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September 2025

US military again targets boat allegedly carrying drugs from Venezuela

WASHINGTON (AP): President Donald Trump says the US military again targeted a boat allegedly carrying drugs from Venezuela, killing three aboard the vessel. “The Strike occurred while these confirmed…
A folklorico dance group performs at half-time of an NFL football game between the Baltimore Ravens and Dallas Cowboys in Arlington, Texas in September 2024.
September 2025

Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations make adjustments in current political climate

Each year during Hispanic Heritage Month, huge celebrations can be expected across the US to showcase the diversity and culture of Hispanic people. This year, the Trump administration’s immigration…
A woman buys food from a street vendor in Zomba, Malawi.
September 2025

People look to presidential election as nation grapples with an economic crisis

BLANTYRE (AP): Malawi is holding a presidential election this week as the country grapples with an economic crisis, food and fuel shortages – and memories of a vote six years ago that was cancelled…
Former Supreme Court Chief Justice Sushila Karki attends her swearing-in as interim prime minister at the presidential residence in Kathmandu, Nepal.
September 2025

Prime Minister Sushila Karki urges calm after deadly protests

KATHMANDU (AP): Nepal’s new prime minister took office Sunday and “urged calm and cooperation to rebuild” the Himalayan nation after days of violent protests last week left at least 72 people dead…

Justice Brett Kavanaugh (left) is greeted by attendees after he spoke at The Ken Starr Lecture at McLennan Community College last Thursday in Waco, Texas.
September 2025

Kavanaugh says no one has too much power in US system. Critics see Supreme Court bowing to Trump

WACO, Texas (AP): Justice Brett Kavanaugh says the genius of the American system of government is that no one should have too much power, even as he and other conservatives on the US Supreme Court are…
Farmworkers pack freshly harvested cauliflowers at a farm in Pedavuppudu village, Guntur district of southern India’s Andhra Pradesh state.
April 2024

Farmers hit hard by extreme weather

GUNTUR (AP): There’s a pungent odour on Ratna Raju’s farm that he says is protecting his crops from the unpredictable and extreme weather that’s become more frequent with human-caused climate change.