Jun 22 EU approves 191.5 billion euros in recovery funds for Italy By Associated Press The Commission's approval of the plan to help relaunch the Italian economy after the pandemic on Tuesday is an important step toward the distribution of funds for Italy's vast reform and investment plan. Continue reading
Jun 22 Watch 4:41 News Wrap: 900 Secret Service employees tested positive for COVID-19 since March 2020 In our news wrap Tuesday, records show some 900 U.S. Secret Service employees tested positive for COVID-19 from March 2020 to March 2021. About half were agents protecting the president, vice president and their families. The White House acknowledged that… Continue watching
Jun 22 Watch 9:07 Leftover mines, dead bodies still haunt Mosul residents years after war with ISIS By Leila Molana-Allen, Adrian Hartrick Although a punishing Iraqi and American military campaign routed ISIS from a mosque in Mosul — its "Caliphate" — in 2017, it also leveled large swathes of the city. Now, special correspondent Leila Molana-Allen and videographer Adrian Hartrick look at… Continue watching
Jun 22 France’s former President Nicolas Sarkozy faces jail term in campaign financing trial By Nicolas Vaux-Montagny, Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press The trial of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has concluded in Paris, after a month during which the court sought to determine whether he broke laws on campaign financing in his unsuccessful 2012 re-election bid. Continue reading
Jun 22 International criticism of Nicaragua crackdown grows By Associated Press Fifty-nine countries at the United Nations Human Rights Council signed onto a statement Tuesday expressing concern over arbitrary arrests and the restriction of fundamental rights. Continue reading
Jun 22 European Union investigates Google’s conduct in digital ad tech sector By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press European Union regulators have launched a fresh antitrust investigation of Google, this time over whether the company is stifling competition in digital advertising technology. Continue reading
Jun 22 Catalan separatists eye freedom after Spain’s Cabinet pardon By Aritz Parra, Joseph Wilson, Associated Press Nine Catalan separatist leaders jailed for sedition are eyeing freedom, after Spain’s Cabinet pardoned them in the hope of starting what Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called a much-needed reconciliation. Continue reading
Jun 21 Watch 4:39 News Wrap: Iran’s president-elect rules out meeting with Biden, asks for lift on sanctions In our news wrap Monday, incoming Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi ruled out a possible meeting with President Biden but called again for a return to the 2015 nuclear deal, and lifting of U.S. sanctions on Iran. New Zealand weightlifter Laurel… Continue watching
Jun 21 Watch 9:18 Taliban gains Afghan territory, may seek ‘complete return to power’ amid US withdrawal By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn The U.S. military will soon complete its withdrawal from Afghanistan after 20 years of war. But the Afghan government is under constant attack from the Taliban and is struggling to hold onto its territory. This past weekend saw some of… Continue watching
Jun 21 Crowds gather at Stonehenge for summer solstice despite COVID concerns By Associated Press Dozens of people have ignored advice not to travel to Stonehenge for the annual summer solstice celebrations, which were cancelled due to coronavirus concerns. Continue reading