Jun 24 Japan’s emperor is ‘extremely worried’ the Tokyo Olympics could accelerate coronavirus spread By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press The games will bring thousands of foreign athletes, officials, sponsors and journalists to Japan during a pandemic, despite caution raised by experts about the risk of infections. Continue reading
Jun 23 Watch 5:06 News Wrap: Supreme Court sides with cheerleader kicked off squad for social media post In our news wrap Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled a Pennsylvania school was wrong to suspend a girl from cheerleading over a social media post. The justices also struck down a California regulation allowing labor unions to recruit agricultural… Continue watching
Jun 23 Watch 5:53 Myanmar’s armed forces show no signs of restraint amid rising revolts By Nick Schifrin, Layla Quran The general who led a coup in Myanmar just over 4 months ago criticized foreign interference Wednesday, days after the U.N. General Assembly approved an arms embargo resolution, and as new ethnic militia began fighting his military amid the country's… Continue watching
Jun 23 U.S. votes against U.N. resolution condemning embargo on Cuba By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press The U.S. has voted against a U.N. resolution that condemned the American economic embargo of Cuba for the 29th year, maintaining the Trump administration's opposition and refusing to return to the Obama administration's 2016 abstention. Continue reading
Jun 23 Europe’s human rights body seeks probe into Czech Roma death By Associated Press Europe's main human rights body has demanded a thorough and independent investigation into the death of a Roma man who died after a Czech police officer responding to a call over an altercation knelt on his neck. Continue reading
Jun 23 AP-NORC poll says many Democrats want more U.S. support for Palestinians By Ellen Knickmeyer, Emily Swanson, Associated Press A new poll on U.S. attitudes toward a core conflict in the Middle East finds about half of Democrats want the country to do more to support the Palestinians. Continue reading
Jun 23 WATCH: Senate Armed Services Committee holds hearing on recent cyber attacks By Associated Press The dilemma surrounding ransomware payments has left U.S. officials fumbling about how to respond to such demands. While the Biden administration “strongly discourages” paying, officials recognize that failing to pay would be almost self-destructive for some victims. Continue reading
Jun 23 U.S. takes down Iran-linked news sites, alleges disinformation By Isabel Debre, Eric Tucker, Associated Press American authorities have seized a range of Iran's state-linked news websites they accuse of spreading "disinformation." The takedowns come as world powers scramble to resurrect Tehran's tattered 2015 nuclear deal. Continue reading
Jun 23 Apple Daily to close, last pro-democracy Hong Kong newspaper By Zen Soo, Matthew Cheng, Associated Press Hong Kong's sole remaining pro-democracy newspaper will publish its last edition Thursday, forced to shut down after five editors and executives were arrested and millions of dollars in its assets were frozen as part of China's increasing crackdown on dissent. Continue reading
Jun 23 Witnesses say airstrike in Ethiopia’s Tigray kills dozens By Associated Press An airstrike hit a busy market in Ethiopia's northern Tigray village of Togoga on Tuesday, according to health workers who said soldiers blocked medical teams from traveling to the scene. Continue reading