World Jun 21 Starmer is on the precipice as pressure builds for the UK leader to resign By Jill Lawless, Associated Press
World Jun 20 U.S. and Iran to talk Sunday in Switzerland as Tehran says it closed Strait of Hormuz again U.S. and Iranian negotiators headed to a Swiss venue Saturday for talks on adding key details to their interim agreement to halt the war, hours after Tehran said it closed the Strait of Hormuz because of Israel’s attacks in Lebanon… By Kareem Chehayeb, Bassem Mroue, Seung Min Kim, Munir Ahmed, Associated Press
World Jun 20 Italian tourist killed in massive fire at Dominican Republic luxury beach resort The blaze at the Viva Dominicus Beach by Wyndham resort in Bayahibe — a popular destination for U.S. and international tourists on the Dominican Republic’s southeastern coast — forced the evacuation of nearly 1,700 tourists and caused the death of… By Martín Adames, Associated Press
World Jun 20 Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 6, including 2 children and an Al Jazeera cameraman Despite an October ceasefire between Israel and the militant group Hamas, the enclave has seen near-daily Israeli attacks that have killed over 1,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza's Health Ministry. By Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press
World Jun 20 Pope Leo XIV exalts first American saint Cabrini as a model for Christians for her care of migrants Leo, who has clashed with the Trump administration over its migrant crackdown, urged young people in particular to learn about Cabrini’s life and service, once again confirming history’s first U.S. pope as the heir to Pope Francis in prioritizing the… By Nicole Winfield, Brian Hendrie, Associated Press
Jun 20 Spanish judge orders prime minister's wife to face corruption trial and surrender her passport By Joseph Wilson, Associated Press Begoña Gómez is accused of using her position to influence government contracts given to a group of technology companies. The judge also accused her of the misuse of public funds in the hiring of a consultant and the inappropriate use… Continue reading
Jun 20 Trump deepens the dustup with Italy's Meloni, who says his 'unprovoked attacks are senseless' By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Saturday lashed out at Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, insisting that she asked “over and over” for a photo with him at the recent Group of Seven summit and criticizing what he said was Italy’s lack… Continue reading
Jun 20 Zelenskyy returns Poland's highest honor after Polish leader revokes it in a spat over history By Claudia Ciobanu, Volodymyr Yurchuk, Associated Press Polish President Karol Nawrocki decided to strip Zelenskyy of the Order of the White Eagle over the Ukrainian leader’s decision to name a military unit after a Ukrainian paramilitary organization accused of massacring Poles during World War II. Continue reading
Jun 20 Russia strikes an apartment block in Ukraine's city of Kharkiv, killing 1 person By Associated Press Russian guided bombs struck an apartment block in Ukraine’s second-largest city of Kharkiv on Saturday, killing at least one person and injuring nine, including a 6-year-old, authorities said. Continue reading
Jun 19 Why some Russians are breaking with Putin as Ukraine war drags on By Nick Schifrin Russian President Vladimir Putin’s iron grip on power is being challenged by the war in Ukraine and his government’s authoritarian crackdowns. He finds himself in unfamiliar political territory, questioned by some of the country’s elite and embarrassed by Ukraine’s strikes… Continue reading