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Egypt calls for Yemen talks as parliament weighs military support to Saudi Arabia

Egypt advocates exploring "every opportunity" to resolve the Yemen conflict diplomatically, its foreign minister said, ahead of a parliamentary vote next week on authorising the

October 22, 2026

Aurora firefighters rescue trapped driver after crash

October 22, 2026

She survived a school shooting. Now her children have, too

October 22, 2026

Israeli fire kills four people in Gaza, medics say

Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least four people in the Gaza Strip in separate incidents on Thursday, health officials in the enclave said.

October 22, 2026

Venezuela eyes Qatar bridge loan to clear IDB arrears, sources say

Venezuelan authorities are considering seeking a bridge loan from Qatar to clear more than $2 billion in arrears to the Inter-

October 22, 2026

Deportations climb under Trump but fall short of White House target, a new report finds

A new report shows President Donald Trump's administration has sharply increased deportations over the past year

October 22, 2026

Iran's IRGC Navy says seven vessels hit, warns US of wider response

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy said on Thursday that four vessels involved in illegal oil transfers in the northern Persian Gulf were simultaneously hit and

October 22, 2026

Massachusetts man attacked on rail trail offers teens chance to make amends

October 21, 2026

New Mexico attorney general accuses Epstein attorney, accountant of abuse cover-up at ranch

New Mexico’s attorney general is suing Jeffrey Epstein’s attorney and accountant

October 21, 2026

Chevron to sharpen US Gulf focus with sale of older assets

Chevron is exploring the sale of some of its older oil and gas assets in the US Gulf, the company confirmed to Reuters, part of an

October 21, 2026

Tunisia military court sentences opposition figure Olfa Hamdi to four years in prison

A Tunisian military court sentenced opposition politician Olfa Hamdi to four years in prison on charges of plotting against state security and inciting the

October 21, 2026

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Mexico levies rare treason charge against ex-official over US drug operation

Mexican federal prosecutors charged a former state prosecutor with treason on Wednesday after accusing him of allowing US personnel to take part in a drug

October 21, 2026

Sisi says Egypt would defend Saudi territory but rules out attack on Yemen

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said Egypt's military support for Saudi Arabia would be limited to defending the kingdom's territory and borders and would not include

October 21, 2026

The 2027 full-size trucks you need to know about, according to Edmunds

Choosing a full-size pickup truck is harder in 2027

October 21, 2026

Russian strikes kill elderly Ukrainians after Trump urges Kyiv to agree terms

Two Ukrainians over 80 years old were among four killed in overnight Russian attacks that also targeted energy facilities across four regions, officials said, hours after US

October 21, 2026

US invokes rarely used torture law in revamped case against Maduro

Nicolas Maduro is one of just a handful of people to be charged in the US with violating a federal law criminalizing torture committed overseas, a Reuters

October 21, 2026

OPmobility's revenue rises amid reorganization, weak auto market

OPmobility reported higher third-quarter revenue on Wednesday, even as the French car parts supplier restructures its business amid broader

October 21, 2026

US agents investigate report incendiary device thrown at ICE office in Atlanta

US federal agents are investigating reports that an incendiary device was thrown at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, on Tuesday

October 21, 2026

Alberta rejects secession referendum, chooses to remain part of Canada

October 20, 2026

Houthis attack besieged city in Yemen that UN says is at 'grave risk'

Iran-backed Houthi rebels struck a residential area in Yemen’s third-largest city, killing two teenage girls

October 20, 2026

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Georgia father educates teen drivers about tire safety after son's death

October 20, 2026

Bank of Israel to pause rate cuts ahead of October 27 election: Reuters poll

Israel's central bank is expected to hold the line on short-term interest rates on Wednesday after three successive reductions, as policymakers will

October 20, 2026

California State Parks officer recounts rescuing woman from burning car on Highway 70

October 20, 2026

Britain says it will carry out defensive air missions over Saudi Arabia

Britain will fly Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jets on defensive missions to help protect Saudi cities and critical national infrastructure from Houthi aerial attacks, the

October 20, 2026

Rubio and India's foreign minister hold talks in Mumbai as both sides aim to finalize a trade deal

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has held talks with India's foreign minister in Mumbai

October 20, 2026

A 16-year-old carried out the Bend school shooting. Could his parents face charges?

