World Jun 19 Opposition leader Navalny urges supporters to protest Russia's actions in Ukraine Alexei Navalny, who exposed official corruption and organized major anti-Kremlin protests, was arrested in January 2021 upon returning to Moscow after recuperating in Germany from nerve agent poisoning that he blamed on the Kremlin.
World Jun 18 Ukraine, Russia both suffering heavy casualties amid Kyiv's counteroffensive, UK assesses Russia and Ukraine are suffering high numbers of military casualties as Ukraine fights to dislodge the Kremlin’s forces from occupied areas in the early stages of its counteroffensive, British officials said Sunday.
World Jun 18 Pakistan's PM declares day of mourning for citizens who died in migrant boat disaster Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday declared a national day of mourning for citizens who died when the fishing trawler packed with migrants they were in sank off the Greek coast.
World Jun 18 Voters in Switzerland approve climate bill targeting net zero emissions by 2050 A majority of Swiss citizens on Sunday voted in favor of a bill aimed at introducing new climate measures to sharply curb greenhouse gas emissions, as the Alpine nation's iconic glaciers melt away at an alarming rate.
World Jun 18 Philippine ferry catches fire at sea, coast guard rescues all 120 people aboard All 120 passengers and crew members aboard a Philippine ferry that caught fire at sea on Sunday were rescued safely and the fire was extinguished, the coast guard said.
Politics Jun 16 China calls hacking report 'far-fetched,' accuses the U.S. of cyberattacks The Mandiant report came ahead of a visit to Beijing by Secretary of State Antony Blinken aimed at repairing relations that have been strained by disputes over human rights, security and other issues.
Health Jun 16 Donald Triplett, the 1st person diagnosed with autism, dies at 89 He was the subject of a book titled "In a Different Key," a PBS documentary film, BBC news magazine installment and countless medical journal articles.
Science Jun 16 Global temperatures briefly spike above key climate threshold, scientists warn of more extremes European researchers said Thursday that the the start of June saw global surface air temperatures rise 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels for the first time. That is the limit governments said they would try to limit global warming to…
World Jun 16 Putin boasts of Russia's economy, calls Ukraine's Zelenskyy 'shame to Jewish people' Western officials and investors steered clear of this year’s St. Petersburg International Economic Forum that for decades has been Russia’s premier event for attracting foreign capital and is sometimes likened to the Davos World Economic Forum.
World Jun 15 Palestinians say Israeli forces kill man in occupied West Bank in latest spike of violence The Palestinian Health Ministry said the 20-year-old man was shot in the head Thursday in the city of Nablus, a frequent flashpoint for confrontations between the Israeli military and Palestinians.