Jun 30 Watch 7:17 Lithuania's president on tensions with Russia and the war in Ukraine By Nick Schifrin Baltic nations arrived at the NATO summit with a real warning: that they could be Russia' next target. And in the last week tensions have increased between Russia and Lithuania. Lithuania's President Gitanas Nausėda joins Nick Schifrin to discuss. Continue watching
Jun 30 Watch 5:51 White House pledges more vaccines for monkeypox infections The Biden administration has launched a vaccination campaign against monkeypox, making nearly 300,000 shots available in the coming weeks. There are around 350 known cases of the virus in the U.S., and zero deaths, but there are concerns about its… Continue watching
Jun 30 Secretary-General Stoltenberg vows to guard 'every inch of NATO territory' as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues By Jill Lawless, Joseph Wilson, Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press Jens Stoltenberg said NATO had a "core responsibility" to stop the conflict in Ukraine spreading, by making clear it would "protect every inch of NATO territory."… Continue reading
Jun 30 Israeli parliament votes to dissolve itself, triggering fifth election in under four years By Josef Federman, Associated Press Israel's parliament has voted to dissolve itself, triggering the country's fifth election in just over three years. Continue reading
Jun 30 Russian forces leave strategic Snake Island, keep up eastern assault on last Luhansk stronghold By Francesca Ebel, Associated Press Russia has pulled back its forces from a Black Sea island where they have faced relentless Ukrainian attacks, but is keeping up its push to encircle the last bulwark of Ukraine's resistance in the eastern province of Luhansk. Continue reading
Jun 30 Denial and despair amid search in Ukraine mall after Russian missile attack By Francesca Abel, Associated Press Residents of the quiet, riverside city of Kremenchuk are reeling in the wake of a Russian airstrike that obliterated a shopping mall and killed at least 18. Continue reading
Jun 29 Watch 5:39 News Wrap: Death toll rises to 53 in Texas after migrants were found in abandoned truck In our news wrap Wednesday, the death toll rose to 53 in San Antonio, Texas, after migrants were found in an abandoned truck, the Supreme Court allows an Army veteran to sue Texas over claim that burn pits in Iraq… Continue watching
Jun 29 Watch 7:06 NATO moves to expand the alliance and boost defenses to counter Russia By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrian Aranda, Zeba Warsi The North Atlantic Treaty Organization's 30 leaders on Wednesday officially invited Finland and Sweden to become members, and released a new strategic vision that called Russia the alliance’s most significant threat. Meanwhile, the U.S. announced it would deploy thousands of… Continue watching
Jun 29 Mexican migrant in Texas tragedy hoped to reach family in Ohio By Julie Watson, Fabiola Sanchez, Associated Press Francisco López Hernández said Wednesday that his cousin Javier Flores López went back home to Cerro Verde to see his wife and three children before departing for the U.S.-Mexico border with another cousin, José Luis Vásquez Guzmán. Vásquez Guzmán was… Continue reading
Jun 29 Watch 8:21 Climate change forces major lifestyle changes high in the Himalayan mountains By Fred de Sam Lazaro Research published last year shows the massive Himalayan glaciers have shrunk 10-times faster over the past four decades than during the previous seven centuries. It threatens agriculture and the water supply for millions across South Asia. Fred de Sam Lazaro… Continue watching