MEXICO CITY (AP) — The families of four Americans charged in Turks and Caicos for carrying ammunition insisted on Thursday that their loved ones were “unjustly detained” on the island awaiting legal proceedings.Last week, the government of the Turks and Caicos confirmed that they had charged four American men for…

The U.S. Department of Justice has told Iowa’s top officials it plans to sue the state over a new law making it a crime for a person to be in Iowa if they’ve previously been denied admission to the U.S.The statute interferes with the federal government’s authority to enforce immigration…

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Canadian police said Friday that have made three arrests in the slaying of a Sikh separatist leader last June in suburban Vancouver that become the center of a diplomatic spat with India.INDIA PROTESTS AGAINST SEPARATIST SLOGANS AT CANADIAN EVENT FOLLOWING KILLING OF SIKH LEADER A…

Just like the Olympic athletes, the cyberwarriors that will be crucial for the success of the Paris Games are deep into training for the big event.They have turned to friendly hackers to probe their cyberdefenses, like boxers who use sparring partners to ready them for a championship fight. They have…

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Georgia has been engulfed by huge protests triggered by a proposed law that critics see as a threat to media freedom and the country’s aspirations to join the European Union.Here is a look at the bill and the protests it has ignited:FORMER SOVIET REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA…

Colombia has become the latest Latin American country to announce that it will break diplomatic relations with Israel over its military campaign in Gaza, but the repercussions for the South American nation could be broader than for other countries because of longstanding bilateral agreements over security matters.Colombian President Gustavo Petro…

For the first time, China has publicized what it claims is an unwritten 2016 agreement with the Philippines over access to South China Sea islands.The move threatens to further raise tensions in the disputed waterway, through which much of the world’s trade passes and which China claims virtually in its…

Heavy rains in Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state have resulted in 31 confirmed deaths, with the toll expected to rise.More than 70 people remain missing, and approximately 17,000 have been displaced.The state’s civil defense reported that nearly half of its 497 cities have been affected.Heavy rains battering Brazil’s southernmost…

A High Court judge ruled on Friday that the U.K. government’s approval of a plan to meet climate targets lacked evidence of deliverability.The plan outlined the U.K.’s aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by two-thirds of 1990 levels by 2030 and achieve net zero by 2050.The judge criticized the plan…

A bomb explosion occurred at a refugee camp in eastern Congo, killing at least 5 people, including children.Among the casualties were two children and their mother, with over 20 others injured.Lt Colonel Ndjike Kaiko attributed the attack to the rebel group M23, alleging ties to Rwanda.A bomb at a refugee…