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
Jun 20 Watch 11:35 As ISIS presence dwindles, U.S. troops in Iraq face other threats By Leila Molana-Allen, Adrian Hartrick In the latest targeting of American troops in Iraq, an unexploded rocket landed close to a military base on Sunday. There were no serious damages. Today around 2,500 U.S. troops remain in the country as part of a multinational fight… Continue watching
Jun 20 Libyan guards accused of sexually assaulting minors By Samy Magdy, Renata Brito, Associated Press She and four other Somali teenagers undergoing similar abuses are pleading to be released from the Shara al-Zawiya detention center. It is one of a network of centers run by Libya’s Department for Combating Illegal Immigration, or DCIM, which is… Continue reading
Jun 20 US sends Taiwan 2.5 million vaccine doses, tripling pledge By Associated Press The U.S. sent 2.5 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to Taiwan on Sunday, tripling an earlier pledge in a donation with both public health and geopolitical meaning. Continue reading
Jun 20 Diplomats: Progress made in Vienna at Iran nuclear talks By Kirsten Grieshaber, Philipp Jenne, Associated Press Enrique Mora, the European Union official who chaired the final meeting of the sixth round of talks between Russia, China, Germany, France, Britain and Iran, told reporters that "we are closer to a deal, but we are not still there.”… Continue reading
Jun 19 Queen beams as she returns to Ascot after COVID-19 hiatus By Associated Press Queen Elizabeth II was smiling broadly as she attended the final day of the Ascot races on Saturday, where environmental protesters urged the monarch to press politicians to act faster against climate change. Continue reading
Jun 19 Official death toll in Brazil approaches 500,000 By Associated Press The South American country has now registered 17,801,462 cases since the pandemic began, while the official death toll has risen to 498,499, according to ministry data, in the world's third-worst outbreak outside the United States and India and its second-deadliest. Continue reading