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Colombia searches for over 3,000 missing after a powerful earthquake kills more than 100
PEREIRA, Colombia (AP) -- Search and rescue efforts have resumed in Colombia after a powerful earthquake left over 3,000 missing. Mayors and governors from Cali, Pereira, Choco and Manizales said Tuesday at least 179 people died in those four areas during Monday’s 7.4 magnitude earthquake. Around 1,600 buildings are damaged. Soldiers, rescue teams, and volunteers are working through the rubble. Choco, near the epicenter, is one of Colombia’s poorest regions and hard to access. New President Abelardo de la Espriella has mobilized military and police resources. Other Latin American countries and the U.S. are providing aid. Pereira and Cali have enforced curfews to prevent looting.
Iranian-backed Houthis kill 6 in attack on vessel, and other developments in the Mideast
Authorities in Yemen say at least six people were killed when Iran-backed Houthi rebels fired missiles on a vessel in the Bab el-Mandeb strait. The Transportation Ministry of Yemen’s internationally recognized government said Tuesday the dead included four crew members and two members of the government-allied National Resistance Forces. The deadly vessel strike came amid renewed attacks on government-controlled areas in Yemen, raising concerns that the violence could reignite civil war and further threaten regional shipping routes. With the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed by Iran, there has been renewed focus on the Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb Strait at Yemen’s southern tip.
Former US Marine held in Russia for more than 4 years on disputed charges has been released
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A former U.S. Marine from Massachusetts who has been held in Russia for more than four years on disputed charges has been released. Robert Gilman’s advocates announced the news Tuesday, days after warning he was gravely ill and at risk of dying. Gilman is a 32-year-old teacher who was detained since 2022. Gilman is on his way to a U.S. military hospital in Texas. That’s according to Global Reach, a group that’s been working to free him and other American detainees abroad. Gilman’s sister credits President Donald Trump and U.S. Sen. Ed Markey with bringing about his release. The State Department says Gilman was wrongfully detained and was released on humanitarian grounds.
Trump used elaborate ruse to fly out of Turkey following summit because of Iran threat, report says
The Washington Post reports President Donald Trump secretly flew out of last month’s NATO summit in Turkey on an alternate military aircraft due to an Iranian assassination threat. The operation involved a ruse in which journalists and some White House staffers believed they were on the same plane as the Republican president. After boarding Air Force One, Trump was secretly transferred to a smaller Air Force C-32A via an airport catering truck. The White House has not directly addressed the report but issued a statement highlighting it uses every tool at its disposal to address threats on the president. The Secret Service has declined to comment.
What to watch Tuesday: Primaries in Wisconsin and Minnesota showcase Democratic divide
The Democratic Party’s ideological divide is moving into new territory. In Tuesday’s election, the main contest is in swing state Wisconsin where democratic socialist Francesca Hong wants to become her party’s nominee for governor. A Democratic battle for an open Senate seat in Minnesota has become a familiar contest between centrist Rep. Angie Craig and liberal Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan. In Connecticut, a onetime insurgent who challenged a famed centrist from the left is now being challenged from the left himself in the governor’s primary. And South Carolina holds yet another primary, this one to select a successor to the late Sen. Lindsey Graham.
Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia for war crimes
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) -- A Syrian court has sentenced ousted President Bashar Assad and his brother to death in absentia for crimes against humanity during Syria’s 14-year conflict. The court in Damascus issued death sentences against nine people Tuesday, marking the first against Assad or his inner circle since their regime fell 20 months ago. Assad’s cousin, Atef Najib, was the only former official sentenced who was in custody. Assad and his brother had fled to Russia, where they received asylum after their government’s fall in December 2024. The verdicts will be popular among many Syrians, especially those who have expressed frustration that the new government hasn’t moved with enough speed or strength against Assad-era figures.
Trump told Ukraine it had no cards. Then Kyiv took the war to Russia
U.S. President Donald Trump told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy last year that he had “no cards” in the fight against Russia. In the months after that disastrous meeting, Trump warmly welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska and seemed ready to push Ukraine into an unfavorable peace deal. But since the meeting, Ukraine has shown it can take the war to Russia. In one operation, drones smuggled into the country destroyed or damaged Russian bombers worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Kyiv has ramped up a campaign of longer-range strikes, increased production of weapons, targeted Russian air defenses, and hit oil infrastructure and warehouses of a major retailer. But as Ukraine’s strikes have intensified, so have Russia’s.
Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs chooses former Republican Mayor John Giles as her running mate
PHOENIX (AP) -- Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has selected a Republican-turned-independent as her running mate in a tough reelection campaign. The ticket with former Mesa Mayor John Giles aims to appeal to Republicans and conservative independents in a state that once was a GOP stronghold. Giles is a critic of President Donald Trump and has endorsed Democrats including Kamala Harris. Giles’ selection Tuesday could attract Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints members, a key voting bloc. Many church members are ambivalent about the Republican president. The Republican governor’s race nominee is far-right congressman Andy Biggs, whose running mate is former state lawmaker Sine Kerr. Arizona is electing a lieutenant governor for the first time.
Wall Street drifts below its all-time high as oil prices keep swinging
NEW YORK (AP) -- U.S. stocks are drifting below recent records, while oil prices keep swinging on uncertainty about when the war with Iran will allow crude to flow freely again. The S&P 500 fell 0.3% Tuesday, slipping further away from the all-time high it set at the end of last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 100 points, and the Nasdaq composite fell 0.6%. The price for a barrel of Brent crude swung from $90 to $87 on continued uncertainty about what will happen in the war with Iran. Treasury yields eased in the bond market.
Congo says 2,000 people have died in history’s fastest-growing Ebola outbreak
BUNIA, Congo (AP) -- Congo’s Ebola outbreak has claimed at least 2,000 lives as it has become the fastest-growing on record. Government data shows 4,381 confirmed cases, with 2,011 deaths. Health authorities struggle to reach remote areas due to rebel conflict, bad roads and work stoppages over payment issues. One expert says that in such conditions, “identifying cases early enough to prevent spread can be impossible.” The outbreak was declared on May 15 but began months earlier. It’s the second-largest Ebola outbreak in history behind the 2014-2016 West Africa one. The Bundibugyo virus responsible for this outbreak has no approved vaccines or treatments, though clinical trials have begun.