Saturday August 16th, 2025 2:10PM

AP World News

Man accused of faking his death to avoid rape charges is found guilty of sexual assault in Utah
A Rhode Island man accused of faking his death and fleeing the United States to evade rape charges has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a former girlfriend in his first of two Utah trials
12:12AM ( 2 days ago )
Trump's friendly-to-frustrated relationship with Putin takes the spotlight at the Alaska summit
President Donald Trump’s meeting in Alaska with Vladimir Putin could be a decisive moment in the war in Ukraine and in the U.S. leader’s anomalous relationship with his Russian counterpart
12:05AM ( 2 days ago )
Powerful sister of North Korean leader denies removal of front-line speakers
The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has dismissed South Korean claims that North Korea is removing loudspeakers along the inter-Korean border
6:21PM ( 2 days ago )
Qatar sentences the country's Baha'i leader to 5 years for social media posts
The leader of the small Baha’i community in Qatar has been sentenced to five years in prison on charges alleging that posts on Baha’i social media accounts “cast doubt on the foundations of the Islamic religion."
5:28PM ( 2 days ago )
In his words: Trump's rhetoric about Zelenskyy and Putin has evolved
U.S. President Donald Trump repeatedly said during his successful election campaign he could end the war in Ukraine “in 24 hours” upon taking office
5:07PM ( 2 days ago )
Rising seas could put Easter Island's moai at risk by 2080, study warns
A new study warns that rising sea levels could threaten Easter Island’s iconic moai statues by the end of the century
3:49PM ( 2 days ago )
UN rejects plans by Sudan's paramilitary group for a rival government amid civil war
The U.N. Security Council has rejected plans by Sudan’s paramilitary group to establish a rival government in areas it controls
3:39PM ( 2 days ago )
Peru enacts amnesty for military personnel and police in Shining Path insurgency
Peru’s president has signed an amnesty bill into law that prevents military personnel and police officers from being prosecuted over alleged human rights abuses during the country’s armed conflict decades ago
3:26PM ( 2 days ago )
Iran's president mocks Netanyahu over pledge of help in water crisis
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has mocked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s offer to help with Iran’s water crisis
3:00PM ( 2 days ago )
Colombians bid farewell to presidential hopeful Uribe after shooting at political rally
Colombians have bid farewell to senator and presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay, who died this week more than two months after being shot during a political rally
2:26PM ( 2 days ago )