Aug 30 Inside the 24-hour mutiny that threatened Niger's ruling junta By Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press The unrest culminated in the arrest or killing of dozens of soldiers, some of whom were paraded in front of the cameras live on state television. Continue reading
Aug 30 1 dead and 5 wounded in a shooting at a rave in Switzerland By Associated Press Aargau cantonal police wrote earlier on X that a 22-year-old woman died of injuries at the scene. Four men and one woman, between 24 and 27 years old, were taken to the hospital with injuries ranging from minor to severe. Continue reading
Aug 30 Nepal warns of possible fresh flooding as communities grapple with devastation By Victoria Milko, Niranjan Shrestha, Associated Press Flood warning notices were sent to people's phones early Sunday as rescue crews worked to clear a major highway connecting Kathmandu to one of the areas worst hit by Wednesday's catastrophic floods. Continue reading
Aug 30 Ontario premier answers Trump's 'Lake America' with giant 'Lake Ontario' sign By Rob Gillies, Associated Press The 24-by-12-foot sign stands on 6-foot legs, putting its top about 18 feet above the ground — roughly two stories high. Continue reading
Aug 29 What we know about Trump's deal giving U.S. access to vast oil reserves in Venezuela By Collin Binkley, Juan Pablo Arraez, Associated Press The answers to questions such as how soon the reserves could be drilled and who will pay to make it happen were not immediately clear. No text of any agreement has been released. Continue reading
Aug 29 6 months in, Iran's leaders are defying the U.S. and signaling no tolerance for dissent By Lee Keath, David Rising, Associated Press Iran’s new leaders evince little faith in any agreement with Trump — after coming under attack twice while holding talks — and they may be bracing for another assault once the U.S. replenishes its supplies of interceptors. Continue reading
Aug 29 Far-right British provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos has been deported after his immigration arrest in U.S. By Dave Collins, Associated Press The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Yiannopoulos was returned to his home country on Friday after being accused of overstaying after entering the U.S. legally in May 2019. Continue reading
Aug 29 Untested in court, Trump's new tariffs on Canada raise legal questions By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The president’s Section 338 tariff authority has never been used, let alone tested in court. Continue reading
Aug 29 Russian strike on a Ukrainian warehouse kills 37 in the war's deadliest attack this year By Katie Marie Davies, Dan Bashakov, Volodymyr Yurchuk, Associated Press The Friday night attack on the warehouse in Myla, a village in the Bucha district, came on the second of three days of nearly round-the-clock Russian strikes that have severely disrupted life in and around the Ukrainian capital. Continue reading
Aug 28 Trump says U.S. has entered deal with Venezuela to control 65 billion barrels of its oil reserves By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The announcement of the deal comes nearly nine months after the U.S. military at Trump’s direction carried out an operation to capture Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro and spirit him to the United States to face federal narcoterrorism and drug trafficking charges. Continue reading