Jun 04 Zelenskyy asks Western allies to boost air defense deliveries as Hegseth skips Ukraine meeting By Lorne Cook, Associated Press Ukraine’s president wants his Western backers to speed up deliveries of air defense systems to counter Russian missile strikes. Continue reading
Jun 04 Trump says Putin told him Russia will respond to Ukrainian drone attack on airfields By Hanna Arhirova, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press President Trump said Vladimir Putin told him “very strongly” in a phone call Wednesday that he will respond to Ukraine’s weekend drone attack on Russian airfields. Continue reading
Jun 04 Iran's supreme leader criticizes U.S. proposal in nuclear talks but doesn't reject idea of a deal By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday described the U.S. proposal as "100% against the idea of 'we can,'" borrowing from an Iranian government slogan. He also insisted that Tehran needed to keep its ability to enrich uranium. Reaching a deal is… Continue reading
Jun 04 Zelenskyy wants face-to-face talks with Putin. Putin says there's nothing to talk about after Ukraine's attacks By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday dismissed Russia's ceasefire proposal as "an ultimatum" and renewed his call for direct talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin to break the deadlock over the war, which has dragged on for nearly 3½ years. Continue reading
Jun 04 What to know about the Dutch government in turmoil and what happens next By Mike Corder, Associated Press The government, with limited powers, now has to lead the country for months before new elections and during what could — again — be protracted talks to cobble together a new coalition in the fragmented Dutch political landscape after the… Continue reading
Jun 04 4 things to know about this year's Hajj pilgrimage By Riazat Butt, Associated Press In the coming days, people will immerse themselves in religious rituals and acts of worship that originated more than 1,400 years ago. They also have to contend with earthly factors, such as excess heat. Continue reading
Jun 04 Canadian wildfire smoke causes 'very unhealthy' conditions in U.S. Midwest, even reaches Europe By Steve Karnowski, Associated Press Canada is having another bad wildfire season, and more than 27,000 people in three provinces have been forced to evacuate. The smoke is even reaching Europe, where it is causing hazy skies but isn't expected to affect surface-air quality. Continue reading
Jun 04 U.S. and European trade negotiators make progress but no breakthrough yet By Catherine Gaschka and Sam McNeil, Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The European Union’s top trade negotiator, Maroš Šefčovič, met Wednesday with his American counterpart, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, on the sidelines of a meeting of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Continue reading
Jun 04 South Korea's new president vows to pursue talks with North Korea and bolster ties with U.S., Japan By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press President Lee Jae-myung said he'll pursue pragmatic diplomacy and boost a trilateral Seoul-Washington-Tokyo cooperation based on the South Korea-U.S. alliance. Lee won a snap election Tuesday for a five-year term. Continue reading
Jun 03 Watch 3:54 More than 2 dozen killed as Gazans again face gunfire outside humanitarian aid site By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev It's designed to deliver food to the most desperate, but for the third time in three days, Gazans faced gunfire outside a new humanitarian aid site. It comes as half a million Gazans are extremely food insecure and on the… Continue watching