Jun 02 Ukrainian president says Russian troops remain near Ukraine By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press Speaking Wednesday during a meeting with a group of visiting U.S. senators, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy charged that Moscow has withdrawn only a fraction of the forces it concentrated near Ukraine in April. Continue reading
Jun 02 Lebanese leaders exchange barbs as country sinks into crisis By Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press Lebanon's president and prime minister-designate have traded barbs, escalating a war of words that has for months obstructed the formation of a new government in a country hit by a devastating economic and financial crisis. Continue reading
Jun 02 Largest meat producer getting back online after cyberattack By Associated Press JBS, which has not stated publicly that the attack was ransomware, said the cyberattack affected servers supporting its operations in North America and Australia. Continue reading
Jun 02 Iran’s largest warship catches fire, sinks in Gulf of Oman By Amir Vahdat, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The Iranian navy's warship caught fire and later sank Wednesday under unclear circumstances, the latest calamity to strike one of the country's vessels in recent years amid tensions with the West. Continue reading
Jun 02 Environmental disaster feared as ship sinks off Sri Lanka By Bharatha Mallawarachi, Associated Press A Navy spokesperson said the ship could cause severe pollution if it sinks at its current location off the port of Colombo. Continue reading
Jun 01 Watch 7:12 How COVID-19 is driving political, economic crises in Latin America By Ali Rogin Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Costa Rica, meeting with leaders from Central America as COVID-19 worsens across Latin America and the Caribbean. Peru on Tuesday revised its official death toll, almost tripling it — to 180,000 — making… Continue watching
Jun 01 Grand Slam leaders pledge to address Naomi Osaka’s well-being concerns By Howard Fendrich, Associated Press The leaders of the four Grand Slam tournaments have reacted Tuesday to tennis star Naomi Osaka's stunning withdrawal from the French Open by promising to address players' concerns about mental health. Continue reading
Jun 01 U.S., Japan reaffirm alliance amid China territorial claims By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press The new head of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command has held talks with top Japanese officials and reaffirmed their alliance amid China's increasingly assertive claims to contested areas in the region. Continue reading
Jun 01 Greece, Germany kick off EU vaccination travel certificates By Derek Gatopoulos, Lorne Cook, Associated Press The certificates are being issued to people who are fully vaccinated as well as those have already contracted the virus and developed antibodies and others who have had a PCR test within the last 72 hours. Continue reading
Jun 01 OPEC to increase oil output as global economy recovers By David McHugh, Associated Press Saudi Arabia's energy minister, the de facto leader among member countries, said that there were still "clouds on the horizon" despite recovering demand and the economy rebound in many countries. Continue reading