DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Monday targeted a ship farther away from nearly all of the previous assaults they’ve launched in the Gulf of Aden, potentially part of a widening escalation by the group. The attack comes as the U.S. has sent the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Jonathan David scored in the 74th minute, and Canada beat Peru 1-0 on Tuesday night in the Copa America for its first victory over a South American opponent in 24 years. Peru played a man short after Miguel Araujo was given a red card in the 59th minute for a
Part of Kenya’s parliament building was on fire Tuesday as thousands of protesters opposing a new finance bill entered and legislators fled. Part of Kenya’s parliament building was on fire Tuesday as thousands of protesters opposing a new finance bill entered and legislators fled. Published [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year]
South Sudan’s most comprehensive aerial wildlife survey found about 6 million antelope — a figure that would make it the world’s largest land mammal migration. South Sudan’s most comprehensive aerial wildlife survey found about 6 million antelope — a figure that would make it the world’s largest land mammal migration. Published [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull]
Firefighters and civilians worked to contain a fire in Brazil’s Pantanal wetlands. Generally, the driest period in the region is between August and the end of September, but the first six months of 2024 have already broken records. Firefighters and civilians worked to contain a fire in Brazil’s Pantanal wetlands. Generally, the driest period in
NEW YORK (AP) — Israelis who were taken hostage or lost loved ones during Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack are suing the United Nations agency that aids Palestinians , claiming it has helped finance the militants by paying agency staffers in U.S. dollars and thereby funneling them to money-changers in Gaza who allegedly give a cut
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The visuals were stunning: water from the Blue Earth River surged around a southern Minnesota dam, carrying a shipping container with it as it toppled utility poles, wrecked a substation and washed away part of a riverbank. A home teetered on the edge of an eroded slope as floodwaters rushed underneath. Earlier
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Supreme Court unanimously ordered the government to begin drafting ultra-Orthodox Jewish men into the army — a landmark ruling seeking to end a system that has allowed them to avoid enlistment into compulsory military service. Roughly 1.3 million ultra-Orthodox Jews make up about 13% of Israel’s population and oppose enlistment because
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — An ambush by a “terrorist group” killed 21 Nigerien soldiers near the country’s border with Burkina Faso on Tuesday, Niger’s ruling military junta said in a statement read on national television. The statement Tuesday evening did not specify which group was behind the attack. Niger is struggling with a deadly security
MUNICH (AP) — Denmark advanced to the last 16 at the European Championship after a 0-0 draw with Serbia on Tuesday. The Danes finished Group C with three points, the same as Slovenia, but ended up in second place because of a better qualifying ranking. Slovenia, which drew 0-0 with group-winner England, also advanced to
