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FILE - Ukrainian servicemen fire a Grad multiple rocket launcher towards Russian positions at the frontline in Donetsk region, Ukraine, on June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko, File)

Cameroon says Russia has confirmed 16 Cameroonian soldiers died in Ukraine

6:21 AM on Tuesday, April 7

Cameroon says Russia has confirmed the deaths of 16 Cameroonian soldiers in Ukraine

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara speaks during a press conference in Tokyo Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (Keisuke Hosojima/Kyodo News via AP)

Japanese national believed to be NHK journalist detained in Iran released on bail

11:58 PM on Monday, April 6

Japan’s top government spokesperson says a Japanese national who had been detained in Iran since January has been released on bail

Vietnam's top leader To Lam swears in as the country's president in Hanoi, Vietnam Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (Duong Van Giang/VNA via AP)

Vietnam elects Communist Party chief as president, echoing China's power structure

11:39 PM on Monday, April 6

Vietnam has unanimously elected Communist Party leader To Lam as president, consolidating his control over both party and state

The shell of a Volkswagen Beetle hangs suspended on a cliff above the Sea-to-Sky Highway, in Squamish, British Columbia, Monday, April 6, 2026, after it appeared on the rock face last week with a large "E" on its roof, indicating that University of British Columbia engineering students carried out a long-standing tradition of placing the shell in difficult to reach locations. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

Car shell suspended on rock face above British Columbia highway in apparent prank

8:25 PM on Monday, April 6

Authorities in British Columbia have urged people to stay away from a rock face above a highway in the Canadian province where a Volkswagen Beetle shell was suspended in an apparent prank by engineering students

President Donald Trump, accompanied by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump's threatened destruction of Iran's power plants could be considered a war crime, experts say

5:58 PM on Monday, April 6

In his news conference Monday, President Donald Trump threatened to blow up every bridge and power plant in Iran, action that would be so far-reaching that some experts in military law said it could constitute a war crime

Editorial Roundup: United States

5:06 PM on Monday, April 6

FILE - Law enforcement officers stand amid tear gas at the scene of a reported shooting, Jan. 14, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Adam Gray, File)

Video brings new scrutiny to an ICE shooting in Minneapolis after charges against 2 men collapsed

3:34 PM on Monday, April 6

The city of Minneapolis has released a video showing a chase and a scuffle that ended in a nonfatal shooting in January

Universities of Wisconsin board will vote on whether to fire system president who refused to quit

3:11 PM on Monday, April 6

The Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents has scheduled a Tuesday vote to consider firing the system’s president, who refused their offer to quietly resign because he said no reason had been given for the surprise ouster

Endangered salmon returned to California’s far north — then the money dried up

3:08 PM on Monday, April 6

Two years ago, Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a plan to save declining salmon, partnering with the Winnemem Wintu Tribe to reintroduce endangered winter-run Chinook to the cold waters upstream of Lake Shasta

FILE - An LGBTQ+ rights supporter holds a flag in the hallway outside an Iowa House Judiciary subcommittee hearing, Jan. 31, 2024, at the Statehouse, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Appeals court lets Iowa enforce book ban and restrictions on LGBTQ+ topics in K-6 classes

2:54 PM on Monday, April 6

An appellate court has ruled that Iowa can fully enforce a law restricting instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation in schools up to sixth grade

Risky rescue of US crew downed in Iran relied on dozens of aircraft and subterfuge, Trump says

2:34 PM on Monday, April 6

The United States relied on dozens of aircraft, hundreds of personnel, secret CIA technology and a dose of subterfuge to rescue a two-man F-15E fighter jet crew downed deep inside Iran

Pennsylvania county jails earn millions of dollars detaining immigrants for ICE

2:26 PM on Monday, April 6

Spotlight PA has found that Pennsylvania counties have billed the federal government over $21 million to detain immigrants in local jails

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