Jun 24 Watch 5:37 News Wrap: During Gulf nations tour, Rubio stresses Strait of Hormuz must remain open In our news wrap Wednesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio stressed the Strait of Hormuz must be open to maritime traffic and toll-free as he met with leaders across three Gulf nations, Camp Mystic filed for bankruptcy nearly a year… Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch 5:34 Millions in Europe face extreme temperatures from record-breaking heat wave By Stephanie Sy, Solveig Rennan A major heat wave is shattering records across Europe, leaving tens of millions of people under sweltering conditions. France topped a record for the country’s hottest day ever for the second consecutive day. The United Kingdom and Spain both hit… Continue watching
Jun 24 WATCH: Trump meets with NATO Secretary-General Rutte in the Oval Office By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press Trump has renewed his threats to leave the alliance, raising the stakes before the NATO leaders' summit in Turkey next month. But Rutte, who has become known as a Trump whisperer for his ability to charm the president, was looking to appease… Continue reading
Jun 24 How a heat dome is formed and why experts blame one for Europe's baking temperatures By Alexa St. John, Associated Press Europe is sizzling under an early heat wave this week, with millions of people experiencing extremely high temperatures, and experts say a phenomenon known as a heat dome is to blame. Continue reading
Jun 24 Dispute over nuclear inspections shows how U.S. and Iran are negotiating in public By Mari Yamaguchi, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The head of the U.N.'s nuclear agency said Wednesday that Iranian nuclear enrichment sites would be visited by his inspectors as part of the interim U.S.-Iran deal to reach an end to the war. An Iranian diplomat instead insisted any… Continue reading
Jun 24 Progressive candidate concedes Colombian presidential election to outsider endorsed by Trump By Regina Garcia Cano, Astrid Suárez, Associated Press Election results showed de la Espriella, a businessman and lawyer who had never run for office, defeated Cepeda, a lawmaker, by 1 percentage point, or nearly 251,000 votes. Continue reading
Jun 24 Ukraine's latest long-range strikes on Russia hit a major natural gas plant and satellite communications centers By Illia Novikov, Associated Press The plant, located near Russia's border with Kazakhstan, is over 750 miles from the front line and is one of the largest gas complexes in the world. Continue reading
Jun 23 Trains across Germany halted for hours by communication system outage By Geir Moulson, Pietro Decristofaro, Associated Press The main national railway operator, Deutsche Bahn, said shortly before 1 a.m. — nearly 2 1/2 hours after it first reported the outage — that the problem had been resolved and service was resuming “step by step.”… Continue reading
Jun 23 Watch 4:07 U.S. and Iran at odds over nuclear inspections, Strait of Hormuz fees By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi Iran and the U.S. are once again at odds, this time over nuclear inspections. The U.S. said that the UN nuclear watchdog will inspect Iran's facilities, but Iran says no deal is in place. It was just one of several… Continue watching
Jun 23 Watch 6:27 In rare rebuke, Senate votes to limit Trump's war powers in Iran By Liz Landers, Kyle Midura, Leila Jackson Congress never authorized military action in Iran, but the U.S. Senate today voted to limit President Trump’s Iran war powers in a rare rebuke. White House correspondent Liz Landers caught up with Senators on both sides of the aisle. Continue watching