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New Canadian prime minister seeks to forge alliances in Europe

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — New Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is heading to Paris and London today to seek alliances as he deals with U.S. President Donald Trump’s attacks on Canada’s sovereignty and economy. Carney is purposely making his first foreign trip to the capital cities of the ...

Hundreds of immigrants deported even as judge orders their removals be stopped

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has transferred hundreds of immigrants to El Salvador even as a federal judge issued an order temporarily barring the deportations under an 18th century wartime declaration targeting Venezuelan gang members, officials said Sunday. Flights were in the ...

Pope thanks children who prayed for him outside hospital

ROME (AP) — Dozens of children toting yellow and white balloons — many from war-torn countries — gathered outside Rome’s Gemelli hospital to greet Pope Francis on his fifth Sunday hospitalized. While the pope did not appear from the 10th-floor suite of windows, he thanked them and ...

Blaze in overcrowded nightclub kills 59 people

KOCANI, North Macedonia (AP) — A massive fire tore through an overcrowded nightclub in North Macedonia on Sunday, killing 59 people and injuring 155 in a chaotic escape during a live concert. The tragedy focused national attention on corruption in the small Balkan country as authorities ...

White House ramps up rhetoric targeting the courts amid mounting setbacks

The new populist president railed against the judiciary as they blocked his aggressive moves to restructure his country’s government and economy. This was in Mexico, where former President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador eventually pushed through changes that required every judge in his country ...

Trump orders airstrikes on Iran-backed rebels in Yemen

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump said he ordered a series of airstrikes on the Houthi-held areas in Yemen on Saturday, promising to use “overwhelming lethal force” until the Iran-backed rebels cease their attacks on shipping along a vital maritime corridor. The Houthis ...