Jun 04 U.S. and European trade negotiators make progress but no breakthrough yet By Catherine Gaschka and Sam McNeil, Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The European Union’s top trade negotiator, Maroš Šefčovič, met Wednesday with his American counterpart, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, on the sidelines of a meeting of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Continue reading
Jun 04 South Korea’s new president vows to pursue talks with North Korea and bolster ties with U.S., Japan By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press President Lee Jae-myung said he'll pursue pragmatic diplomacy and boost a trilateral Seoul-Washington-Tokyo cooperation based on the South Korea-U.S. alliance. Lee won a snap election Tuesday for a five-year term. Continue reading
Jun 03 Watch 3:54 More than 2 dozen killed as Gazans again face gunfire outside humanitarian aid site By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev It's designed to deliver food to the most desperate, but for the third time in three days, Gazans faced gunfire outside a new humanitarian aid site. It comes as half a million Gazans are extremely food insecure and on the… Continue watching
Jun 03 Watch 5:13 News Wrap: South Korean liberal leader wins presidential race In our news wrap Tuesday, South Korea's liberal opposition leader Lee Jae-myung won the country's presidential race, Russian rockets blasted the Ukrainian city of Sumy killing at least four, the White House sent the first rescissions package to Congress and… Continue watching
Jun 03 Watch 10:32 Former Israeli PM Olmert explains why he believes his country is committing war crimes By Geoff Bennett, Zeba Warsi, Dan Sagalyn One of the strongest condemnations of Israel’s ongoing offensive in Gaza has come from its own former prime minister, Ehud Olmert, who served from 2006 to 2009. Last week, he wrote a scathing op-ed in the Israeli newspaper Haaretz with… Continue watching
Jun 03 Far-right leader Geert Wilders throws Dutch politics into turmoil by pulling party from ruling coalition By Mike Corder, Associated Press Populist far-right lawmaker Geert Wilders has plunged Dutch politics into turmoil Tuesday by withdrawing his party’s ministers from the ruling coalition in a dispute over a crackdown on migration. Continue reading
Jun 03 Scientists say a record amount of seaweed hit the Caribbean and nearby areas in May, with more expected By Dánica Coto, Associated Press It's the biggest amount of algae spotted in the region since scientists began studying the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt in 2011, said Brian Barnes, an assistant research professor at the University of South Florida. Continue reading
Jun 03 Russian rockets kill 3 in northeastern Ukraine as Kyiv claims it damaged Crimean bridge By Illia Novikov, Associated Press The attack came a day after direct peace talks in Istanbul made no progress on ending the fighting. Continue reading
Jun 03 Gaza officials say Israeli forces killed 27 heading to aid site. Israel says it fired near suspects By Mohammad Jahjouh, Samy Magdy, Fatma Khaled, Associated Press The near-daily shootings have come after an Israeli and U.S.-backed foundation established aid distribution points inside Israeli military zones. Continue reading
Jun 03 From childhood poverty to the presidency, South Korea elects liberal who promised to fight inequality and corruption By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press South Korean media outlets including Yonhap news agency and SBS television station report early Wednesday that Lee has won the election. Continue reading