By JON GAMBRELL, MATTHEW LEE AND KONSTANTIN TOROPIN Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A United Nations agency paused the evacuation of ships through the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday after the British military said a vessel was hit by a projectile off the coast of Oman ...
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The two powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela's northern coast, killing more than 180 people, were an event known as a "doublet." Doublet earthquakes happen when a pair of similar-sized quakes hit close in location and ...
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Several independent Turkish media outlets were denied accreditation to cover an upcoming NATO summit in Ankara, journalism groups said Thursday, calling the decision an affront to media freedoms. U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to join other leaders from the ...
TORONTO (AP) — Police in Canada said Tuesday they have linked multiple shootings, including at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto in March, to "multilayered" gun-for-hire networks that have also targeted synagogues in the city. Toronto police Chief Myron Demkiw told a news conference that young ...
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres visited Haiti on Tuesday, where surging gang violence has left more than 1 in 10 people homeless. New statistics released by the U.N. reveal that 2,300 people have been killed across ...
By ALLAN OLINGO Associated Press MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — African and Commonwealth nations called Tuesday for a swift implementation of a landmark treaty protecting the high seas, warning that despite record commitments to marine conservation, much of the world's ocean protection still ...