Jun 20 Italian tourist killed in massive fire at Dominican Republic luxury beach resort By Martín Adames, Associated Press 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… Continue reading
Jun 20 Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 6, including 2 children and an Al Jazeera cameraman By Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Jun 20 Pope Leo XIV exalts first American saint Cabrini as a model for Christians for her care of migrants By Nicole Winfield, Brian Hendrie, Associated Press 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… Continue reading
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
Jun 19 Watch Why some Russians are breaking with Putin as Ukraine war drags on By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Madison Staten, Satvi Sunkara, Veronica Vela, Zeba Warsi, Juliet Fuisz, Alexa Gold, Sonia Kopelev, Zoie Lambert 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
Jun 19 Cuba passes sweeping free-market reforms in biggest economic shift since revolution By Andrea Rodriguez, Associated Press Observers on Friday called Cuba’s new free-market reforms the most sweeping economic overhaul of the island’s communist economy since the Cuban revolution, as the grandson of former President Raúl Castro said in an interview that Cuba must seek to move its economy… Continue reading