13 April 2024, 15:59 Last update: about 2 months ago Associated Press A man stabbed six people to death at a busy Sydney shopping center Saturday before he was fatally shot, police said, with hundreds fleeing the chaotic scene, many weeping as they carried their...
Iran's Revolutionary Guard seizes a container ship near Strait of Hormuz amid tensions with Israel Saturday, 13 April 2024, 15:57 Last update: about 2 months ago Associated Press Commandos from Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard rappelled down from a helicopter onto an Israeli-affiliated container ship near the Strait of Hormuz and seized the vessel Saturday, the latest...
OJ Simpson, fallen football hero acquitted of murder in 'trial of the century,' dies at 76 Thursday, 11 April 2024, 17:23 Last update: about 2 months ago Associated Press O.J. Simpson, the decorated football superstar and Hollywood actor who was acquitted of charges he killed his former wife and her friend but later found liable in a separate civil trial, has died. He...
European court gives mixed rulings on 3 cases seeking to force countries to meet climate goals Tuesday, 9 April 2024, 12:18 Last update: about 2 months ago Associated Press Europe’s highest human rights court ruled Tuesday that its member nations have an obligation to protect their citizens from the ill effects of climate change, but still threw out a high-profile...
'Panama Papers' trial starts - 27 people charged in the worldwide money laundering case Tuesday, 9 April 2024, 07:01 Last update: about 2 months ago Associated Press The trial of 27 people charged in connection with the worldwide “Panama Papers” money laundering started Monday in a Panamanian criminal court. Those on trial include the...
Broken record: March is 10th straight month to be hottest on record, scientists say Tuesday, 9 April 2024, 06:57 Last update: about 2 months ago Associated Press For the 10th consecutive month, Earth in March set a new monthly record for global heat — with both air temperatures and the world’s oceans hitting an all-time high for the month, the...