Jun 21 Armenian leader’s party wins snap vote despite defeat in war By Avet Demourian, Associated Press Voting results show that the party of Armenia’s acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has won snap parliamentary elections which he called to ease anger over a peace deal he signed with Azerbaijan. Continue reading
Jun 21 Taliban take key Afghanistan district, bringing militants closer to provincial capital By Kathy Gannon, Associated Press Taliban militants were within a kilometer (mile) of Kunduz, the provincial capital but had not entered into the city, although there were reports of small bands of Taliban near the outskirts. Continue reading
Jun 21 Swedish Prime Minister loses confidence vote, sparking uncertainty By Jan M. Olsen, Associated Press Stefan Lofven, Sweden’s Social Democratic prime minister since 2014, has lost a confidence vote in parliament. Continue reading
Jun 21 EU slaps coup-related sanctions on top Myanmar officials By Associated Press Those targeted Monday include ministers, deputy ministers and the attorney general. The EU blames them for "undermining democracy and the rule of law and for serious human rights violations."… Continue reading
Jun 21 Biden outlines vaccine plan, set to miss global-sharing goal By Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Joe Biden is expected to fall short of his commitment to shipping 80 million COVID-19 vaccine doses abroad by the end of June. Officials say that's due to regulatory and other hurdles. Continue reading
Jun 21 EU, U.S., UK, Canada join forces to slap sanctions on Belarus By Lorne Cook, Associated Press The United States, the European Union, Britain and Canada have joined forces to impose sanctions on several officials in Belarus over the forced diversion of a Ryanair flight to Minsk last month. Continue reading
Jun 21 Iran’s president-elect says he won’t meet Biden By Isabel Debre, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Iran's president-elect said he would not meet with Biden or negotiate over Tehran's ballistic missile program and its support of regional militias. Continue reading
Jun 21 WATCH: Washington officials meet with Israeli defense chief By Associated Press The visit to the Pentagon came shortly after Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi participated in an Armed Forces Full Honor Wreath Ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Continue reading
Jun 21 Tokyo Olympics to allow limited fans By Stephen Wade, Associated Press Organizers set a limit of 50 percent capacity — up to a maximum of 10,000 fans, all of whom must be Japanese residents — for each Olympic venue. Continue reading
Jun 20 Watch 6:30 Fatherhood, addiction and recovery: an Indigenous man’s story from Canada’s Yellowknife By William Greenland, Global Reporting Center We’ve been bringing you a series of short stories from the Indigenous community in Yellowknife, Canada exploring alcohol use, addiction, resilience and healing. The “Turning Points” project, from the Global Reporting Center, is a series produced, directed and authored by… Continue watching