October 20, 2026

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Shooting near Ohio mosque leaves 1 dead but was not connected to the building, police say

Police say a shooting in Columbus, Ohio, was not an attack on a mosque but did happen nearby

October 19, 2026

Rights group says paramilitary drone strike in Sudan killed 41 near Ethiopian border

A drone strike blamed on Sudan's paramilitaries has killed 41 displaced people near the Ethiopian border

October 10, 2026

Search ends for more survivors from boat that sank off Mexico’s Baja California coast

The U.S. Coast Guard has ended the search for 11 people believed missing after a boat sank off Mexico’s Baja California coast

October 19, 2026

National Guard member is shot while breaking up a fight in Washington, suspect is hit in return fire

A National Guard member has been shot and injured while trying to break up a fight in the nation's capital

October 19, 2026

Transit advocates call for ban on face coverings in NYC subway system following deadly Midtown shooting

October 19, 2026

Twelve migrants, including infant, drown as boats capsize off Greek islands

Twelve migrants drowned in two separate incidents off the Greek islands of Lesbos and Samos in the northeastern Aegean Sea on Monday, after their boats capsized as the coast guard

October 19, 2026

Philippines summons China's envoy over remarks conveying 'threat'

The Philippine foreign ministry on Monday summoned China's ambassador to express its "serious concern and strong objection" about remarks by the envoy that it said conveyed

October 19, 2026

‘The world will be amazed:’ Iran’s commanders prepare for further war

October 19, 2026

Mali forces, Russian backers kill scores of civilians in drone strikes, report says

Mali's armed forces and their Russian backers utilized some "apparent indiscriminate" drone strikes and other abuses as part of an ramped-up offensive against insurgents in

October 19, 2026

Republicans confront anger from their own red-state voters ahead of midterms

October 18, 2026

Hurricane Trudy strengthens to Category 2 as it approaches Mexico coast

The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Trudy has strengthened to a Category 2 hurricane as it moves toward Mexico’s southwestern and west-central Pacific coast

October 17, 2026

Teen shooter who killed 4 at Oregon elementary school was a former student, police say

Police say a teacher threw her phone at the teenage gunman who killed four people at an Oregon elementary school, then tackled and fought with him

October 16, 2026

Rep. Ilhan Omar's attorneys demand return of property seized in federal search of her home

Attorneys for Rep_ Ilhan Omar are asking the Justice Department to immediately return property that federal agents seized from her home this week, arguing that the search stemming from an investigation into her citizenship status was “neither justified nor lawful.”

October 17, 2026

Meta denies accusation of anti-Lula political bias in Brazil after electoral court ruling

Tech giant Meta has denied accusations it has acted with political bias during Brazil’s presidential campaign

October 16, 2026

ICE pursuit in Houston that broke a man's leg targeted a suspect who died years ago, family says

A federal immigration vehicle hit a Houston construction worker while pursuing a man who apparently died years ago

October 16, 2026

Trump administration sued over accelerated immigration process for migrant kids

October 16, 2026

Trump administration sues California to block state from counting alleged noncitizen mail-in ballots

The Trump administration has sued California election officials

October 15, 2026

Car registered to man accused of planning mass shooting was at Hindu temple he targeted, police say

Illinois authorities believe a 19-year-old man charged with planning a mass shooting at a Hindu temple in suburban Chicago entered the building’s parking lot on Sunday, hours before police arrested him near his home after receiving a tip about the alleged attack plan

October 15, 2026

Yemen's Houthis hit palace in Aden, coalition details attacks on Saudi infrastructure

Yemen's Houthis fired missiles at the presidential palace complex in the southern city of Aden on Thursday,

October 15, 2026

Custodian sentenced for role in audacious New Orleans jailbreak of 10 inmates

A New Orleans jail worker received a 2.5-year prison sentence Thursday for enabling 10 inmates to escape through a hole behind a toilet after he turned off its water

October 16, 2026

Trump admin files ‘long shot’ lawsuit after California wouldn’t open a thumb drive of alleged non-citizens

October 16, 2026

FBI agents and analysts fired for roles in Trump classified files probe sue to get their jobs back

FBI employees fired for their roles in the investigation of President Donald Trump’s retention of classified documents at his Florida estate are suing to get their jobs back, calling their terminations unlawful acts of “political retribution.”

October 15, 2026